Sunday, July 25, 2010

Treme

Treme This new HBO show, is very promising.  It’s produced by the same guy who produced the critically acclaimed The Wire, which I’m now catching up with on DVD, and the critics love Treme too.

Treme is set in New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina’s devastation.  All the characters’ lives have been displaced, some more some less, but all have been affected one way or another.

New Orleans looms large in the background, but it’s the music that spontaneously blossoms on a random street corner, or livens up a party or a night out that really embodies a character onto itself.  Needless to say, the score is outstanding.

And so is the acting, whether from famous actors like John Goodman and Steve Zahn or relative unknowns like Melissa Leo, Kim Dickens, Wendell Pierce, and Clarke Peters (the last two, veterans of The Wire).

While I cannot say I’m wild about Treme just yet, the potential is there for a lasting and engrossing drama that will last for many years.

I’m looking forward to season 2.

Grade: 8

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