Great music, though I've found the episodes a little disjointed so far.
How long is Janette going to keep working for that psycho chef in New York before she gets fed up and returns where she belongs? How long before someone smacks the crap out of Davis for being, well, Davis?
I love seeing the "real" musicians whether they're performing or just playing themselves.
The best parts are the music and ambiance but I think it will come together at some point. I have patience as long as it looks and sounds pretty great.
Listen to this two or three times and try to get it out of your head. If only the series itself were as good. Great music, terrific acting, and many of the individual scenes are wonderful. But they don't seem to add up to anything or go anywhere. The show finally developed some momentum in the last couple of episodes last season, but this season they're back to square one, just lollygagging along. At least it's a chance to wind down from the head-spinning complexities of "Game of Thrones".
Totally love this show. I get what people are saying about clear plot points, but to me I dig the entire milieu/tableau and besides, the developer dude will drive some of it; he seems like a character imported from The Wire to stir things up.
Speaking of characters, they're all fun to watch in motion.
Wow. Overmeyer came from NY theater. Wrote some great plays. Holland is a feature film director who did the marvelous adapatation of THE SECRET GARDEN and of course EUROPA, EUROPA. No wonder it's one of your faves. Quality people involved in this. I love learning about all the cool shows I miss not being a cable subscriber. Another one to wait for DVD release.
We saw quite a few of the cast of TREME (including Wendell Pierce and Clark Peters) and its creators signing DVDs of the first series (and posters) at Jazzfest. I was between concerts and on the way to get a couple of cochon de lait po' boys at the time so didn't stand in the long line, but they were there.
Every week in the Times-Picayune there is a "weekly explainer" telling exactly where each scene was filmed (one of the New York concert scenes in last week's episode was filmed in New Orleans), the names of the songs played and which musicians played on them, etc.
I wish I had all that information handy.
Looks like I was right, by the way, as it appears Janette is going to have an explosive exit from her New York restaurant gig this week.
What's the Worst Thing That Can Happen, Al Tucher, A TWIST OF NOIR
The Good Doctor, Adam Haslett, YOU ARE NOT A STRANGER HERE
Clouds in A Bunker, David Cranmer, PULP INK
Burning End, Ruth Rendell, THE BEST OF THE BEST SHORT STORIES 1986-1995
Something is Out There, Richard Bausch, MURDERLAND
Uncle, Daniel Woodrell, A HELL OF A WOMAN
Dark Adapted Eye, Katherine Tomlinson, SHOTGUN HONEY
Whiteout on Van Buren, Don Winslow, PHOENIX NOIR
An Invisble Minus Sign, Denise Mina, DEADLY HOUSEWIVES
Everything I Want, Megan Abbott, SPEED CHRONICLES
The Garage Sale of the Three Lindas, Marly Swick, THE SUMMER BEFORE THE SUMMER OF LOVE
Everybody Loves Somebody, Sandra Scoppettone, A HELL OF A WOMAN
Harpooned, Sandra Seamans, MYSTERICAL-E
Burn Patterns, Michael C. White MARKED MEN
World of Gas, Bonnie Jo Campbell AMERICAN SALVAGE
Snakes in the Briar Patch, Chad Eagleton, Cathode Angel
Sea of Grass, Jim Wilsky, ROSE AND THORN
The Pool, Keith Taylor from LIFE SENTENCES
Locked Out, Art Taylor, PLOTS WITH GUNS
Giving Blood, John Updike from THE MAPLES
Two and Half Miles, W.D. County, SPINETINGLER
ReBecca, Vicki Hendricks, FLORIDA GOTHIC STORIES
What is Your Emergency, Chris Rhatigan, GRIFT MAGAZINE
Here We Are in Paradise, Tony Earley
2. 984, 000 Pounds of Pressure, Anonymous Nine. Crime Factory: The First Shift
You Boys Be Good, Antonya Nelson
A Blunderbuss for a Broken Heart, Chris LeTray Pulp Modern 2
