Treme (New David Simon show)

[Willmore]

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New David Simon show about New Orleans.

[Furtherman]

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Here’s the official synopsis for Treme:

TREME begins in fall 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina and the massive engineering failure in which flood control failed throughout New Orleans, flooding 80 percent of the city and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents. Fictional events depicted in the series will honor the actual chronology of political, economic and cultural events following the storm.

The drama unfolds with Antoine Batiste, a smooth-talking trombonist who is struggling to make ends meet, earning cash with any gig he can get, including playing in funeral processions for his former neighbors. His ex-wife, LaDonna Batiste-Williams, owns a bar in the Central City neighborhood and splits her time between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, where her children and new husband have relocated. Concerned over the disappearance of her younger brother David, or Daymo, unseen since the storm, LaDonna has turned to a local civil rights attorney, the overburdened and underpaid Toni Bernette, for help. The government’s inconsistent and ineffectual response to the devastation has spurred Bernette’s husband Creighton, a university professor of English literature and an expert on local history, to become an increasingly outspoken critic of the institutional response.

Tremé resident Davis McAlary, a rebellious radio disc jockey, itinerant musician and general gadfly, is both chronicler of and participant in the city’s vibrant and varied musical culture, which simply refuses to be silent, even in the early months after the storm. His occasional partner, popular chef Janette Desautel, hopes to regain momentum for her small, newly re-opened neighborhood restaurant. Elsewhere in the city, displaced Mardi Gras Indian chief Albert Lambreaux returns to find his home destroyed and his tribe, the Guardians of the Flame, scattered, but Lambreaux is determined to rebuild. His son Delmond, an exile in New York playing modern jazz and looking beyond New Orleans for his future, is less sure of his native city’s future, while violinist Annie and her boyfriend Sonny, young street musicians living hand-to-mouth, seem wholly committed to the battered city.

The ensemble cast of TREME includes Wendell Pierce (”The Wire,” HBO’s documentary “When the Levees Broke”) as Antoine Batiste; Khandi Alexander (”CSI: Miami,” HBO’s Emmy®-winning “The Corner”) as LaDonna Batiste-Williams; Clarke Peters (”Damages,” HBO’s “The Wire” and “The Corner”) as Albert Lambreaux; Rob Brown (”Stop-Loss,” “Finding Forrester”) as Delmond Lambreaux; Steve Zahn (”A Perfect Getaway,” “Sunshine Cleaning”) as Davis McAlary; Kim Dickens (HBO’s “Deadwood”) as Janette Desautel; Melissa Leo (”Homicide: Life on the Street”; Oscar® nominee for “Frozen River”) as Toni Bernette; John Goodman (”The Big Lebowski,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”) as Creighton Bernette; Michiel Huisman (”The Young Victoria”) as Sonny; and classical violinist Lucia Micarelli as Annie.


With BUNK and LESTER?

I'm in.

Starts April 11th.

[Willmore]

http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/03/31/treme-head-writer-david-mills-dies-after-collapsing-on-set/

Wow, crappy news. David Mills died on set today. He was the head writer.

[Furtherman]

David Simon will be on The Colbert Report tonight.

[TheGameHHH]

cant wait for this

[Lady Resin]

How happy how sad.

[Furtherman]

Excellent. This is going to be a great series. Looking forward to a soundtrack too!

[Willmore]

Brilliant show. Though, with David Simon, you had to expect it.

[Hithead]

This is not a show that I think Anthony would enjoy. To many N...............beep.......ers.

[hammersavage]

absolutely brilliant. the music, the performances. i felt like i lived in NO my whole life. just amazing.

[reformed]

Could not agree more. Loved the first episode. I heard about the show but wasn't excited to watch. After a minutes I couldn't turn away. The music sucked me in. Strong performances, great writing and some of the best music on earth ain't a bad way to start a series.

[Furtherman]

NEW YORK (AP) - HBO says its new drama "Treme" (truh-MAY') has been picked up for a second season just days after its series premiere.

The show is set in New Orleans in fall 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina. "Treme" tracks the lives of a diverse group of residents as they rebuild their lives and the neighborhood that lends the show its name. Cast members include Wendell Pierce, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo and John Goodman.

The series was co-created by David Simon, whose past credits include HBO's acclaimed "The Wire,""Generation Kill" and "The Corner."

HBO announced Tuesday that production will resume in New Orleans this fall.

"Treme" attracted 1.4 million viewers for its debut. It airs at 10 p.m. Sunday.

