History Trivia / TrueDetective

** [[Film/SherlockHolmes Irene Adler]] is a KnifeNut, and her dad is [[Film/TwelveMonkeys Dr Peters]]/[[Series/JohnAdames George Washington]].

** [[Film/SherlockHolmes Irene Adler]] is a KnifeNut, and her dad is [[Film/TwelveMonkeys Dr Peters]].

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Detective Papania was originally slated to be played by Wood Harris, alongside Michael Potts as Detective Gilbough. Which meant that, for a time, Avon Barksdale and Brother Mouzone were going to star together. Somewhere along the line he was replaced by Tory Kittles, probably because the universe couldn't have handled the awesomeness.

* TheRedStapler: ''TheKingInYellow'' became an overnight bestseller on Amazon due to the numerous references to the previously obscure 1895 work.

* ActorAllusion: Cohle mows Hart's lawn. [[Film/{{Kingpin}} Hart disapproves.]]

** Hart's wife is Michelle Monaghan, from ''Film/KissKissBangBang'', ''Film/DueDate'' and ''Film/MissionImpossible 4''

* AwardCategoryFraud: Many were not happy when the show was run as drama at the Emmys rather than miniseries (like the similarly-constructed ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' and ''Series/{{Fargo}}''), presumably so it wouldn't have to compete against the also HBO-produced ''Film/TheNormalHeart''.

* RoleAssociation: [[TheHungerGames Haymitch Abernathy]] is having an affair with [[Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Annabeth Chase]]

** Woody Harrelson and Matthew [=McConaughey=], from everything they've ever done, are the main characters.

** [[ Eli Thompson]] as a preacher.
** [[ Series/BoardwalkEmpire Remus]] mows lawns.

** [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Eli Thompson]] as a preacher.
** [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Remus]] mows lawns.

** [[TheWire Brother Mouzone]] is working homicide in Louisiana.

** [[{{Cheers}} Woody Boyd]] aka [[NaturalBornKillers Mickey Knox]] and [[DazedAndConfused Wooderson]] aka KillerJoe are murder investigators in NewOrleans.
** Hart's wife [[KissKissBangBang escaped from an abusive father]] and had a relationship with RobertDowneyJr, who's [[DueDate the father of one of her daughters]]. She was also [[Film/MissionImpossible Ethan Hunt's fiance]].

*** And Lester Freamon is a minister.

*** And [[ThirdPersonPerson Remus]] mows lawns.
* MatthewMcConaughey initially read for the role of Det. Martin Hart but he said he fell in love with the character of Det. Rustin Cohle during his audition, going so far as to say that he was 'turned on' by some of his lines.

* RoleAssociation:
** [[TheHungerGames Haymitch Abernathy]] is having an affair with [[Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Annabeth Chase]]

* MatthewMcConaughey initially read for the role of Det. Martin Hart but he said he fell in love with the character of Det. Rustin Cohle during his audition, going so far as to say that he was 'turned on' by some of his lines.

** [[TheHungerGames Haymitch Abernathy]] is having an affair with [[PercyJacksonLightningThief Annabeth]]

** [[TheHungerGames Haymitch Abernathy]] aka [[NaturalBornKillers Mickey Knox]] and KillerJoe are murder investigators in NewOrleans.

* MatthewMcConaughey initially read for the role of Det. Martin Hart but he said he fell in love with the character of Det. Rustin Cohle during his audition, going so far as to say that he was 'turned on' by some of his lines.

** [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Eli Thompson]] as a preacher.

* [[TheHungerGames Haymitch Abernathy]] aka [[NaturalBornKillers Mickey Knox]] and KillerJoe are murder investigators in NewOrleans.

** Hart's wife [[KissKissBangBang escaped from an abusive father]] and had a relationship with RobertDowneyJr. She was also [[Film/MissionImpossible Ethan Hunt's fiance]].