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" Jason Lee has promised that his new show Memphis Beat is different to My Name Is Earl. In an interview with TV Guide, Lee explained that he decided to take on the role in Memphis Beat because it was a new challenge for him. &amp;quot;This came along and it was very different, unique and appealing to me,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m very glad I did it because I&amp;#039;m getting to be in a completely different world. I like that this came in this stage in my life.&amp;quot; Lee added that the two series use different kinds of comedy, saying: &amp;quot;Earl was just downright fun and goofy. This show is definitely a lot more grounded in reality. We also get to play a little bit. It&amp;#039;s a bit quirky, as they say, it is a bit offbeat, but it&amp;#039;s important that it&amp;#039;s grounded for us and the characters are real and believable.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;You can identify with the characters and they&amp;#039;re accessible and likeable. If you get too silly with something like this, especially with all the Elvis stuff, you start to lose the importance of the show and the depth of the characters, so we&amp;#039;re trying to walk that line between offbeat and real.&amp;quot; Memphis Beat premieres tonight at 10/9c on TNT. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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