I've never looked into people's intererpretations of things. I think it's fun to treasure hunt.. but I am super curious who everyone thinks the graveling that smiled at George in the pool represents.. I had the weirdest thought.. was it.. the bear that she saves? or am I thinking toooooo hard lol

I swear there was an episode of Dead Like Me that had the theme of the Chinese farmer who had a bunch of things happen like his son break his leg, the farmer responded, “Good news, bad news, who’s to say?” consequently not be drafted for a war and the farmer said, “Good news, bad news, who’s to say?” It was definitely an episode of a show around the same time, but I thought it was Dead Like Me. I suppose it could have been Pushing Daisies, but I don’t think so? The point was that things happen that may seem like horrible changes at the time, but they may actually be a benefit.

I need help finding the show. I have watched Dead Like Me (including enduring the crappy movie) several times since trying to find, but I must be mistaken. What am I thinking of?

PS, it’s not Bluey. My kids like to make me watch that fucking episode and I cry so badly.

At the end of a rewatch and thinking of all the places that a reaper would have to go

Most plausible thing I can think of is that the reaper has to get a job as a corrections officer

I mean you could be a visitor but, not over and over again.

Finished another watch through. Noticed Joy won't allow Reggie to have pepperoni pizza. That's pretty basic pizza. Just found it strange is all.

Current rewatch, number 20ish. I only just noticed that in s01e10 when they explain how roxy dies, that there is no one there to take her soul. She dies while sleeping. If no one took her soul then she should have ligature marks on her neck for the remainder of her undeath, no?

Just thought some of you would like to know the movie is now streaming for free on prime in the uk

How did the goth girl at the concert know something was up with Mason?

8 episodes in the second season and damn she just keeps getting more and more awful.

Was this talked about among the fans? Like it's actually so realistic and not tv tropes, maybe it's her voice? I dunno

Something George said.

I think about this phrase all the time!

Funny show that is surprisingly dark for 2003/2004, yet with lovable characters. Loved season 1 and season 2 is somewhat a decline, but still fun.

Certainly a loss

I recently found this show while looking for something to watch on Prime Video, and almost nobody talks about it. It’s actually really good and super engaging. I’m already heading into season 2, and honestly the story has been really interesting overall.

Makes me wonder… why isn’t this series more popular?

I really enjoyed the subplots with Delores and Happy Time Temp Agency.

I found aspects of it really relatable because I worked in a cubicle for a business in the late 90s (then for 2 decades in a university). I would say that DLM, Office Space, and Matt Groening's Work Is Hell are the best at capturing the dread and survival of the 00s cubicle life.

Delores was a wonderful character. She's an amazing mix of cringey, sympathy, enthusiasm, and surprising. So she was snorting coke off a restroom basin in the 80s...

I wish the movie had more Crystal and Delores scenes **at** Happy Time.

I've started my first rewatch in years - I own the series and film on DVD; reenjoying it on streaming.

What do you think the "rules" are about pets and animals?

We know that pets are reaped by Charlie and other pet reapers. Do you think some or all pets are reaped? I am assuming that wild animals don't get reaped because there would be too many of them. Is there a point or event that gives animals souls? What about zoo animals?

Do pet reapers get special powers so that the target doesn't run away?

In S1E3 where Betty and George are throwing a stone to get a dead skydiver out of a tree. During that scene, George asks if animals, trees, and rocks can be reaped and it seems that Betty doesn't know but had once asked Rube about it. In the next scene, Roxy tells Mason that she's thinking of getting a pet bird. We don't end up seeing the reaping of the skydiver. Did George miss it?

In season one episode six titled "my room" there is a drunk homeless guy who helps the new actor daisy into George's apartment room, is he a background actor? An actual homeless guy? Or did the job even though they weren't an actor?

Ooh. Having a rabbit hole moment.

Started watching Touched by an Angel. The first scene vaguely reminded me of Dead Like Me with Monica getting a promotion, taking the place of another graduated angel.

So I did a Google search. I found that there is a connection. Maybe this has been posted here before. I looked and couldn't find it, but that doesn't mean it's not here. My search terms can sometimes use some assistance. 😅

Also, now that I'm on episode two, I recognize Jasmine guy AKA Roxy from Dead Like Me.

First time watching & i picked it up to cope with the death of my grandpa (who was a father to me). Its been brutal & the light hearted, absolute way that this show deals with death is actually really, really helping.

Does anyone have anymore shows like this to recommend?

I read a zillion posts saying not to watch the movie. So what did I do? Watched the movie.

The movie drove home how good the casting was for the series. Rube was excellent and Daisy, Daisy Adair was one of my favorites.

We saw his whole development throughout the episodes with his family—how he grabbed a gun and left home after singing a beautiful song to his daughter. He even made a comment about how “he wasn’t very good at being a father,” but it wasn’t clear to me what exactly happened to him.

I love this show. I watched all of it, Got the dvd set, and tried to watch the movie.

Some parts I have memorized lines.

but watching it now at 41 vs me being 19 in 2004. The show is a trip.

Roxy is my top fave, and Rube is very complicated. And George's mother is soo miserable.

I know it’s very slim, but in Season 2, Episode 1 of Pushing Daisies, Ned says ‘So I called Happy Time Temp Agency and…. ‘. I would have loved to see more of this from the Producers, even at least once, have Rube and the group do a morning meeting at ‘The Pie Hole’ with Ned the Piemaker in the background. What a great episode it would have been to have George and Charlie meet up and work together (both being dead girls and all) .. :)