Spending Light, John Stickney, NEEDLE, Issue 2
365- February
A New Life, Kyle Minor, DISCOUNT NOIR
A Composer and His Parakeets, Ha Jin GOOD FALL
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, Joyce Carol Oates
Girls in Their Summer Dresses, Irwin Shaw
The Last Spin, Evan Hunter
The Birthday Party, Graham Greene
Blue, Rachel Seiffert, FIELD STUDY
Tonto Woman, Elmore Leonard, THE COMPLETE WESTERN STORIES
Only Good Ones, Elmore Leonard, THE COMPLETE WESTERN STORIES OF ELMORE LEONARD
Super Trooper, Nigel Bird, OFF THE RECORD
The Incident at Owls' Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bierce
Food Man, Lisa Tuttle, BEST OF CRANK
The Babysitter's Code, Laura Lippman, PLOTS WITH GUNS
Graveyard Shift, James Reasoner, Hard-Boiled
Portrait of An American Family, Benoit Lelievre, SHOTGUN HONEY
Thanks for the Ride, Alice Munro, Dance of the Happy Shades
A MAtter of Principal, Max Allan Collins, FAVORITE KILLS
Cold Snap, Thom Jones COLD SNAP
Piano Man, Bill Crider, ON DANGEROUS GROUND
The Ladder, Adrian McKinty, CRIME FACTORY: FIRST SHIFT
THe Confessor, Lonni Lees, SHOTGUN HONEY
Plaything, Daniel Hatadi, DEADLY TREATS
Going to Shrewsbury, Sarah Orne Jewett, THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS
Sunlight Nocturne, Bill Cameron, DEADLY TREATS
Escapes, Joy Williams, ESCAPES
Ugly Pictures, Terrie Moran, THE AWARENESS
Just Another Saturday Night, William Link, EQMM
Pride, P.J. Parrish, DETROIT NOIR
Bonus, Jim Ray Daniels, DETROIT TALES
Casanova Succumbs to Two-Ton Tina, Rob Kitchin, A TWIST OF NOIR
The Lost Child, Jean Thompson WHO DO YOU LOVE
365-March
365 March
Unfortunate Misfortunes of a Man Named Lud, John Weagly, FIRES ON THE PLAIN
Lamb to the Slaughter, Roal Dahl
The Navy Man, Kyle Minor, IN THE DEVIL'S TERRITORY
Cops and Robbers, Jean Stafford, MOTHERLOVE
Tort, Ken Bruen, EQMM
Melinda, Judy Doenges, O'HENRY AWARDS
Honeymoon, Arturo Vivante, SOLITUDE
Hard Rain, Katherine Tomlinson, NOHO NOIR
Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead, Joe Hill, THE LIVING DEAD
Death is Daily, Craig Garret , FIRES ON THE PLAIN
Ice, Lily Tuck, 2011 O'Henry Collection
The Basher, Jason Starr, Wall Street Noir
Your Fate Hurtles Down at You, Jim Shepard, 2011 O'Henry Collection
The Neglected Garden, Kathe Koja, WEIRD STORIES
Windeye, Brian Evenson, 2011 O'HENRY COLLECTION
Triangulation, Anonymous-9, THE BIG CLICK
The Genius, Frank O'Connor
Why I Live at the PO, Eudora Welty
How to Talk To Your Mother, Lorrie Moore, SELF HELP
Jungle Bob, Ron Scheer, FIRES ON THE PLAIN
Last Song of Antietam, Patrick Lambe, ON DANGEROUS GROUND
On the Gull's Road, Willa Cather
Leaf in the Wind, Gene Wolfe, STORIES
Pack of Cards, Penelope Lively
Ember Days, Nick Ripatrazone, PLOTS WITH GUNS
The Chrysanthemums, John Steinbeck
Stay Awake, Dan Chaon, STAY AWAKE
Smantha's Diary, Diana Wynne Jones, STORIES
Unwell, Carolyn Parkhurst, STORIES, (Gaiman and Sarrantonio)
Naked Angel, Joe Lansdale, L.A. NOIRE
The Bees, Dan Chaon, STAY AWAKE
Blue Rose, Peter Straub
365 -April
Land of the Lost, Stewart O'Nan, STORIES Push Comes to Shove, B.V. Lawson, NEEDLE What He Was Like, William Maxwell, Running Hard, R. Thomas Brown, ALL DUE RESPECT Mr. & Mrs. Dove, Katherine Mansfield (online) The Beginning of Grief, Adam Haslett Family Ties, Craig McDonald, GRIFT Rosie's Chicken & Biscuits, Axel Howerton, FIRE ON THE PLAINS Not Quite Final, Richard Bausch, Who Has Seen the Wind, Carson McCullers, Confession, Stella Pope Duarte, PHOENIX NOIR Bonanza, Jo Ann Beard, THE BOYS OF MY YOUTH Flying Solo, Ed Gorman, DAMN NEAR DEAD 2 Triage, Alice Elliott Dark She Don't Eat No Meat, Kurt Gowran, NEEDLE No Rest for the Weary, Sandra Seamans, FOTP The Traveler, Wallace Stegner, THE COLLECTED STORIES Mortals, Tobias Wolff, THE NIGHT IN QUESTION Here Comes Santa Claus, Bill Pronzini