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HBO's 'Treme' is a passionate, prickly tribute to New Orleans
The WatcherIt's hard to imagine embattled post-Katrina New Orleans getting a more loving visual tribute than the one it gets in "Treme" (9 p.m. Central Sunday HBO, three stars). Scattered throughout this sometimes frustrating series are scenes that will make you... -
'Treme': Khandi Alexander, as LaDonna Batiste-Williams, has no time for your problems
Show TrackerIf you’ve got a spare half hour and want some schooling, after you finish watching episode #3 of "Treme" in its entirety, go back and watch only Khandi Alexander’s scenes. Fast-forward through the other stuff – which continues to be...... -
Why did 'Date Night's' Tina Fey and Steve Carell go from great TV to a bad movie?
The Big PictureGoing to the movies always involves a little disappointment, since what is promised is rarely what is delivered. But in terms of depressing experiences, it would be hard to top going to see Tina Fey and Steve Carell, the stars...... -
HBO's 'Treme' gets a second season
The Watcher"Treme" has been picked up for a second season, HBO announced Tuesday. “I can’t think of another show that is more emblematic of what we aspire to be as a network than 'Treme.'" Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming. "In the tradition of 'The... -
'Treme': A junkie Dutchman, a lovely violinist, and a few red flags
Show TrackerIt's time to cop to select free-floating concerns about "Treme" as we conclude hour No. 4 of the 10-episode HBO series' first season, thoughts that started popping up within the first 15 minutes of episode one. After all, the show...... -
For many, a decade to forget. In Baltimore, moments to remember.
Baltimore Sun reporterWhat do we call this decade? The Ohs? If you say that out loud it sounds like a certain baseball team. The Aughts? What's an aught? In a practical but infinitely more gloomy choice, Time magazine settled on "The Decade from Hell." And maybe it was. A new...Tags: Politics, Employment, Retirement, Health, Terrorism
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A city ready for its close-up
Those with the luxury of premium cable came face to face in 2002 with a side of Baltimore that city leaders would have shuddered to display even on public access channels. Taking advantage of HBO's patience with complex plots and permissiveness with...Tags: Television, The Wire (tv program), Entertainment, HBO (tv network), Inner Harbor
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Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane take leads in cable dramas
The WatcherA few news bits I wanted to share: HBO announced Monday that Dustin Hoffman will take the lead role in "Luck," a pilot from "Deadwood" and "NYPD Blue" creator David Milch. As The Wrap's Josef Adalian notes, the fact that Hoffman is the star, Milch created... -
Will HBO's 'Treme' be a tremendous hit with Emmy voters?
Gold DerbyThe next hot TV series from Emmy titan HBO is "Treme," which debuts at a very Emmy-friendly time: April 11 (or about six weeks before the end of the Emmy eligibility period). It's about the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina with special focus on the... -
Emmy predix for best drama series: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Damages,' 'Dexter,' 'Mad Men' and ...?
Gold DerbyLast year, the Emmys expanded the list of nominees for best comedy and drama series to six or seven contenders. Six were planned, but one more could be accommodated if the seventh-ranked contender was extremely close in the vote tally. Thus both... -
TV legacies: Peter Graves, Fess Parker, Robert Culp and writer David Mills
The TV Guy» Orlando Sentinel – The TV GuyHow many classic songs were lost when George Gershwin died? How many scintillating comedies never happened after Carole Lombard was killed in a plane crash? We lose a lot of culture when gifted artists die young. And it happened again this week whe... -
"Treme" creators David Simon and Eric Overmyer talk about the late David Mills
Show TrackerAt a press lunch today for HBO's upcoming series "Treme," executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer paid eloquent tribute to their colleague and friend, writer David Mills. A veteran writer for previous Simon series such as "The Wire," "The......
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