Dead Like Me (2003–2004)

Meet Georgia Lass (who prefers to be called George). She is a young Seattle college dropout who is unhappy with life. She is always at odds with her mom, Joy. One day coming back from her ... See full summary »

Creator:

Bryan Fuller

Stars:

Ellen Muth, Callum Blue, Jasmine Guy

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ellen Muth	...	Georgia 'George' Lass (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
Callum Blue	...	Mason (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jasmine Guy	...	Roxy Harvey (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mandy Patinkin	...	Rube Sofer (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Joy Lass (28 episodes, 2003-2004)
Britt McKillip	...	Reggie Lass (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christine Willes	...	Delores Herbig (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Laura Harris	...	Daisy Adair (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Greg Kean	...	Clancy Lass (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Patricia Idlette	...	Kiffany (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Crystal Dahl	...	Crystal (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Talia Ranger	...	Young George (14 episodes, 2003-2004)

Storyline

Meet Georgia Lass (who prefers to be called George). She is a young Seattle college dropout who is unhappy with life. She is always at odds with her mom, Joy. One day coming back from her temp job as a filing clerk, she is hit by the toliet seat of the re-entering Space Station Mir. Finding out she is now dead, she is recruited to become a grim reaper. As in life, she is a pain in the butt in death. She does not like the details of her job, and is always at loggerheads with her boss Rube. Her fellow grim reapers don't really take much of a liking to her either. She also learns grim reapers don't even get a free ride in death, as they must hold down regular jobs along with their death duties.

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Plot Keywords:

death | grim reaper | soul | undead | temp agency | 

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Taglines:

A new series about life after life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

MGM Official site (US only)

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dead Girl

Filming Locations:

250 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

DLM Productions, John Masius Productions, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Bryan Fuller (the show's creator and head writer for the first four episodes), it was originally planned that George's father would be gay, and this development would spell the end of Clancy and Joy's marriage. After Fuller left the show, the show's new executives decided that Clancy should be heterosexual, but philandering with his female students.

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Quotes

George: Shallow's the new deep, haven't you heard?

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Crazy Credits

Episodes in which clips from previous episodes are used (in particular the flashback episode, Nighthawks) give screen credit to the writers of any excerpts that are used, even if the clip is momentary.

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Connections

Followed by Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

User Reviews

Outstanding

This show is a combination of extremely clever plot lines, a unique and unusual musical score, contemporary editing, and outstanding character casting. The chemistry of characters with this cast is more than exceptional. The ability to give such realism to such an absurd story premise is bewildering and you find yourself taken for a ride down this fairytale as if it were real life. This is perhaps the best program that no one has ever heard of yet and I wouldn't be surprised if it rose to one of the best series of this decade when the show becomes better known to the public. Once you start watching this show, there is now going back. It is ultimately the most addictive show I have ever witnessed. If you haven't seen it, you need to.