Posts Tagged ‘ David Simon ’

Televising New Orleans in 2010…or Why Sonny isn’t Watching The Real World: New Orleans

July 21, 2010
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Televising New Orleans in 2010…or Why Sonny isn’t Watching <i>The Real World: New Orleans</i>

The Real World: Back to New Orleans, like Treme, brings to life how "authentic" New Orleans has taken on new and often multiple meanings for tourists, volunteers, and television watchers
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Musical Performance Finally Gets Its Due in Treme

May 18, 2010
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Musical Performance Finally Gets Its Due in <em>Treme</em>

Dramatic television has rarely shown much affinity for musicians, and neither has it shown much artistry for dealing with musical performances within the narrative. This time, David Simon and HBO finally get it right.
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Is the Auteur All Wet? On David Simon’s Adventures in Authenticity in Post-Katrina New Orleans

April 23, 2010
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Is the Auteur All Wet? On David Simon’s Adventures in Authenticity in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Is it problematic that Treme seems to hit some false notes? Only until the series begins to interrogate the authenticity tropes one might have expected it to create.
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I Saw God and/or Treme*

April 18, 2010
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I Saw God and/or <em>Treme</em>*

Thoughts on David Simon's next HBO outing, Treme
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