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Author Topic: True Detectives anyone else picking up on the mythos?  (Read 9933 times)

Offline axabrax

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Re: True Detectives anyone else picking up on the mythos?
« Reply #45 on: August 07, 2014, 02:14:10 PM »
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/08/06/true_detective_plagiarized_no_nic_pizzolatto_did_not_plagiarize_thomas_ligotti.html

Much as I loved the show it seems the script involved a fair amount of lifting, not least from some lesser known Alan Moore. 
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/03/10/swipe-file-finale-of-true-detective-and-alan-moore-and-gene-has-top-ten/



The ligotti connection I *thought* was voiced often, however it seems the timeline belies a slightly less honest ethic according to some observers.  Given the awards it was nominated for it does appear a lot of the 'famous' dialogue is so close to Ligotti's that it almost seems wrong to award the show's writer....

http://lovecraftzine.com/2014/08/04/did-the-writer-of-true-detective-plagiarize-thomas-ligotti-and-others/

Offline thebinmann

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Re: True Detectives anyone else picking up on the mythos?
« Reply #46 on: August 08, 2014, 01:04:13 PM »
before I stumble blindly in and buy the wrong thing can I check this is the thing with Woody from Cheers?

Offline LidlessEye

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Re: True Detectives anyone else picking up on the mythos?
« Reply #47 on: August 08, 2014, 01:15:57 PM »
before I stumble blindly in and buy the wrong thing can I check this is the thing with Woody from Cheers?

That's the one!

Offline thebinmann

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Re: True Detectives anyone else picking up on the mythos?
« Reply #48 on: August 08, 2014, 01:32:46 PM »
Thanks

 

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