Sorry about the Czech subtitles.
I was reminded of this quote and the Monty Python sketch when watching Treme on the new SOHO channel (SKY 10) tonight. Set in New Orleans after the hurricane and flood and resultant devastation (6 months after) it shows the community(s) trying to get their lives back into order. This works on a lot of levels. It is well written and has a very good acting cast. It has very good production values and doesn't skimp on 'setting the scene'. More relevant and importantly though it has resonance with anyone who has recently experienced loss. And, who hasn't. The Global financial meltdown is mirrored. Personal disasters, family deaths and disappearances are an ongoing theme but, overall is a sense of tristesse - a loss of something that was there before and has slipped away. This is good (at least to me) and is worth checking out.
The New Orleans music scene is interesting and I think well covered with the conflict between 'authentic' and 'popular'.
A city rebuilding itself against the problems of a slow bureaucracy, weasly insurance companies and a nation that is 'over it' must mean something to Christchurch residents.
My reference to the Monty Python sketch is because we have so much TV selection nowadays that the good stuff gets lost unless it is really good. Occasionally something shines through and when it does I try to follow it.
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