"Drop Dead Diva" (2009) TV series 2009-????

Creator:

Josh Berman

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

November 2009 (Hungary)

Plot:

A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.

Plot Keywords:

Inner Beauty | Car Crash | Blonde | Law Firm | Heaven

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Brooke Elliott	...	Jane Bingum (13 episodes, 2009)
Margaret Cho	...	Teri Lee (13 episodes, 2009)
Jackson Hurst	...	Grayson Kent (13 episodes, 2009)
Kate Levering	...	Kim Kaswell (13 episodes, 2009)
April Bowlby	...	Stacy Barrett (13 episodes, 2009)
Josh Stamberg	...	J. Parker (13 episodes, 2009)
Ben Feldman	...	Fred (9 episodes, 2009)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Storyline Entertainment

Trivia:

The pilot was originally set up at Fox. When Fox passed on the project, Lifetime picked up the project and put the show into production.

Quotes:

Fred: I've heard about physical attraction before, chemically I understand it but I've never experienced it.
Jane Bingum: What, you've never had a crush?
Fred: Up there all I meet are dead people.
Jane Bingum: Well, forget it, okay? Stacey's out of your league. You'll be setting yourself up for a world of hurt.
Fred: No no no, you don't understand! I look at this Stacey, and I, and I can't help it. I wanna, I wanna do her grocery shopping, wanna, wanna re-roof her house. I wanna... hunt animals and bring her the MEAT.

Brooke Elliott, the new "It" Girl

Like Tom Hanks, Brooke Elliott has "that certain something", that very few actors have. It has to do with Likability. She exudes a very pleasant charm. She makes it easy to believe that a sweet, model-aspiring airhead has inhabited a high power attorney and has access to her rapid-firing brain cells. I like it that the Jane Bingum character has a golden moral compass and yet is playful like a Sex in the City girl. Kudos to the creator and writers for creating a character that is like a real person. The Jane Bingum character reveals great sensitivity and vulnerability along with areas of great strength and fortitude. This is no "one note" character like the many that usually populate series TV shows. Drop Dead Diva is both high drama and wry comedy by virtue of its excellent writers. But, where would this show be without Brooke Elliott? It will be interesting to see what she does next. I predict a smart producer or director will cast her in a movie on the big screen very soon.