Keen Eddie

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2003
Keen Eddie
Keen Eddie

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8.4 | TV-14 | en | Drama

Keen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows a brash NYPD detective who goes to London when one of his cases goes sour and remains to work with New Scotland Yard. The basic premise of the show bears a close resemblance to the popular 1980s British series Dempsey & Makepeace, the only notable difference being that the female partner has been replaced by a female housemate. Stylistically, the series derived inspiration from British feature films by Guy Ritchie, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The soundtrack and incidental music for the first episode was provided by British techno duo Orbital. Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets scored the rest of the series.

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EP1  Pilot (a.k.a Eddie)
Jun. 03,2003
Pilot (a.k.a Eddie)

Eddie a New York City police detective, is down on his luck, just dumped by his girlfriend and responsible for a drug bust gone bad, Eddie and his dog Pete, leave New York to make things right

EP2  Horse Heir
Jun. 10,2003
Horse Heir

When Eddie investigates the theft of a champion racehorse, he and Pippin learn that two brothers from an earlier case are involved in the theft

EP3  Achtung Baby
Jun. 17,2003
Achtung Baby

Eddie is assigned to protect a German opera singer from her stalker. Eddie doesn't seem to mind that she is attracted to him, but Fiona does mind.

EP4  Eddie Loves Baseball
Jun. 24,2003
Eddie Loves Baseball

When a huge soccer star, Colin Kinney, is involved in a shooting, Eddie decides to hold him back until he comes clean. At this point, news breaks out, making Eddie the most hated person in the U.K. Colin's lawyer tells him not to talk, so Eddie and Pippin start to interview people who maybe could help with the case. They finally interview his wife, and they notice a lot of pictures of their daughter, who isn't around. They ask where she is, and his wife decides to come clean. Colin tells them about how he was involved in the shooting, how they were going to talk to the kidnappers, and accidentally shot his friend, Martin Moon, in the process. The kidnappers told him to lose in the world cup, or his daughter dies, but Eddie has another idea. Colin is free of charges, and starts to play in the world cup. He does not do what the kidnappers wishes, but he scores majority every point in the game. The kidnappers, who are watching the game, phones his wife, and Eddie and co, tracks them

EP5  Sucker Punch
Jul. 01,2003
Sucker Punch

Eddie Arlette and Detective Monty Pippin investigate a new underground fight club where unsuspecting fools are thrust into mismatched brawls and forced to fight for their lives. Meanwhile, Fiona has decided to follow Nigel to New York, where a new job awaits him, and Eddie finds a new roommate who ends up being an exact carbon copy of himself.

EP6  The Amazing Larry Dunn
Jul. 08,2003
The Amazing Larry Dunn

Eddie and Pippin get help from a guy with a photographic memory, who used to be famous with his own t.v. show, until a little girl knew a quote that he froze on. He now works as a delivery boy and once again, for the second time in his life, gets the memory lapse and forgets what he did with the package, and gets the help of Eddie and Pippin for protection when the owners of the package threaten him. Meanwhile, the neighbor catches Fiona trying to tap into his dish so she could watch t.v. and not have to pay for it, when the old man catches her and threatens her that if she doesn't do all of his laundry, he will call the company and get her in trouble. Larry re where he put the package, and it turned out to be a book for a safe that was going to be used for a jewel heist. He wants fame again, so he memorizes the book, so the thieves have no other choice but to kidnap him, so they know how to by the safe.

EP7  Black Like Me
Jul. 24,2003
Black Like Me

After a jewel heist, Eddie and Pippin are very short on leads. After questioning a man who they think is sneaky about something, another man comes in (Georgie) and confesses. Eddie obviously doesn't think that this man had anything to do with the heist, so he doesn't book him. After a while of questioning him, he realizes his girlfriend is trying to set him up, so her and her boyfriend can get off free. Meanwhile, Fiona and Nigel have dinner and Fiona's fathers house. It seems to be going fine until her father ask Nigel what his intentions with Fiona are, and he simply replies that he has fun with her. After overhearing that, Fiona has doubts about them. After following the couple after they set Georgie up, they find the jewels and arrest them.

EP8  Sticky Fingers
Jan. 27,2004
Sticky Fingers

Pippin's identity is stolen. Scotland Yard sees this as opportunity to capture a group of identity thieves. Eddie gets some unexpected help on the case from a famous pickpocket. Meanwhile, Pippin s a sex-addict group called "Emotional Connections" where he meets The Lady of the Lift.

EP9  Inciting Incident
Feb. 17,2004
Inciting Incident

Mark Weatherhead has the perfect life. He has a beautiful wife and two kids. Everything is perfect, until a man from Mark's past comes back to haunt him. That man is Neil Baines AKA "The Claw." Mark says he has no idea who Neil Baines is, but Eddie Arlette discovers that the two men do have a musical past with each other. Pippin is upset when Eddie forgets to get him an expensive piece of technology. Fiona deals with a ive-aggressive co-worker.

