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[Amir0x]

HBO updated darknessbecomesyou.com with a few pictures:There's a few more on there, but these are the most interesting ones.

Quick and dirty translation by someone who knows little to no french!

Les Mardi Gras se rassemblent une fois par an l'our demander la charité. Ils se rassemblent une fois par an Tour A l'entour du grand moyeau.

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"The Mardi Gras get together once a year to ask our charity. They gather once a year and tour round the great bayou."



Capitaine, capitaine, voyage ton flag. AlIson aller chez nos voisins. Capitaine, capitaine, voyage ton flag, Allons se mettre sur le chemin.

=

"Captain, Captain, trip your flag. (Allson?) go to our neighbors. Captain, Captain, your travel flag, Come get in the way."


Les Mardi Gras demandent rentrée. A chaque maltre et chaque maltresse. Ils demandent la rentrée. Avec toutes les politesses.

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"The Mardi Gras ask back: 'A MASTER for each and every mistress. They demand the return. With all courtesies.'"



Donnez nous autres une petite poule grasse, Oui ou bien un peu de riz, On vous invite de venir ce soir Manger du bon gombo.

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"Give us little more fat hen, Yes, or some rice! We invite you to come tonight Eating good gumbo."




Voulez vous recevoir ces Mardi Gras, Cette grande bande de granda soulards. Les Mardi Gras vous remercient bien. De votre bonne volonté.

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"Would you like to receive these, Mardi Gras, This great band of grand drunkards? The Mardi Gras Thank you well. for your goodwill."


Les Mardi Gras viennent de tout par tout l'our demander la charité. Ils se rassemblent de tout par tout Mais principalement de Grand Mamou.

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The Mardi Gras come from all by asking all our charity. They gather all over and anywhere but mainly Grand Mamou.

 

[Dead Man]

I've been pretty impressed with wardrobe all through this show. Props need to study up on firearms though ... the 1911 is a single action auto, meaning it isn't ready to fire if the hammer is down. Pulling the trigger would do nothing.

Yeah, I know ... nitpickin'.

Well, just to nitpick your nitpick there are a couple double action 1911 clones out there, not sure that any have a hammer. Also, Marty may not have wanted to risk actually killing him there so he intentionally didn't set the hammer. Yeah, thin, I know. Nitpicking.

Guy carried the gun wrong too unless Marty dropped the hammer himself. Who carries a 1911 hammer down in the US?

 

[ezekial45]

I like how Marty did a 180 about Rust's jumper cable idea after talking with Childress.

 

[Devolution]

I like how Marty did a 180 about Rust's jumper cable idea after talking with Childress.

That's not Childress that's Geraci. Childress was present when a suspect who mentioned the yellow king "committed suicide."

 

[ezekial45]

That's not Childress that's Geraci. Childress was present when a suspect who mentioned the yellow king "committed suicide."

Whoops, my mistake. I remember the connection, though.

 

[MightyHealthy]

I just saw a commercial for Latuda, an anti-depressant, which featured Azure Parsons (AKA Charmaine Boudreau AKA The Marshland Madea).

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I just saw a commercial for Latuda, an anti-depressant, which featured Azure Parsons (AKA Charmaine Boudreau AKA The Marshland Madea).

They finally medicated the Medea

 

[RustyNails]

While we're on topic of nitpicking, did Rust mention that he stole Tuttle's safebox while he was away? It would have not made much sense if Tuttle was asleep upstairs while Rust was demolishing his closet below.

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

While we're on topic of nitpicking, did Rust mention that he stole Tuttle's safebox while he was away?

yes

 

[StopMakingSense]

While we're on topic of nitpicking, did Rust mention that he stole Tuttle's safebox while he was away? It would have not made much sense if Tuttle was asleep upstairs while Rust was demolishing his closet below.

He was on a speaking tour.

 

[oatmeal]

I just saw a commercial for Latuda, an anti-depressant, which featured Azure Parsons (AKA Charmaine Boudreau AKA The Marshland Madea).

