Movie #978 .........................."Treme" (t.v.)

Donna Kramer Barnes

3 mins · 

Movie #978 "Treme" is a show I watched to introduce NOLA to me before our trip, and we got through about 20 episodes. That's about where a very disturbing act (shooting point blank of someone in the street) made us put it down ---- we didn't want to be put off before we visited. Now, after coming back safely, we may pick up the series again, but until then, I thought I'd review what we watched so far. I think you have to watch a few shows to get used to the multitude of characters that the t.v. show covers. This show is one of the few NOLA residents think really shows what it was like just after Katrina, and it takes you through the months of rebuilding that all these people faced: John Goodman, an English professor at a local college, his wife, a lawyer, a woman who owns a bar in New Orleans, but lives in Baton Rouge, her ex husband, who is a philandering trombonist with several children and a new wife to clothe, house and feed, so he is in constant flux to find a job, a chef who moves away from New Orleans when it is too hard to rebuild her place, her ex boyfriend, Steve Zahn, who is a disc jockey who gets high on music, a Krewe chief, his son who plays music, and several other musicians, esp. a down on his luck guitarist and his ex partner who is an outstanding violinist, and finally a transplanted person who is trying to make money on the rebuilding process. Some of these people are more interesting than others, but I must say, about 50% of most of the shows are filled with music and introduction of the food and culture, and all of those parts we thoroughly enjoyed. Hope we get back to this someday.................I give it 4 stars out of 5

Treme
2010-2013 TV-MA 4 seasons
Average rating: 3.7
Our best guess for you: 3.7 stars
Average of 88161 ratings: 3.9 stars
Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, this multifaceted drama follows the challenges facing the devastated city's frustrated yet determined residents, including trombonist Antoine (Wendell Pierce), Mardi Gras Indian Chief Albert (Clarke Peters) and restaurant owner Janette (Kim Dickens). Created by David Simon ("The Wire") and Eric Overmyer ("Homicide: Life on the Street"), the HBO series also stars Steve Zahn, John Goodman and Melissa Leo