https://litreactor.com/columns/what-works-what-doesnt-chinatown
I really enjoyed the first episode, and it sounds like it is only going to get better. Who caught the pilot and what did you think?
A couple of weeks ago I shared an article from Vulture.com titled The Modern Noir Has Atrophied. Though it had some good points one of the main ones was how Season 2 of True Detective has disappointed.
Today Rolling Stone has come out with an article by Rob Sheffield about how great Season 3 of Ray Donovan is and how it has done modern noir right. Here is a link to the full article:
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/ray-donovan-how-to-get-l-a-noir-right-20150827
This is interesting because I have had a few discussions with noir fans talking about how bad season 2 of True Detective is and nobody is talking about Ray Donovan and how good it is. If you haven’t watched Ray Donovan I encourage you to do so. I agree with the above article, I almost stopped watching after Season 1 but fell in love with this show during Season 2 and Season 3 is amazing so far.
I have not seen Season 2 of True Detective yet and will hold judgement until I do, but I am not surprised that it has been a let down given Season 1 was so amazing! Here is a link to my review of Season 1:
https://everythingnoir.com/2015/04/23/re-watching-the-best-of-2014-true-detective-season-1/
Here is a link to the Vulture article I mentioned before:
https://everythingnoir.com/2015/08/11/article-the-modern-noir-has-atrophied/
Angelica Jade Bastién has written an interesting article over at Vulture. She looks at neo noir and what is missing from it lately compared to the classic noir period. She gives a very interesting point of view with some great information. Though I don’t agree with everything she has to say, it does make for some interesting reading and discussion. What do you think of her take on noir and neo noir?
http://www.vulture.com/2015/08/noir-has-atrophied-its-not-all-true-detectives-fault.html
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