Dead Like Me has been Cancelled!
POSTED BY: Anarko
UPDATED: Saturday, February 12, 2005 14:16
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Showtime lays 'Dead Like Me' to rest
LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Life is over for the series "Dead Like Me," which Showtime has canceled after two seasons, according to sources.
The afterlife drama, starring Mandy Patinkin and Ellen Muth, premiered last year on the premium cable channel to relatively strong ratings and some critical acclaim. But the second season this year failed to sustain the buzz.
The end of "Dead" could be a signal that Showtime president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt wants to clear some room on the schedule for more than one of the new pilots he is considering for series treatment. Among the contenders are terrorist drama "The Cell" and the cop drama "Hate."
A decision is expected next month.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/21/television.showtime.reut/inde
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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/041222c.php
DEAD LIKE ME is perhaps one of the best shows on TV, if the suits over at Showtime give that show the ax they will have shown themselves to be just as big of dickheads as the idiots that cancelled Firefly.
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I really feel like crying now, I'm being serious. That show had a new feeling to it no other show had. They better expect a fight, but this better not end up like Firefly, since I don't want to have to post how much I miss Dead like me on Deadlikemefans.net
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Please sign the petition, so we don't have another Firefly incident http://www.petitiononline.com/dlm1218/petition.html
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I've sign the petition and I encourage anyone else with common sense to do the same!
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I signed the pettion, though I doubt the Execs at Showtime will change their minds. If it is cancelled, I'm dropping Showtime from my Dish service.
Another great show bites the dust.
I'll never understand how lame assed reality shows like "The Real Gilligan's Island", "Nanny 911", and "Donald Trump's Bad Hair Day Show" can thrive, while shows like "Firefly", "Wonderfalls", and "Dead Like Me" end up cancelled!
I will admit to two guilty pleasure reality shows I do watch, "Extreme Makeover, Home Addition" (it's amazing what Ty and Company can do in one week) and "Overhaulin'" (Chip Foose is a design genius), but the rest are crap!
I also heard that Tru Calling is getting canceled. Not a favorite, but better than whatever reality show will end up in it's time slot.
I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.
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I read about this yesterday on another site, and I have to say I am absolutely heartbroken.
A friend of mine (who I also share a love of Wonderfalls with, made by Bryan Fuller, the guy who made Dead) turned me on to Dead Like Me, and I rented the first season.
As usual, the well-scripted, intelligent, cleverly off-beat series gets the axe. Dead always made me laugh and cry in every episode. And Mandy Patinkin was amazing in that role.
I haven't seen the second season yet, since I'll have to wait until it's on DVD.
What is it with suits and hating genre shows? It's getting to the point that there will be absolutely nothing to watch unless it has a millionaire, a survivor, an amazing racer, or someone who will eat yesterday's garbage on it.
It's a sad couple of years for scripted television. I hope reality crashes and burns sooner rather than later, and that execs wake up to the fact that there are millions of people who want stuff like Dead to remain on TV.
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As usual, the well-scripted, intelligent, cleverly off-beat series gets the axe.
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I've only seen the first 4 episodes, but I enjoyed them a lot.
Without spoilers, can someone tell me: Is there some kind of story/character resolution at the end of S2? It doesn't end on a cliffhanger, does it?
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Originally posted by Lindley:
Without spoilers, can someone tell me: Is there some kind of story/character resolution at the end of S2? It doesn't end on a cliffhanger, does it?
There are of course loose ends that they didn't have time to get to, but it ends in a good place. Better than most I suspect.
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I just signed the petition.
But, what a load of crap to wake up too! I loved this show. Sure they made changes in the second season that I didn't like. But the show was still true to the original concept and kept its core values.
What's wrong with people now adays! It seems as though if a show has words in it more that two syllables, it gets cancelled! the lowest common denominator. I want smart TV!!! Not drooling, mindless crap!!!
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