EP10  Citizen Cecil
Mar. 02,2004
Citizen Cecil

Strange things are happening when a full moon appears. A group of robbers, with Duran Duran masks on, rob one of London's most popular gambling casinos. Elsewhere, Pippin is having certain "marital" issues with his false wife. Eddie and Fiona are actually being nice to each other.

EP11  Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?
Mar. 24,2004
Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?

Eddie tries to help a boy, Edward, with his school problems, and the kid tries to be just like Eddie. Marveling in the worship, he tries to become a mentor to the boy. Fiona is also trying to help an adolescent with his problems. He doesn't want to the adult Jewish community, so she tries to help him patch things up in his life. Meanwhile, when Eddie does an official investigation into why Edward was being bullied, the bulliers let him switch sides so he won't rat on them, and in doing so, Eddie loses his new found respect from Superintendent Nathanial Jonhnson.

EP12  Keeping Up Appearances
Apr. 07,2004
Keeping Up Appearances

Good News: Eddie has inherited Rosemary Hawskin's Bentley. Which would be good news, but one thing. What's a Bentley? Who's Rosemary Hawskins? Why is this indian guy watching porno on Fiona's couch? These are just some of the questions Eddie wants answered. Apparently, he met Rosemary and had a wonderful conversation....and he never saw her again. So, Eddie takes the Bentley and cruises around the streets of London in his new ride with his driver, Kahn. More good news arrives when Fiona tells Eddie she's been chosen to take part in a "covergirl" type shoot. Bad News: When Eddie awakes the next morning. The Bentley is gone! Peter Hawskins, Rosemary's son, stole the Bentley and tried to sell it to Russell the pig in exchange for not dying. More bad news comes, when Fiona's offer is given to an eighteen-year-old, whom was babysat by Fiona. In the End: The pig gets a Bentley and an indian. Peter runs away. Fiona and Eddie hate each other....everything is back to normal.

EP13  Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Apr. 14,2004
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

Help is needed for Dominique Deschamps, the lovely woman who lost her wallet after flirting with Scotland Yard "loan" detective Eddie Arlette. When Eddie Arlette discovers the wallet he ultimately finds Dominique Deschamps, but is ambushed by Paul and Jean Fortier. Eddie gets knocked out, but not after the lovely lady hands him a book of matches asking for help. Monty Pippin and Eddie Arlette start an investigation, which leads them to a man named Anton Levy. Dominique and Anton were ionate about each other, but Dominique turned Anton into the French police. Anton's would agree to going to prison, but first he wanted to go to London before prison, so he could tie up some loose ends. Eddie and Monty Pippin think he's come to London to kill Dominique. Eddie, Monty, and the Scotland Yard tactical team head into Anton's mansion, where he and a very much alive Dominique greet them. Nothing bad going on here. Eddie is left scratching his head...until Michel Hoffman. Michel is Dominique's true love, not Anton. Eddie heads to Anton's mansion to get Dominique, but Michel is already there, saving her. Anton says the two will expire if Anton's true love is not given to him. Eddie finds Dominique, who refuses to go back. The hit man Jacques Desmarais is already out for Dominique. Eddie goes back to Anton's house to reason with him, but there he realizes that the love of Anton's life is his young daughter Isabelle, who s Anton for his last meal before his imprisonment.

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Released: 2003-06-03 | Released Producted By: Simon West Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Keen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows a brash NYPD detective who goes to London when one of his cases goes sour and remains to work with New Scotland Yard. The basic premise of the show bears a close resemblance to the popular 1980s British series Dempsey & Makepeace, the only notable difference being that the female partner has been replaced by a female housemate. Stylistically, the series derived inspiration from British feature films by Guy Ritchie, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The soundtrack and incidental music for the first episode was provided by British techno duo Orbital. Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets scored the rest of the series.

