Dead Like Me

I first found this show surfing through random things on Netflix and I'm glad I did. I like shows about death, just because I find death interesting, and this one is good on that aspect. The show ran on some obscure network (I don't even remember which one) and only has two seasons... plus a movie. Admittedly I don't plan on watching the movie just because I read the reviews on Netflix and not a single one says anything good about it. I'd rather not waste my time. Plus I saw that not all the original actors were in it, which I typically don't like because it's comparable to changing the character entirely.

Anyways, Dead Like Me is a show about a teenaged girl named George (she goes by George her real name is Georgia) who gets killed in the first say... 20 minutes? of the show. By a toilet seat. From the space station. Flying down to earth and hitting her. Within a few moments of dying, George discovers that she is destined to be a Grim Reaper. Basically, her job is to take the souls out of bodies before people die. They get their assignments through a highly secretive and new-aged way: Post-Its. The Grim Reapers in this show can still be seen and interact with the living, although their appearances are changed for obvious reasons. George has trouble dealing with her death and often finds herself going back to watch how her family deals with the event. She's also someone who hides behind sarcasm and is a straightforward person who hardly ever smiles (though she smiles more and more as the show progresses). I especially like the character Mason who is another Grim Reaper. Or more I like who plays the character which is Callum Blue (look that's him on the left). Cute and has a nice accent going on but he, or rather his character, can be a complete jerk. The writing on the show is good and I like some quotes I can use often from it like "Who was using the defibrillator paddles to make grilled cheese?". But there's also some serious thought-provoking stuff in the show too.

The strange deaths in the show are worth mentioning too. Not one episode goes by without anyone dying except the one where the Gravelings (the ones who plan out how deaths happen) take a vacation. Seriously though, death by flying toilet seat and having to be known by other Reapers as "Toilet Seat Girl"? Sorry George. Other weird deaths that I remember include having the sign from "Der Wafflehouse", a restaurant the group of Reapers visit a lot, fall on the cashier and kill him. There's also a death by falling piano, getting run over chasing a dog across the street, and a lot of other ones I don't remember. The show is well written, it just drags on at some points and at times it's almost like there is no purpose to the episode.

I give it: 8/10