"Keen Eddie" was a sort-lived TV series, set in Britain and starring the hunky Mark Valley of Boston Legal and several other series. It also stars Sienna Miller, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Colin Salmon, familiar to all fans of the Helen Mirren "Prime Suspect." Eddie (Valley) is an American detective assigned to Scotland Yard, where his out of the box maneuvers annoy his supervisor (Salmon). His partner (Rhind-Tutt) is a long-haired, solemn-faced guy who likes sex clubs; and Eddie's flatmate -- she's the landlady's daughter (Miller) is bothered by his presence and the presence of his dog, Pete.
This is such a terrific show -- I loved it when it was on the air, and now I'm enjoying it on Netflix since I didn't see all the episodes. I love the characters, the acting, the stories, the humor, and the British setting. Valley is such an attractive man and so good, I have no idea why the series didn't stay on the air.
There's a technique used in the editing - I'm sure there's a name for it - where there are split second images of something earlier in the episode, or something the character is thinking. Seeing it week to week, it's no problem, but watching it like I am, one after the other, it can give one a headache. That's my only complaint.
I have no idea why a series that was so well-done couldn't last on American television. In thinking about it, I guess that's the problem -- it was too well done and not dummied down enough, I guess.
This is such a terrific show -- I loved it when it was on the air, and now I'm enjoying it on Netflix since I didn't see all the episodes. I love the characters, the acting, the stories, the humor, and the British setting. Valley is such an attractive man and so good, I have no idea why the series didn't stay on the air.
There's a technique used in the editing - I'm sure there's a name for it - where there are split second images of something earlier in the episode, or something the character is thinking. Seeing it week to week, it's no problem, but watching it like I am, one after the other, it can give one a headache. That's my only complaint.
I have no idea why a series that was so well-done couldn't last on American television. In thinking about it, I guess that's the problem -- it was too well done and not dummied down enough, I guess.