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Julian Rhind-Tutt

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Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Burkettonhe This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
liquidcelluloid-1 Network: Fox; Genre: Crime/Mystery, Comedy; Content Rating: TV-PG (for some violence); Available: reruns on Sleuth; Perspective: Contemporary (star range: 1 - 4); Seasons Reviewed: Complete Series (1 season)Having the unfortunate luck to debut on Fox during the reality series craze/ quality TV massacre that occurred under Gail Berman's watch during the early 00s, can't quite explain "Keen Eddie's" short life. This is one of those shows that wouldn't have made it anyway. It's too original, too different, too quirky, too oddball to ever catch fire with a TV audience. It's something of a minor miracle that "Keen Eddie" snuck past the stick-in-the-mud network and got on the air to begin with.When a drug bust goes horribly wrong under the eye of New York cop Eddie Arlette (Mark Valley, "Boston Legal", though perfectly cast here), he is sent to follow the drugs across the pond, where he takes a detective job at Scotland Yard. Eddie takes up residence in a flat and quickly finds himself at bickering odds with Fiona (Sienna Miller) who hates Eddie and is convinced the flat belongs to her. And get this, they actually don't get together. Eddie has a playboy partner played like the gullible dweeb you wouldn't expect to be the playboy partner in Pippin (Julian Rind-Tutt). In true cop series fashion, Eddie has a tough captain (Colin Salmon, Resident Evil) and his pension for cigars is a quirk like everyone's on the show. "Keen Eddie" is a crime series with an uncommon attention to character.Eddie's London experience is filled with colorful characters from two guys who have divided their pub in half arguing over whether it should be Irish or American or a mob boss who bases the actions of himself and his henchmen on a complete faith in astrology. Then there is the matter of the captain's secretary, whom Eddie calls Miss Moneypenny (a smoking Rachael Buckley) who may or may not be hitting on Eddie in the show's weirdest and funniest running gag. I love the women on the show. Fiona has her own life with her own story lines. Moneypenny is a sex joke that is actually funny. They aren't just around to prop up the guys.The mysteries are clever. Not knock-you-out clever. No big twists. But also, thank God, no "CSI" pretension. Plus, to be perfectly honest here, unlike with any character on the "CSI" and "Law & Order" franchises, I watch "Keen Eddie" and actually get a warm, comforting sense from this character. There is crime in the world, theft, kidnapping, murder, but there is also this hard-boiled dogged cop who acts like a goof and spouts a readily quotable catch phrase who will chase down the bad guys and bring them to justice. And we'd better be glad he's out there. Damn glad. He's Eddie, how do you like him now? There are a few uneven tonal shifts in the show, many times getting too dramatic when it plays best as a wacky screwball ensemble. It feels too long at an hour, often loosing steam in the final act when it should really be going for zany broke. The pilot tries to hard to impress, but if TV has taught me anything it's that a Pilot (if not written by Bryan Fuller) is no sign of future quality. The 2nd to last episode, "Keeping up Appearances" is quite funny. In it, Eddie inherits a Bentley and a live-in driver but the car keeps getting stolen by the same guy. As is common, the show gets better the more it loosens up.It should also be mentioned how overdirected and hyper-stylized "Keen" is. In an effort to look like a Guy Ritchie movie (it did debut pre-Edgar Wright) the show is chopped up with unnecessary fast forwards, flashbacks, quick cuts, top-down tilt shots and just about every other goofy film school trick you can imagine.In one episode Eddie is egged on by the cops at Scotland Yard to get in there with a perp and give him a good old fashioned American interrogation - clearly inspired by Vic Mackey and Jack Bauer. I kind of wish "Keen Eddie" delved a bit into that more: the British perception of Americans by American pop culture. Because the show itself is something of a funhouse mirror of how American view the Brits. What a fun extra layer this had been to an already full series."Keen Eddie" is a fun, likable show with a cast of characters unlike any on American television. Worth a watch if you can find it.* * ½ / 4
Andy Keen Eddie is the story of a NY detective working for the English police in London. Mercifully it doesn't hammer away at that weary old trope of 'You say taps, we say faucets'; cultural misunderstanding are kept to a minimum. It's interesting to see London caricatures represented for an American audience and again the production showed some restraint. I don't think that the English have ever got over Dick Van Dyke's performance as Bert the Cokernee chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.The principle cast were fine but story lines were highly truncated with little connective tissue between scenes. Nevermind, it's TV isn't it. Visually it owes something to Lock,Stock & 2SB's and Snatch and I found it more entertaining than either.It's a shame that a second series was dropped. The show had charm; quirky camera work, recurring characters, loads of good gags and a non American location. Perhaps an American audience didn't take to all the English accents. Unsurprising as shows shot in US cities have to undergo audience testing to see how it will go down east coast - mid-west or east coast.This show had loads of potential. I'm sad that I only have the one series on DVD.
zerogirl42 I'm glad this show wasn't a waste and that other's enjoyed it, but honestly, I didn't care for it. I tried to enjoy it as a comedy, satire, mystery, even as a second-rate show to make fun of, but it didn't capture my interest. It just got more irritating.I got through about 40 minutes of the pilot and had to turn it off. Usually I give shows/movies more time before judging it. After watching for 20 minutes, I wanted to turn the show off but didn't to see if it got any better; so watching it for 40 minutes was a stretch.The lead character had little charisma and made stupid decisions (but not in a clever way). The plot was predictable. I found the culture clash to be offensive and not funny. The lead character's animosity towards his dog was annoying.Sorry, I wanted to like it but it didn't do it for me. I don't think the show "went over my head." I got the jokes, It just didn't make me laugh. Eddie's cockiness and stupidity just wore on my nerves after awhile.
bananacha22 When I flip through the channels and see nothing but crap, I wonder what's so wrong with people that makes them ignore such great shows like Fox's "Keen Eddie". When it first aired, I was happy to discover that maybe TV could actually become intelligent again. The acting was well done, the plot clever, and altogether the show was very enjoyable. However, 90% percent of America chose to ignore Eddie and his crew because they were either too dumb or too lazy to deal with thinking and laying on the couch at the same time. OH GOD! NOT THAT! So, of course, they smothered the bright light of Keen Eddie and replaced it with awful shows like "Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape" (quite funny, really - it showed a day in the lives of Fox executives). Bravo mercifully picked it up, but didn't continue with a second season. It's a shame that a funny, smart, original (kiss my a**, o retard who called it a copycat show) program like this ended up so badly off. At least we've got the DVDs to look forward to - but until then, don't expect anything more. We've just been let down too many times.