tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765254784941176688.post6694240139374717527..comments2023-10-10T10:32:57.162-05:00Comments on Ipse Blogit: A note on HBO's TremeJim Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13414789047570011778noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765254784941176688.post-21131930256746913932010-05-19T15:08:37.304-05:002010-05-19T15:08:37.304-05:00Nagin wasn't popular enough to be reelected. T...Nagin wasn't popular enough to be reelected. The field was THAT week and Landrieau ran a REALLY REALLY poor campaign that was Coakley-esque in its tone and tactics. <br /><br />Keep in mind many people didn't want the Landrieau machine back in and judging by some of his appointments already, can't blame them. Wish Fieklow had run, he would've been great.Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765254784941176688.post-77818524733111991092010-05-17T14:54:16.771-05:002010-05-17T14:54:16.771-05:00I agree with you, DC. Simon is using a little bit ...I agree with you, DC. Simon is using a little bit of several real life new orleans in constructing the Annie and Sonny characters. Simon even said somewhere that part of Bautiste's character was based upon Kermit Ruffins. <br /><br />Let's hope that the Sonny /Annie story doesn't take the same road as the Zach/Addie real life story took. Would be almost pornographic and really unnecessary and cheap even though it would be following to a T what actually happened. <br /><br />One of my favorite "underdog" storylines is that of Albert Lambreaux's son, Delmond. He gives us a great counter-balance to the "everything is great about New Orleans" characters. <br /><br />All in all, I have been happy with the show and, had I not watched The Wire, I might have thought this one to be damn good. However, after watching The Wire, my expectations were so high that I have been just a little disappointed with aspects of Treme, mainly its tendency to be a little preachy. Got a long way to go with the series though, and I have a lot of faith in Simon to bring it through.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841018502260038649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765254784941176688.post-22110749444241332092010-05-15T07:28:31.870-05:002010-05-15T07:28:31.870-05:00As far as the Bush bashing goes, remember the time...As far as the Bush bashing goes, remember the time frame. At that time, the Bush bashing was the order of the day. Remember that Nagin was popular enough to be re-elected and Blanco's warts hadn't been exposed yet. One of the iconic photos from the aftermath was Bush flying over the destruction in his cocoon of Air Force One, so the Bush bashing is true to life in that respect. Also remember that the John Goodman character is based on Ashley Morris, so his personal views take center stage at times through Creighton Burnette.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968375210098882945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765254784941176688.post-55310900588807698192010-05-12T18:28:09.094-05:002010-05-12T18:28:09.094-05:00The Pacific is not near as good as Band of Brother...The Pacific is not near as good as Band of Brothers, as much as it hurts to admit it. I've read the two books on which it is based (Leckie's and Sledge's), and Basilone is legendary in the Marine Corps, but unfortunately these otherwise excellent producers couldn't get it to flow near as well as BofB, in my opinion. <br /><br />And Treme is great, if they'll keep the Bush-bashing in check. Seems to me there were some "more local" leaders that the characters could rail about as well. The lady plays a mean fiddle. I hope she makes it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060581083684348136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765254784941176688.post-32842835479764933592010-05-12T13:52:37.041-05:002010-05-12T13:52:37.041-05:00Been a lot of debate amongst my NOLA group of frie...Been a lot of debate amongst my NOLA group of friends as to whether Annie ends up 'girlfriend gumbo.' Seems to be a lot pointing in that direction, though after episode 4 it seemed as if they were more based on Anders Osbourne and Theresa Anderson than Bowden & Hall. That said I'm sure they are cobbling together the bios they are basing the characters on, so those aren't necessarily mutually exclusive plot lines.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12474420085049041743noreply@blogger.com