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ABOUT

Georgia "George" Lass (Ellen Muth) is an 18-year-old college dropout who has no job skills and seems unable to take an interest in anything, including her own life. She projects an air of cynicism that infuriates her mother, baffles her father, and intimidates her younger sister.

When her mother, Joy (Cynthia Stevenson), insists that George get a job, she applies to a temp agency that sends her out as a file clerk. Her lunch break — and her life — are cut short when a toilet seat from the Mir space station drives her into the pavement.

George does not realize that she is dead until Rube (Mandy Patinkin), the kindly leader of a team of "grim reapers," points out her remains. Rube takes George under his wing and introduces her to the other members of his undead group: Mason (Callum Blue), Roxy (Jasmine Guy) and Daisy (Laura Harris). In addition, Rube explains to George that in order for her soul to move on to its next level, she has a quota of souls she must help remove from those on Earth who are about to die.

The members of Rube's team of reapers are all, like George, people who died with unresolved issues. They still have lessons to learn that — for one reason or another — they failed to learn in life. They move about the Pacific Northwest in the full light of day. They walk the city streets and eat at all-night diners, just like anyone else. They have to find their own places to live, cook, eat and do their laundry. They look just like everyone else, but as "un-dead" grim reapers they appear physically different to the living than they did when they were alive.

Dead Like Me revolves around George¹s adventures as she comes into contact with an eclectic group of people who are about to meet their maker, and as she learns to interact with her fellow reapers, with Rube, and with her new/old boss, Dolores Herbig. She also looks in on her grieving family and must cope with how things continue to change without her. All of these interactions lead her to ask: What if death is not the end? What if it is not even an escape, but an opportunity to accept responsibility? … What if death is a wake-up call?

CAST

Georgia "George" Lass ~ Ellen Muth
Georgia "George" Lass is the youngest member of an undead group of "grim reapers." At the tender age of 18 she met her demise and is now learning to adjust to her new role as a reaper. She looks at the world from the outside with sarcasm and a wry sense of humor. Being undead has given her the opportunity to gain a better understanding of life than she had the first time around.

Rube ~ Mandy Patinkin
Rube is the leader of the grim reaper team. His in-depth knowledge of the world and his gentle demeanor make him the mentor everyone wishes they had. He helps each member of the reaper team find their place within the realm of the undead.

Roxy ~ Jasmine Guy
Roxy is the sassy, street-smart member of this troupe of grim reapers. She has no problem "telling it like it is." As the veteran of the group, she makes sure everyone knows their place within the reaper team's hierarchy.

Mason ~ Callum Blue
Mason is the kind of guy who any girl would be attracted to — in this life or afterlife. This "grim reaper" is good-looking, mischievous, and just bad enough to be fascinating, without being dangerous. If only his work ethic were as powerful as his charms, he might already have met his soul-quota.

Daisy Adair ~ Laura Harris
Daisy Adair is an actress who, before meeting her demise on the set of Gone with the Wind, was better known for her off-screen sexual exploits than for her on-screen performances. Daisy hasn't given up hope of a comeback from the afterlife … although she hasn't heard from her agent in decades.

Joy Lass ~ Cynthia Stevenson
Joy is George's mother — a stubborn, headstrong woman who had an inability to connect with her daughter in life and is having an even harder time connecting with her own feelings after George's death.

Clancy Lass ~ Greg Kean
Clancy is George's father, a university professor who has a terrible relationship with George's mother, Joy. He's at a loss as to how to deal with George's untimely death and Reggie's subsequent malaise.

Regina "Reggie" Lass ~ Britt McKillip
Reggie is Georgia's younger misfit sister. She has her own peculiar way of coming to terms with the sudden death of her big sister. Like most pre-teens, she has a hard time communicating with her parents and is often confused by a world that is constantly changing around her.

Dolores Herbig ~ Christine Willis
Dolores Herbig is George's boss at the Happy Time temp agency. As much as George pushes people away, Dolores always seems to get through. Dolores has seen it all, dropping one-liners about her Web cam or her affair with the cleaning man. No matter what George is going through, she can always count on Dolores for a wink or a smile to show her someone else has been there, too.

SCHEDULE

Tuesdays / 7-9pm / SciFi Channel

7/18 - Pilot (Parts 1 & 2)
7/25 - Dead Girl Walking / Curious George
8/01 - Reapercussions / Reaping Havoc
8/08 - My Room / Reaper Madness
8/15 - Sunday Mornings / A Cook
8/22 - Business Unfinished / The Bicycle Thief

DLM FANS

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migamoo

Love, love, love the show!

smoothaise

Would you like to be added to the fan list?

Did you watch it when it originally aired on Showtime?

AtomicEmpress

I have it all on dvd, love the show. Add me, please? *thinking about making DLM icons, if I can find pictures*
-Pammie
Edit- some icons :

Dead Like Me

Firestar007

Can I please be added to the list?

Never got the chance to see it on Showtime but saw it listed yesterday and decided to tune in and I loved it

It's great that Sci-Fi is airing the show.

smoothaise

JillyHalliwell - Thanks for the icons! There great!

Firestar007 - Good to see another newbie fan.

Firestar007

Jilly- thanks for the icons

Ken- same here

migamoo

I never watched it on tv. My brother got the pilot from the video store one day and I fell in love with it. I have both seasons on dvd.

jalapeno_wildchild

great icons Jilly. i never watched this before, but i can honestly say i truly enjoyed it. i'd like to be added to the fan list too please.

Firestar007

Looking forward to seeing Tuesday's episodes

smoothaise

Me too.

It's one of my new favorite shows!

It's awesome that you and I are both newbies to the show.

migamoo

I should probably watch it on Sci-Fi as I have my dvds packed away. They are going in order right?

Oh, and I must say, my favorite episode ever is Reaper Madness.

Khleoswife

Can I be added too?

I loved this show when it was on the air. I was so sad when they took it off. But now so glad their playing reruns on Sci-fi

Thank God for syndication!

migamoo

So, who is everyone's favorite character? Mine is definately Mason.

Cryostar

I loved this show on ShoTime and was ticked off when they cancelled it, I can't understand why.

I loved Rube...he was the best.