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Radical Larry
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I don't find it slow at all.TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Surprised at the negative reviews in this thread, although I guess you can get mixed reviews on nearly everything in the FFA. Maybe it's because I've spent more time in New Orleans than most, but I think the show is fantastic, and I could see myself watching the entire season again the way I did with The Wire. The story line isn't as good as the Wire, but the writing is equally clever but the acting's probably better. The woman playing LaDonna is just killing it. I suppose we don't really need further proof that the Emmys are a total farce after they failed to recognize The Wire, but if they don't recognize her it would be a crime.
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Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
I'll watch every week just to see how Antoine manages to scrape up some money.
Radical Larry
Footballguy
Anyone else still watching? I think it keeps improving with every episode.
Me too.
The Ref
Footballguy
Me three.I think the show has hit the ground running.
Fiddles
Footballguy
just finished episode 5 and am liking it
not alot happening so I can see why some people dont like it
being a music/new orleans/wire fan im sucked in
this site has tons of articles on the series
http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/
not alot happening so I can see why some people dont like it
being a music/new orleans/wire fan im sucked in
this site has tons of articles on the series
http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/
snitwitch
Footballguy
I think I'm 3 or 4 episodes behind, need to catch back up.
scoobygang
Footballguy
I'm kind of in the middle on these responses. I generally enjoy spending time with these characters, in this city. I am struggling to discern a larger narrative that expands my understanding of the life of cities the way The Wire did.
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
so are Davis and Annie gonna hook up? I wish the Dutch piano playing guy would step in front of a bus. and I loved the exchange between Antoine and the Japanese guy...such disparate cultures, but they're right there on the same page with each other.
Barry
Footballguy
really enjoyed the last two episodes. Tonight they kept hinting that something was going to happen to Creighton but it still shocked me.
I hope Annie is done with Sonny.
Good job Antoine, LaDonna is a step up from your baby's momma.
I just noticed that the Chief's daughter was Lester's girlfriend in the Wire.
Jeanette looked awesome in Mardi Gras.
Treme theme always sticks in my head for a couple days.
this show is pointing me in the direction of music that I would've never bothered with.
I hope Annie is done with Sonny.
Good job Antoine, LaDonna is a step up from your baby's momma.
I just noticed that the Chief's daughter was Lester's girlfriend in the Wire.
Jeanette looked awesome in Mardi Gras.
Treme theme always sticks in my head for a couple days.
this show is pointing me in the direction of music that I would've never bothered with.
I still think it's pretty slowly developing (I have no idea where they're going to go with any of the storylines)....but I enjoy it a lot.In an article when the series started, the hinted that the series would end with the Super Bowl win as it was such a huge step forward for the city...but now with the oil spill, I wonder if it will continue on a little longer with the area getting disrespected by everyone again.
Radical Larry
Footballguy
Yeah, the thing with Creighton came as a surprise. I mean I had an idea with the way he was acting in last night's episode but wouldn't have guessed it a few episodes ago. I can't stand Sonny. I wish he would jump off a boat.
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
so...um...did what I THINK happened at the end of the episode actually happen? 
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
I kind of had a moment of doubt too- the Algiers ferry lets off just across the river on the West Bank, so it's possible that rather than what it looked like, he actually just left New Orleans for a totally fresh start and a new life, and that his car would still be parked where he left it on the other side of the river. Plus he didn't bring anything heavy with him to counter his natural bouyancy.But that's not really Simon's style at all. Not a lot of misdirection in five seasons of the Wire that I can recall. I can't imagine they'd strongly hint at something only to spring a surprise twist like it's an episode of Desperate Housewives or something.so...um...did what I THINK happened at the end of the episode actually happen?
I can't imagine them killing off a major character in one season. It almost seemed like he needed to get some new perspective/inspiration with respect to New Orleans. He can't get anything going with the book, so he needs something new to inspire him....hence just leaving class, no contact, doing the things he enjoys about New Orleans.Clearly, the look that the guy he bummed the cigarette from was weird. It had the feeling as if Goodman was about to get whacked or something.I kind of had a moment of doubt too- the Algiers ferry lets off just across the river on the West Bank, so it's possible that rather than what it looked like, he actually just left New Orleans for a totally fresh start and a new life, and that his car would still be parked where he left it on the other side of the river. Plus he didn't bring anything heavy with him to counter his natural bouyancy.But that's not really Simon's style at all. Not a lot of misdirection in five seasons of the Wire that I can recall. I can't imagine they'd strongly hint at something only to spring a surprise twist like it's an episode of Desperate Housewives or something.so...um...did what I THINK happened at the end of the episode actually happen?
