Tell me about "Treme"?
----- Original Message ----- From: "daikaiju66" <daikaij...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:19:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: David Mills, Television Writer and Producer, Dies R.I.P. He will definitely be missed. I can't wait to see his take on my hometown in Treme. I think the blog title was a bit tongue in cheek, but reading about him it seems that he looked at himself in some ways as "our" eyes and ears in the room. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , "Kelwyn" <ravena...@...> wrote: > > Dang! He was only 48! Always sends a chill up my spine when somebody younger > than me dies. > > ~(no)rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > Sad news. "Homicide" is easily in my top ten favorite TV shows of all time, > > certainly in terms of cop shows. It's the first show I can remember on TV > > that had so many blacks in non-stereotyped positions of leadership and > > influence. (Unlike, say, "NYPD Blue", which relegated the black captain to > > more of a guest star in favor of the bigoted white subordinate). > > Talent like his is rare: he will be missed.... > > > > Although, what's up with his blog "Undercover Black Man"?... > > http://undercoverblackman.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > *********************************************************** > > > > David Mills, Television Writer and Producer, Dies > > By DAVE ITZKOFF > > > > > > 12:24 p.m. | Updated > > David Mills , an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer for crime dramas > > like “The Wire� on HBO and “Homicide: Life on the Streets� on NBC > > died on Tuesday in New Orleans, a press representative for HBO said. The > > New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Mr. Mills died from a brain > > aneurysm. HBO is about to broadcast the debut of a new series, “Treme,� > > on which Mr. Mills worked as a writer and producer. > > > > After Mr. Mills made his television writing debut with “Homicide,� > > which his friend, David Simon, helped to create, he wrote for “NYPD > > Blue� and “ER.� He was also a co-writer and co-producer on “The > > Corner,� adapted from Mr. Simon’s book about drug abuse and poverty in > > Baltimore, which won three Emmys. Mr. Mills also created the NBC series > > “Kingpin,� about a Mexican drug cartel, which was shown in 2003. > > > > HBO said Wednesday in a statement: > > > > > > > > HBO is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend and colleague > > David Mills. He was a gracious and humble man, and will be sorely missed by > > those who knew and loved him, as well as those who were aware of his > > immense talent. David has left us too soon but his brilliant work will live > > on. > > > > Mr. Mills also chronicled his passion for music at his blog, Undercover > > Black Man . Before writing for television, he worked as a journalist and > > gained national attention for a 1992 interview with the hip-hop performer > > Sister Souljah in The Washington Post, in which she said, “If black > > people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white > > people?� When the Rainbow Coalition later invited Sister Souljah to speak > > at its convention, the group was criticized by Gov. Bill Clinton, then a > > candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, who cited Mr. > > Mills’s interview. > > >
