As Treme opens, a group of New Orleans residents are celebrating their first "second-line parade" since Hurricane Katrina blew through the city and across the Gulf Coast just three months earlier. Folks are strutting and dancing, a brass band is blowing a joyful noise--it's a celebration of "NOLA's" resilience and proud spirit ("Won't bow--don't know how," as they say). But there's darkness just below this shiny surface, and anyone familiar with The Wire, cocreator-writer David Simon's last show, won't be a bit surprised to find that he and fellow Treme writer-producer... Eric Overmyer aren't shy about going there. The New Orleans we see is a city barely starting to recover from what one character calls "a man-made catastrophe of epic proportions and decades in the making." Many people's homes are gone, and insurance payments are a rumor. Other locals haven't come back, and still others are simply missing. The people have been betrayed by their own government, and New Orleans's reputation for corruption is hardly helped by the fact that the police force is in such disarray that the line between cop and criminal is sometimes so fine as to be nonexistent. Bad, but not all bad. NOLA still has its cuisine, its communities, and best of all its music, which permeates every chapter, from the Rebirth Brass Band's "I Feel Like Funkin' It Up" in episode 1 to Allen Toussaint and "Cha Dooky-Doo" in episode 10. There's Dixieland and zydeco, natch, but also hip-hop and rock; there are NOLA stalwarts like Dr. John, Ernie K-Doe, Lee Dorsey, and the Meters (as well as appearances by Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, and others), but plenty of younger, lesser knowns, too. Whether we hear it in the street, in a club or a recording studio, at home, or anywhere, music is the lifeblood of the city and this series, and it's handled brilliantly. Treme has a lot of characters and their stories to keep up with. There's trombonist Antoine Batiste (Wendell Pierce), a wonderful player but kind of a dog, especially to his current baby mama and his ex-wife, LaDonna (Khandi Alexander), a bar owner who's desperately searching for her missing brother. There's Creighton Bernette (John Goodman), a writer preoccupied with telling the world what's really going on in the city, and his wife Toni (Melissa Leo), a lawyer and thorn in the side of the authorities. There's Davis McAlary (Steve Zahn), a well-meaning but annoyingly clueless radio DJ, his occasional girlfriend Janette (Kim Dickens), who's struggling to keep her restaurant open, and Albert Lambreaux (Clarke Peters), who returns from Houston, finds his house in ruins, and sets about rebuilding it. You might not like all of them. Not all get through the series unscathed, or even alive. But that's part of the deal. The show feels authentic: dialogue (natural, plain, and profane), story lines, locations, camera work, the utter lack of gloss and glamour--this is no Chamber of Commerce travelogue. It's not a documentary either, but there are moments when it's just down and dirty enough to pass for one. --Sam Graham [show more]
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The complete first season of the US drama series set in New Orleans from the creators of 'The Wire'. The programme focuses on one of the city's neighbourhoods where its residents are attempting to rebuild their lives after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Wendell Pierce, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Steve Zahn and Khandi Alexander star as some of the diverse characters living within the community. Episodes comprise: 'Do You Know What It Means', 'Meet De Boys On the Battlefront', 'Right Place, Wrong Time', 'At the Foot of Canal Street', 'Shame, Shame, Shame', 'Shallow Water, Oh Mama', 'Smoke My Peace Pipe', 'All On a Mardi Gras Day', 'Wish Someone Would Care' and 'I'll Fly Away'.
Won't Bow. Don't Know How. Amid the ruins of an American city, ordinary people - musicians, chefs, residents - find themselves clinging to a unique culture and wondering if their city still has a future. From the creators of The Wire comes a new, acclaimed series about adversity and the human spirit, set in New Orleans, in the aftermath of the greatest man-made disaster in American history. Welcome to Treme. Previews and Recaps The Making of Treme Beyond Bourbon Street Down in the Treme: A Look at the Music and Culture of New Orleans (Interactive Guide - English only) The Music of Treme (Song & Artist Info - English Only) Full Length Commentary Tracks on all 10 episodes Audio commentary on Episode 1 with creators/executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer Audio commentary on Episode 3 with Wendell Pierce, Khandi Alexander and Alan Sepinwall (TV Critic, HitFix) Audio commentary on Episode 8 with creators/executive producer Eric Overmyer and producer/director Anthony Hemingway Audio commentary on Episode 9 with writer George Pelecanos and John Goodman Audio commentary on Episode 10 with creator/executive producer David Simon and executive producer Nina Noble Audio commentary on Episodes 1-10 with Josh Jackson (WBGO) and Patrick Jarenwattananon (NPR Music) Actors Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Michiel Huisman, Melissa Leo, Lucia Micarelli, Clarke Peters, Wendell Pierce, Steve Zahn, John Goodman, India Ennenga, Ntare Mwine, Marc John Jefferies & Phyllis Montana LeBlanc Director Anthony Hemingway & Agnieszka Holland Certificate 15 years and over Year 2010 Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Additional Languages French ; Castillian Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German
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