There are great scenes in television, and then there are scenes that completely change what audiences believe television is capable of. True Detective Season 1 pulled off one of the most ambitious tracking shots ever attempted on TV. A six-minute continuous take following Matthew McConaughey's Rust Cohle through a collapsing undercover operation as absolute chaos erupts around him. More than just a technical flex, the scene from season 1 of True Detective became a turning point for modern prestige television.