text: Review of HBO's "Treme" perpetuates myth that Hurricane Katrina to blame for devastation in the La. city.
  
  But even with a less intense opening than David Simon's 'The Wire,' it may not sing to everyone.
  
  The director of 'The Wire' brings a new series to HBO, 'Treme,' this time dealing with another troubled city New Orleans.
  
  Yes, it may be TV's slack month before May's high-profile parade of season finales. But there's still lots to watch. Consult USA TODAY critic Robert Bianco's night-by-night spotlight:.
  
  Some will find places on network lineups, many others will never see the light of prime time.
  
  ...MySpace.) Steve Zahn's character DJ Davis McAlary? Partially based on real-life DJ Davis Rogan. (MySpace.) Finally, John Goodman's character Creighton Burnette is inspired by the late Ashley Morris, a college professor and blogger who passed away in 2008 and...
  
  ...storm protection standards. It is the job of Creighton Bernette, a novelist and Tulane University professor, played by John Goodman, to place blame and voice the outrage of neglect that many New Orleans residents and others have expressed about the port city’s...
  
  ...set three months after Katrina. That passion is seen in the temper of Creighton Bernette, the college professor played by John Goodman, who tosses a microphone into the water when a British documentarian belittles the cultural richness of the Crescent City....
  
  ...world. This is how we do this now. I was looking for reviews of Treme, because even apart from David Simon’s track record, John Goodman and Melissa Leo are both on my “Actors To Watch, No Matter the Other Details” list. But cable does not happen in this household,...
  
  ...You Don't Know Jack, the story of Dr. Jack Kevorkian and his assisted-suicide crusade, starring Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, and John Goodman. Boyer, 59, plays Lois Hawes, a Kervorkian patient dying of brain cancer. The role required Boyer to shave her head...
  
  Two cutting-edge movies from the late 1960s and enough rock and roll for six parties constitute the home viewing week's platinum picks:
  
  Billy Elliot, the season's biggest musical hit, dominated the 2009 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, picking up 15, more than any other show.
  
  It's been a busy and fairly eclectic spring on Broadway, so it seems fitting that the season should wind down with the two very different shows that opened Thursday night: a revival of the existentialist classic Waiting for Godot and a new musical adaptation of the frothy feminist film romp 9 to 5.
  
  Financial problems can be a factor in what researchers call "familicide," but the scholars suggest the crime is rare.
  
  Efforts to overhaul health care will suffer a setback because of Tom Daschle's withdrawal as President Obama's choice for Health and Human Services secretary, some interest groups and policy analysts say.
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