Terry Colson in Treme
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Terry Colson in *Treme* is a principled but disillusioned New Orleans police officer struggling with corruption and bureaucracy in the post-Katrina city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Terry Colson in Treme canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3497110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Terry Colson in Treme Context triple: [David Morse, hasRole, Terry Colson in Treme]
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A.
Antoine Batiste in Treme
Antoine Batiste in Treme is a fictional New Orleans trombonist and central character in the HBO drama series "Treme," portrayed by Wendell Pierce.
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B.
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce is an American actor best known for his roles in acclaimed television series such as "The Wire," "Treme," and "Suits."
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C.
Teddy Daniels
Teddy Daniels is the troubled U.S. Marshal protagonist of the psychological thriller film "Shutter Island," known for his investigation of a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution.
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D.
Wallace (The Wire)
Wallace is a young, vulnerable low-level drug dealer in the TV series "The Wire," whose tragic storyline highlights the human cost of the drug trade in Baltimore.
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E.
Treme
Treme is an American television drama series set in post-Katrina New Orleans that explores the lives of residents rebuilding their community through music, culture, and resilience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry Colson in Treme Target entity description: Terry Colson in *Treme* is a principled but disillusioned New Orleans police officer struggling with corruption and bureaucracy in the post-Katrina city.
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A.
Antoine Batiste in Treme
Antoine Batiste in Treme is a fictional New Orleans trombonist and central character in the HBO drama series "Treme," portrayed by Wendell Pierce.
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B.
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce is an American actor best known for his roles in acclaimed television series such as "The Wire," "Treme," and "Suits."
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C.
Teddy Daniels
Teddy Daniels is the troubled U.S. Marshal protagonist of the psychological thriller film "Shutter Island," known for his investigation of a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution.
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D.
Wallace (The Wire)
Wallace is a young, vulnerable low-level drug dealer in the TV series "The Wire," whose tragic storyline highlights the human cost of the drug trade in Baltimore.
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E.
Treme
Treme is an American television drama series set in post-Katrina New Orleans that explores the lives of residents rebuilding their community through music, culture, and resilience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| airedOn |
HBO
ⓘ
surface form:
HBO in the United States
|
| appearsIn | Treme ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Orleans Police Department corruption investigations ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
disillusioned ⓘ honest ⓘ principled ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
David Simon
ⓘ
Eric Overmyer ⓘ |
| employer | New Orleans Police Department ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | New Orleans ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork |
Treme
ⓘ
surface form:
Treme season 1
|
| hasEthicalConflictWith | New Orleans Police Department practices ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | civilian residents of New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasStoryArcType | idealism versus corruption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | lawful good ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bureaucratic dysfunction
ⓘ
police corruption ⓘ post-Katrina recovery ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| occupation | police officer ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of Treme ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Morse ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Blown Deadline Productions ⓘ |
| represents | ethical policing within a corrupt system ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-Hurricane Katrina era ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
institutional corruption
ⓘ
personal disillusionment ⓘ police bureaucracy ⓘ |
| televisionSeriesGenre | drama ⓘ |
| worksIn | homicide division ⓘ |
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