Treme

[erika]

But is YouTube really irrelevant to that guy's plot? He feels like no one is listening to him and his whole thing has been trying to get the word out... from the very beginning. I bet it feels pretty hopeless to try to communicate things about Katrina to the rest of the world.

[Pidgeon]

I don't even remember youtube in 2005. I remember always having to go to third-rate video sites like Dailymotion and Google Video, and vlogs hadn't taken off either.

[erika]

That's because you were twelve.

[Pidgeon]

No silly, fifteen.

[Gibby]

Have still not seen, but my friend continually complains that the British character seems to be composed entirely from stereotypes based in The Benny Hill Show.

[Joe Rogaine]

Have still not seen, but my friend continually complains that the British character seems to be composed entirely from stereotypes based in The Benny Hill Show.

There isn't a British character.

[Chris L]

Have still not seen, but my friend continually complains that the British character seems to be composed entirely from stereotypes based in The Benny Hill Show.

There isn't a British character.

There was a British guy in one scene of one episode. I think your friend is thinking of McNulty.

[Joe Rogaine]

Have still not seen, but my friend continually complains that the British character seems to be composed entirely from stereotypes based in The Benny Hill Show.

There isn't a British character.

There was a British guy in one scene of one episode. I think your friend is thinking of McNulty.

Oh yeah you're right the guy that interviewed John Goodman's character in the first episode.

[Ike]

Damn the Haters, I love this show.  The first two episodes left me utterly devastated (two scenes in particular--no spoilers on my end); episode three faltered, but was still moving forward. 

I would watch Wendell Pierce while he watches paint dry and be content. 

Also, re-watching the Wire, the acting is positively over-the-top: that's completely by design for Simon.  He wants that slight exaggeration of reality for some reason, and I'm completely on board. 

[nec13]

Watched the first episode of Treme last night. It was quite good. I'm looking forward to watching future episodes.

[Sarah]

Have still not seen, but my friend continually complains that the British character seems to be composed entirely from stereotypes based in The Benny Hill Show.

A lot of people say that about Elvis Costello.

[mahgeetah]

I'd like to think that the tour bus was a symbol for the creators and viewers of the show, but I'm not sure that Simon et al. are all that self-aware. My wife is from New Orleans and she refuses to watch it. She expected it to be "Katrina Porn." I predicted that wouldn't  be the case, but so far it has been, 100%.

It's not so much that the characters are unlikable (as most of them are), it's that they're so one-dimensional.  At some point in a recent episode, one of them whined, "I JUST WANT MY CITY BACK!" That was the moment where I gave up my last bit of hope for the show.

[Sarah]

But it was Steve Zahn's character who whined that; he's supposed to be a jerk.

Note:  I'm glad the Dutchness of street pianist has finally been acknowledged.  The violinist should dump him, however, regardless of nationality.  (Although I'm a little worried about a "Star Is Born" subplot.)

[erika]

I'm ok with the musician cameos but they can ALL be about 75% less screen time. As for some of the music-centered scenes... can we limit full song performances to just a few per episode? I feel like I'm missing out on some plot.

And with scenes Lester from the Wire (whatever his name is on Treme) and Mrs. Jones from down the street might as well just have some softcore porn music playing in the background. Just so lame and obvious and not at all interesting. Two neighbors are going to get it on? Oh wow! I hope they shift some of the focus away from that guy.

Some of the writing is falling flat, but I do really enjoy many of the characters and the overall story about New Orleans. Just if I have to hear Bunk sing one more song...... in a hospital waiting room? Really? No one would think that was incredibly annoying??

[Matt]

Note:  I'm glad the Dutchness of street pianist has finally been acknowledged.  The violinist should dump him, however, regardless of nationality.  (Although I'm a little worried about a "Star Is Born" subplot.)

I just hope this plot doesn't follow that of their real-life counterparts. (No spoilers!) I like Violin Girl, even if the show has barely acknowledged her. One question, though - why wouldn't Violin Girl and Piano Dude get Antoine's trombone after the police arrested him? Whatever happened to that "Musician's Code" I've heard so much about?

Oh, TREME. You're losing me. I'm still on board, but pick it up, willya?