[yojimbo7248]

I love this show. Can't recommend it enough. The music alone is enough reason but John Goodman is fantastic. It's also great seeing my old favorite Wire actors. Just like everything David Simon does, the writing is just excellent.

[yojimbo7248]

Could not agree more. Loved the first episode. I heard about the show but wasn't excited to watch. After a minutes I couldn't turn away. The music sucked me in. Strong performances, great writing and some of the best music on earth ain't a bad way to start a series.

2X

well put.

[Barnaby Jones]

NEW YORK (AP) - HBO says its new drama "Treme" (truh-MAY') has been picked up for a second season just days after its series premiere.

The show is set in New Orleans in fall 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina. "Treme" tracks the lives of a diverse group of residents as they rebuild their lives and the neighborhood that lends the show its name. Cast members include Wendell Pierce, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo and John Goodman.

The series was co-created by David Simon, whose past credits include HBO's acclaimed "The Wire,""Generation Kill" and "The Corner."

HBO announced Tuesday that production will resume in New Orleans this fall.

"Treme" attracted 1.4 million viewers for its debut. It airs at 10 p.m. Sunday.

Outstanding!

[reformed]

2X

well put.

Glad for the love but hating you pic.

Signed,

Bitter Capitols Fan

[Furtherman]

A Non-New Orleanian's Guide to HBO's 'Treme' (http://www.thebvx.com/2010/04/15/a-non-new-orleanians-guide-to-understanding-hbos-treme/)

[yojimbo7248]

Glad for the love but hating you pic.

Signed,

Bitter Capitols Fan

I wouldn't be too bitter. As much as I hate to say it, I think Ovi and gang will be moving on to the next round.

[TheGameHHH]

I love that Bunk is playing Bunk on this show

[badorties]

I love that Bunk is playing Bunk on this show

I love Lester being a bit of a badass with the thief

and the "slim charles" cameo was terrific

Khandi Alexander's fake choppers are distracting and I kinda hated Steve Zahn in the first episode, but I like him infinitly better in the second episode

terrific show, can't wait for sunday nite

[Lady Resin]

That ending was just FUCKED up! A frigging tour bus??

[Willmore]

That ending was just FUCKED up! A frigging tour bus??

http://www.graylineneworleans.com/katrina.shtml

Not as fucked up as real life.

[CruelCircus]

I'm in New Orleans now for JazzFest. The people down here really believe in it, and are really behind it. (Wendell Pierce was at Trombone Shorty's record release party last week.) The funniest part for me, as an outsider, is everyone closing their festival sets with "you can see us Sunday night on Treme" or "you can see me on episode 5 next week."

It's almost like HBO's release timing was on purpose. :-)

[Earlshog]

I love Lester being a bit of a badass with the thief

and the "slim charles" cameo was terrific

Khandi Alexander's fake choppers are distracting and I kinda hated Steve Zahn in the first episode, but I like him infinitly better in the second episode

terrific show, can't wait for sunday nite

That was phenomenal...

[badorties]

That was phenomenal...

there's something so familiar with show, the pacing & the voice feels like an extension of the wire without being a misguided sequel or reunion

steve zahn and john goodman still annoy at times, but I have faith their characters will balance out

[yojimbo7248]

http://www.graylineneworleans.com/katrina.shtml

Not as fucked up as real life.

Yeah, at least in Treme the bus driver was cool and moved on when confronted. How many real life Gray Line tour guides are that accommodating?

[Willmore]

there's something so familiar with show, the pacing & the voice feels like an extension of the wire without being a misguided sequel or reunion

steve zahn and john goodman still annoy at times, but I have faith their characters will balance out

I'm loving Goodman's character. It's his best material apart from the Coen brothers' stuff.

[TheGameHHH]

Did I catch 3 Wire cameos last episode?!?!

[badorties]

Did I catch 3 Wire cameos last episode?!?!

slim charles, prez & walon (i forget earle as an actor)

[PapaBear]

Venus!!!

I've always had a soft spot for Mr. Flytrap. I saw him shopping in a Ukrops grocery store once, with his overly glamorously dressed wife, in Charlottesville, VA in the late 1990's.

[Willmore]

This is turning into a cameo-thon of a show, and I'm loving it. Eric Ripert, Tom Colicchio, Wylie Dufresne. Awesome.

[Earlshog]

What a sad / disturbing ending, don't want to be a spoiler as some may not have watched yet.