It's canon.

 

[RustyNails]

yes

He was on a speaking tour.

Ah gotcha. Must have missed it (probably because I was posting in this thread). Thanks.

 

[XAL]

Video IFC: http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/bill-hader-and-andy-samberg-hassle-matthew-mcconaughey-true

 

[Extra Sauce]

Yeah right. 2 great shows does not a dethroning of HBO make. AMC is DOA once Mad Men hits. Meanwhile, HBO has been churning out the best programming on television for almost 20 years now.

AMC was never even playing the same sport as HBO.

It may have taken 20 years to build the throne, but it won't take 20 years to lose the crown.

Just saying. True Detective and Game of Thrones are my favorite current dramas.

 

[XAL]

It may have taken 20 years to build the throne, but it won't take 20 years to lose the crown.

Just saying. True Detective and Game of Thrones are my favorite current dramas.

Laughable that anyone would have ever considered AMC in the same league as HBO.

Breaking Bad and Mad Men were only good because they were co-owned by studios.

AMC owned The Walking Dead in its entirety and once season 1 became a massive hit they axed Frank Darabont and slashed the budget and hired a hack to make season 2 based off of a few issues when the gang passes through a farm briefly. They stratched that out for one whole season. Like, fucking seriously. Dragonball Z levels of filler and the most mind numbingly stupid attempts at manufactured conflict and danger. After Darabont left TWD that show was DOA.

I wouldn't put much faith in AMC to do the right thing if they develop/pick up another show.

AMC is the worst.

 

[reptilescorpio]

HBO will forever have the crown for:

Deadwood
Carnivale
OZ
Sopranos
Band of Brothers
The Wire
Rome
Big Love
Angels in America
Six Feet Under

(this show)

and whatever else I forgot that was good.

Entourage!

Spoiler

lol

Although the HBO logo sound effect always takes me back to early Entourage, even now :/

 

[aFIGurANT]

Laughable that anyone would have ever considered AMC in the same league as HBO.

Breaking Bad and Mad Men were only good because they were co-owned by studios.

AMC owned The Walking Dead in its entirety and once season 1 became a massive hit they axed Frank Darabont and slashed the budget and hired a hack to make season 2 based off of a few issues when the gang passes through a farm briefly. They stratched that out for one whole season. Like, fucking seriously. Dragonball Z levels of filler and the most mind numbingly stupid attempts at manufactured conflict and danger. After Darabont left TWD that show was DOA.

I wouldn't put much faith in AMC to do the right thing if they develop/pick up another show.

AMC is the worst.

Reading this in Rust's voice = gold.

 

[Mononoke]

Laughable that anyone would have ever considered AMC in the same league as HBO.

Breaking Bad and Mad Men were only good because they were co-owned by studios.

AMC owned The Walking Dead in its entirety and once season 1 became a massive hit they axed Frank Darabont and slashed the budget and hired a hack to make season 2 based off of a few issues when the gang passes through a farm briefly. They stratched that out for one whole season. Like, fucking seriously. Dragonball Z levels of filler and the most mind numbingly stupid attempts at manufactured conflict and danger. After Darabont left TWD that show was DOA.

I wouldn't put much faith in AMC to do the right thing if they develop/pick up another show.

AMC is the worst.

I have to agree. I mean, outside of the two shows you've mentioned, they have pretty much failed to at every attempt to establish a new series. I mean, Rubicon and Hell on Wheels weren't awful by any means. But they weren't great (not HBO level of quality). Then you had the Killing which went off the rails.

The Walking Dead is a HUGE success business wise. But as a drama it's pretty awful. So yeah, with Breaking Bad being over (and Mad Men coming to an end as well), the network really hasn't done anything of high caliber. Funny enough, I think FX is a better network than AMC. Look at their track record. It has a long list of having some of the best shows on TV (and they are all criminally underrated).

But yeah, HBO is in its own league.

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

Yeah right. 2 great shows does not a dethroning of HBO make. AMC is DOA once Mad Men hits. Meanwhile, HBO has been churning out the best programming on television for almost 20 years now.

