Treme
I am just getting around to watching the premier episode of Treme on HBO. For those of you that don’t know about this series, its a show about life in New Orleans post Katrina and how the people of this area of New Orleans are trying to make a comeback and restore it to its former glory. This show is from the same people that did The Wire. You guys know how much I loved The Wire
Anyway, this episode has been sitting in my dvr all week. I kept skipping over it to watch other stuff and finally I decided to devote the time to sit down and watch it. I’m so glad I did! The producers and writers of this show seem to bring the same type of authenticity to it, as they did with The Wire, by having many of the integral characters played by local musicians and people. Now, since I’m not from New Orleans I can’t say for sure about that though.
I also watched the ‘making of’ special that they did and they seem to have tried their hardest to remain true to the New Orleans culture and way of life. I think this is one of the best shows on tv. HBO never really disappoints when it comes to original programming and they have scored another win with this one. I suggest that you guys check it out on Sundays at 10pm EST. Its well worth the time.
Black History, Blogging On The Go, TV | Sincere April 18, 2010
2 Comments to “Treme”
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By laughing808, April 19, 2010 @ 10:19 AM
I finally ordered HBO so I could watch this program, and well the first episode was just ok to me. I’ll certainly give it a try a few more times but something is just off to me, not sure exactly.
By Sincere, April 19, 2010 @ 12:36 PM
Hey 808
I may be just biased because it has people from The Wire on it and its produced & written by them as well. Lol I think its one of those shows that has to grow on you over time. As they develop the characters more and give a little more history and background info it should be more interesting. Maybe that’s why it seems a little off. Maybe?