I guess his suicide was caused by the depression over what happened and what was happening in New Orleans. He had such pride in the town he lived, then suddenly it didn't feel like his home. They very things he once lived for, the parades, writing, his students all left him feeling empty. It wasn't over the typical reasons, break up of a marriage, losing a job, finical issues, etc. He seemingly "had it all", a great marriage, a daughter whom he adored, a cool job. Was a strange twist and it will be interesting to see how it plays in the coming episodes.

[badorties]

What a sad / disturbing ending, don't want to be a spoiler as some may not have watched yet.

I guess his suicide was caused by the depression over what happened and what was happening in New Orleans. He had such pride in the town he lived, then suddenly it didn't feel like his home. They very things he once lived for, the parades, writing, his students all left him feeling empty. It wasn't over the typical reasons, break up of a marriage, losing a job, finical issues, etc. He seemingly "had it all", a great marriage, a daughter whom he adored, a cool job. Was a strange twist and it will be interesting to see how it plays in the coming episodes.

again, the show is terrific and it's worth watching just for Lucia Micarelli (Annie)

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[TheGameHHH]

I've seen every episode yet this show has yet to truly grab me, its def decent but not great

[Furtherman]

What a sad / disturbing ending, don't want to be a spoiler as some may not have watched yet.

I guess his suicide was caused by the depression over what happened and what was happening in New Orleans. He had such pride in the town he lived, then suddenly it didn't feel like his home. They very things he once lived for, the parades, writing, his students all left him feeling empty. It wasn't over the typical reasons, break up of a marriage, losing a job, finical issues, etc. He seemingly "had it all", a great marriage, a daughter whom he adored, a cool job. Was a strange twist and it will be interesting to see how it plays in the coming episodes.

I was shocked, but more at the beginning of the episode when I thought...

Oh shit. He's gonna off himself. As soon as he kissed his wife and daughter goodbye, I knew it was coming. The rest of the episode had that whole "when is this guy going to die" tension that The Wire always did so well.

I get that his character represents the hopelessness and loss felt after the storm. A deep depression that might not be able to heal quickly.

But it could have healed, with that great family he had. And now he comes off looking like a selfish prick. It's a shame, I really liked his character. I did not like the twist.

But that is what makes it such a great show. Very emotional.

[badorties]

after a few episodes, I was hoping he'd just go away ... but that look on his daughter's face made me hate him even more

but, a few day later to digest the episode, I was blown away how strong and subltly tasteful the suicide was handled

[hammersavage]

finale was great. especially the touch at the very end remembering David Mills

[badorties]

finale was great. especially the touch at the very end remembering David Mills

loved the finale, Melissa Leo was great and loved the dynamic between the big chief and his son

"i'll fly away" during the funeral procession killed me, god bless david simon & HBO

the pre-katrina flashback was genius, and it really served the characters well: davis' hubris giving way to panic; the absurd ordeal of ladonna's brother ending with that horrible look of terror on his face as the endless cell kept ringing

[KnoxHarrington]

Dear HBO,

The second you put this show on iTunes, I'll order that shit.

Seriously. I mean, I'm waving my credit card in the air.

Love,
Knox

[PapaBear]

Season Two premier is this Sunday.

[Jayw]

Season Two premier is this Sunday.

Niiiiiiiice, HBO is going to be killing it with game of thrones and this now.

[TheGameHHH]

I can't wait, I already have my TiVo set

[TheGameHHH]

I've seen every episode yet this show has yet to truly grab me, its def decent but not great

remember when i said this? it was fucking stupid. after visiting new orleans this past february and currently watching the last 4 episodes on HBO 2, its beyond a "decent" show. sometimes im a dummy

[KnoxHarrington]

remember when i said this? it was fucking stupid. after visiting new orleans this past february and currently watching the last 4 episodes on HBO 2, its beyond a "decent" show. sometimes im a dummy

This really reminds me of The Wire in this sense: the first time through, you think "Oh, this show is good", but it's not until you watch again that you realize how great it is.

[boobieman]

Think the show is great. David Simon is a genius. Love everything he does..loved the Wire..love Treme..Generation Kill was great..and the best show ever Homicide.

I like that Treme is sort of different from the rest of his shows. Even thought from the previews, it looks like Treme Season 2 is going to be more involved with crime. But I love the characters on the Treme and love they way they have the music inter-twined into the show. The characters are just the best. So looking forward to season 2.

And Khandi Alexander..ok face...nice body but fantastic tits
http://www.bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/khandi-alexander-2.jpg

http://celebritywonder.ugo.com/picture/Khandi_Alexander/KhandiAlexan_Cohen_7095989.jpg

SSSEYAYYAAAA

[boobieman]

Was Treme on Sunday..It is not on demand and I am PISSED...Like the first eps. Just sort of a catch up episode. Don't like that it is 14 month after the end of season 1. Would of like to see more with John Goodman character's funeral.

