Dead Like Me: Season 1

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Dead Like Me: Season 1

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: June 27, 2003

Starring: Rebecca Gayheart, Mandy Patinkin, Jasmine Guy

Summary: 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 reapers who collect people's18-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 reapers who collect people's souls. The main reaper is Rube (Mandy Patinkin), who is always playing smart, Roxy (Jasmine Guy), a reaper with an attitude, Mason (Callum Blue), a confused and funny reaper and Daisy (Laura Harris), a beautiful reaper full of mysteries. The other characters include George's family - mother Joy (Cynthia Stevenson), father Clancy (Greg Kean) and sister Reggie (Britt McKillip), who each have their own way to deal with George's death.

Now that she has a new life, George will try to deal with her new job as a reaper and the fact that she is dead. While learning some important lessons, George gets a job at Happy Time, a office lead by Delores Herbig (played by Christine Willes), a funny woman who is always optimistic and tries to be everybody's friend while leading a perfect life. The other recurring characters include Crystal (Crystal Dahl), a Happy Time secretary that does not talk much and Der Waffle House's waitress Kiffany (Patricia Idlette). The only bad move was Rebecca Gayheart's removal from the show. Apparently, she was unable to renew her contract so her character was sadly written out of the show.

The main description for the show could easily be described as "funny and morbid". It debuted on Showtime in 2003. The show quickly became an absolute hit and some people even paid to view Showtime just to watch the show that everyone talks about. However, just a year after, when season 2 finished, the show was unexpectedly canceled by Showtime, which was one of the worst moves ever for a TV station like that. Then, MGM tried to sell the show to another station, but the attempt failed and the show was left dead. … Expand

Creator: Bryan Fuller

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E15. Rest in Peace
Air Date: September 26, 2003
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S1:E14. Rest in Peace
Air Date: September 26, 2003
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S1:E13. Vacation
Air Date: September 19, 2003

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Tim Goodman

Jul 25, 2013

Has the kind of verve and wit that's the hallmark of shows where the writers aren't thinking about audience reaction or how the network bigs will view it -- it's a story that just pours out, with the audacity to say, "Take me or leave me." Read full review

Terry Kelleher

Jun 28, 2013

The bizarre causes of death on the show—woman gets hit by falling piano, guy accidentally drills hole in his head—are indicative of its self-conscious quirkiness. Read full review

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bob516

Dec 21, 2013

Such a unique show. A very creative way of exploring a person's growth and transformation, even if they happen to be already dead. Wish there was more television that was as intelligent and funny as this show.

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agleek

Mar 27, 2012

This show is quite simply amazing. A show that actually gets you to contemplate your own existence, in my mind, is a good show. Dead Like Me is alive with everything, and the last line of the series 'It's not so bad, being dead like me...' was flawless. The movie, however, was terrible -This show is quite simply amazing. A show that actually gets you to contemplate your own existence, in my mind, is a good show. Dead Like Me is alive with everything, and the last line of the series 'It's not so bad, being dead like me...' was flawless. The movie, however, was terrible - they succeeded in leaving the 'peanut' of Georgia Lass behind, but everything else failed miserably. Daisy's character went from being one who gossips about sexcapades but is actually very classy to having sex around every turn. Since she was always my favorite character, I was forced to 'boo' this movie.… Expand

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zachary99

May 16, 2016

when I was looking online last year I found dead like me and I thought that I would watch the first episode and it was excellent so then I downloaded the hole of season one and two and then I was enjoying them and there were some every good bits and funny moment like mason he was thewhen I was looking online last year I found dead like me and I thought that I would watch the first episode and it was excellent so then I downloaded the hole of season one and two and then I was enjoying them and there were some every good bits and funny moment like mason he was the funniest of them all. And then there was the film but it was a same that Rube wasn't in it but it was one of the best tv programs that I've ever watched.… Expand

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rachiebabie

Sep 20, 2013

Super entertaining. Fun, although morbid concept. The protagonist, George is sardonic and insightful, and apathetic and all the things we all are. That's the funny thing, she's a relatable reaper.

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JessicaRobyn

Aug 8, 2015

Dead Like Me was one of the first shows that I watched that showed me that tv really could be a vehicle for interesting and complex stories. It just takes the right person to do it and this show was full of a lot of those people. The story arcs were so original that I'm surprised it lastedDead Like Me was one of the first shows that I watched that showed me that tv really could be a vehicle for interesting and complex stories. It just takes the right person to do it and this show was full of a lot of those people. The story arcs were so original that I'm surprised it lasted for two seasons. This is the sort of thing that I imagine now would thrive in a Netflix like utopia. I would definitely recommend it for it's interesting take on death and the dry cynical wit. Beyond anything else it is memorable.… Expand

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Cyanurea

Jul 5, 2018

A charming, occasionally moving tale about coming of age. Feels a bit dated, but still quite watchable. An undercurrent of preachiness is made bearable by sharp wit. However, it cheapens the concept of death to depict life after death as basically life; this takes much of the power out ofA charming, occasionally moving tale about coming of age. Feels a bit dated, but still quite watchable. An undercurrent of preachiness is made bearable by sharp wit. However, it cheapens the concept of death to depict life after death as basically life; this takes much of the power out of its attempts to reckon with themes of grief and mourning.… Expand

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LeeanneTrimble

Sep 6, 2014

Started off mildly interesting and went downhill from there. Not going to watch the whole of series one I think I've got some paint somewhere I can watch dry instead.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 27, 2003
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 25, 2004
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 27, 2003
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  S1:E15. Rest in Peace
  Air Date: September 26, 2003
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  S1:E14. Rest in Peace
  Air Date: September 26, 2003
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  S1:E13. Vacation
  Air Date: September 19, 2003
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  S1:E12. Nighthawks
  Air Date: September 12, 2003
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  S1:E11. The Bicycle Thief
  Air Date: September 5, 2003
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  S1:E10. Business Unfinished
  Air Date: August 29, 2003
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  S1:E9. Sunday Mornings
  Air Date: August 22, 2003
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  S1:E8. A Cook
  Air Date: August 15, 2003
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  S1:E7. Reaper Madness
  Air Date: August 8, 2003
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  S1:E6. My Room
  Air Date: August 1, 2003
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  S1:E5. Reaping Havoc
  Air Date: July 25, 2003
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  S1:E4. Reapercussions
  Air Date: July 18, 2003
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  S1:E3. Curious George
  Air Date: July 11, 2003
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  S1:E2. Dead Girl Walking
  Air Date: July 4, 2003
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: June 1, 2003