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Fishhead Family Reunited
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Slightly Off Center
 
2010-04-20, 14:20

I never watched The Wire, simply because I don't have HBO. I've been waiting patiently for Treme to hit the iTMS, but nothing so far.

I may have to resort to "other means" to watch it, simply because I have so much interest in the subject matter.

The word from those with first-hand local knowledge who have seen it is that it is amazingly authentic. The only way anyone's found fault with its accuracy thus far is with some finely-tuned nitpicking, such as Hubig's Pies not being back in business, and most people's electricity in flooded neighborhoods not being back on, and flooded structures not appearing "damaged" enough, and not enough piles of debris topped off by duct-taped refrigerators, for the 90-days-post-storm timeframe of the show.

The fact that HBO has already renewed it for a second season says that they're pretty impressed thus far.
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