True Detective - season 1

 Great acting. Great photography.  Some cliches but overall an interesting plot.  Too bad it wasn't more realistic, and had Woody Harrelson character as straight-shooter and not a hypocrite.  "Dark and Gritty" can be boring at times. 

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