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Fox's KEEN EDDIE!!
SPOILER ALERT !!
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 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 …
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Mmmmm...brits.
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Mmmmm...brits.
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Actually this looks A ok to me. I want to see more about it.
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How keen is that?
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You know, nothing is sadder than to see a "first poster" so far from being first.
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I think it's funny that Chamberlain, star of the mini-series "Shogun", is coming out of the closet just as another suspected gay leading man is about to appear in a similar film: Tom Cruise in "The Last Samurai". Will Tom wait until he's in his sixties until he admits he loves the cock?
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He's a tough talking fish out of water New York Cop, she's a quick wited assistant with the looks of a model. Together, THEY FIGHT CRIME!
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And look at the shit-hand that show got. What, not even 3 full episodes and FOX dumped it? I too like the Brits, not sure why, but I do. I am not talking sexually, but the accents intrigued me. Anyway, as I was saying, I liked the show 'The American Embassy' or whatever it was called, and 'Keen Eddie' looks to have the same feeling as the other show did.
Knowing FOX well enough by now, I really don't think it will last too long on the network. It's sad that the show will most likely be replaced with another damned reality show with money hungry sluts and narrow minded jerk-offs. Let's face it, we're doomed to be a society of assholes no matter how hard those few of us with taste try. -
Cant wait. Great Britain is the best.
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Mark Valley was good on Days of Our Lives and Once and Again so this might be fun. And for a guy Valley is fuckin' cute
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However, with American Embassy, it was placed as a midseason replacement in April of 2002, then FOX showed four episodes and killed it. I heard they decided not to show the two-hour final episode, which could have given us some closure, but I guess FOX thought The Wedding Singer would get better ratings. I kind of liked the idea of a six hour series, then end it as a self-contained story/series. Kind of like the way some British shows show for one season, tell their story, and get off the air so we don't have to invest a potential four to nine years (ER?). At least in summer, Keen Eddie will have less competition. I've lost all hope FOX will either rerun The American Embassy and give us the final episode, or release it for the home market.
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Some poncy git hops across the pond and gets into rows with tossers at Scotland Yard and some stroppy flatmate with shapely knockers. Brilliant. Once again, Fox has gone pear-shaped for the summer. Bet this lasts a fortnight at most. Cheers.
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I didn't really like the show that much, but I liked the look and the gritty feel of it, derived in no small part I daresay, from the low BBC budget...
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It's a sure sign that the reviewer is a pompous elitist who's disgusted that he has to wait all summer for new episodes of Masterpiece Theater. As for the show, it looks like typical summer filler. It'll finish off in September and then be replaced by the reality series du jour.
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They gave Fight Club a D- and other greats like Beautiful Mind an A+, whatever EW says, I usually find the opposite to be true. Worst Magazine EVER. This show looks decent.
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...I've often used Entertainment Weekly to wipe my ass.................................. This might be mildly funny enough to watch at least the first ep. Of course, I think they Eddie a dog, and his brit-chick partner a cat, so hilarity is guaranteed to ensue. What a genius plot device.
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So, I'm flipping thru channels last night, and turned to the TVGuide channel. There's a pic of Tim Burton and Lisa Marie on screen. Never one to pass up an opportunity to look at Lisa, I stopped and heard the following rumor that Tim Burton is in negotiations with the Dahl Family to do for the Classic tale of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (Which was made into the classic Gene wilder "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), what he did for another classic film "Planet of the Apes". Apparently the Dahl family has final say on who helms this remake, but Burton is their first choice, and he's gung ho to get started. Now, I'm a fan of Burton's work. Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands are all-time classics in my book. I thought he did a great job with the first two Bat-films, although parts of them were a little cartoony. I'd have to say, if anyone is going to remake "Willy Wonka", Burton is definitely the man with the visual flair for the job, but after seeing his "Planet of the Apes" remake, I'm left with one question, "Why?". Now the original POTA is one of my all-time favorites, (I named my daughter Taylor), and I didn't think the remake was the crapfest many said it was, it just wasn't very good, and seemed totally unnecessary as a film. It added nothing to the mythos, and just made me want to rewatch the original. The original "Willy wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is a classic, with Gene wilder delivering a perfect portrayal of the title character. So, again I ask "Why?". Well, I guess we know the answer to that one........$$$$$$$$$$$. Wonder if he'll try to get Keaton or Depp to star?
