True Detective: Tom went in to listen to the Cardinals game...in November. Mmmmmhmmmm... (2 Viewers)

[Officer Pete Malloy]

BTW you should def. ignore Malloy.

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[JerseyToughGuys]

Last episode made me want to take Grand Theft Auto V out for another spin.

 

[(HULK)]

Wonder which episode is the orgy episode.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Its not season 1 but I'm enjoying it. Can't tell how much of this is faux outrage.

The fauxtrage is real.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Wife to me while watching the shootout and giggling away. "I'm not sure why you're laughing at all of these people getting shot."

:|

 

[matuski]

I thought we took a step forward in EP3. 4 and 5 need to pack in the developments though.

 

[Sabertooth]

I think the firefight unified them. I would imagine they are going to move this forward pretty quickly from here. I feel like we've seen a lot of exposition and setting, and the action is going to increase. This ambush scene reminded me of the long tracking shot scene from season 1. Kind of a turning point.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

You can #### on The Macarena but it was a big hit.

 

[bushdocda]

If we're now going to flash forward I would say they should have accelerated the first couple episodes to get to this point an episode earlier.

Looks of dull to get to where they look back with doubt that the shootouts guys took Caspers eyes.

 

[On The Rocks]

The acting continues to be horrid.

The story line..... well...I don't know what the story line is yet, I've only watched the first four episodes.

I wonder if Velcoro would have let the other detective drink from his bottle if he knew where his mouth had been.

On the bright side the opening song is staring to grow on me.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

BTW you should def. ignore Malloy.

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

random cop shoots civilian in the chest

me: "oh no, he killed a civilian!'

random cop gets killed 10 seconds later

me: "meh, guess it doesn't matter much now..."

what I thought was pretty cool is that CHP's personal life is completely ######. but once the bullets started flying, he was the MVP.

the mayor totally set them up, right?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

random cop shoots civilian in the chest

me: "oh no, he killed a civilian!'

random cop gets killed 10 seconds later

me: "meh, guess it doesn't matter much now..."

what I thought was pretty cool is that CHP's personal life is completely ######. but once the bullets started flying, he was the MVP.

the mayor totally set them up, right?

I think the Vinci brass saying that their priority was "no surprises" and not actually solving the case speaks volumes.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Highway Theory

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Highway Theory

I think I saw a bull mask hanging on the wall in Ep 2

 

[Jack White]

I thought we took a step forward in EP3. 4 and 5 need to pack in the developments though.

That WAS Episode 4.

I've been hard on the show, but I thought Ep 4 was the best so far . . . until the cartoonish shootout scene.

And I still can't take Vince Vaughn seriously in this role. It remains a casting blunder.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I thought we took a step forward in EP3. 4 and 5 need to pack in the developments though.

That WAS Episode 4.

I've been hard on the show, but I thought Ep 4 was the best so far . . . until the cartoonish shootout scene.

And I still can't take Vince Vaughn seriously in this role. It remains a casting blunder.

“Here’s an idea: let’s be one of those couples that fights a lot. That’s a ####### great idea.”

 

[Jack White]

What's sepinwall think?

That it's gibberish.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Chances Det. Drunk (Teague Dixon) is really dead and Ray goes to burn all of his #### and finds the pics he's been taking?

 

[Henry Ford]

Now I kind of want to track down an episode of Banshee, just to see how bad it is.

Its mindlessly enjoyable in a Roadhouse meets Justified kind of way. The height of television drama, it is not. There's boobs.

Crap + crap = crap?

crap with boobs

If only we lived in a world where there was a place where you could see boobs besides Cinemax. Maybe someday.

Yes, but can you also watch a small town sheriff/criminal beat up a professional boxer?

MMA fighter.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Chances Det. Drunk (Teague Dixon) is really dead and Ray goes to burn all of his #### and finds the pics he's been taking?

Also, here is the same actor (who also played Dan Dority on Deadwood) as Meatloaf: http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--rGaJErCC--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/1339901480723308974.jpg

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Now I kind of want to track down an episode of Banshee, just to see how bad it is.

