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Fat Cow Motel

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How it feels

A motel owner deals with quirky guests and strange events. Each episode ends with a mystery that viewers can help solve through online clues and messages.

quirkymysteriousinteractivecomediclightheartedpuzzlingengaging

What happens

Fat Cow Motel is an Australian comedy/drama television series, created by Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson and starring Kate Atkinson and Brendan Cowell. Described as an interactive drama viewers could register online for access to the shows website and to sms and email messages sent onscreen during the show Each episode ends in a mystery cliffhanger which can be solved with help from the interactive content. Two final episodes were filmed and the audience could vote for their desired alternative. The show was filmed in Harrisville, Queensland with the town's Royal Hotel standing in for the titular Fat Cow Motel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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