AMC was never even playing the same sport as HBO.

not to go too off topic, but during season 1 of the walking dead when they still had Breaking Bad and Mad Men in there back pocket, it looked like AMC could at least challenge HBO in the present. Obviously they didn't have the prestige or catalog of HBO, but at least be considered a worthy rival now.

Walking Dead turned out to be a mess, Breaking Bad is completed and most of their new shows are average to terrible but I understand why people saw AMC as a potential challenger at one point. Clearly that didn't pan out.

 

[XAL]

Reading this in Rust's voice = gold.

HBO is in its own league.

Clearly that didn't pan out.

Quick tangent.

If anyone wants to learn the extremely shitty and sad story of what happened to The Walking Dead and learn what could have been - watch this series of videos by Adam of YourMovieSucks. I can't pimp this guy enough, he's thoughtful and hilarious. He absolutely rips season 2 of the Walking Dead to shreds. Every inconsistency, piece of terrible writing, bad directing, manufactured conflict, etc -- it's well worth a watch if you want to have a laugh. Adam sets the bar high and his stuff is really polished and fun. He did an entire series on M.Night Shyamalan's films and a new one on After Earth (fucking l.o.l.)

The Walking Dead: Seasons 1 and 2
Parts 1-4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDbi7P93Np8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiz_mB6hMRw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dEVHydOweY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzbsomKU7f0

 

[Mononoke]

Quick tangent.

If anyone wants to learn the extremely shitty and sad story of what happened to The Walking Dead and learn what could have been - watch this series of videos by Adam of YourMovieSucks. I can't pimp this guy enough, he's thoughtful and hilarious. He absolutely rips season 2 of the Walking Dead to shreds. Every inconsistency, piece of terrible writing, bad directing, manufactured conflict, etc -- it's well worth a watch if you want to have a laugh. Adam sets the bar high and his stuff is really polished and fun. He did an entire series on M.Night Shyamalan's films and a new one on After Earth (fucking l.o.l.)

The Walking Dead: Seasons 1 and 2
Parts 1-4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDbi7P93Np8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiz_mB6hMRw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dEVHydOweY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzbsomKU7f0

Will do. I've read a lot of shit about AMC. I remember when they were yanking Vince Gilligan around when it came to episode numbers etc. And I've heard nothing but horror stories when it comes to the Walking Dead and production.

ANYWAYS, don't want to derail the thread. But I appreciate you linking.

 

[Junior Mint]

Aw man next episode is the last?!

 

[Fry]

The hair on Marty was perfect. The receeding hairline was perfectly done.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

I think the cult definitely established itself at Audrey's school, but I have my doubts she was abused herself. I think knowing these sick fucks were in anyway involved with his children's school would be enough to send him over the edge.

There is no happy ending regardless imo. Marty and/or Cohle are definitely killing somebody because there's no way they'll get them all arrested.

At least it wasn't her on the video. It would have been a fucked up move to get Marty to buy in.

I don't know what kind of closure is going to come their way. They've kidnapped a high profile member of th epolice. That's a messy situation to wrap a bow around.

 

[Fjordson]

HBO will forever have the crown for:

Deadwood
Carnivale
OZ
Sopranos
Band of Brothers
The Wire
Rome
Big Love
Angels in America
Six Feet Under

(this show)

and whatever else I forgot that was good.

Agreed. And another thing that makes HBO great is that they've put out some top notch comedy. Larry Sanders and Curb are both classic shows I think.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The hair on Marty was perfect. The receeding hairline was perfectly done.

That's his actual hair

 

[potam]

At least it wasn't her on the video. It would have been a fucked up move to get Marty to buy in.

I don't know what kind of closure is going to come their way. They've kidnapped a high profile member of th epolice. That's a messy situation to wrap a bow around.

