Sunday, November 18, 2012

PREVIEW: BOARDWALK EMPIRE ("A Man, A Plan") & TREME ("Poor Man's Paradise")

The third season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE continues on Sunday, November 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.

In "A Man, A Plan," Nucky reaches out to Gaston Means to keep Jess Smith quiet in Washington, and enlists Owen to neutralize Gyp’s alliance with Joe Masseria in New York. Margaret considers alternate futures, at the hospital and at home; Van Alden’s side business backfires; Gyp fumes when a shipment comes up short; Harrow coerces an apology for Julia; Chalky sees opportunity in the ashes of a boardwalk institution.

Watch a sneak peek below:



ABOUT BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Atlantic City, New Year’s Eve, 1922: The Roaring `20s are about to begin in earnest. Despite a booming economy, alcohol is scarce and gangster violence is heating up. With his marriage to Margaret already on the rocks, Nucky Thompson faces the challenge of mending old relationships and encounters new competition from a hairtrigger gangster determined to siphon off his business.

Season 3 of TREME continues at 10 p.m. ET/PT with "Poor Man's Paradise."

Janette's restaurant is the talk of the town, but the popularity of a signature dish has her chefs feeling the heat in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Colson's strained relationship with the rest of the police department comes with a personal risk; Desiree confronts Nelson about his demolition contracts; Annie begins to tire of Davis' sulky attitude; Albert meets the jazz center's benefactors; and LaDonna finally finds out what's behind all the threats she's been getting.



ABOUT TREME
First, the people came back. Then, the crime. Now, more than two years after the near death of a great city, the money is starting to arrive, which would sound like a solution if this were some place other than New Orleans, and this was some other era but America at the millennium.

For the people of New Orleans, even the promises of redevelopment come with strings attached, and every dollar that shows up – whether from government disaster relief, or from venture capital, or even from those seeking to remake New Orleans in the wake of Katrina – carries with it new dynamics and new risks. National interest has waned, moving on to the next headline, but those who know and love the Crescent City have no choice. They must find their way back to what matters in the life of their city. However, little of what they can bring to bear yields a quick result, and nothing about New Orleans – its government, its police department and courtrooms, its school system – works as it should. Nothing is easy.

In the end, their only weapons are community. And culture.

1 comment:

  1. When I first read about Treme I really wanted to check it out, but I’ve forgotten all about it. I did hear from one of the girls I work with at DISH that it’s good, and worth watching if I ever get the chance. As for Boardwalk Empire, I’ve been watching this show since the pilot. Every season has been getting darker with this one being no different. I’m glad that I was able to connect the external hard drive that I had connected to my old DVR to my new DISH Hopper because I can access the first two seasons and this season of BE. Since this show is so intricate, it’s absolutely necessary to be able to refer to older episodes to understand what’s going on on the show.

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