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Apr 18, 2010 · Meet De Boys on the Battlefront: Directed by Jim McKay. With Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Michiel Huisman. Albert takes the law into his own hands; LaDonna gets news about her missing brother.
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- 2010-04-18
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"Meet De Boys on the Battlefront" is the second episode of the first season. It is the second episode of the series overall. It was first broadcast on HBO on April 18, 2010 and drew 0.78 million viewers. The teleplay was written by Eric Overmyer from a story he co-wrote with David Simon. It was directed by Jim McKay.
Davis McAlary interviews Coco Robicheaux for his radio show on WWOZ. Robicheaux sacrifices a chicken live on air as part of a voodoo ritual. Davis is fired after the incident. Sonny and Annie busk on Royal Street and get the attention of a trio of tourists. The young people are in town from Wisconsin to help with clearing debris. Sonny is cynical about their understanding of New Orleans and extorts $20 from them for a rendition of "Oh When The Saints". Later the busking couple go drinking at the Spotted Cat where Sonny tells an acquaintance about his heroism during the flood. He claims that he remained during the evacuation and helped to rescue stranded residents using a rowing boat.
Davis goes home to his parents to ask for a loan but instead they find him a job as a receptionist at the Inn on Bourbon Hotel. When the Wisconsin tourists ask him for advice he sends them out of the French Quarter to the Bullet's nightclub in the Seventh Ward, against hotel policy.
Janette Desautel struggles to balance restarting her restaurant (Desautels) and working on her flood damaged house. She breaks down in tears alone at home. Later, she cooks a special meal for her parents before asking them to loan her more money for the restaurant. They can only manage six thousand of the 25 she needs. Afterwards, she desperately looks for more ways to cut costs with her sous chef Jacques Vaz.
Toni Bernette continues to investigate the disappearance of David Maurice "Daymo" Brooks on behalf of his sister LaDonna Batiste-Williams. She meets with her colleague Andrea Cazayoux who has been petitioning county jails for lists of prisoners they took on when the Orleans Parish Prison flooded. Toni discovers Daymo's name among the files and meets with LaDonna to give her the good news.
LaDonna is also struggling to re-establish her business after the storm. Her contractor Mr. Riley has failed to deliver on his promises to repair her roof, despite payment up front. She is furious. She returns to her family in Baton Rouge where her husband, Larry Williams, urges her to sell her bar.
Creighton Bernette reads through a memo citing the closure of several programs at the college where he teaches, his English department is unaffected but he is concerned that the institution is dropping practical skills needed to rebuild the city. He resolves to restart work on his novel about the 1928 flood in light of its increased relevance. He worries that he is cashing in but Toni reassures him. Their daughter Sofia Bernette is upset to learn that the city is taking over a high school for students from the richer areas without providing more facilities for its displaced students from the poorer areas.
First appearances
The following named, recurring characters are introduced in this episode: 1.Sonny - busker 2.Annie - busker 3.Coco Robicheaux - Music legend and voodoo practitioner 4.Andrea Cazayoux - Toni's friend and colleague. 5.Larry Williams - LaDonna's husband. 6.Alcide Batiste - Antoine and LaDonna's eldest son. 7.Allen Toussaint - Music legend recording with Elvis Costello 8.George Cotrell - Guardians of the Flame member 9.Melba - Davis' parents maid. 10.Mrs. McAlary - Davis' mother. 11.Roger McAlary - Davis' father. 12.Trombone Shorty - Musician and Antoine's friend. 13.Mr. Desautel - Janette's father. 14.Mrs. Desautel - Janette's mother. 15.Mrs. Brooks - LaDonna's mother.