I think their primary goal is to blow the whole thing out of the water. Even if they end up arrested, if they are able to bring the whole organisation and corruption to light, they'll be fine (maybe?). And if they die...well, I think they'd be ok with that. Marty will get to die as a hero, and Rust will just get to die.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Agreed. And another thing that makes HBO great is that they've put out some top notch comedy. Larry Sanders and Curb are both classic shows I think.

I feel like not enough people are familiar with The Larry Sanders Show. One of my all-time favorites.

 

[Protag]

Haha, I flippin' called it:


Do I get a cookie?

Damn, NICE catch

 

[Fjordson]

I feel like not enough people are familiar with The Larry Sanders Show. One of my all-time favorites.

Agreed. I really wish HBO had the streaming rights to it or whatever. It's not on HBO Go or on demand or anything like their other shows, but it's easily one of the best comedy shows of all time.

 

[Mononoke]

I guess the stuff with Marty's daughter isn't make or break for me. However, I don't get why they put so much emphasis on her acting out sexually (at a young age). The camera would pan to the barbie dolls. The explicit drawings. The plot with her being sexually active at 16 with older guys. Maybe I'm just making assumptions, but I thought the show was focusing on this for a reason.

Of course, one reason, is to show Marty wasn't there as a father. That because he was absent, he wasn't really seeing what his daughter was going through. Maybe she wasn't abused, and it's a simple case of her hearing about it and acting out on it etc. It's just hard for me to accept that, given the coincidences of their case. The focus of sexual abuse in the case, and the sexual stuff with his daughter....just feels significant.

I dunno. Like I said, I guess I'm okay with it being a plot to show Marty was a bad parent. Whatever. Maybe it was just a parallel being drawn between the case, and his home life. I can also accept that, if the story is being told through Marty's perspective and he has issue with Women and controlling them (especially when it comes to sex), maybe his perspective on his daughter is warped. But the barbie dolls, the drawings?

 

[potam]

Is anyone else wondering if the Tuttles' hometown (I forgot the name) has been actually killing the people in their Mardi Gras celebration for all these years?

 

[Sinatar]

I just saw a commercial for Latuda, an anti-depressant, which featured Azure Parsons (AKA Charmaine Boudreau AKA The Marshland Madea).

Side effects may include...

 

[Pumpkin King]

Just watched last nights episode. More good stuff. Damn lawn mower man. Personally I feel there are so many loose ends, one more episode is going to fall short.

 

[Romars202129]

AMC owned The Walking Dead in its entirety and once season 1 became a massive hit they axed Frank Darabont and slashed the budget and hired a hack to make season 2 based off of a few issues when the gang passes through a farm briefly. They stratched that out for one whole season. Like, fucking seriously. Dragonball Z levels of filler and the most mind numbingly stupid attempts at manufactured conflict and danger. After Darabont left TWD that show was DOA.

I wouldn't put much faith in AMC to do the right thing if they develop/pick up another show.

AMC is the worst.

.... But season 1 was terrible. I'd say it's still the worst season of the show.
And the show is pretty shit right now.
Though I gotta say season 2 [at least the second half] is the only time I can say with certainty it was any good.
Also, I'd say without doubt chosing a main lead who can't act is the worst decision ever made with that show.

 

[lamaroo]

.... But season 1 was terrible. I'd say it's still the worst season of the show.
And the show is pretty shit right now.
Though I gotta say season 2 [at least the second half] is the only time I can say with certainty it was any good.
Also, I'd say without doubt chosing a main lead who can't act is the worst decision ever made with that show.

The pilot was amazing, I don't remember anything else from then.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Video IFC: http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/bill-hader-and-andy-samberg-hassle-matthew-mcconaughey-true

"is it a smoke monster? Please don't let it be a smoke monster again"

lol

 

[Dennis]

That preview. Holy fuck. That voice. Chills.

Yup. Not enough talk about how insane that preview looks.

And people are crazy with the hair and make-up talk. Some of the best ever and very convincing.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I'm rewatching some of the Hart/Rust scenes. The one where they catch up is quietly crushing, in a way that you don't see often. Its the mundanity of life, you know? "I go home." "I go home."

