You're about to be collected. "Winningly eccentric" (LA Daily News) and "insistently irreverent" (People), this groundbreaking, original series delivers you into a realm of shockingly funny characters and twisted narratives you'll find completely "addictive" (NY Daily News)!When an errant toilet seat from the falling Mir space station puts an abrupt end to her life, George (Ellen Muth) discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!
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2003, MGM (Video & DVD) |
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Widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio) |
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4 |
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627 minutes |
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link to the movie
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November, 17, 2008
This is a follow up to the Roger's comment below about the direct video movie: Dead Like Me: Life After Death.
Anyway, for anyone who hasn't seen the series it was a blast. Interesting characters and different plots. The reviews below cover this dark sitcom well.
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Avoid like the plague!
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November, 08, 2008
Don't watch the show, it's not funny, it's not drama, it's not dark comedy. It's boring as hell. you have been warned.
Better watch Pushing Daisies, by the same creator.
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The Feeling of Finding a Truly Great Show
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September, 29, 2008
There is no feeling like finding a truly great show. I'm oddly envious of those who have yet to experience great shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, and Six Feet Under because such greatness awaits them. In buying the first season of "Dead Like Me," I could have guessed it would be one of those wonderful shows, because I'd seen creator Bryan Fuller's work on one of my favorite shows, Wonderfalls. However, I couldn't have predicted how great the first episode would be. I swear on all television holy, the pilot of "Dead Like Me" is the single best pilot of any show I've ever seen. It's hilarious, perfectly scripted, wonderfully acted, and is one of the most heartbreaking and gut busting hours of television there is.
While the pilot really stand out from the rest of the series as the best episode, the rest of this collection ranges from good to great. I was a bit worried, because creator Bryan Fuller (the reason I bought this in the first place) left after the fifth episode, due to creative differences with MGM. Executive Producer John Masius takes on show-runner duties and does a very competent job in keeping the show consistent. He effortlessly maintained the quirky style that Fuller set up for them, probably due mostly to how nicely Fuller set it up in the first place. But I've gone on and on about the creative team for long enough. Let's get down to some Muth.
Ellen Muth, who plays the lead character Georgia Lass, is simply brilliant. She has such a--ironically enough--life to her, giving such a fantastic and layered performance. I'd go as far as to say she's the best thing this side of Kristen Bell. The rest of the cast, particularly Mandy Patinkin as Rube and Laura Harris as Daisy Adair, give great performances as well.
Each episode will make you laugh, and almost as many will make you cry. The ride isn't always perfectly smooth--"Nighthawks" would have been great if the meat of it had been fleshed out instead of loading it with flashback clips--but it's such an enjoyable show that you're more likely to forget its flaws than dwell on them. Long live the Reapers!
9/10
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