Its mindlessly enjoyable in a Roadhouse meets Justified kind of way. The height of television drama, it is not. There's boobs.

Crap + crap = crap?

crap with boobs

If only we lived in a world where there was a place where you could see boobs besides Cinemax. Maybe someday.

Yes, but can you also watch a small town sheriff/criminal beat up a professional boxer?

MMA fighter.

Whatever

 

[Henry Ford]

Now I kind of want to track down an episode of Banshee, just to see how bad it is.

Its mindlessly enjoyable in a Roadhouse meets Justified kind of way. The height of television drama, it is not. There's boobs.

Crap + crap = crap?

crap with boobs

If only we lived in a world where there was a place where you could see boobs besides Cinemax. Maybe someday.

Yes, but can you also watch a small town sheriff/criminal beat up a professional boxer?

MMA fighter.

Whatever

Plus, there's a giant gay prison albino. Where else do you get to see that?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Now I kind of want to track down an episode of Banshee, just to see how bad it is.

Its mindlessly enjoyable in a Roadhouse meets Justified kind of way. The height of television drama, it is not. There's boobs.

Crap + crap = crap?

crap with boobs

If only we lived in a world where there was a place where you could see boobs besides Cinemax. Maybe someday.

Yes, but can you also watch a small town sheriff/criminal beat up a professional boxer?

MMA fighter.

Whatever

Plus, there's a giant gay prison albino. Where else do you get to see that?

Forgot that one.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I hope you are all killed by a real-life banshee.

 

[Tom Skerritt]

My bet is that when it's all over, you guys are gonna be drooling about what an awesome season this turned out to be.

 

[Jack White]

My bet is that when it's all over, you guys are gonna be drooling about what an awesome season this turned out to be.

I loved you in Cheers . . . but you're nuts.

 

[Christo]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kirstenking/im-so-confused?bffb&utm_term=4ldqpgp#.jcZoOj9jg

 

[Daywalker]

Now I kind of want to track down an episode of Banshee, just to see how bad it is.

Its mindlessly enjoyable in a Roadhouse meets Justified kind of way. The height of television drama, it is not. There's boobs.

Crap + crap = crap?

crap with boobs

If only we lived in a world where there was a place where you could see boobs besides Cinemax. Maybe someday.

Yes, but can you also watch a small town sheriff/criminal beat up a professional boxer?

MMA fighter.

Whatever

Plus, there's a giant gay prison albino. Where else do you get to see that?

Forgot that one.

Banshee is overtly a comic book story. Criticizing the sheriff beating up a professional boxer is like criticizing superman for being able to fly.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Tell your story walking, nitz.

PS: I loved Old School.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kirstenking/im-so-confused?bffb&utm_term=4ldqpgp#.jcZoOj9jg

I'm putting this in the OP.

CHRISTO IS TODAY'S TRUE DETECTIVE!

 

[Good Posting Judge]

My bet is that when it's all over, you guys are gonna be drooling about what an awesome season this turned out to be.

Anything is possible. I only compare the two because it's the same writer, but Pizzolatto had a pretty strong run last year and then it kind of got away from him at the end. Maybe this time it's the opposite. Or maybe it becomes more of a disaster. Maybe writing a whole TV season by yourself isn't a great idea.

The beauty of 8 episodes and done is that it's not much longer to stick it out until the end.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

My bet is that when it's all over, you guys are gonna be drooling about what an awesome season this turned out to be.

Anything is possible. I only compare the two because it's the same writer, but Pizzolatto had a pretty strong run last year and then it kind of got away from him at the end. Maybe this time it's the opposite. Or maybe it becomes more of a disaster. Maybe writing a whole TV season by yourself isn't a great idea.

The beauty of 8 episodes and done is that it's not much longer to stick it out until the end.

Pretty much this.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Banshee really is the worst.

 

[saintfool]

Banshee really is the worst.

this.

i'm even more against the show considering the guy from 6 Feet Under is connected to it.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Banshee really is the worst.

