From NOLA.com:
“Treme,” named after the iconic New Orleans neighborhood where many musicians live, will marry one of television’s most prestigious networks with creator David Simon, one of television’s hottest series masterminds.
Simon created HBO’s the “The Wire,” which just completed a five-year run. While not a huge ratings success for the network, “The Wire” was one [...]
July 10, 2008
Categories: David Simon, New Orleans, Treme, alli . . Author: alli . Comments: 3 Comments
In New Orleans, and in urban areas all over the country, there’s a creepy conflation of the Wireverse and reality. There is surely some local version of Avon Barksdale or Marlo running the Iberville project, or a Bodie holding down the tower on Simon Bolivar Ave. Ray Nagin is just as craven and disconnected [...]
July 8, 2008
Categories: America, New Orleans, Season 4, alli . . Author: alli . Comments: 3 Comments