It's beautiful to see them becoming more and more alive as they spend more time with each other hunting the monster that they started chasing after twenty years ago.

God, I hope they survive and just become bros after this. They deserve some respite, despite their flaws.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

I'm rewatching some of the Hart/Rust scenes. The one where they catch up is quietly crushing, in a way that you don't see often. Its the mundanity of life, you know? "I go home." "I go home."

It's beautiful to see them becoming more and more alive as they spend more time with each other hunting the monster that they started chasing after twenty years ago.

God, I hope they survive and just become bros after this. They deserve some respite, despite their flaws.

Damn man this is hitting you pretty hard.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Damn man this is hitting you pretty hard.

I'm tearing up here, man. This shit is getting to me.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

The marty at home alone definitely hits home for anyone who went through or is currently going through the being single and having not much to do but work phase. It's kind of sad but when you're in it it's like whatever.

 

[potam]

I'm tearing up here, man. This shit is getting to me.

When I was rewatching it this morning, that scene was pretty tough. Marty was seemingly on top of the world: hot wife, good-ish kids, solid job, and well-liked at work. Like Rust said, he could have been boss had he wanted it. Watching him sit alone on his couch eating a microwaved meal with his gut sticking out was hard. At least Rust seems content with his existence.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

When I was rewatching it this morning, that scene was pretty tough. Marty was seemingly on top of the world: hot wife, good-ish kids, solid job, and well-liked at work. Like Rust said, he could have been boss had he wanted it. Watching him sit alone on his couch eating a microwaved meal with his gut sticking out was hard. At least Rust seems content with his existence.

I think it is more resignation than content.

 

[potam]

I think it is more resignation than content.

Well, I guess whether or not Rust was ever content with life is arguable. To me, Rust has always done his own thing and didn't care what others thought, so crawling into a bottle and becoming a semi-hermit seems right up his alley. On the other hand, watching the All-American Cowboy looking up middle aged women on match.com is fucking depressing.

 

[wenis]

The marty at home alone definitely hits home for anyone who went through or is currently going through the being single and having not much to do but work phase. It's kind of sad but when you're in it it's like whatever.

I think a lot of people on this board can feel those chills...

 

[TTG]

The scene where we're first introduced to his P.I. office was worse for me, full of dread. Isn't it in some strip mall? That tacky big ass logo and I don't think Rust had to be so concerned with other employees nosing in. I'm not so sure there is anyone else there, not full time anyway. It's funny that for all his antisocial tendencies, it's Rust that has a running partner when we fast forward to present day, Marty just has some old connections to sleezebag cops.

Then they cut to Maggie with her big ass house and the framed photos over the fireplace and the nice pressed clothes... I was piiiiissed. Just had to take a giant shit on everyone on your way out and now look at you with your fancy life! *shakes fist in empty rage*

 

[Iceman]

You guys just helped me realize Rust and Marty are basically living the lives of super heroes. Limited to completely absent social success, loneliness, working in isolation - because they are resigned/committed to putting the safety of the innocent above anything else. How easy was it for Marty to be pulled back into the game? You owe a debt - that doesn't work for most. And doing PI work after leaving the force? This is a guy who won't deny his own nature/calling. They are the bad men that the world needs - the ones who keep the other bad men from the door.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

You guys just helped me realize Rust and Marty are basically living the lives of super heroes. Limited to completely absent social success, loneliness, working in isolation - because they are resigned/committed to putting the safety of the innocent above anything else. How easy was it for Marty to be pulled back into the game? You owe a debt - that doesn't work for most. And doing PI work after leaving the force? This is a guy who won't deny his own nature/calling. They are the bad men that the world needs - the ones who keep the other bad men from the door.

They're True Detectives.

 

[B33]

I think it is more resignation than content.

Agreed.

I think Rust sunk into the same kind of resignation after his daughter perished and his marriage dissolved. He's on auto-pilot. His obsession with this conspiracy is the only thing he has left.