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1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/00000_000001_15151_3.jpg]]
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3	Jo Saint-Clair is a skilled homicide detective with the usual turbulent private life, investigating crimes that involve the iconic sights of his home city...
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5	Which just happens to be UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}, France.
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7	Commissioned by France's [=TF1=], this InternationalCoproduction (with assistance from ORF and Sat 1 among others) starring Creator/JeanReno is an attempt to do an American-style cop show in France... right down to the language, for '''''Jo''''' is produced in English for an international audience and has a largely "English" cast.
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9	It lasted one season in 2013; the ratings were good, but not good enough for the budget; although Atlantique Productions are looking to revive.
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11	Not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Jo}} Louis de Funès film]] of the same name.
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13	!!''Jo'' provides examples of the following tropes:
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15	* CowboyCop: Jo can be this at times. His best moment for such is when he throws another cop off a balcony... although there is a net underneath.
16	* EiffelTowerEffect: The action takes place in Paris and its iconic landmarks.
17	* OneWordTitle: ProtagonistTitle, first name.
18	* ProtagonistTitle: First name of protagonist, Jo Saint-Clair.
19	* TranslationConvention
20	** All dialogue is done in English with American accents (even by British and Irish actors)... except for Reno, whose French accent stands out.
21	** This series also features the use of American measurements, which is pretty strange in the country that gave us the metric system.
22	** Also, most of the signs are in English.

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