Treme

David Simon is creator of one of the best narrative's in past 20 years, the T.V. show The Wire.

(If you haven't seen or heard of the Wire, drop that meatball sandwich, Take some of your sick days off, go buy the dvd's or get HBO to watch it on demand, and soak in the gritty realty of Baltimore.

Ok, Wasn't that a great show? Your Welcome!)

Last Sunday HBO premiered David Simon's New show Treme.

Treme take's place 3 month's after Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans. The show Mainly focuses on musicians.

It starts with a parade down the streets that look like torn paper mache, and ends with a slow funeral march. Both are led by the same New Orleans jazz band. Tho they play the same instruments, and even the same notes, the sound that comes from the two times are vastly different.

In the back drop of neighborhood homes where the high water ends the old mardi gras decorations begin. In the foreground are the character's.

There Is no star or main character perspective witch the story is told. There is no villein or thing to beat. Rather a Assembly of people who are trying to get back to there life that was swept away. There is no question or answers just a story to be told.

Each character is a different perspective of this story.

Steven Zahn, who you might know as that one guy from That Thing You Do, and a hundred other movies that he was good in but the movie was still bad plays A Disc Jocky, who after smoking a blunt is eger to get to next the music venu.

Wendell Pierce plays trombonist who is so broke he cant even get to his next gig.

Melissa Leo plays as a civil rights lawyer who is searching for a man that has been missing since the flood.

John Goodman plays Galactus, devourer of worlds a college professor with a strong opinion.

Its a different show then the Wire, and that can be a good thing. Where The Wire showed what a modern city city look's like. Treme focus more on the sound. Music plays strong role in the
show.

The music tells a story of a great city that once was, but now crippled by economic and natural disaster.

The show of captures the live music experiences. You feel like you are at a crowed Jazz bar, or watching on the band march on streets.

It feels like a long Form documentary rather then a fictional show show.

Treme has the possibility to be a great show, or just some thing that was really preachy. I hope that show continues to focus on the small people rather then the big picture