True Detective: The Complete First Season (VIVA/RPKG/DVD)

“We’re the bad men who keep the bad men from the door.” I love this first season. The overall collaboration of those involved was truly remarkable, with writing , direction and acting all superb. Original. Riveting and intricate and just as fascinating after three viewings. An absolute masterpiece. Some folks seemed to have missed the true substance. The crime story presented here is secondary to a deep, merciless exploration of the male Jungian shadow. These two men are often courageous, but also desperately lonely, scared, sexually lost, even violent and exploitive. Rust is a fascinating character, deeply wounded and cynical, self-centered and heroic, all at the same time. His intellectual defenses and deep convictions trap him in a life of addiction, isolation and despair. The women around these friends are more projections of their damaged souls than real people—not because of sexism in the screenplay, but because these two screwed up characters cannot properly relate to any of them. Marty is also beautifully written and played—a morally lost man who betrays himself and his family and is slowly forced to accept his own hypocrisy. The dark horror overtones layering this first season mostly end up as a powerful metaphor for the banality of evil, but before taking us on one hell of a ride. Deep stuff and very entertaining as well.

This is the single greatest season of any tv show that has ever aired. We have reached the pinnacle of human achievement so now we can go extinct with total contentment.

Likely the Best series ever made. Season 2 is a step back but watchable. And Season 3 is nearly just as good as the original. Don't even bother with Season 4, it's a joke

Never ordered but I did like the series. Never order or received. I give it a 5 because it was good

Still watching. If you like crime stories, this is a worthy part of your collection.

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson star as Rustin "Rust" Cohle and Martin "Marty" Hart, respectively, two former Louisiana state homicide investigators who find themselves caught up in a spine-tingling investigation of a cold case that had baffled law enforcement personnel for many years. This is a must-see!

Crazy good. Truly compelling. Don't really know who to believe or who has more dark,deep issues.

I wanted to own this series so I can watch it over and over. Woody and Matthew are amazing, as are so many of the other colorful characters we meet throughout the series. The music, tone, and evolution of the characters over time are a treat to experience.