Barry
Footballguy
I agree with this. I never read The Awakening, but according to google the main character committed suicide.
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
yes, but I got the sense that he wanted to experience the things he loved so much one last time. still, the ending seemed so abrupt, so I'm not exactly sure if it actually happened or not.I can't imagine them killing off a major character in one season. It almost seemed like he needed to get some new perspective/inspiration with respect to New Orleans. He can't get anything going with the book, so he needs something new to inspire him....hence just leaving class, no contact, doing the things he enjoys about New Orleans.I kind of had a moment of doubt too- the Algiers ferry lets off just across the river on the West Bank, so it's possible that rather than what it looked like, he actually just left New Orleans for a totally fresh start and a new life, and that his car would still be parked where he left it on the other side of the river. Plus he didn't bring anything heavy with him to counter his natural bouyancy.But that's not really Simon's style at all. Not a lot of misdirection in five seasons of the Wire that I can recall. I can't imagine they'd strongly hint at something only to spring a surprise twist like it's an episode of Desperate Housewives or something.so...um...did what I THINK happened at the end of the episode actually happen?
Clearly, the look that the guy he bummed the cigarette from was weird. It had the feeling as if Goodman was about to get whacked or something.
boubucarow
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I definitely think it was purposely written that way....but I just can't think logically how that would play out in the series.yes, but I got the sense that he wanted to experience the things he loved so much one last time. still, the ending seemed so abrupt, so I'm not exactly sure if it actually happened or not.I can't imagine them killing off a major character in one season. It almost seemed like he needed to get some new perspective/inspiration with respect to New Orleans. He can't get anything going with the book, so he needs something new to inspire him....hence just leaving class, no contact, doing the things he enjoys about New Orleans.I kind of had a moment of doubt too- the Algiers ferry lets off just across the river on the West Bank, so it's possible that rather than what it looked like, he actually just left New Orleans for a totally fresh start and a new life, and that his car would still be parked where he left it on the other side of the river. Plus he didn't bring anything heavy with him to counter his natural bouyancy.But that's not really Simon's style at all. Not a lot of misdirection in five seasons of the Wire that I can recall. I can't imagine they'd strongly hint at something only to spring a surprise twist like it's an episode of Desperate Housewives or something.so...um...did what I THINK happened at the end of the episode actually happen?
Clearly, the look that the guy he bummed the cigarette from was weird. It had the feeling as if Goodman was about to get whacked or something.
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
I'm not sure how to do spoiler tags, but if you go here, it seems to put the mystery of Creighton to rest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treme_%28TV_series%29
Radical Larry
Footballguy
It does?And to do spoiler:
left bracket spoiler right bracket
left bracket /spoiler right bracket
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
okay, let me try it:
Creighton Bernette (John Goodman) and Toni Bernette (Melissa Leo): Creighton teaches English at Tulane University; his wife Toni is a civil rights lawyer. They have a teenage daughter, Sofia (India Ennenga). Creighton has spent the last several years (off-and-on) writing a novel about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Toni is working with LaDonna to solve the mystery of Daymo's whereabouts. In the ninth episode of the first season Creighton commits suicide.
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Creighton Bernette (John Goodman) and Toni Bernette (Melissa Leo): Creighton teaches English at Tulane University; his wife Toni is a civil rights lawyer. They have a teenage daughter, Sofia (India Ennenga). Creighton has spent the last several years (off-and-on) writing a novel about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Toni is working with LaDonna to solve the mystery of Daymo's whereabouts. In the ninth episode of the first season Creighton commits suicide.
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Proud Communist
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You are pulling our legs... that bolded sentence is not there on the Wikipedia page.
Maik Jeaunz
Footballguy
You are pulling our legs... that bolded sentence is not there on the Wikipedia page.wow, that's weird. it was just there. guess someone edited it.
