10 Amazing TV Action Set-Pieces That Rivalled Cinema
3. True Detective - Drug Heist Gone Wrong
There’s no denying what a peak moment for TV the first season of this HBO show was; everything about it said long-format movie, yet the moment where it really proved it, was with that incredible sequence.
Yes, that six-minute tracking shot that has troubled Detective Rust (Matthew McConaughy) go undercover for a drug heist. Then things go wrong and explode into a shocking action scene, then segues into a wild chase through a rough neighbour where absolutely everyone is attempting to kill our hero and his begrudging mark.
It was a flawless piece of work that surpassed what could be done on the small screen, becoming not only a stand-out moment for TV that year - but also the best action scene made in 2014, period.