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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Creator/{{TNT}} from from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011, starring Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas, where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Creator/AlfreWoodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander who was continually frustrated by Dwight's CowboyCop tendencies (although the two would later develop a more comfortable work dynamic) and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).

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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Creator/{{TNT}} from from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011, starring Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas, where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Creator/AlfreWoodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander who was continually frustrated by Dwight's CowboyCop tendencies (although the two would later develop a more comfortable work dynamic) and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).
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* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice.

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* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice.Rice, to the point where Alfre Woodard was nominated for several awards for her portrayal.



* CowboyCop: Dwight.

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* CowboyCop: Dwight.Dwight, but not so overly so. The first episode, for example, depicts him directly disobeying Lt. Rice's orders and staking out the victim's home, [[spoiler:leading to him managing to crack the case]].



* GoodOlBoy: Dwight.

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* GoodOlBoy: Dwight.Dwight, which was a big part of the appeal of the show.



* SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight.

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* SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight.Dwight was pretty good at sounding like a GoodOlBoy, but managing to pull off a SherlockScan or two or make connections that others had missed.
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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Creator/{{TNT}} from from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011. It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Creator/AlfreWoodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).

Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to {{Music/Elvis|Presley}}). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis.

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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Creator/{{TNT}} from from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011. It stars 2011, starring Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas dramas, where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Creator/AlfreWoodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander who was continually frustrated by said lead Dwight's CowboyCop tendencies (although the two would later develop a more comfortable work dynamic) and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).

Though the show is set in Memphis, it is was shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen only - the onscreen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out shout-outs to local landmarks (and of course, references to {{Music/Elvis|Presley}}). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis.



%%* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice.
%%* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Sgt. J.C. Lightfoot.
%%* CowboyCop: Dwight.
%%* DeepSouth: What the setting was treated like, most of the time, in Season 1.

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%%* * BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice.
%%* * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Sgt. J.C. Lightfoot.
%%* * CowboyCop: Dwight.
%%* * DeepSouth: What the setting was treated like, most of the time, in Season 1.



* EveryEpisodeEnder: Each episode ends with Dwight performing an Elvis song, usually at a club as an Elvis impersonator.

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* EveryEpisodeEnder: EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode ends with Dwight performing an Elvis song, usually at a club as an Elvis impersonator.



%%* GoodCopBadCop: Usually with Whitehead taking the role of "Bad Cop."
%%* GoodOlBoy: Dwight.

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%%* * GoodCopBadCop: Usually with Whitehead taking the role of "Bad Cop."
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Cop".
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GoodOlBoy: Dwight.



%%* ShiningCity: Most of the main cast (and many of the perps) treat Memphis as such.
%%* SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight.
%%* StraightMan: Dwight's partner, Det. Whitehead.

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%%* * ShiningCity: Most of the main cast (and many of the perps) treat Memphis as such.
%%* * SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight.
%%* * StraightMan: Dwight's partner, Det. Whitehead.

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* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Sgt. J.C. Lightfoot.
* CowboyCop: Dwight.
* ConspicuousCGI: The pilot contained a glaringly out-of-place radio station marquee.
* DeepSouth: What the setting was treated like, most of the time, in Season 1.

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* %%* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice.
* %%* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Sgt. J.C. Lightfoot.
* %%* CowboyCop: Dwight.
* ConspicuousCGI: The pilot contained a glaringly out-of-place radio station marquee.
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%%* DeepSouth: What the setting was treated like, most of the time, in Season 1.



* GoodCopBadCop: Usually with Whitehead taking the role of "Bad Cop."
* GoodOlBoy: Dwight.

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* %%* GoodCopBadCop: Usually with Whitehead taking the role of "Bad Cop."
* %%* GoodOlBoy: Dwight.



* ShiningCity: Most of the main cast (and many of the perps) treat Memphis as such.
* SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight.
* StraightMan: Dwight's partner, Det. Whitehead.

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* %%* ShiningCity: Most of the main cast (and many of the perps) treat Memphis as such.
* %%* SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight.
* %%* StraightMan: Dwight's partner, Det. Whitehead.

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* ElvisImpersonator: A running gag in the pilot.

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* ElvisImpersonator: A running gag in the pilot.Dwight has a side gig as an Elvis impersonator and each episode ends with him performing an Elvis number.
* EveryEpisodeEnder: Each episode ends with Dwight performing an Elvis song, usually at a club as an Elvis impersonator.
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Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to [[ElvisPresley Elvis]]). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis.

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Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to [[ElvisPresley Elvis]]).{{Music/Elvis|Presley}}). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis.
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* ExoticDetective: Dwight is a font of Memphis musical lore (Especially Elvis and Sun Studios).

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* ExoticDetective: TheExoticDetective: Dwight is a font of Memphis musical lore (Especially Elvis and Sun Studios).
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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Turner Network Television (TNT). It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Creator/AlfreWoodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).

Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to [[ElvisPresley Elvis]]). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis. Aired from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011 on TNT.

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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Turner Network Television (TNT).Creator/{{TNT}} from from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011. It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Creator/AlfreWoodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).

Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to [[ElvisPresley Elvis]]). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis. Aired from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011 on TNT.

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* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice
* CaliforniaDoubling: The show's titular setting is Memphis, TN. The show itself (aside from the occasional establishing shot of Memphis landmarks) is shot in New Orleans, LA -- about 260 miles to the southwest.
* TheCastShowOff: Each episode ends with Lee showing off his musical chops.

