Your All Time Favorite TV Series?

[R_of_G]

I never heard of Treme until your post. I just finished watching the first episode and liked it quite a bit.
It has such a real feel to it, warts and all.

That's the David Simon trademark. I've joked with my wife that thanks to The Wire I can no longer watch any other cop shows because while I always knew they had unrealistic elements to them, once I've seen a show that took the time to do things correctly, those things in the other shows just seemed so glaringly off. He's mentioned on commentary tracks that he meets a lot of police who tell him that they love the show because it's the only tv cop show they've ever seen that accurately portrays the way law enforcement works from the office politics on down to the street policing.

Simon and his people just have a different approach to doing television, an approach that trusts the audience to not need its hand held.

FYI, here's an excellent interview with Simon about why he chose New Orleans as the subject of his current project and some of the things he hopes to accomplish with Treme. Even down to the depth of his answers to interview questions Simon comes across as radically different than pretty much any creator/writer of any other television show.

http://www.alternet.org/culture/1507...o_new_orleans/

[Tig***]

I'm watching episode 7 and have really enjoyed the story telling. You get an insider's view which allows you to appreciate the cultural nuances New Orleans has. Thanks for exposing us to this series, R_of_G.

//After Katrina, we were swamped with N.O. refugees. Many were good people, full of thanks, but a few gained the nickname, "Katricians", due to their destructive path. Trashing the apartments and hotels rooms that were provided for free, buying dope with aid money, murders, and all the fine activities that unfortunately give the rest of the people a bad name. It is nice to see an insider's view to understand the bigger picture.

Next week the Mississippi River will crest near N.O., and no one knows if the levies will hold this time.

[R_of_G]

I'm watching episode 7 and have really enjoyed the story telling. You get an insider's view which allows you to appreciate the cultural nuances New Orleans has.

After five seasons of The Wire I realized that the "star" of the show wasn't any of the actors, as spectacular as they were. The star was the city of Baltimore.

It seems Mr. Simon and crew are doing the same with New Orleans. If you create authentic characters and have them act in realistc ways, the culture of the setting has to influence that. That's why more than any other show, these characters feel like real people to me.

Too many other shows use their settings as nothing more than background for establishing shots but don't really portray the city/region that is home to the world of the show.