{"id":550,"date":"2014-06-09T09:50:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T09:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=550"},"modified":"2015-01-06T11:19:06","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T11:19:06","slug":"if-you-liked-true-detective-youll-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/09\/if-you-liked-true-detective-youll-love\/","title":{"rendered":"If you liked True Detective, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll love&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since <i>True Detective<\/i> left our screens, we\u2019ve been longing for a quality TV drama with enough weirdness to keep things interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Well, we\u2019re sorry to say there hasn\u2019t been one yet (although the <i>TD<\/i> DVD is out now). But we have unearthed some classics that any fan of <i>True Detective <\/i>will probably love&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Twin Peaks<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/twin-peaks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-554\" alt=\"Twin Peaks\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/twin-peaks.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/twin-peaks.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/twin-peaks-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Twin Peaks<\/i> is like a light-hearted version of <i>True Detective<\/i>, with an out-of-town FBI agent coming into town and helping the sheriff\u2019s department track down Laura Palmer\u2019s killer.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of grand speeches on time and existence, however, <i>Twin Peaks\u2019 <\/i>Dale Cooper is more concerned with pie, Tibet and damn fine coffee (and lots of it). The community is altogether nicer too, barring a few exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>The 1<sup>st<\/sup> season is nigh-on perfect, although the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> season (which David Lynch was only partly involved in) meanders a bit before rallying for a completely unexpected ending. Well worth it!<\/p>\n<h3>Les Revenants<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/les-revenants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-555\" alt=\"Les Revenants\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/les-revenants.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/les-revenants.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/les-revenants-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People are coming back to life in this French drama and no-one knows why. At least they don\u2019t want to eat brains.<\/p>\n<p><i>Les Revenants<\/i>\u00a0(or <em>The Returned<\/em>, is set in a similarly rural community to <i>True Detective<\/i> with the same combination of existential angst, sombre reflection and atmospheric dread that the HBO drama did so well.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, watching it will make you look <i>well<\/i> cultured.<\/p>\n<h3>Justified<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/justified.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-556\" alt=\"Justified\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/justified.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/justified.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/justified-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Justified <\/i>has been sailing under the radar for a few years now, but is gradually gaining wider exposure&#8230;just as it approaches its final season. Ah.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this is a perfect post<i>-True Detective<\/i> show, telling the tale of a hotshot US Marshal reassigned to small-town Kentucky to uphold law and order.<\/p>\n<p>The main draw for <i>TD <\/i>fans, however, is the relationship between Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder, a pair of crime fighters who share the same tense \u201d\u02dcare they friends or do they want to kill each other?\u2019 relationship as Rust and Marty.<\/p>\n<h3>Broadchurch<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/broadchurch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-557\" alt=\"Broadchurch\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/broadchurch.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/broadchurch.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/broadchurch-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Broadchurch <\/i>is a nice slice of grim crime fun from our own fair isles, focusing on the hunt for the murderer of an 11 year boy in a lovely seaside town.<\/p>\n<p>In <i>True Detective<\/i> style, the cops on the case are portrayed by actors playing against type. David Tennant, the wackiest and most child-friendly of Doctor Who\u2019s, plays the grim-faced Alec Hardy with such gloom that even his beard seems depressed.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Tennant is Olivia Colman, best known as Sophie from <i>Peep Show<\/i>, who banishes any memory of Mark and Jez\u2019s antics quicker than you can say \u201d\u02dcThe El Dude Brothers\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s bleaker than a rainy weekend in Weston-Super-Mare.<\/p>\n<h3>Red Riding<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/red-riding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-558\" alt=\"Red Riding\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/red-riding.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/red-riding.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/red-riding-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally aired in 2008, <i>Red Riding <\/i>is a trilogy of mini-films focusing on a series of murders in late 70s-early 80s Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>Brimming with Northern darkness, <i>Red Riding <\/i>is as depressing \u201d\u201c if not more so &#8211; than <i>True Detective. <\/i>With an ever-changing cast of angst-racked protagonists, a less-than-co-operative establishment and a series of child murders, this is <i>True Detective <\/i>with a flat cap and whippet.<\/p>\n<h3>Chucklevision \u201d\u201c Top of the Cops<\/h3>\n<p>This classic 2009 episode of the ongoing Chuckle Brothers saga sees Paul and Barry dive into the murky world of the police and face off against an evil rival to win the Cadet of the Week award. Filled with drama, an odd couple and a series of horrific slapstick injuries, this is the obvious inspiration for <i>True Detective<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Have you got any shows you\u2019d recommend to <i>True Detective <\/i>fans?<\/p>\n<p>And if you need some spare cash to afford any of the boxsets above, <a title=\"sell DVDs with musicMagpie\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-dvds\/\">sell DVDs with musicMagpie<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since True Detective left our screens, we\u2019ve been longing for a quality TV drama with enough weirdness to keep things interesting. Well, we\u2019re sorry to say there hasn\u2019t been one yet (although the TD DVD is out now). But we have unearthed some classics that any fan of True &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3119,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550\/revisions\/3119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}