Possible New HBO show from the Creator of the Wire

two guns holla · **Posted:** Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:24 pm

David Simon's open letter to New Orleans explaining the inaccurate appearance of a Hubig's pie in the pilot

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In the first episode of "Treme," to be broadcast tonight on HBO, a character will reach into her purse and produce an apple-flavored Hubig's pie. She will do this in late November 2005. With the rest of her dessert menu no longer available, the character, a local chef, will then serve the local delicacy to a patron of her restaurant.
We offer this bit of information freely, as Exhibit A in what will surely become a long list of cited inaccuracies, anachronisms and equivocations through which New Orleanians reassure themselves that not only is our little drama a fiction, but that those who have perpetrated this fiction are indifferent to facts, chronologies, historical possibilities.
True, the Hubig's bakery in the Marigny did not reopen until February 2006, and true therefore, any such pastry found in a woman's purse should by rights be a pre-Katrina artifact and therefore unsuitable for anyone's dessert.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:32 pm

two guns holla Wrote:

David Simon's open letter to New Orleans explaining the inaccurate appearance of a Hubig's pie in the pilot

Quote:

In the first episode of "Treme," to be broadcast tonight on HBO, a character will reach into her purse and produce an apple-flavored Hubig's pie. She will do this in late November 2005. With the rest of her dessert menu no longer available, the character, a local chef, will then serve the local delicacy to a patron of her restaurant.
We offer this bit of information freely, as Exhibit A in what will surely become a long list of cited inaccuracies, anachronisms and equivocations through which New Orleanians reassure themselves that not only is our little drama a fiction, but that those who have perpetrated this fiction are indifferent to facts, chronologies, historical possibilities.
True, the Hubig's bakery in the Marigny did not reopen until February 2006, and true therefore, any such pastry found in a woman's purse should by rights be a pre-Katrina artifact and therefore unsuitable for anyone's dessert.

A ton of people tweeted about this inaccuracy minutes after it happened. It's like they're trying to spot the mistakes.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:42 pm

Also, that letter was released on Sunday before the premiere, so he was copping to the fact that while they will be as accurate as possible, these things will happen simply for purposes of the story.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

shiv Wrote:

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Simon is also collaborating with Tom Fontana (Oz) on a new HBO mini-series called Manhunt that will focus on the 12 days after the Lincoln Assassination while John Wilkes Booth was on the run.

i wonder whatever happened to this. i just did a short google search and came up with nothing.

d · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:12 pm

Trying to give this show a chance, but so far, it's not grabbing me. Plus I find Steve Zahn highly annoying.

DMB04 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:02 pm

Z Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

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Simon is also collaborating with Tom Fontana (Oz) on a new HBO mini-series called Manhunt that will focus on the 12 days after the Lincoln Assassination while John Wilkes Booth was on the run.

i wonder whatever happened to this. i just did a short google search and came up with nothing.

No shit? One of my favorite books the past few years. And, the Wire is still the best thing ever on HBO. On TV, really.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:56 pm

d Wrote:

Trying to give this show a chance, but so far, it's not grabbing me. Plus I find Steve Zahn highly annoying.

Co-sign this. Femgar thinks he is a molo.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:43 am

Senator GAR in 2010! Wrote:

d Wrote:

Trying to give this show a chance, but so far, it's not grabbing me. Plus I find Steve Zahn highly annoying.

Co-sign this. Femgar thinks he is a molo.

Digging watching Bunk and Freamon work and the music is great but I'm not quite grasping the narrative just yet.

The Wire was the same way for me though. Took a few eps for it to really get it's hooks in me.

d · **Posted:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:10 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Senator GAR in 2010! Wrote:

d Wrote:

Trying to give this show a chance, but so far, it's not grabbing me. Plus I find Steve Zahn highly annoying.

Co-sign this. Femgar thinks he is a molo.

Digging watching Bunk and Freamon work and the music is great but I'm not quite grasping the narrative just yet.

The Wire was the same way for me though. Took a few eps for it to really get it's hooks in me.

kk, I'll give it more time.

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:07 pm

I can definitely tell I'm going to like this show, but I'm not at the point yet where'd I'd go out of my way to recommend this show to people, like I do with the Wire. But I'm already getting that "Ooh, sweet, Treme is on tonight!" feeling. My point is, I think, that I'm sticking with this show until it's not on the air anymore.

Rick Derris Wrote:

Digging watching Bunk and Freamon work and the music is great but I'm not quite grasping the narrative just yet.

This is another problem for me. In my head I still think "Bunk" and "Freamon," hell I couldn't even tell you their new character's names yet.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:24 pm

Locals have a major hard-on for this show.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:14 pm

Senator GAR in 2010! Wrote:

d Wrote:

Trying to give this show a chance, but so far, it's not grabbing me. Plus I find Steve Zahn highly annoying.

Co-sign this. Femgar thinks he is a molo.

Funny, since John Goodman's character apparently does too now.

I am really starting to get into the show now. I feel like some dark shit is going to start happening though, especially to the female violinist.

Danny Don't Rapp · **Joined:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1530

I really want to like this show but so far it's not happening (I haven't seen the newest episode).

Problems:

1. Shitty script
2. Lazy writing
a. Too many in-your-face New Orleans references (throwing blatant references to crawfish, red beans and rice, etc. in the script...plus the guy wearing a Finn McCools shirt in episode 2)
3. Going overboard with the community thing (Goodman's rant in episode 1, the whole street musician vs. Wisconsin kids scene in episode 2 -- TRULY cringeworthy)
4. None of the actors seem appropriate for their roles
a. Steve Zahn (in general)

I still want to give it a shot, but so far it seems like it's coming from a bunch of first-time directors/screenwriters rather than a bunch of veterans.

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