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Dead Like Me (2003 - 2004)
Dead Like Me
Dates:
June 27, 2003
-
October 31, 2004
Type:
Television Series
Genres:
Drama, Comedy
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Dead Like Me is an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series about grim reapers who "live" and work in Seattle, Washington.
Eighteen-year-old Georgia "George" Lass is the show's protagonist and narrator. George dies early in the pilot episode. She becomes one of the "undead," a grim reaper. George soon learns that a Reaper's job is to remove the souls of people, preferably right before they die, and escort them until they move on into their afterlife. George's death leaves her mother and the rest of her family behind at a point when her relationships with them were on shaky ground.
The show explores the "lives" and experiences of a small team of such Reapers, as well as the post-mortem changes in George and her family as they deal with George's death.
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refers to
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The Twilight Zone
:
Season:
3
/ Episode:
8
It's a Good Life
Date:
November 3, 1961
Type:
Television Episode
This Television Episode is referred to by
Dead Like Me
George says to send them to the cornfield which is a reference to this episode of The Twilight Zone where a boy has the power to make things vanish by sending them "to the cornfield".
Episode:
It's a Good Life part of The Twilight Zone Season 3
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It's a Good Life part of The Twilight Zone Season 3
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It's a Good Life part of The Twilight Zone Season 3
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What Books are the basis of this Television Series?
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is inspired by
these books...
On a Pale Horse
written by
Piers Anthony
part of
Incarnations of Immortality
Date:
October 12, 1983
Type:
Book
This Book inspired
Dead Like Me
The show's creator has stated that the series is based on this Piers Anthony book.
The book focuses on Zane, a photographer about to commit suicide, but who instead kills the incarnation of Death (i.e., Thanatos), and then must assume the office of Death.
Book:
On a Pale Horse written by Piers Anthony part of Incarnations of Immortality
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What Movies are referenced by this Television Series?
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refers to
these movies...
Gone with the Wind
Date:
December 15, 1939
Type:
Movie
This Movie is referred to by
Dead Like Me
Gone with the Wind is referenced numerous times throughout the series due to the fact that Daisy was killed during the filming of the movie.
A manipulative Southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the American Civil War
Pop Culture Connections - Incoming
What Television Episodes reference this Television Series?
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is referred to by
these television episodes...
Pushing Daisies
:
Season:
2
/ Episode:
1
Bzzzzzzzzz!
Date:
September 30, 2008
Type:
Television Episode
This Television Episode refers to
Dead Like Me
Ned calls Happy Time Temporary Services, which is the business that Georgia Lass worked at in Dead Like Me. Both TV series had the same creator, Bryan Fuller.
Chuck goes undercover as a "Bee Girl" at a honey-based cosmetics company after their new spokesmodel is stung to death. She soon discovers that office politics are killer (literally) between the founder and the new owner. Meanwhile, Ned can't stand her growing independence or the fact that she wants to move out of his apartment. In other developments, Lily spirits Olive off to a nunnery so she won't spill Lily's deep, dark secret.
Episode:
Bzzzzzzzzz! part of Pushing Daisies Season 2
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Bzzzzzzzzz! part of Pushing Daisies Season 2
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What Movies are based on this Television Series?
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is the basis of
these movies...
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Date:
February 17, 2009
Type:
Movie
This Movie is based on
Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me: Life After Death is a direct-to-DVD movie released on February 17, 2009. It is based on the Dead Like Me television series.
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Seasons in this Television Series
Dead Like Me
Season:
1
Dead Like Me Season 1
part of
Dead Like Me
Date:
June 25, 2003
Type:
Television Season
Dead Like Me
Season:
2
Dead Like Me Season 2
part of
Dead Like Me
Date:
July 25, 2004
Type:
Television Season
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