Following his acclaimed series, “The Wire,” TV writer David Simon returns to HBO with “Treme,” a show about New Orleanians rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Katrina. Simon and his co-creator Eric Overmyer tell Kurt that even with their close attention to detail, they know the locals will be their toughest critics.
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