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A New York cop comes to London to solve a crime and winds up sticking around. The trades seem to like the pilot, inspired - many suspect - by "Snatch," but Entertainment Weekly goes “ew!”

9 p.m. Tuesday. Fox.

The Hollywood Reporter says:

… the duck-out-of-water gimmick derived from the different styles of law enforcement is one of several reasons "Keen Eddie," from creator-writer J.H. Wyman, stands out from the other police dramas. It's also refreshing to see an American cop clash with a different type of criminal, get tripped up in overseas bureaucracy and get a little lost in a strange culture. Enjoy all this in the pilot while you can because, sadly, these unique elements get downplayed in subsequent episodes, all of which lack the humor of the opener. … Even so, "Keen Eddie" is a fun show to watch and very much in keeping with that nebulous but recognizable quality called "Fox attitude." … Still, there's Valley's natural charm, the terrific London scenery and the nonstop feuding with his reluctant roommate, Fiona Bickerton (Sienna Miller, a former model who actually acts as good as she looks) - all of which keep the show fresh and lively.

Variety says:

… sarcasm and charisma galore. Fox's flighty and funny hour is short on credibility but long on charm … Summer entry is missing all of the elements that make TV's current legion of law-and-order skeins so beloved, but that's exactly the point: While dragging the genre over the Atlantic, "Keen Eddie" eschews stern, solemn drama for breezy dialogue and eccentricities. … makes terrific use of its setting, both in general spirit and in specific venues.

Entertainment Weekly gives it a C+ and says:

… its fish-out-of-water premise is less than fresh. … The show’s depiction of London could hardly be shallower … he engages in a trite love/hate relationship. … Eddie’s tired story lines play out like episodes of “Magnum, U.K.” … for every inspired moment, there are umpteen banal ones …

I am – Hercules!!

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