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Dear faithful readers,

we all know that majority of shows that are any good can be found on cable nowadays. Treme, True Blood, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Dexter – well you get the gist.

And now TNT have a new series out called Memphis Beat. It stars Jason Lee as Dwight Hendricks, Memphis police detective who also does Elvis impersonations on the side. Mind you if you are expecting white jumpsuits and bushy side burns, you might have to look elsewhere. His new boss at MPD is Tanya Rice, played by the excellent Alfre Woodard and she likes to do things her way, while Dwight… well Dwight seems to be Dwight. Good cop, solid, with a sense of right and wrong. And it does seem like there are some really hidden depths to Dwight but I guess I will have to tune in again to see whether I was right or wrong. I liked the pace of it, I like the writing and I liked the fact we get to see this dude again.

I do have to admit since Memphis Beat is also narrated by Jason Lee I had a bit of My Name is Earl flashback. But otherwise I quite liked the show. It is written by Liz Garcia and Josh Harto and produced by George Clooney.

You can check out the trailer below.