One of the best parts of True Detective has always been the fantastic opening credits: the double exposure and mix between characters and landscapes is eerie and very beautifully executed. When set to imagery from Star Wars? It’s pretty fantastic.
Star Wars doesn’t exactly inspire a the same feeling of gothic mystery that True Detective and its credits inspire, but the combination is a pretty neat one, and Star Wars Minute, who assembled the mashup, did a nice job picking up characters and footage to almost perfectly adapt the Season 1 credits. Take a look at the side-by-side comparison here: