Nic Pizzolatto Releases Statement Following ‘True Detective’ Plagiarism Claims We all know from past award seasons that something’s can come to light following landslide nominations, and the Nic Pizzolatto created HBO smash True Detective is definitely not immune to that. An article accused Pizzolatto of plagiarising horror writer Thomas Ligotti and others through out season one of True Detective. If you haven’t seen the show, Matthew McConaughey’s character Rust Cohle takes a lot of his philosophies from many different authors but Ligotti’s work seems to be the most hit – if you see below: ”Nowhere to go, no one to see, nothing to do, nothing to be” – True Detective“There would be nothing to do, nowhere to go, nothing to be, and no one to know” – Thomas Ligotti, The Conspiracy Against The Human Race. It’s no secret that Pizzolatto is a fan of Ligotti, back in February he said that Ligotti’s ‘nightmare lyricism was enthralling and visionary.’ But the claims that he has plagiarised has not been taken lightly by him, in a statement he said: Nothing in the television show True Detective was plagiarized. The philosophical thoughts expressed by Rust Cohle do not represent any thought or idea unique to any one author; rather these are the philosophical tenets of a pessimistic, anti-natalist philosophy with an historic tradition including Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, E.M. Cioran, and various other philosophers, all of whom express these ideas. As an autodidact pessimist, Cohle speaks toward that philosophy with erudition and in his own words. The ideas within this philosophy are certainly not exclusive to any writer. HBO have also defended Pizzolatto, saying that “Philosophical concepts are free for anyone to use” and that they “stand by the show, its writing and Nic Pizzolatto entirely.” It does call into question whether inspiration can fall into plagiarism, what do you guys think? Let us know in the comments! Source: Deadline / Lovecraftzine / WSJ
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:47:42 +0000
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