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Fla Dem

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Sun Aug 18, 2019, 02:40 PM Aug 2019

Dead Like Me, a quirky, dark comedy series highly enjoyable. Amazon Prime. [View all]

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Was a Showtime series, ran for 2 years,(2003 - 2004) total of 29 episodes. On Amazon Prime now.

Dead Like Me is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime cable network, where it ran for two seasons (2003–04). Fuller left the show five episodes into Season 1 because of creative differences; creative direction was taken over by executive producers John Masius and Stephen Godchaux. A direct-to-DVD film titled Dead Like Me: Life After Death was released on February 17, 2009,[1] with an option to restart the series.[2]

Eighteen-year-old Georgia "George" Lass (Ellen Muth) is the show's protagonist and narrator. George dies early in the pilot episode and becomes one of the "undead", a "grim reaper". George soon learns that a reaper's job is to remove the souls of people, preferably just before they die, and escort them until they move on into their afterlife. George's death leaves behind her mother (Cynthia Stevenson) and the rest of her family at a point when her relationships with them were on shaky ground.

The show explores the experiences of a small team of such reapers, as well as the changes in George and her family as they deal with George's death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Like_Me
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I love this show. uppityperson Aug 2019 #1
Me Too!!! Fla Dem Aug 2019 #2
Me three. TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #3
Ive been wanting to watch this again so my wife can see it. Tiggeroshii Aug 2019 #4
Amazon Prime. Fla Dem Aug 2019 #7
THANKS! Tiggeroshii Aug 2019 #10
Streaming on Amazon Prime and Hulu Clash City Rocker Aug 2019 #11
Pushing Daisies was outstanding. MuseRider Aug 2019 #15
Interestingly enough, both series were created by the same person, Bryan Fuller. Fla Dem Aug 2019 #28
Thank you for that information! MuseRider Aug 2019 #29
I'll add it to my list!!! Thanks. Fla Dem Aug 2019 #23
Thanks, so much, for this link. Had never heard of this website. It looks tremendous. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2019 #30
I have begun recently re-watching and still love it. You know that 'George' CurtEastPoint Aug 2019 #5
She was good. Her career is a mystery....just looked her up on wikipedia. Fla Dem Aug 2019 #8
Me, too. Seem to recall reading somewhere she is like Mensa smart? CurtEastPoint Aug 2019 #16
For what it is worth, she does occasionally post to her twitter account. brachism Aug 2019 #19
Dead Like Me:Life After Death brachism Aug 2019 #20
Also try After Life w/Ricky Gervais. CurtEastPoint Aug 2019 #21
Oooooh! I loved that show FirstLight Aug 2019 #6
No, Amazon. Fla Dem Aug 2019 #9
okay! Thanks! FirstLight Aug 2019 #13
My favorite shows are always some mix of comedy and drama Clash City Rocker Aug 2019 #12
That was the first serial type show MuseRider Aug 2019 #14
Herbig Brown Eyes and Murray! CurtEastPoint Aug 2019 #17
:-) MuseRider Aug 2019 #18
There's a local candidate for city council named Herbig Clash City Rocker Aug 2019 #27
I really liked this show as well. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #22
I wonder why they chose the actress for George Beringia Aug 2019 #24
On the recommendation of this thread, I'm pnwest Aug 2019 #25
Really enjoyed this show! n/t Chemisse Aug 2019 #26
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