I watched the new Jason Lee pilot on TNT called Memphis Beat. It was good - I loved My Name is Earl and I was really sad when Earl met an early demise. My favorite character on the show was Darnell - I think it was the hair and the secret agent thing - but Jason Lee has a certain something. His new show is worth watching; his co-stars include Alfre Woodard and Abraham Benrubi. I think it's on TNT on Tuesday or Wednesday nights, but if you are cable-free like me, you can watch full episodes at TNT online the following week.
Oh, and did I mention that Jason Lee can sing?
I didn't break out the fava beans or the chianti, but we just spent a lovely couple of hours with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. Shortcut to Happiness is based on Stephen Vincent Benet's short story, The Devil and Daniel Webster. While I am not a big fan of any of the Baldwin brothers, the eldest acquitted himself quite nicely as Jabez Stone who sells his soul for success as a writer. He gets success all right but cannot write for crap because as Mr. Hopkins' Daniel Webster points out, "He cannot write because he has lost his soul." Jennifer Love Hewitt makes a passable devil and there are lots of cameos by real-life writers. I enjoyed it - but it's hard to go wrong with Anthony Hopkins.
I'm just saying.
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