Overall it was good, but I need my 2nd episode and No on Demand..I guess I need to demand it some more.

SSEYAYAYAAA

[TheGameHHH]

Yes, it was on and obviously since you missed it it was the greatest episode to appear on television ever

[Jayw]

I actually got into the latest episode, I didn't want it to end.

The first episode was a bit boring but it had a lot of introducing to do.

I think I am going to like this season a lot more than the first one.

[CruelCircus]

Would of like to see more with John Goodman character's funeral.
SSEYAYAYAAA

Wow, you totally missed the point.

They showed Toni (John Goodman's wife) at a Second Line Funeral, and enjoying it. The whole point was that her original thought was to defy his Will (which called for a second line...) but she finally saw why he wanted it. That ended perfectly.

[boobieman]

Wow, you totally missed the point.

They showed Toni (John Goodman's wife) at a Second Line Funeral, and enjoying it. The whole point was that her original thought was to defy his Will (which called for a second line...) but she finally saw why he wanted it. That ended perfectly.

I got the point, but I would of liked to see the whole 2nd line for the charactor. The actual funeral.

SEAYYA

[CruelCircus]

I got the point, but I would of liked to see the whole 2nd line for the charactor. The actual funeral.

SEAYYA

If they actually showed Creighton's, Daymo's would have lost some of its weight.

I tell you what, though, this last episode left me in tears. And I know it wasn't even supposed to be an "emotional" episode.

Bourdain's scene in the kitchen had me on Google searching out which writer to motherfuck...

[deliciousV]

This weeks episode pissed me off! Why shoot him? I liked him......fuckers

[Earlshog]

This weeks episode pissed me off! Why shoot him? I liked him......fuckers


Yeah that was a tough one...

Hes put a greater emphasis on how dangerous the city is, as well as how fucked up the NOPD is this season.

[Chimee]

That was one of the few times I've been caught off-guard by someone dying in a show. I just sat there speechless as the show ended.

[boobieman]

This weeks episode pissed me off! Why shoot him? I liked him......fuckers

I know...they kill him off, I liked the character..in Game of Thrones they kill off the 2 characters that I want to see more of..what next, is HBO is going to kill Susie off curb...FUCK

When does Treme end, this week? I like season 1 better then season 2. I just did not like the whole jump ahead 14 months for season 2. This season does not have the same feel as the first. I actually think they want to move up in time so they can reach the super bowl.

SEEYEYYAAAA

[Earlshog]

I know...they kill him off, I liked the character..in Game of Thrones they kill off the 2 characters that I want to see more of..what next, is HBO is going to kill Susie off curb...FUCK

When does Treme end, this week? I like season 1 better then season 2. I just did not like the whole jump ahead 14 months for season 2. This season does not have the same feel as the first. I actually think they want to move up in time so they can reach the super bowl.

SEEYEYYAAAA

has it been picked up for a third season?

[TheGameHHH]

This weeks episode pissed me off! Why shoot him? I liked him......fuckers

Who's going to sponser Bubbles now?

[Earlshog]

Who's going to sponser Bubbles now?

:lol:

Miss Waylon he was the best!

[boobieman]

has it been picked up for a third season?

According to what I just read...YES

SSEYAYAA

[CountryBob]

Is this show worth my time? i was late to The Wire but love it

[boobieman]

Is this show worth my time? i was late to The Wire but love it
Yes it is worth it..but not for the crime aspect, but for the music. First season is fantastic.

SSEYAYYEAAA

[Earlshog]

According to what I just read...YES

SSEYAYAA

:clap:

[Earlshog]

Is this show worth my time? i was late to The Wire but love it




mos def!

[Furtherman]

I finally caught up and that last episode was so great and tragic. I was laughing my ass off when Kermit was blowing his trumpet in Antone face, and then sat stunned at the end.

[Earlshog]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/25/showers.obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Snacks hope your Mom isn't a big treme fan :wink: (that old gag)

Actor Michael Showers, who made several appearances in the HBO series "Treme," was found dead Wednesday in Louisiana, a Port of New Orleans official told CNN Thursday.

[Furtherman]

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[boobieman]

September 23rd..great can't wait...I love this show.

I did not see Antwan's ex in any of the clips is she still in the show?

SEYEYAYAA

[thepaulo]

just watched season one...loved it.

I hear there will be a short and final season 4.