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Clash City Rocker

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12. My favorite shows are always some mix of comedy and drama

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 03:24 PM

Aug 2019

Because that’s what life is. The trend these days is to make shows as dark as possible, but it’s unrealistic. Your standard sitcom where everything is wacky hijinx and all problems are solved in 22 minutes is also unrealistic. Dead Like Me was a great example of my kind of show. It never got too grim, or too lighthearted. Plus it had Mandy Patinkin! What more do you need?

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Dead Like Me, a quirky, dark comedy series highly enjoyable. Amazon Prime. [View all] Fla Dem Aug 2019 OP

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