After being hit on the head by a toilet seat that fell from Mir space station, a young temp clerk becomes a grim reaper in death.After being hit on the head by a toilet seat that fell from Mir space station, a young temp clerk becomes a grim reaper in death.After being hit on the head by a toilet seat that fell from Mir space station, a young temp clerk becomes a grim reaper in death.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 8 nominations total
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- TriviaInspired by the Piers Anthony novel "On A Pale Horse", but working on the notion that there are multiple Grim Reapers working the planet.
- GoofsAt the start of the series it was revealed that grim reapers look different to the living, yet throughout the series they can be talking to one of their charges before they die and after, the newly dead seem to see the same person as they did before.
- Crazy creditsEpisodes in which clips from previous episodes are used, in particular, the flashback episode, Nighthawks (2003), give screen credit to the writers of any excerpts that are used, even if the clip is momentary.
- Alternate versionsIn the German version Delores' surname is "Diemit" instead of "Herbig". She introduces herself as "Delores Diemit, die mit den grossen braunen Augen" for the translated pun "Delores Herbig as in her big brown eyes".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dead Like Me... Again (2005)
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Completely wonderful, Alive
This show is easily one of my favorites. Ellen Muth's interpretation of the disaffected, cynical teenager who is forced into sticking to a higher standard is right on. The writers have produced some of the funniest comedy, especially where George's boss Dolores is concerned; a former junkie who has taken home drifters ("passionate lovers", she calls them), who gives no thought to using a Tazer on a courier at the elevator in order to get her incontinent cat to the vet. The dialogue is funny, and hearing what's going on inside George's head while she puts on a smile is more than a little amusing. The show still visits the serious side of things, showing how the Lasses lost a daughter, while George has lost her whole family. Little by little, the audience is fed bits and pieces of information about the lives and deaths of the main characters. Most mysterious is Rube. He has a love-hate relationship with the unseen being who delivers the death lists, and we know only that he had a daughter, and that he attempted to send money to someone named Rosie and her mother back in the 1920's. (The postal service failed to deliver it,unknown to him until 2004.) We can only wait to find out how everyone's lives -and deaths- have played out. This show is absolutely nothing like Six Feet Under, for which I am grateful.
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- Wombat-40
- Sep 12, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.78 : 1
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