It opens with our factory worker hero, Shaun O\u2019Riley played by Fisher Stevens, winning the lottery. It fades into a scene with Shaun driving a 1970s Pontiac convertible down the Overseas Highway… the Seven Mile Bridge… with dolphins jumping in the water. Before the opening credits are run Shaun drives by the Lighthouse (On Whitehead street catty-cornered from the Hemingway house), the famous \u201cbuoy\u201d at the Southernmost Point, down Duval and an aerial view of Smathers Beach.<\/p>\n
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Then our hero drives past a phony-baloney \u201cmile marker 0\u201d (MM0) sign, across the beach and into the ocean. Anyone knowing anything about Key West knows MM0 isn\u2019t at the beach. But that doesn\u2019t matter to me… I\u2019m hooked, and I\u2019ll allow them the \u201cpoetic license\u201d with MM0.<\/p>\n
I watched the whole episode. That\u2019s 45 minutes of my life I\u2019ll never get back. The whole thing is poorly acted… overacted. It\u2019s poorly written with dialogue no one would say. And if I knew anything about directing I would say it was poorly directed. They did keep my attention with \u201cdancers\u201d in skimpy… very skimpy bikinis, but then hey, I\u2019m just a guy. The skimpy bikini dancers didn\u2019t seem to have anything to do with the plot.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a reason it only lasted 13 episodes. If it hadn\u2019t been on Fox back in the day, it wouldn\u2019t have lasted that long. Sure, Fisher Stevens (our hero) has become an accomplished actor, director, and producer… but not back then. Perhaps he did the best that could be done with the script.<\/p>\n
With all the stuff I just said… no matter how bad it is… somehow it manages to capture the essence of Cayo Hueso. Its characters are unbelievable, but maybe no more improbable than real characters of Key West. When you first hear the story of the real-life Capt\u2019n Tony you might not believe it… nor that Jimmy Buffett was his campaign manager when he (Capt\u2019n Tony) ran for Mayor of Key West. So although the characters of this show are not realistic, they do show just how quirky The Rock can be.<\/p>\n
A sub-plotline has politics of the town that might also be unbelievable, but it\u2019s amazing how close the 1993 show reflects the politics of today… not only the Key West politics but also the current National politics.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t in good consciousness recommend you watch this show. Besides how bad it is, the quality of the video and audio on YouTube are poor owing to an umpteenth generation copy. I searched and couldn\u2019t find a better version on Netflix or the like. So just in case you want to see for yourself, here\u2019s the link:<\/p>\n
Key West (TV Series)<\/a><\/p>\n That\u2019s all I\u2019ve got time for today. I\u2019ve got to go watch next episode.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve figured out by now that I have a love affair with Key West. I can\u2019t tell anyone why or what it is about the place. I try to describe it\u2019s quirks, the characters that live there, the … Continue reading