A guy at work really likes it, but he was born in Alabama.

 

[VA703]

ive missed the 3rd and 4th? episode

have we seen the latina boobs yet?

tia

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Watched Season 2 Episode 1 of Banshee last night. Actually true.

Recap:

They robbed a Brinks truck by throwing a pickup in reverse on the highway and breaking into the doors. Amish criminal master mind guy banged a hot black chick from behind while his (niece?) peeped in through a crack in the door.

7/10

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Watched Season 2 Episode 1 of Banshee last night. Actually true.

Recap:

They robbed a Brinks truck by throwing a pickup in reverse on the highway and breaking into the doors. Amish criminal master mind guy banged a hot black chick from behind while his (niece?) peeped in through a crack in the door.

7/10

You sicken me.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Watched Season 2 Episode 1 of Banshee last night. Actually true.

Recap:

They robbed a Brinks truck by throwing a pickup in reverse on the highway and breaking into the doors. Amish criminal master mind guy banged a hot black chick from behind while his (niece?) peeped in through a crack in the door.

7/10

You sicken me.

The episode caused me to google this:

Pity poor reverse; modern cars typically have 4, 5, 6 or even 7 forward gears, but reverse gets a measly 1. So I was pleased to accept the challenge of discovering how fast a ride can go backwards, and decided to use a 2010 Audi S5 loaned to me as my guinea pig. I wasn’t arrogant enough to think my little test was going to provide the definitive answer, though, so first I consulted Mike Allen, senior editor at Popular Mechanics, who builds, works on and races cars and who was dubious about getting any sort of speed going in reverse.“Cars have front suspensions that are meant to go forward, not back,” Allen said. “That prevents any driver from getting any serious speed going. Couple that with the fact you’re driving looking over your shoulder, and top speed runs in reverse usually terminate in a spectacular spinout. It’s very difficult to go in a straight line while driving backwards.”

My own test happened spontaneously; I had scoured my surrounding towns looking for an abandoned airfield or other safe test spot when I came upon a deserted avenue in my neighborhood on a lazy sunny Sunday. All streets but one had been cordoned off by authorities to provide space for a bike race, the competition had just finished and the street was completely devoid of people, cars and anyone but the police. The only way for me to get to an artery leading to a street where I could pick up a highway out of town was to back up one-way, which I was given permission to do by a friendly officer.

“Keep an eye on the speedometer,” I said to my passenger and I threw my S5 into “R”, turned my head to look out the back windshield and accelerated backward in a straight line, keeping the wheel straight with some effort and I continued until I could go no further. “Twelve miles per hour!” said my passenger. Not the Indianapolis speedway by any means, and I would have stopped at 15 MPH, anyway.

I reported my results to Rick Roso, a 16-year racer and media liason for Limerock Racepark, who said, “Usually reverse gears are based on what first gear is, so you’ll be RPM limited. I’m pretty sure you can go faster than 12, but you need the gear and the skill and the room. And do you really want to take your own car to engine redline?”

Of course, no manufacturer would ever sanction such tomfoolery. We asked General Motors if they kept top speed numbers on their reverse gears. Not surprisingly, they peered down at us over their reading glasses like we had asked to swing the family cat around the living room.

"We don't recommend going fast in reverse," said Jim Lanzon, Executive Director of Transmission Engineering at GM. "We put a lot of attention, in terms of design and analysis, toward the reverse gear - as much importance on that gear as the forward drive gears. Each vehicle application regarding reverse gear is somewhat unique and engineered accordingly. Specifically, gear ratios for gradeability, so you can back up a steep incline, is something we design for."

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I was going to say that I respected Banshee for being just straight garbage from the outset, unlike SOA which seemingly hooked people in with a season (or two?) of decent stuff before it went downhill/to Ireland.

But I watched a few minutes of the SOA pilot the other day and yeah it was pretty much horrible the whole time. Mid-oughts, man, I guess we were all rubes.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I was going to say that I respected Banshee for being just straight garbage from the outset, unlike SOA which seemingly hooked people in with a season (or two?) of decent stuff before it went downhill/to Ireland.

