Episode 19: True Detective (Season One)

Hey, it’s a beautiful day. Let’s go down to Carcosa and see the Yellow King. Maybe we’ll uncover a huge conspiracy involving human sacrifice and child trafficking. Ritualistic crime? Oh yeah. Corruption? You bet. The occult? Check that box. Weird nihilistic philosophy talk? We got that. Horror? That too. This is the “True Detective - Season One” podcast. Shout out to Nic Pizzolatto and Cary Joji Fukunaga for making this unreal show. Strap in, it’s good versus evil today on BIRD PROTOCOL. We managed to chat for almost two hours about one of the best seasons of TV of all time… and yet we STILL miss a bunch of stuff. We go deep with this one. This show is so intricate, well-written, and full of crazy shots and sequences that we still managed to miss some of it. And yet… we gush about the storytelling, the cinematography, the writing, the characters, the framed narrative… oh man, all of it! It is a show with such a consistent vision and wide scope that we couldn’t fit it all into one podcast. We explore the themes of the show, the realism in regards to detective work, the humanity, the buddy cop dynamic, the funniest lines, the philosophy, the use of Louisiana and its landscapes, southern gothic and cosmic horror, the duality of Rust and Marty, the little visual motifs and moments that make it so special… JUST TONS OF COOL STUFF. We also talk about wanting to go to New Orleans, vampires with six-packs, the proper use of the occult as a seasoning on the narrative, how crazy Rust is, the weird-looking people of the “True Detective” universe, sideburns, the second and third seasons and a bunch of other stuff. This is one of our favourite seasons of television so you know we had to do it to 'em. Next week? We’re doing something different. Expect a guest. It’s gonna be fun. INITIATE BIRD PROTOCOL! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram! Twitter: @plmrdr @otismorrisdude Instagram: @palmreadr @otismorrisdude