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Dead Like Me

Showtime (Ended 2004)
 
 
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Forget Me Not

Ray and Mason fight for Daisy's affection, and their game turns into something worse when Daisy wants to breakup with Ray....

 
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8.8 Great
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Dead Like Me ranks 705 out of the 18,228 shows on TV.com.

The 3,919 users who count themselves as Dead Like Me fans have written a total of 250 reviews.

Status

Ended

Premiered

June 27, 2003

Ended

October 31, 2004

Genre

Drama, Sci-Fi

Theme

Horror

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9.1

Life After Death

The reapers get a new boss whose priority is just moving the souls along quickly, and meanwhile enjoying their afterlives without any worries. As a result, George and her friends succumb to the temptations of using their powers to acquire money and fame, and George breaks a cardinal rule and reveals her existence to her sister.

Aired: 02/17/09

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18-year-old George Lass (Ellen Muth) dies when a toilet from the MIR space station falls from the sky and hits her. However, soon she discovers that afterlife really does exist... she becomes a reaper - she helps in catching the souls of people moments before they're destined to die. Then she meets a group of... more »

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  • why only 2 seasons?

    i'm just wondering if anyone knows why this show was only 2 seasons, it was so good! i love ellen muth!

    5 comments, last one 6 days ago + Add Comment
  • What are YOUR unanswered questions in DLM?

    So many things left to the unknown... Like, what happens if the wrong person gets reeped? List em...

    130 comments, last one Jun 25, 2009 + Add Comment
  • another movie?

    Without giving anythng away (i havnt seen the movie or the entire series yet) are we lead to believe that the movies will continue? I love what i have seen of this show so far and would love it to continue in some way. is their any sites to track the sales of the movie.

    5 comments, last one Jun 7, 2009 + Add Comment
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    10 Perfect

    Dealing with death. hide « show »

    I was having trouble dealing with the fact that I will soon be dead. The VA doctor was even cold enough to tell me by phone that my cancer was terminal. How could I be dying? I don't even feel sick, "You will as it spreads" he said.

    One of the keywords I used in google brought up the show "Dead Like Me" and out of curiosity, I downloaded the first couple of episodes. I was hooked. Since I am now too weak from chemo to do much else, I downloaded all 29 episodes and the movie. I watched them all. You know the old cliche "I laughed, I cried"...I did. I cried a lot. Me...a combat veteran, hardened by a sometimes tough life of 60 years...crying like baby.

    In writing about death, they captured the essence of life...and death, and helped me find a way to deal with my own life...and death.

    Thank You
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    9 Superb

    Life of a Reaper hide « show »

    George (Ellen Muth) is forced to do her job as a reaper after she died being hit by a toilet from space. The story is told from the point of view of 18-year-old jaded slacker George, whose voice-over commentary sometimes contradicts what is happening on the screen. She and her group of Reapers have to take the souls of people who are about to die. Out of the whole group I find the funniest character to be Mason - the boozing reaper always on the lookout to make a quick buck. The format of the show is fascinating as there are two arcs going at the same time: George adjusting to the afterlife, and her family slowly falling apart because of her death.
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    Bringing the dead Back to life... hide « show »

    Every now and then a show comes along that is a true gem. The kind of show that stands apart and claims unique artistic independence from the regular 9 to 5 gluttony. Shows like Twin Peaks, Wonderfalls, Mellinium, Profiler, Brisco County (theres more but you get the idea) that have forever been etched into my "Great TV shows Hall Of Fame", but unfortunately they have all been underdogs (and i always root for the underdog!), lasting , at best, no more than 2 seasons. Why do half of my favorite shows get canceled?

    One of my current additions to that list is is "Dead Like Me" -i really loved that show and i really miss it!! It was a show that i could relate to in several ways because I saw a part of me in each character. It combined a sense of rebellious youth AND mature reality perfectly. I loved the wonderful flow and rhythm of the acerbic dark humor and touching human frailty. In every single episode i could easily bust a gut laughing and cry like a baby. This show had it all in abundance! Great writing, great directing, great camera/cinematography and great acting- so effortlessly portrayed by the cast-and without great actors giving great performances then it's no good no matter how good everything else is. So, thank you- Callum, Ellen, Jasmine, Laura and Mandy! You guys ROCK! Christine, Cynthia, and Britt for supporting and giving life to the back stories!

    My favorite character was/is 'Mason' acted brilliantly(!) by the talented, adorable and quite handsome Callum Blue. Callum make Mason as lovably clueless as he is sad and hopeless. So, a hearty, hug-filled Thank You to Callum, there would be no Mason without him!

    I still wonder exactly what Showtime was thinking by canceling it. There is a large devoted fan base for this show and we were all let down when DLM was let go. Sometimes the fans refuse to let that happen and the networks actually listen (like Medium) but the powers that be decided to travel a different road for DLM....! At least we have a newly released DLM MOVIE! It remained true to the original series with believable, albeit interesting, changes and thank gods the direction by Stephen Herek was excellent(!). But, it was bittersweet because it reminds me how much i miss the show.

    Long live Dead Like Me!
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    9.5 Superb

    This show answered the question of what happens when you die? Well, sometimes you get a job as a reaper, collecting souls at death and seeing them on their way. hide « show »

    The main character, George, isn't exactly lovable. She's gloomy, which I supposed one would be after they die, but she was gloomy before. Her afterlife is a bit of an improvement over her real life where she couldn't get a job and lived an isolated life with her divorced Mom and a younger sister.

    Still, George's story is compelling as she comes to grips with her new job as a reaper, as well as having to get a real job in an office. The show isn't just about running about collecting souls, it's also about a day to day existence of getting by, forming relationships with coworkers and learning about their pasts, and trying to separate your past from your present so you can move on.

    This was a great show, over before it's time. There were a few glaring mistakes here and there, but not enough to detract from it overall. I enjoyed this show so much that because I didn't have Showtime I arranged with friends to watch it at their place, even when they weren't home. I had to tape it for them. They even canceled Showtime when they learned Dead Like Me got canceled.
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    9 Superb

    What really happens when you're dead? You either go into the light or you become a Grim Reaper. This is the story of a young lady who takes the second route. Killed by a toilet seat reentering the atmosphere George lives on as a reaper. hide « show »

    Clever, entertaining, comedic, and quirky are some of the adjectives I would use to describe this show from Showtime and MGM. The fact that it was canceled like it was is almost tragic. It is surprising that MGM could not find another network at the time. Ellen Muth as George and Mandy Patinkin as Rube both do an outstanding job as the main characters and the rest of the cast is great in their many different adventures.

    I really enjoyed Rebecca Gayheart in the first five episodes as Betty, Georges short lived best friend. I would love to see the character return if they do revive the series.

    Ellen Muth does an excellent job of carrying a show that really delves into the psyche of the main character and deals with her feelings about life, death, her family, and existence in general.

    The rest of the cast of regulars Jasmine Guy as Roxy, Callum Blue as Mason, Laura Harris (now Sarah Wynter) as Daisy, and Christine Willes as Delores round out a very professional and well balanced cast.

    I saw the new movie that was released and have reviewed here at TV.com as well. Maybe this is a sign we might see this show return. ScFi? USA? TNT? Any takers.
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