But I watched a few minutes of the SOA pilot the other day and yeah it was pretty much horrible the whole time. Mid-oughts, man, I guess we were all rubes.

You saved me from SOA. I'll never forget that kindness.

 

[Emerson Biggens]

Watched Season 2 Episode 1 of Banshee last night. Actually true.

Recap:

They robbed a Brinks truck by throwing a pickup in reverse on the highway and breaking into the doors. Amish criminal master mind guy banged a hot black chick from behind while his (niece?) peeped in through a crack in the door.

7/10

You sicken me.

The episode caused me to google this:

Pity poor reverse; modern cars typically have 4, 5, 6 or even 7 forward gears, but reverse gets a measly 1. So I was pleased to accept the challenge of discovering how fast a ride can go backwards, and decided to use a 2010 Audi S5 loaned to me as my guinea pig. I wasnt arrogant enough to think my little test was going to provide the definitive answer, though, so first I consulted Mike Allen, senior editor at Popular Mechanics, who builds, works on and races cars and who was dubious about getting any sort of speed going in reverse.

Cars have front suspensions that are meant to go forward, not back, Allen said. That prevents any driver from getting any serious speed going. Couple that with the fact youre driving looking over your shoulder, and top speed runs in reverse usually terminate in a spectacular spinout. Its very difficult to go in a straight line while driving backwards.

My own test happened spontaneously; I had scoured my surrounding towns looking for an abandoned airfield or other safe test spot when I came upon a deserted avenue in my neighborhood on a lazy sunny Sunday. All streets but one had been cordoned off by authorities to provide space for a bike race, the competition had just finished and the street was completely devoid of people, cars and anyone but the police. The only way for me to get to an artery leading to a street where I could pick up a highway out of town was to back up one-way, which I was given permission to do by a friendly officer.

Keep an eye on the speedometer, I said to my passenger and I threw my S5 into R, turned my head to look out the back windshield and accelerated backward in a straight line, keeping the wheel straight with some effort and I continued until I could go no further. Twelve miles per hour! said my passenger. Not the Indianapolis speedway by any means, and I would have stopped at 15 MPH, anyway.

I reported my results to Rick Roso, a 16-year racer and media liason for Limerock Racepark, who said, Usually reverse gears are based on what first gear is, so youll be RPM limited. Im pretty sure you can go faster than 12, but you need the gear and the skill and the room. And do you really want to take your own car to engine redline?

Of course, no manufacturer would ever sanction such tomfoolery. We asked General Motors if they kept top speed numbers on their reverse gears. Not surprisingly, they peered down at us over their reading glasses like we had asked to swing the family cat around the living room.

"We don't recommend going fast in reverse," said Jim Lanzon, Executive Director of Transmission Engineering at GM. "We put a lot of attention, in terms of design and analysis, toward the reverse gear - as much importance on that gear as the forward drive gears. Each vehicle application regarding reverse gear is somewhat unique and engineered accordingly. Specifically, gear ratios for gradeability, so you can back up a steep incline, is something we design for."

Coincidentally an Audi just did this...

http://youtu.be/c_gLBwoZt8Q

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Watched Season 2 Episode 1 of Banshee last night. Actually true.

Recap:

They robbed a Brinks truck by throwing a pickup in reverse on the highway and breaking into the doors. Amish criminal master mind guy banged a hot black chick from behind while his (niece?) peeped in through a crack in the door.

7/10

You sicken me.

The episode caused me to google this:

Pity poor reverse; modern cars typically have 4, 5, 6 or even 7 forward gears, but reverse gets a measly 1. So I was pleased to accept the challenge of discovering how fast a ride can go backwards, and decided to use a 2010 Audi S5 loaned to me as my guinea pig. I wasnt arrogant enough to think my little test was going to provide the definitive answer, though, so first I consulted Mike Allen, senior editor at Popular Mechanics, who builds, works on and races cars and who was dubious about getting any sort of speed going in reverse.