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* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice
* CaliforniaDoubling: The show's titular setting is Memphis, TN. The show itself (aside from the occasional establishing shot of Memphis landmarks) is shot in New Orleans, LA -- about 260 miles to the southwest.
* TheCastShowOff: Each episode ends with Lee showing off his musical chops.
Rice.



* OutlawCouple: in "Identity Crisis" [[spoiler: the twist is that there are TWO Bonnies: the latter the girlfriend, the former is his mother.]]

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* OutlawCouple: in In "Identity Crisis" [[spoiler: the twist is that there are TWO Bonnies: the latter the girlfriend, the former is his mother.]]



* SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight

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* SouthernFriedGenius: DwightDwight.



* WhatMightHaveBeen: The show was originally conceived as ''Delta Blues'' and was set in a fictional town near New Orleans.
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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Turner Network Television (TNT). It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Alfre Woodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).

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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Turner Network Television (TNT). It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Alfre Woodard Creator/AlfreWoodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by Creator/DJQualls.).
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* FanNickname: Fans and detractors alike have taken to calling Lee's character [[MyNameIsEarl "Detective Earl"]]



* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlike other TNT shows released on DVD, this show never released all two seasons on DVD!



* ScrewedByTheNetwork: TNT hardly promoted the show over its two seasons and quietly canceled it despite a positive reception. You think they would have tried to make a show starring Jason Lee and produced by Creator/GeorgeClooney one of their big shows.
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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Turner Network Television (TNT). It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Alfre Woodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by D.J. Qualls.).

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''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Turner Network Television (TNT). It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Alfre Woodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by D.J. Qualls.Creator/DJQualls.).
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Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to [[ElvisPresley Elvis]]). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis. Aired from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011 on TNT.

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Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[InTheHeatOfTheNight Orleans-by-way-of-[[Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to [[ElvisPresley Elvis]]). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis. Aired from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011 on TNT.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: TNT hardly promoted the show over its two seasons and quietly canceled it despite a positive reception. You think they would have tried to make a show starring Jason Lee and produced by GeorgeClooney one of their big shows.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: TNT hardly promoted the show over its two seasons and quietly canceled it despite a positive reception. You think they would have tried to make a show starring Jason Lee and produced by GeorgeClooney Creator/GeorgeClooney one of their big shows.
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[[caption-width-right:315:L-to-R: Det. Greenback, Det. Whitehead, Lt. Rice, Dwight, Ofc. Sutton]]

''Memphis Beat'' was an hour-long cop {{dramedy}} on Turner Network Television (TNT). It stars Creator/JasonLee as Detective Dwight Hendricks of the Memphis Police Department. The show is something of a throwback to [[TheEighties 80s]] cop dramas where the detectives were quirky and unconventional, his boss (in this case Alfre Woodard as Lt. Tanya Rice) was a by-the-book commander frustrated by said lead and his fellow cops served mostly as straight men to him (with the requisite awkward rookie, here played by D.J. Qualls.).

Though the show is set in Memphis, it is shot mostly in New Orleans (for tax reasons). Ratings were good for the first season, but not without criticism (particularly from Memphis locals) that the show was Memphis-based in name only: The On-Screen Memphis is basically New Orleans-by-way-of-[[InTheHeatOfTheNight Sparta, MS,]] save for some shout-out to local landmarks (and of course, references to [[ElvisPresley Elvis]]). The show's producers have promised to make Memphis in the second season feel more like the actual Memphis. Aired from June 22, 2010 to August 16, 2011 on TNT.

!!Memphis Beat contains examples of the following tropes:

* BlackBossLady: Lt. Tanya Rice
* CaliforniaDoubling: The show's titular setting is Memphis, TN. The show itself (aside from the occasional establishing shot of Memphis landmarks) is shot in New Orleans, LA -- about 260 miles to the southwest.
* TheCastShowOff: Each episode ends with Lee showing off his musical chops.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Sgt. J.C. Lightfoot.
* CowboyCop: Dwight.
* ConspicuousCGI: The pilot contained a glaringly out-of-place radio station marquee.
* DeepSouth: What the setting was treated like, most of the time, in Season 1.
* ElvisImpersonator: A running gag in the pilot.
* ExoticDetective: Dwight is a font of Memphis musical lore (Especially Elvis and Sun Studios).
* FanNickname: Fans and detractors alike have taken to calling Lee's character [[MyNameIsEarl "Detective Earl"]]
* GoodCopBadCop: Usually with Whitehead taking the role of "Bad Cop."
* GoodOlBoy: Dwight.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlike other TNT shows released on DVD, this show never released all two seasons on DVD!
* MommasBoy: Dwight is unapologetically devoted to his mother, Paula.
* OutlawCouple: in "Identity Crisis" [[spoiler: the twist is that there are TWO Bonnies: the latter the girlfriend, the former is his mother.]]
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: TNT hardly promoted the show over its two seasons and quietly canceled it despite a positive reception. You think they would have tried to make a show starring Jason Lee and produced by GeorgeClooney one of their big shows.
* ShiningCity: Most of the main cast (and many of the perps) treat Memphis as such.
* SouthernFriedGenius: Dwight
* StraightMan: Dwight's partner, Det. Whitehead.
* ThemeNaming: Each episode is titled after a Memphis blues or rock and roll song.
* WhatMightHaveBeen: The show was originally conceived as ''Delta Blues'' and was set in a fictional town near New Orleans.
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