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Topic: Widow's Bay

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A series about a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor who refuses to believe their warnings.

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Re: Widow's Bay

Two episodes in and I'm really enjoying it.  A quirky recognizable cast of islanders lead by a mayor who serves as the straight man in this comedy about a foundering fishing village that's struggling financially.  The mayor attempts to attract tourists to the charming remote town only to have the island "wake up".  Maybe there really is something to the local superstitions regarding the odd deaths over the decades.

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I also liked the first episodes, the right kind of humor.

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Got half way through the first episode, this is not one for me script and acting poor imho.

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I'm enjoying it, but to call it a comedy is wrong.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: Widow's Bay

It definitely is drama-horror-comedy.

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Re: Widow's Bay

g371 wrote:

It definitely is drama-horror-comedy.

I don't agree.  It's got some funny-ish moments, but nothing laugh out loud funny like I'd expect in a "comedy".  Is it a black comedy?  I think that's even stretching it.  Drama and horror for sure, but comedy?  Nah.

2020.  Meh.

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Re: Widow's Bay

graybags wrote:
g371 wrote:

It definitely is drama-horror-comedy.

I don't agree.  It's got some funny-ish moments, but nothing laugh out loud funny like I'd expect in a "comedy".  Is it a black comedy?  I think that's even stretching it.  Drama and horror for sure, but comedy?  Nah.

Not all comedies are the same, here comedy is non stop, if you can see it. Subtle, smart and funny.

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Stuff like the guy kicking suitcase into the room to not enter while bullshitting that all is fine etc. etc. Or the mayor sending away that women, because he thinks she is haunting him. There is not 5 min without comedy elements.

Drama and horror here is in the second plane, even "horror" is basically a comedy like that murder clown or in the last episode death by snu snu big_smile

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Re: Widow's Bay

Well, I'm invested now. I guess Loftis missed the part about the mayor being the "protector". Let's see what he does when he realizes this. As for comedy, that's what his staff is for. Geez, those people.
And Stephen Root is always worth watching.

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Neither the poster, the description or the trailer gives any indication of how funny this is.
Only the comments here convinced me to give this a shot - thanks y'all smile

I also agree that this is a comedy - it made me laugh more then many actual "30min comedies" did in the last few years.

Deserved more runtime:
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