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Key West

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Key West	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Magical Realism has a dodgy history on American television, with more shows claiming to be part of the genre than successfully using it for anything more than the occasional flakiness. Key West was a successful, serious attempt to embrace this chimeric genre, an accomplishment all the more impressive in light of the fact that it managed a consistent strong showing in only 13 episodes in 1993 on FOX. It was well written, intelligent, slightly surreal with engaging characters, and a cast that meshed together with natural chemistry.Naturally, with all that going for it, the show never had a chance.The setup was that Seamus O'Neill was a factory worker who won the lottery and decided to engage his inner Hemingway and move to Key West to become a writer. However Key West, as the name implies, was as much about the place and its magical atmosphere as it was the characters inhabiting it. Like a lot of Latin American Magical Realism which takes cues from Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, the place has a sense of existing in its own time as well as space, as seen in the ambiguity of its Arc Words: "The end of the world".Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Episodes in which the magical realism is most visually apparent are "The Second Day in Heaven", "The Great Unknown", "Act of God", "Crossroads" and "The System", although virtually every episode in some way embraced the dismantling of everyday reality.Its large ensemble cast — headed up by Fisher Stevens, Jennifer Tilly, Leland Crooke, Denise Crosby and Brian Thompson — was remarkable for its consistency and earnestness (Thompson and Tilly in particular).
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Key West / int_25c60be7	type	Only in Florida
Key West / int_25c60be7	comment	Only in Florida: If they tried to set a series like this anywhere but Florida, it would never get past the pilot episode.
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Key West / int_3b113b7	type	Character Development
Key West / int_3b113b7	comment	Character Development: Even the minor characters, like the go-go dancers at Gumbo's bar, got some development time tossed their way.
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Key West / int_3b97fb10	type	Pursue the Dream Job
Key West / int_3b97fb10	comment	Pursue the Dream Job: Machinist wins lottery, quits to move to Florida and become a writer like his hero Ernest Hemingway.
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Key West / int_4b242d7c	type	Blind Black Guy
Key West / int_4b242d7c	comment	Blind Black Guy: King Cole, the publisher of the Key West newspaper Seamus works at.
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Key West / int_5fc3ab7f	type	Implied Love Interest
Key West / int_5fc3ab7f	comment	Implied Love Interest: Seamus O'Neill and Savannah Sumner would flirt with each other in every single scene they were in together. And this was way above and beyond the normal flirtatious manner that Savannah had due to her being the show's resident Hooker with a Heart of Gold. Fans of the show assumed they'd eventually hook up. The show was cancelled before anything concrete happened unfortunately.
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Key West / int_61a12ee2	type	Eccentric Mentor
Key West / int_61a12ee2	comment	Eccentric Mentor: Roosevelt "King" Cole, editor/publisher of the Key West Meteor. He realizes that Seamus O'Neil has "more talent in his pinky than the rest of us have put together", but also knows that the last thing Seamus needs is to have everything handed to him on a plate. He makes Seamus work for it, and teaches Seamus a little wisdom along the way. And if he happens to enjoy torturing Seamus just a little too much while he's at it... well, nobody's perfect, right?
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Key West / int_77063cd7	type	Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Key West / int_77063cd7	comment	Hooker with a Heart of Gold: The already mentioned Savannah.
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Key West / int_7ea8f5ce	type	Knight in Shining Armor
Key West / int_7ea8f5ce	comment	Knight in Shining Armor: Brian Thompson's Sheriff Cody Johnson was absolutely one of these.
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Key West / int_a0c731cd	type	Ragin' Cajun
Key West / int_a0c731cd	comment	Ragin' Cajun: Paul "Gumbo" Beausoleil, owner of Gumbo's, a bar/cafe featuring a pet alligator, bikini-clad table dancers, and the best Cajun fast food in town. Gumbo was once a circus clown, but his love of the job was broken after the tragic death of his beloved wife Cee Cee (also a circus clown).
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Key West / int_a6fa41b	type	Recycled Premise
Key West / int_a6fa41b	comment	Recycled Premise: Northern Exposure in Florida. One review called it "Southern Exposure". Also see.
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Key West / int_a7850fbf	type	Only Known by Their Nickname
Key West / int_a7850fbf	comment	Only Known by Their Nickname: Gumbo. When Seamus learns that his real name is Paul he's amazed.
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Key West / int_a90fff3	type	Based on a True Story
Key West / int_a90fff3	comment	Based on a True Story: In one episode Key West secedes from the US. A similar thing actually happened - they even used the same name (The Conch Republic).
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Key West / int_b032e4ed	type	Ms. Fanservice
Key West / int_b032e4ed	comment	Ms. Fanservice: Hooker with a Heart of Gold Savannah Sumner, played by Jennifer Tilly.
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Key West / int_cbe687ab	type	Corrupt Corporate Executive
Key West / int_cbe687ab	comment	Corrupt Corporate Executive: Hector Allegria, the Cuban crime boss who runs sweat shops, wants to displace the poor to put up more condominiums for the tourists, has a piece of every dirty deal in Key West, who tried to own the Mayor on the first day she was on the job... and whose philanthropic interests include funding a center for autistic children, supporting the dolphin research center, supporting local businesses over the big chain stores, and making sure the island has clean air and water.
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Key West / int_ea2e9f2d	type	No Ending
Key West / int_ea2e9f2d	comment	No Ending: The series was abruptly canceled halfway through its first season, as such nothing is resolved.
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Key West / int_f0c4ce7d	type	The Lost Lenore
Key West / int_f0c4ce7d	comment	The Lost Lenore: The major elements of Gumbo's backstory are based around the loss of his wife, Cee Cee, to a sudden and unexpected illness. In "The Great Beyond," Gumbo finally realizes that he has to move on with his life despite still being desperately in love with his dead wife. But that's okay, because Cee Cee still loves him, and understands.
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