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"True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto and HBO have both denied claims of plagiarism. The show was criticised by a blog post pointing out similarities between many of Rust Cohle&amp;#039;s quotes and segments in Thomas Ligotti&amp;#039;s novel The Conspiracy Against the Human Race.  Pizzolatto stated: &amp;quot;Nothing in the television show True Detective was plagiarised. &amp;quot;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 Schopenauer, Friedrich Nietzche, E.M. Cioran, and various other philosophers, all of whom express these ideas. &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot; HBO added: &amp;quot;True Detective is a work of exceptional originality and the story, plot, characters and dialogue are that of Nic Pizzolatto.  &amp;quot;Philosophical concepts are free for anyone to use, including writers of fiction, and there have been many such examples in the past. Exploring and engaging with ideas and themes that philosophers and novelists have wrestled with over time is one of the show&amp;#039;s many strengths - we stand by the show, its writing and Nic Pizzolatto entirely.&amp;quot; Pizzolatto recently rejected criticism over female characters in True Detective being too &amp;#039;shallow&amp;#039;. Colin Farrell and Taylor Kitsch are reportedly the frontrunners for the season&amp;#039;s two male leads, with Elisabeth Moss, Vince Vaughn and Michelle Forbes also in line for roles. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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