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down in the treme

Jus’ me and mah bay-bay.

New TV show for you. Treme.

Pronounced “treh-MAY“.

It’s about New Orleans. Three months after.

Gets 87 – Universal Acclaim at Metacritic”

Just like “The Wire,” Simon has again delivered a series unlike anything you’ve seen on television before.

The best parts of Treme are breathtaking. And then it exceeds that

Sunday’s episode is nearly flawless and a textbook example of how to launch an ensemble saga that may eventually embroider itself into a haunting tapestry.

Some may need to give it time to develop, but for me, I was smiling after watching the second line in the first 15 minutes, then hooked after seeing Big Chief Lambreaux’s incredible Indian dance in the dark.

I feel like funkin’ it up, I feel like funkin’ it up …

Check out some real second line action:

(Because I Used To Love Her) But It’s All Over Now [You Tube]

good telly

In addition to Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates, I’m also liking:

kemp, pirates

Check out Ross Kemp In Search Of Pirates. Only good.

kemp

Little clip here. Check out 7 mins 48 seconds:

Kemp: How frustrating is that then?
Pilot: F***ing frustrating!
Kemp: Yeah, roger that.

rip mininova?

Popular Torrents Start to Disappear From Mininova:

Those hunting for the latest episodes of Lost, Heroes and Prison Break on Mininova may have already noticed that they are hard to find. With the recently implemented copyright filter, many of the popular TV-show releases and blockbuster movies have been removed and put on a ban list.

It was announced here last week.

Ah well, just use PizzaTorrent.

lucky louie

Mixed reviews, but I’m enjoying it. Lucky Louie. [via The Snoop]

From:

The comedy is nifty, light and kind, even as it tries to be real, slitting open the stand-up themes of marital sex, masturbation and dope smoking until it’s dirty enough to convince you that you’re not being condescended to, but smart enough not to be grim. That’s a huge feat.

To:

A show so vile, it makes you think the company’s arrogant It’s Not TV — It’s HBO slogan isn’t a brag — it’s a threat.

everest: beyond the limit

Second series starts on Tuesday. I think series one was the best, most intense, TV I’ve ever watched. I was just hooked.

Wonder if this will work:

friday night lights

Currently digging on Friday Night Lights.

It gets good reviews over at Metacritic, e.g. at the Washington Post:

Extraordinary in just about every conceivable way — but especially in the quality of its cast.

All about American footy, but you don’t have to be into American footy to enjoy it. Apparently it’s a spot on portrayal of small town America and high school football.

In HMV in HK, the box set is going for $239. 16 hours for $239, that’s a 0.249 per min! That looks good on the DVD Box Set Value Graph.

Talking of graphs and nerds.