Chris Rose’s Comments about K-Ville
This article, that I saw in the Seattle Times BTW, is exactly why Chris Rose is Chris Rose. I wish this was the article I had written. “K-Ville” captures reality of post-Katrina New Orleans too well
Everything he says here is what I was thinking but it somehow got lost between my head and my fingers. Murder isn’t the New Orleans brand, Chris is!
When Fox first announced that it was developing the TV series “K-Ville,” my thinking was: I’ll watch it until it ticks me off, then I’ll never watch it again.
That is sooooo my first thought. I was pretty sure it would suck but I was determined to give it the chance to be great.
Yeah, there are some stupid names (A rich man named Rex Dubois? Are you kidding me?) and there’s a voodoo shop scene and a few other minor offenses that drive locals crazy, but if you watch this thing — listen to this thing — you realize maybe creator Jonathan Lisco and the other producers and writers, maybe they got the reality of post-Katrina New Orleans too much.
K-Ville can be a great show. May be. Maybe. If you haven’t seen it yet, read Chris’s article and then watch it.
LewisC
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September 19th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
We caught the premier and agree on the pros/cons of the show. Sometimes, it feels like it caters to the people who’ve never been there (the voodoo shop especially), and other times, it’s so intensely personal that it hurt to watch.
All in all, it’s providing great work to the locals in the 9th where they’re filming, so that’s a win/win situation to me.
September 19th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Sarah,
Thanks for the comments. I agree. It really is win/win and I hope it has a long life.
My dad was NOPD for 18 years so sometimes it does seem very personal.
LewisC