Cars have front suspensions that are meant to go forward, not back, Allen said. That prevents any driver from getting any serious speed going. Couple that with the fact youre driving looking over your shoulder, and top speed runs in reverse usually terminate in a spectacular spinout. Its very difficult to go in a straight line while driving backwards.

My own test happened spontaneously; I had scoured my surrounding towns looking for an abandoned airfield or other safe test spot when I came upon a deserted avenue in my neighborhood on a lazy sunny Sunday. All streets but one had been cordoned off by authorities to provide space for a bike race, the competition had just finished and the street was completely devoid of people, cars and anyone but the police. The only way for me to get to an artery leading to a street where I could pick up a highway out of town was to back up one-way, which I was given permission to do by a friendly officer.

Keep an eye on the speedometer, I said to my passenger and I threw my S5 into R, turned my head to look out the back windshield and accelerated backward in a straight line, keeping the wheel straight with some effort and I continued until I could go no further. Twelve miles per hour! said my passenger. Not the Indianapolis speedway by any means, and I would have stopped at 15 MPH, anyway.

I reported my results to Rick Roso, a 16-year racer and media liason for Limerock Racepark, who said, Usually reverse gears are based on what first gear is, so youll be RPM limited. Im pretty sure you can go faster than 12, but you need the gear and the skill and the room. And do you really want to take your own car to engine redline?

Of course, no manufacturer would ever sanction such tomfoolery. We asked General Motors if they kept top speed numbers on their reverse gears. Not surprisingly, they peered down at us over their reading glasses like we had asked to swing the family cat around the living room.

"We don't recommend going fast in reverse," said Jim Lanzon, Executive Director of Transmission Engineering at GM. "We put a lot of attention, in terms of design and analysis, toward the reverse gear - as much importance on that gear as the forward drive gears. Each vehicle application regarding reverse gear is somewhat unique and engineered accordingly. Specifically, gear ratios for gradeability, so you can back up a steep incline, is something we design for."

Coincidentally an Audi just did this...

http://youtu.be/c_gLBwoZt8Q

Awesome

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

How is that goatscrew of a show "Hell on Wheels" still on the air?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

How is that goatscrew of a show "Hell on Wheels" still on the air?

nobody knows!

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Low Winter Sun S2?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Low Winter Sun S2?

AMC should have run more promos.

 

[Ash]

I thought this episode ticked up. Ray and Ani are coming into their own a bit and the plot's moving a bit quicker too. The shoot out was good. Clearly a setup, sending them into something much worse than what they were ready for. The shellshock afterwards was well done, especially Farrell.

Still want to turn off whenever the Tim Riggins plot is in the foreground, but he was a badass in the shootout. Vince Vaughan has solidly established the miscasting argument too. He would have been a solid wise ### gangster as an offset to the two serious leads but having him play a dramatic role fails. He does everything with the same face & voice. Trying to carry 4 lead characters has just been too much.

Hopefully it keeps getting better.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I thought this episode ticked up. Ray and Ani are coming into their own a bit and the plot's moving a bit quicker too. The shoot out was good. Clearly a setup, sending them into something much worse than what they were ready for. The shellshock afterwards was well done, especially Farrell.

Still want to turn off whenever the Tim Riggins plot is in the foreground, but he was a badass in the shootout. Vince Vaughan has solidly established the miscasting argument too. He would have been a solid wise ### gangster as an offset to the two serious leads but having him play a dramatic role fails. He does everything with the same face & voice. Trying to carry 4 lead characters has just been too much.

Hopefully it keeps getting better.

I thought it was at least an interesting plot point about Woodrugh's character, that it's the most comfortable he's appeared all series in a huge ####### shootout against dudes with fully automatic weapons.

I think Semyon-as-gangster is actually pretty interesting, although he's kind of been given the same note to hit over and over the last couple episodes, trying to re-insert himself into criminal enterprises that he's left behind. The Frank/Jordan stuff, however, is like something from a different planet.