![]() ![]() ![]() The show, beloved by locals despite the fact that, yes, a voodoo curse figured prominently in the plot, centered around the regulars at a local Creole restaurant. Frank’s Place, which aired for a single season on CBS in 1987-88, should’ve been the city’s Cheers. It’s also been proved that it is possible to make a show that captures the city’s spirit without looking like an ad for the convention and visitor’s bureau. For one thing, there’s nothing bland about New Orleans circa 2007. Why has every television show set in New Orleans-you probably won’t remember Bourbon Street Beat or Longstreet or The Big Easy (a spinoff of the movie of the same name) or Orleans-been a short-lived flop? Perhaps because the writers and producers pour on local color like hot sauce, in the hopes of spicing up a bland premise-local judge has kids who are a cop, a district attorney, and a riverboat casino manager, for instance-that wouldn’t sustain a two-page outline if the primary location were Iowa City.ĭespite the city’s terrible track record when it comes to fostering a TV series, K-Ville isn’t a lost cause.
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