Willis Wu, a background actor in a procedural cop show called Black & White goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables and dreaming about a whole world beyond Chinatown. When he inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, and in the process discovers what it feels like to be in the spotlight.
chinese american identitysatire of hollywood stereotypesmeta television within a television showbackground actor protagonistchinatown settingpolice procedural parodycrime witness entanglementfamily expectationssearch for self worth and visibilitynoir styled mystery elements
I wonder why Comedy isn't listed as a genre. Is the show (way?) less funny than the trailer?
Tough question to answer. Comedy is definitely there, especially with the two stand-up comedians Jimmy Yang and Ronnie Chieng, but it is not one of it's core elements. Especially in the later episodes the Comedy is pushed into the background.
The biggest focus would be Drama, since that is the driving force behind the story. Crime is more like a tool used for storytelling rather than a genre for the show.
by Wizard posted 1 year ago
I quite liked it, an interesting concept.
by lighton posted 1 year ago
Chloe Bennet, there you are! :D
Fun trailer, adding this to my list. :)
I wonder why Comedy isn't listed as a genre. Is the show (way?) less funny than the trailer?
by WilliamDrakeMcGregor posted 1 year ago
Just finished this one. While this show was "only" decent storywise and the premise does imho not properly describe what it is actually about, I think it deserves praise for what it was trying to be.
The closest comparisions would probably be The Truman Show and The Matrix.
It just had too many sidestorys that were not very interesting and some of the supporting characters had too little screen time. I could also see it being better in a serious setting.
That being said, the ending sets it up for a second season which I really hope will come, with some minor improvements would :)
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Fun trailer, adding this to my list. :)
I wonder why Comedy isn't listed as a genre. Is the show (way?) less funny than the trailer?
Tough question to answer. Comedy is definitely there, especially with the two stand-up comedians Jimmy Yang and Ronnie Chieng, but it is not one of it's core elements. Especially in the later episodes the Comedy is pushed into the background.
The biggest focus would be Drama, since that is the driving force behind the story. Crime is more like a tool used for storytelling rather than a genre for the show.
Fun trailer, adding this to my list. :)
I wonder why Comedy isn't listed as a genre. Is the show (way?) less funny than the trailer?
The closest comparisions would probably be The Truman Show and The Matrix.
It just had too many sidestorys that were not very interesting and some of the supporting characters had too little screen time. I could also see it being better in a serious setting.
That being said, the ending sets it up for a second season which I really hope will come, with some minor improvements would :)