Radical Larry
Footballguy
You are pulling our legs... that bolded sentence is not there on the Wikipedia page.It didn't before but it does now
TommyGilmore
Footballguy
Watched 2 episodes at a friend's house. Kinda pedestrian. Most of it seemed like Actors Reciting Dialogue.
Also, the one trombone player reminded me of Al Bundy's buddy Griff, so every time I saw him on screen I would think to myself, "NO MA'AM!"
Also, the one trombone player reminded me of Al Bundy's buddy Griff, so every time I saw him on screen I would think to myself, "NO MA'AM!"
Celph Titled
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Great episode.
Lots of information on references and such here: http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/20..._someone_w.html
Lots of information on references and such here: http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/20..._someone_w.html
Radical Larry
Footballguy
Great final episode. Some stuff wrapped up while other things are left open for next season. Can't wait.
Proud Communist
Footballguy
I hope they provide some explanation for Creighton's death. He certainly didn't seem depressed in the show.
Radical Larry
Footballguy
I think they did a decent job of showing his mood swings in the 2 or 3 episodes before his death.
Proud Communist
Footballguy
They did attempt to address it...but he certainly did not seem that depressed.
Seymour Corn
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I have the entire season DVR'd. Should I watch it?
Haven't seen 'The Wire', so I don't know what Simon is about. Will his passing affect the show?
I don't want to get involved if it is being cancelled. Does anyone have any news/insight?
TIA
Haven't seen 'The Wire', so I don't know what Simon is about. Will his passing affect the show?
I don't want to get involved if it is being cancelled. Does anyone have any news/insight?
TIA
Celph Titled
Footballguy
It's been picked up for S2.David Simon is alive, as far as I know. <_<
scoobygang
Footballguy
David Mills is who died, not David Simon. Mills had written for Homicide, NYPD Blue, ER, The Corner, The Wire, and Treme. But he was never a showrunner or anything.Interestingly, when he was a journalis (like Simon coming out of the University of Maryland) he was responsible for the Professor Griff controversy and the even more famous Sistah Souljah controversy.It's been picked up for S2.David Simon is alive, as far as I know.
scoobygang
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Goodman was always billed as a guest star. He was never listed in the main title credits.
Seymour Corn
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My mistake. One of the producers, David Mills, died.Do you recommend it? Should I get invested in the show? I'm having regrets over getting involved in Lost.It's been picked up for S2.David Simon is alive, as far as I know.
scoobygang
Footballguy
Treme is a pretty small investment now. Just 12 episodes. I think it's worthwhile, but I greatly prefer The Wire. I'm not sure that the theme of Treme couldn't have been handled in a limited run mini-series.My mistake. One of the producers, David Mills, died.Do you recommend it? Should I get invested in the show? I'm having regrets over getting involved in Lost.It's been picked up for S2.David Simon is alive, as far as I know.
Seymour Corn
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Sounds like you're not to keen on it. If you think it could have been a mini-series, do you feel that there might not be a point to continuing the show into a 2nd season?Treme is a pretty small investment now. Just 12 episodes. I think it's worthwhile, but I greatly prefer The Wire. I'm not sure that the theme of Treme couldn't have been handled in a limited run mini-series.My mistake. One of the producers, David Mills, died.Do you recommend it? Should I get invested in the show? I'm having regrets over getting involved in Lost.It's been picked up for S2.David Simon is alive, as far as I know.
boubucarow
Footballguy
They did attempt to address it...but he certainly did not seem that depressed.
scoobygang
Footballguy
I wouldn't say that I'm not fond of it. You mentioned that you haven't seen The Wire. I think The Wire is the greatest television show ever, by a wide margin. It is unfair to compare Treme to The Wire, but it is also kind of inevitable.Treme is a character piece. And its best character is New Orleans. If you accept that, and don't get caught up in wanting a lot of stuff to happen, it's enjoyable to watch these people try to rebuild their lives and their city. It's affecting. I don't know if it can continue to be affecting into Season 2 if it decides that's still the show it wants to be. I'm still on the fence.
Seymour Corn
it=info
I'm feeling like I should bail.
boubucarow
Footballguy
I would agree with this. It is easy to become attached to New Orleans and how its people react to what happens to them as you watch the season. However, it is harder to engross yourself into the characters so far in a individual "I want to see what happens to them in the long run" sort of way.
scoobygang
Footballguy
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Never realized that. Thx
