Thursday Movie Picks: Television Edition: Crimes

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Whether they happened in real life or it's just fiction, crimes always make for a very compelling subject; when properly executed, of course. Today, for the last Thursday Movie Picks of July 2019, we are asked to pick 3 to 5 crime TV series. Without wasting any more of your time, here are my picks — I went with a season as opposed to the entire series as these are shows I significantly enjoyed one season over the other(s). 

American Crime Story — Season 1 aka The People v. O. J. Simpson (2016)

It explores the O.J. Simpson (Cuba Gooding Jr.) murder case, specifically following the legal teams battling to convict or acquit the football legend. It's absolutely brilliant, very compelling and the performances are great all around. 

Fargo — Season 1 (2014)

A hitman, Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton), ends up influencing a Minnesota insurance salesman, Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). This meeting sets forth a series of murders and Deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) attempts to solve the crimes. Simply outstanding. It has a great plot, great cast, humour, and Thornton's character is unforgettable. 

True Detective — Season 1 (2014)

Two Louisiana State Police Detectives, Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson), are forced to revisit a homicide case they worked almost 20 years before. Despite not liking McConaughey and season 2 starring on of my favourite actors, Colin Farrell, this is the one I love the most. It is dark and tense, the plot is very interesting and the performances are great.