Episode 4: At The Foot of Canal Street

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1 Treme: Season 1

2 Episode 4: At The Foot of Canal Street Story by Eric Overmyer and George Pelecanos Written by George Pelecanos Directed by Anthony Hemingway Musician guest appearances include: John Boutté Locally known NOLA singer and songwriter Steve Earle (in a recurring role) Well-known alt country/rock/folk guitarist and vocalist

3 Episode 4: At The Foot of Canal Street Additional musician guest appearances include: Ron Carter Well-known jazz bassist McCoy Tyner Well-known jazz pianist Stanley Crouch Well-known jazz critic, poet, novelist and syndicated columnist

4 Eric Overmyer Above left: Eric Overmyer in 2014 Right: Overmyer at NYC premiere of Treme, 2010

5 George Pelecanos Above left: George Pelecanos (date unknown) Right: Pelecanos at book signing, 2008

6 Pelecanos resume summary Detective fiction novelist (1992-present) and TV writer and producer (2002-present), including: 20 novels, including 4 mystery series: Nick Stefanos, D.C. Quartet, Derek Strange and Terry Quin, Spero Lucas The Wire ( ), writer of 8 episodes Nominated for 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series The Pacific (2010 mini-series), writer and co-producer

7 Anthony Hemingway Above left: Hemingway s current profile pic from IMDb (date unknown) Right: Hemingway in Fats Domino s home (2012)

8 Hemingway resume summary TV and film director and producer (1998- present), including: Red Tails (2012), his only feature film as director Nominated for Cannes Film Fest Golden Camera award The Wire ( ), director of 2 episodes; first assistant director on 23 episodes CSI: NY ( ), director of 6 episodes True Blood ( ), 3 episodes Shameless ( ), 6 episodes American Crime Story (2016), 5 episodes

9 The Season 1 ensemble cast regulars (in alphabetical order) Khandi Alexander Rob Brown Kim Dickens John Goodman Michiel Huisman Melissa Leo Lucia Micarelli Clarke Peters Wendell Pierce Steve Zahn

10 Michiel Huisman as Sonny

11 Huisman resume summary TV and film actor (1990-present, 44 credits), including: Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (1998), unknown number of episodes as Rover) Nashville ( , 13 episodes as Liam McGuinnis) Game of Thrones ( , 18 episodes as Daario Naharis) Films: World War Z (2013), Wild (2014), The Age of Adaline (2015)

12 Melissa Leo as Toni Bernette

13 Leo resume summary TV and film actor (1984-present, 110 credits), including: All My Children ( , 34 episodes as Linda Warner) Nominated for a 1985 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Ingénue Homicide: Life on the Street ( , 77 episodes as Det. Kay Howard) Frozen River (2008) Oscar nomination for Best Actress The Fighter (2010) Won Oscar for Best Supporting Actress The Most Hated Woman in America (Netflix 2017)

14 Episode 4: At The Foot of Canal Street Let s watch

15 Cultural reference: Lagniappe Pronounced LAN-yap It means a little something extra, as in a baker s dozen Wikipedia says The word entered English from the Louisiana French adapting a Quechua word brought in to New Orleans by the Spanish Creoles. Mark Twain: a word worth travelling to New Orleans to get. Very commonly used in New Orleans, often to refer to a free gift, or something thrown in to make a deal Creighton Bernette: Lagniappe isn t worth what it used to be is a joke!

16 Episode 5: Shame, Shame, Shame Story by David Simon, Eric Overmyer, and Lolis Eric Elie Written by Lolis Eric Elie Directed by Christine Moore Musician guest appearances include: Davis Rogan Locally known NOLA DJ and musician The Pfister Sisters Locally known jazz and pop trio, a la The Boswell Sisters or The Andrews Sisters

17 Episode 5: Shame, Shame, Shame Non-musician guest appearances include: Roy Blount, Jr. Nationally-known writer, reporter and humorist Celebrity chefs, all having appeared at various times on TV show Top Chef: Tom Colicchio (New York City) David Chang (New York City, etc.) Wylie Dufresne (New York City) Eric Ripert (French; currently based in New York City) Actor Tim Reid Lead actor in short-lived TV series set in NOLA, Frank s Place

18 David Simon Above left: David Simon in 2012 Right: Simon on the set of Treme, 2009

19 Eric Overmyer Above left: Eric Overmyer in 2014 Right: Overmyer at NYC premiere of Treme, 2010

20 Lolis Eric Elie Above left: Lolis Eric Elie (date unknown, photo from his personal website) Right: Elie and his mother at Treme fundraiser, 2010

21 Elie resume summary Journalist, author, TV and documentary film writer and producer (2008-present), including: Columnist and reporter for the New Orleans Times- Picayune ( ) Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008 documentary), writer and producer Hell on Wheels (2013), executive story editor on 10 episodes; writer for 1 episode Books: Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbeque Country (2005); Treme: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans (2013)

22 Christine Moore Christine Moore s IMDb profile photo (date unknown)

23 Moore resume summary TV director (2004-present), including: The Wire ( ), director of 2 episodes CSI: NY ( ), director of 11 episodes Body of Proof ( ), director of 8 episodes Elementary ( ), director of 10 episodes Scorpion ( ), director of 7 episodes

24 Episode 5: Shame, Shame, Shame Shame, shame, shame on you now W. Let s watch

25 Cultural reference: Krewe du Vieux Krewe is the term used to describe the organizations that put on a ball or parade for Carnival Krewe du Vieux began in 1987, and is one of the first parades each Mardi Gras season Known for live music only, featuring local brass bands Highly satirical and often quite bawdy The only Krewe still allowed to parade through the narrow streets of the French Quarter In 2006, it was the first parade of Mardi Gras after Katrina, with the theme C est Levee