(NP) true detective tidbit

[Antonin Scriabin]

The writer explicitly stated in an interview that we (the audience) are the
transcendent beings Cohle refers to, in the fourth dimension, able to watch
any and all aspects of the "real world" (the events and characters within
the show).  Even a DVD is a "flat circle".  Most things Cohle says can be
viewed as both a meditation on life, and a meditation on film / television
making.


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 4:53 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> And are we supposed to swallow the supernatural stuff, or just watch Matt
> M & Co. swallow the supernatural stuff? Interesting references to membrane
> theory, at a level of depth aimed at the 100% (actual, or easily rounded
> up) of us audience members who have no solid grounding in theoretical
> physics. One review I read suggested that we, the audience, exist outside
> the "membrane of the show," where we're able to view the action repeatedly
> - which is, in effect, what Matt M mumbles about. A very fun, provocative
> show, in any case.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Antonin Scriabin
> Sent: Feb 24, 2014 2:30 PM
> To: rich
> Cc: pynchon -l , Michael Bailey
> Subject: Re: (NP) true detective tidbit
>
> I wonder what significance The King in Yellow and Carcosa references are
> going to have. If I remember correctly, Lovecraft renamed the King as
> Hastur (maybe it was Derleth?), who takes the form of an octopus. Reggie
> Ledoux in ep. 5 had an octopus tattoo, twisted into a swastika. Maybe the
> cult (if there is one? Only certain members?) is made up of big fans?
> On Feb 24, 2014 1:43 PM, "rich" <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I wondered if the constant reference was to the Chambers story. I think
>> there's been a recent re-issue of some of Chambers stories.
>> True Detective is fine television and deserves all the accolades its been
>> getting.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Michael Bailey <mikebailey at gmx.us>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/20/read-the-king-in-yellow-the-true-detective-reference-that-s-the-key-to-the-show.html
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