‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Creates Instagram Post For “Trolling/Support/Infighting” About HBO Series Amid Season 4 Criticism Backlash
21.02.2024 - 22:29
/ deadline.com
Nic Pizzolatto, creator of the True Detective franchise, has been vocal about his distaste for Season 4 of the HBO drama that stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.
Although Pizzolatto is credited as executive producer for the fourth season, he was not involved with the series that Issa López wrote, executive produced, and directed.
Following the finale of True Detective: Night Country, Pizzolatto took to social media to give a platform to negativity about the show and has found himself in the middle of backlash over it.
Amid the controversy, Pizzolatto created an Instagram post for viewers to air out their positive and negative comments about the show.
“This here is the place for all your trolling/support/infighting around True Detective and the absolute moral degeneracy and misogyny of anyone who did not think it was good. Let’s move these screeds off my posts about my wife, true love, and my father’s death, kay?” Pizzolatto captioned the post.
He continued, “I’d say ‘stay civil’ but of course civility has no place when criticism of a television show indicates some form of Hitlerian evil that must be stamped out. So roll on, tide. Satire is welcome, and do try to have a nice day.”
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Comments on Pizzolatto’s post came in, with many taking the opportunity to call out the True Detective creator.
“And yet… My female lead character gon an Emmy nomination,” Pizzolatto replied to a user criticizing him. “‘Mediocrity gets rewarded’ … you should reflect on that, given what’s being rewarded at present.”
Pizzolatto also got some support with a user noting they never saw the creator say anything negative about Season 4. “EXACTLY. Clickbait farming at its finest,” Pizzolatto replied.