it is slow. but where the wire was mostly cripplingly depressing, treme (for me, anyway) is always uplifting, with great new
orleans jazz. there's not as much of a link between characters as there was in the wire (i.e. the characters all affected one
another), but there is the link of musicianship and trying to survive in the post-katrina city. i'd really recommend watching
it.
for a glimpse into treme, you can search hbo's youtube channel...they have 43 videos, and there are
hundreds more by other people. here are a few from the hbo youtube channel: