Blake’s Blog

Well, looks like crime on the mean streets of Memphis (or at least the mean streets of its suburbs) won’t be off the air for long.

Memphis Police Department officials recently decided not to continue working with the producers of "The First 48," a documentary-style program that airs on the A&E channel.

However, as a story in today’s newspaper noted, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is about to have its street crimes and narcotics units featured on "Real Vice Cops Uncut," a new program that is scheduled to premiere on Spike TV in August.

Hmmm. I wonder a little bit about this one. Since Memphis and the suburban cities have their own police departments (except for Lakeland, of course), I wonder what hotspots of criminal activity the sheriff’s office will spend most of its time patrolling.

"Eads Vice" doesn’t have quite the same ring to it that "Miami Vice" did.