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I've seen maybe six episodes of the show already, and it's a load of fun.
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And this will get cancelled like Family Guy, Futurama, and John Doe.
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Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.
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..and the main reason I'll be giving "Fast Eddie" a looksee.
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magnum was GREAT
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Hope we get a few episodes of this yank up in Sherwood Forest. Say investigating dead raped deer.
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Pitchman: "Okay guys, here's the premise: See, a cop from AMerica goes to England, okay? But see, every episode there's gonna be a miscommunication - a la Three's Company. See, though we both speak ENGLISH we have different SLANG! Get it? So there's gonna be wacky results out of the misunderstandings! HA HA HA!! Then, get this! His love interest is kinda stuffy and by the book, but HE'S NOT! So they have tension and really don't like each other right? But they end up falling in love! Wow I amaze even myself!" Damn this is gonna suck ass.
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http://www.afi.com/tv/handv.asp
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Dismal idea, craply handled. So desperately wants to be "The Job" in Sloane Ranger heaven, but lacks the writing, the grit and the casting. Dempsey & Makepeace was a cack ITV production with the gorgeous Glynis Barber and neanderthal Michael Brandon as a US cop and "aintcool" has to stop parroting old Monty Python sketches, brilliant though they are/were. That's all really.
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Jun 03, 2003 7:31:33 PM CDT
speaking of Fox, anyone else hear about the Family Guy movie the
by terry_1978
Just hearsay of course, but still, here's to hoping....
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Does he (character) carry a gun. I known American's love guns but British Cop's hate them and over 70% say they would quite if they had to carry them.
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I'm taking bets on how quickly this show or any show (that's not a comedy or reality show) will be cancelled on FOX. I think Keen Eddie will be cancelled within six to eight episodes.
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Of course, this probably dooms the series to an early demise.
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That AFI Heroes and Villians list was the most namby pamby lamely PC bunk ever, Silkwood AND Norma Rae??! Oh and Gandhi!! To bad they never made a movie about Samuel Gompers or Bela Abzug. Noble figures yes, but about as far from iconic film heroes as you can get. And no Mad Max or Ash for fanboys to jizz thier acid wash 501's over.
Major disrepect to BOTH Chuck's Norris and Brosnan! An outrage I say! And what kind of sissy commies dream of overlooking Hulk Hogan as rip in No Holds Barred? That last bit was just to beat some asshole to the punch. Brother! -
We're missing out on prime talkback material here...
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Since some of you have watched Goldmember 50 times, or are actually British (either way, I pity you), and up on on the hep Limey lingo, could you explain what Spike meant when he told Buffy not to "...get all shirty..."?........................(Zer0 sits back to watch all the geeks have an aneurism over yet another Talkback devolving into Buffy-Land). Hee-Hee. Relax, smoke a Fag.
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As in, to get moody, irritable. To answer back with a curt response. A condition commonly seen in women when they "...have the painters in.."
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So is this show just some midseason replacement? I've lost track of the seasons here.
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Well that gave me a good laugh. A much more colorful (and descriptive) euphamism than "a visit from Aunt Flo"
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Anyway, I liked the writing, but I absolutely HATED the camera work. All the fast-motion, stutter-cam, weird-ass shit just doesn't float my boat. I also hated the roommate. She was such a rotten bitch, and immediately started treating Eddie (who had every right to be there) very poorly, beign rude to him, and generally showing her brattitude. If I were him, I wouldn't have just threated to tell her mum that she was skipping college to live in that flat... I would have told her to get out- MOVE OUT- or I'd tell her mum about her skipping college and blowing all that college money. The show would be 25% better without the girl in it. I reaalllly hate those strained, forced, impossible-to-believe Love-Hate relationships they push on us in movies and television. If a girl (or anybody) were that rude, nasty, and grating to ME, I'd tell her to take a a hike. I don't waste my time dealing with people who can't behave themselves and act like adults. I mean, EVERYTHING Eddie said was met with a rude, sarcastic comment. She was a total bitch, cute or not. If she continues to be a main character, I'll lose interest very quickly.