Titanic Victim Speaks Through Waterbed, Robert Olen Butler, He Loved Her So Much, Sandra Scoppettone, LOVE KILLS How to Become a Writer, Lorrie Moore, SELF HELP I Danced with the Prettiest Girl, Dagoberto Gilb, Zolaria, Caitlin Horrocks, THIS IS NOT YOUR CITY The Squatter, Andy Henion, PLOTS WITH GUNS Romero's Shirt, Dagoberto Gilb, THE MAGIC OF BLOOD Pie Dance, Molly Giles, YOU'VE GOTTA READ THIS. Greatness Strikes Where it Pleases, Lars Gustaffson The Infamous Bengal Ming, Rajesh Parameswaran, A Hand on the Shoulder, Ian McEwan, THE NEW YORKER A Good Man is Hard to Find, Flannery O'Connor Hard Times, Ron Rash, BURNING BRIGHT Peconic Nightmares, R. Thomas Brown, BEAT TO A PULP The Best of Everything, Richard Yates
13 comments:
Sharp images to go along with terrific music.
Love all the permutations of mold. I got some in my basement this spring I could show them.
Great music, though I've found the episodes a little disjointed so far.
How long is Janette going to keep working for that psycho chef in New York before she gets fed up and returns where she belongs? How long before someone smacks the crap out of Davis for being, well, Davis?
I love seeing the "real" musicians whether they're performing or just playing themselves.
Jeff M.
The best parts are the music and ambiance but I think it will come together at some point. I have patience as long as it looks and sounds pretty great.
...and we will be there tomorrow.
Can't wait.
Jeff M.
Oh, have a great time, Jeff! I hope it's terrific.
Listen to this two or three times and try to get it out of your head. If only the series itself were as good. Great music, terrific acting, and many of the individual scenes are wonderful. But they don't seem to add up to anything or go anywhere. The show finally developed some momentum in the last couple of episodes last season, but this season they're back to square one, just lollygagging along. At least it's a chance to wind down from the head-spinning complexities of "Game of Thrones".
Totally love this show. I get what people are saying about clear plot points, but to me I dig the entire milieu/tableau and besides, the developer dude will drive some of it; he seems like a character imported from The Wire to stir things up.
Speaking of characters, they're all fun to watch in motion.
Yes, he seems like TROUBLE, Erik. But you gotta love most of them. So befuddled by their post apocalyptic world.
I haven't had the nerve to try THRONES. I know it will be too complex for my interest level.
Wow. Overmeyer came from NY theater. Wrote some great plays. Holland is a feature film director who did the marvelous adapatation of THE SECRET GARDEN and of course EUROPA, EUROPA. No wonder it's one of your faves. Quality people involved in this. I love learning about all the cool shows I miss not being a cable subscriber. Another one to wait for DVD release.
We saw quite a few of the cast of TREME (including Wendell Pierce and Clark Peters) and its creators signing DVDs of the first series (and posters) at Jazzfest. I was between concerts and on the way to get a couple of cochon de lait po' boys at the time so didn't stand in the long line, but they were there.
Every week in the Times-Picayune there is a "weekly explainer" telling exactly where each scene was filmed (one of the New York concert scenes in last week's episode was filmed in New Orleans), the names of the songs played and which musicians played on them, etc.
I wish I had all that information handy.
Looks like I was right, by the way, as it appears Janette is going to have an explosive exit from her New York restaurant gig this week.
Here's the Treme link.
Jeff M.
Apparently the "listen to your fish" moment was taken directly from an article about celebrity chef David Bouley.
Jeff M.
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