An HBO spokesman has helpfully informed us that the Greenpoint locations used for their upcoming Treme, about Katrina survivors in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, will not stand in for New Orleans — though we had suggested otherwise.
“The scenes being filmed in Greenpoint are actually scenes that are set in New York, NOT New Orleans,” says HBO’s Jon Tuminski. “All New Orleans-based scenes are being shot on location in Louisiana.”
We apologize especially to our commenters Wrong Again and Snarl, who seemed particularly disturbed by the error, doubtless out a high regard for journalistic integrity.