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March 17, 2023 8:07 am  #1


A New Netflix Show: Elvis Presley As A Secret Agent

It's a bizarre 10-part animated show, featuring Matthew McConaughey as the King of Rock and Roll, who works to take on the bad guys. I'm guessing this satirical show is partly based on the fact Richard Nixon once awarded the real Elvis a badge to help fight drugs.

It sounds ridiculous - and it probably is - but while it puts Elvis in a silly light, it's not without some heavy input from those who were closest to him. 

"His ex Priscilla is a cocreator, voicing a ’60s sex-kitten version of his soulmate, and in one episode tripping with her husband on LSD provided by Timothy Leary, voiced by Chris Elliott. (Come to think of it, a hit of acid might make this show more palatable.) Other real-life parodies include Howard Hughes (Jason Mantzoukas) as a mad scientist, President Richard Nixon (Gary Cole) as a racist who tests Elvis’ patriotism — naturally, there’s a bloody shootout in the White House bowling alley — and a cameo by Paul McCartney (Simon Pegg) during said LSD trip."

It debuted on Netflix on St. Patrick's Day.


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