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Joins the "He-Man Woman-Hater's Club". Yes she was a spoiled-brat queen bitch (and not in a good "Old Cordelia Chase" kinda' way), but she was pretty cute. And I liked her bathrobe and boots. That brunette chicksuit that seemed to offer "Hot Sex" in the preview for next week, would be a good diversion for our Hero Eddie though. And, c'mon, every show since Moonlighting has been required to feature this kind of couple. It's the classic story that'll have your girlfriend dragging you out to that Luke Wilson/Kate Hudson chickflick as payback for dragging her to see that dumb computer movie she didn't understand. So stop being shirty and buy her the big popcorn.
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Jun 04, 2003 2:25:00 PM CDT
Can Fox base a show around Chyler Leigh and that chick from The
by big bad clone
I have trouble putting my faith in the Neilsen families. I can't believe what I get to see on TV is based on the taste of some jackass who watches Yes, Dear and Still Standing. If they started a pay per view thing for tv shows, I'd do it. I'd gladly shell out my cash for a subscription to Angel, Firefly and the Simpsons if it menas I don't ever have to see another ad for Mr. Personality again.
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Jun 04, 2003 2:58:20 PM CDT
This has the potential to be one of those great shows like Due S
by diskatopia
...of course if it is an intelligent, well-written, entertaining, and not dumbed down action show, FOX beancounter-suits have already set the cancellation sked at 3-5 episodes.
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Critics be damned. Keen Eddie was a much needed laugh-out-loud hour to fill the void left by the loss of Buffy! Even if the rest of the episodes are only half as funny it is far better than ANY of the Tuesday night reruns.
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My wife is not one of those dumb girly girls who only likes simple romance-movie chick-flicks, thankfully. She actually likes the computer movies and the action flicks, and meanwhile I don't mind a good romance as long as it's not contrived. You're right about the "Moonlighting" angle, though. It's like some prerequisite now, and I hate it. Why must all protagonists end up with the bitchy chick who hated them when they met? Frankly, I think they need to make Eddie gay in order to fix the whole "love-hate roomate" thing. Make him good and gay. Flaming. That would be entertaining- Has there ever been a flaming queen cop show?
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I liked the pilot. Despite that and having not seen the rest of the shows I know they will suck, though. When "moneypenny" gives him the look (you know the one suggesting not as much blood is making it to her brain) at the end and the squad commander welcomes him to the unit, the dynamic of the show collapsed. Eddie'll no longer be uncomfortable or the discomfort will be contrived. So it'll just be another crime-fighting show like any other, only with the Tower or Westminister in the background. Oh, and I hate the dog. I was so disappointed when he got out of quarantine. A much funnier running gag would have been the ocassional visit to the pound or references to the dog suffering in the pin. The dog/cat love hate relationship (what a subtle analogy) practically ruined the otherwise fine pilot.
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So sue me.
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Jun 06, 2003 1:48:20 PM CDT
Coming this fall - the WB's wacky new comedy - "Brattitude."
by dick schtick
Crap! Someone said the word "brattitude." Great. Now it's out there, out in the culture, walking around. Damn it all to hell. As for the show...tee...the dog and the cat...get this...at the end...hoo...the dog and the cat...no, no I can't, it's just too funny. Key-rist. Can't the networks do away with these attempts at programming and just run commercials 24/7? They'd be alarmed at how the ratings would hold up. "Tonight at 8 - a full hour of Mentos!"
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...but it had horny dog jokes!!! I LOVE horny dog jokes. Oh wait, sorry... I meant, I *FUCKING HATE* horny dog jokes. Please kill me now.
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Jun 11, 2003 2:31:11 PM CDT
This is a great show! And like all great shows Fox is gonna kil
by egbert
The pilot was great but the 2nd episode was hilarious. The only thing worth watching this summer and Fox has to bury it after American Jrs. To bad it won't last past the initial order - this could be appointment television.
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