Cast
Starring 1.Khandi Alexander as LaDonna Batiste-Williams 2.Rob Brown as Delmond Lambreaux 3.Kim Dickens as Janette Desautel 4.Michiel Huisman as Sonny 5.Melissa Leo as Antoinette Bernette 6.Lucia Micarelli as Annie 7.Clarke Peters as Albert Lambreux 8.Wendell Pierce as Antoine Batiste 9.Steve Zahn as Davis McAlary Guest starring 1.John Goodman as Creighton Bernette 2.Elvis Costello as Himself 3.Allen Toussaint as Himself 4.India Ennenga as Sofia Bernette 5.Venida Evans as Mrs. Brooks 6.Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Jacques Vaz 7.Davi Jay as Robinette 8.Anwan Glover as David Brooks 9.Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc as Desiree 10.Anthony Michael Frederick as Sergeant Alonzo Wilson 11.Otto DeJean as George Cotrell 12.Troy Andrews as himself 13.Kermit Ruffins as himself 14.Coco Robicheaux as himself 15.Joe Braun as himself 16.Matt Perrine as himself 17.Stanton Moore as himself 18.Big Sam Williams as himself 19.Deacon John Moore as Danny Nelson 20.Renwick Scott as Alcide Batiste 21.John McConnell as DJ Jeffy Jeff 22.Lance E. Nichols as Larry Williams 23.Sean-Michael Bruno as Randall Batiste 24.Je'Rhonda 'Baby J' Williams as Herself 25.Tim Bellow as Riley 26.David Jensen as Andy's colleague 27.Jennifer Kober as Andrea Cazayoux 28.James Yeargain as Creighton's TA 29.Lawrence Turner as a Homeowner 30.Gary Grubbs as Richard Desautel 31.Ann McKenzie as Ramona McAlary 32.Susan Parker as Mrs. Desautel 33.Carol Sutton as Melba 34.Marco St. John as Dr. Roger McAlary 35.Ian Hoch as Matt 36.James Herbert as Crew Cut 37.Roger J. Timber as Benny 38.Casey McMurray as Evelyn 39.Stephanie Honore as Sonia 40.Paul Beaulieu as George's neighbor 41.Harold Gervais as the Hotel manager 42.Demorian Lizana as the Calliope Security Chief 43.Austin Purnell as Skinny 44.Candace Weber as Concierge 45.Calvin Bickham as Gigi's bartender 46.Gregory Bright as Man in Hotel 47.Azelia Davila as Woman in Hotel 48.Jason Kirkpatrick as the Cowboy tourist 49.Escalante Lundy as a Prison Guard Uncredited 1.Unknown as Antoine's booker 2.Unknown as Honore Antoinette Batiste 3.Unknown as Gigi's regular 4.Unknown as Flirtatious Man
Crew
Opening credits 1.Alexa L. Fogel - Casting 2.Chester Kaczenski - Production Designer 3.Naomi Geraghty - Editor 4.Ivan Strasburg, A.S.C. - Director of Photography 5.Anthony Hemingway - Producer 6.David Mills - Co-Executive Producer 7.Carolyn Strauss - Executive Producer 8.Eric Overmyer - Executive Producer 9.Nina Kostroff Noble - Executive Producer 10.David Simon & 11.Eric Overmyer - Creators 12.Eric Overmyer - Teleplay 13.David Simon & 14.Eric Overmyer - Story 15.Jim McKay - Director Closing credits 1.David Simon - Executive Producer
Music
1.Coco Robicheaux: "Walking With The Spirit" - WWOZ 2.John Boutte: "The Treme Song" - Main Titles 3.Anders Osborne: "Meet The Boys on the Battlefront" - Janette Desautel's house / Toni Bernette's office 4.Lucia Micarelli (Annie) & Michiel Huisman (Sonny): "Careless Love" - Royal Street 5.Lucia Micarelli (Annie) & Michiel Huisman (Sonny): "When the Saints Go Marching In" - Royal Street 6.Dr. John: "When the Saints Go Marching In" - WWOZ 7.Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Naxos 8554608): "Brandenburg Concerto #5 -III" - Davis' parents antique store 8.Tony Green: "Waltz for Pud" - The Spotted Cat 9.New Orleans Jazz Vipers: "I Hope You're Comin' Back to New Orleans" - The Spotted Cat 10.The Radiators: "Long Hard Journey Home" - Old Point Bar 11.Lee Dorsey: "Ya-Ya" - Antoine Batiste's home 12.Allen Toussaint / Elvis Costello / Crescent City Horns: "Tears, Tears & More Tears" - Piety Street Recording Studio 13.Allen Toussaint: "Dolores' Boyfriend" - Piety Street Recording Studio 14.JT Ka-Nection Band: "Up for the Down Stroke" - Bourbon Street strip joint 15.Galactic: "Blackbird Special" - d.b.a. Nightclub 16.The Meters: "Little Old Money Maker" - Bullet's 17.Kermit Ruffins & Baby J: "Treme Mardi Gras" - Bullet's 18.Galactic: "Go Go" - Outside d.b.a Nightclub 19.Joe Krown: "Moore Women Shuffle" - Desautels 20.The Boswell Sisters: "St Louis Blues" - Bernette's home 21.Clarke Peters (Albert Lambreaux) & Otto Dejean (George Cotrell): "Shallow Water" - Poke's Tavern 22.Willy DeVille: "New Orleans" - End Titles
Treme Season 1 episodes at Wikipedia
- April 18, 2010
- 0.78 million
- Jim McKay
- 1 min
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