Treme

Having just finished watching this first season of this HBO series on DVD, I have to say that I am smitten with the show.  Treme (pronounced /trəˈmeɪ/ trə-may) is the name of a New Orleans neighborhood just above the French Quarter where so much of New Orleans history and music started.

The story starts just 3 months after Katrina and the season ends just after the first Mardi Gras after the storm.  The producers, David Simon and Eric Overmyer (of another favorite show of mine, The Wire) have done a marvelous job of creating characters and music, using native residents, real musicians and great actors all together.

I can't wait for the second season to come out on DVD.