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What Treme really gets wrong

I really dislike the John Goodman character on Treme – he is so Hollywood and so un New Orleans, if there is such a qualifier. He is obnoxious in the ways that Tulane professors just aren’t. But I especially hated the episode where he rants on YouTube and says Fuck You to Houston and Atlanta.

I’m sorry but if you really did go through Katrina that is fucked up. When we came back people drove around with bumper stickers that said, THANK YOU HOUSTON, and everyone in New Orleans owes it to the people of Texas and Georgia who opened their arms and doors to us refugees.

What I’d like to know is why John Goodman – who thought that was a good idea? A midwestern Hollywood actor playing a Tulane professor after the levees failed.

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2 Responses to “What Treme really gets wrong”

  1. s Says:
    June 29th, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    just fyi, he does live in new orleans and has for many years. I think your analysis is fairly accurate though.

    Did you know his wife is based on mary howell?

  2. Rachel Says:
    June 29th, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    I didn’t know that about his wife but his character supposed to be based on someone who is real?

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