The "'Treme' explained" posts are intended as an episode-by-episode guide to the many unexplained New Orleans references in the second season of HBO’s "Treme."
This post contains spoilers.
It also contains a lot of information and links that might help viewers of the series better understand the show’s characters and stories, as well as the city and time period in which it’s set.
File your own review of the episode, which debuted April 24, 2011, here. If you have an explanatory note to supplement this post, file it in the comments section below.
For starters, review a comprehensive archive of the Times-Picayune’s Katrina coverage, including an animated map of the levee failures. In addition, these books, links, CDs, DVDs and streams might prove helpful. Also, go deep into the musical culture celebrated throughout "Treme" at www.AmericanRoutes.org. The website for Nick Spitzer's American Public Media radio series, produced in New Orleans, has a searchable archive, and holds hundreds of hours of informative, pleasurable listening.
The episode's title is "Accentuate the Positive," a song (title: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive") written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer in the 1940s. It's heard twice during the episode, first in a club performance by John Boutte and others, then under the closing credits.
The episode's teleplay was written by series co-creator Eric Overmyer. The story is by Overmyer and Anthony Bourdain, author and TV host. The episode was directed by executive producer Anthony Hemingway.
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