Giveaway: TNT Memphis Beat BBQ Gift Package

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It's our second day of the Turner Giveaway Week!

AND today is the EXTRA special giveaway day!

Today's show is the new cop show, Memphis Beat, which airs on Tuesdays at 10 pm on TNT !

Memphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee), a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother. He is "the keeper of Memphis," a Southern gentleman who is protective of his fellow citizens, reverential of the city's history and deeply rooted in its blues music scene.

Despite his impeccable instincts as a detective, Dwight's loose, relaxed style of police work rubs his demanding new boss, Lt. Tanya Rice (Alfre Woodard), the wrong way. But Dwight may eventually win her over to a Memphis state of mind, especially when he takes the stage at his favorite hangout to perform a legendary song or two.

MEMPHIS BEAT co-stars DJ Qualls as Davey Sutton, a uniform cop who considers himself to be Dwight's protege. Also starring are Celia Weston (Junebug) as Dwight's effervescent mother; Sam Hennings (Saving Grace) as Charlie White, aka Whitehead, Dwight's seasoned, hypertensive partner; Leonard Earl Howze (Barbershop) as Reginald Greenback, a fellow detective struggling to make ends meet with two teenage daughters; and Abraham Benrubi (ER) as Sgt. JC Lightfoot, an officer who uses Chickasaw tribal wisdom in his police work.

MEMPHIS BEAT was created by Liz W. Garcia (Cold Case) and Joshua Harto (The Dark Knight), who also wrote the first two episodes. Harto, who grew up in the South says "Memphis has been largely forgotten in film and TV today," he says. "It's where the blues and Johnny Cash and Elvis came from. It's where Martin Luther King was assassinated and where Isaac Hayes and Aretha Franklin were born and raised. It's the perfect blend of drama and humor for our show."

Music is just as vital to MEMPHIS BEAT as its unique characters, drama and humor is the music. "Music is a huge part of this show," Garcia says. "It has to be. You can't live in Memphis and not have your life steeped in music. The city has a soundtrack." And yes, there's gonna be Elvis and Country Music and Blues!! Check out the cool music video for the show!

To get that perfect Memphis feel, the production team approached noted blues singer/songwriter Keb' Mo'. He will provide original compositions and performances for the show to supplement classic Memphis tracks.

I love this show. To say it is uniquely Southern is an understatement!!! The show grows on you, so if you;re not to sure on your first viewing, give it a couple more episodes! Check out the fan page of the show for full episodes! I especially loved the One Night of Sin episode about the death of a family matriarch of a popular country western family,and the subsequent death of  the group's manager. The entire episode is full of Southernisms and the intricacies behind the scenes of country music! I hope the show lasts more than a couple of seasons- it has a lot of potential!

If you're gonna be traveling thru or to Memphis- check out the site locator for places in the show, in their real life locations- Pretty cool! I didn't realize how many I'd been to, til I started clicking on all the pix!

GIVEAWAY:

One winner will win:

one Memphis Beat T-Shirt, one bottle of Memphis hot sauce, and 

one bottle of Memphis barbecue sauce!

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Contest will end on August 19th, at midnight. Winner will be picked by Random Number (random.org) on August 20th, and emailed. As soon as winner's info is received, I will mail their book to them during the following week.

Disclosure / Disclaimer:  I was offered this gift set,  free of charge,from YouCastCorp, for this giveaway, as part of the Turner Influencer Network Program. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to review the show.