Except for the fact it was Buffy the Vampire Slayer that made me spend all that money: this list is the same as mine (except add Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me for Farscape). So Farscape, hmm…
And the early issues of Runaways have made me love Brian K. Vaughan which in turn has led to more spending.
I feel mean just mentioning Christine Willes and Britt McKillip so here’s all the others who made Dead Like Me so amazing.
First, the Americans:
Ellen Muth as George: “but if death sneaks up on you, the only thing you have time to think is… Aw, shit.”
Mandy Patinkin as Rube: “What you’re feeling right now, the rage and frustration all knotted together, binding everything from your head to your digestive tracks? That’s my life with you.”
Jasmine Guy as Roxy: “Sir, I’m going to say this as politely as possible. I will fuck you up.”
Patricia Idlette as Kiffany: “Excuse me. What’s the first thought that enters your head when you finish a job?” “What?” “What is the first thought that enters your head when you finish a job?” “I hope they’re happy.”
Second, the Canadians:
Cynthia Stevenson as Joy: “Where are my effing keys?” “Maybe they’re in your effing purse.” “Reggie! Don’t say effing!”
Laura Harris as Daisy, Daisy Adair: “Why has no one ever loved me?”
Sarah Lind as Stephanie: “It’s going to take over yellow. It doesn’t stand a chance. Poor yellow.”
Crystal Dahl as Crystal: she doesn’t say much
Now the Brit:
Callum Blue as Mason: “Fucking bloody hell.”
We have just finished Dead Like Me season two and we are so disappointed that there is no more (except a rumoured DVD film). It had so much still to offer. The cast were magnificent, it was funny, it was sad, it was clever, it was moving, it was off-colour, it was insightful, it was brilliant. And it made cry more times than any TV show I can think of.
A special mention to Christine Willes as Delores who brightened up every scene even when a scene was already going somewhere and Britt McKillip as Reggie.
Roxy: It opened up its cage and went crazy. Pet dabbed the robber’s eyes, scratched his face up like he was Tippi Hedren or some shit, and don’t you tell me that’s not friendship.
Mason: How big was his parrot?
Roxy: I don’t know, parrot size.
Mason: Well, a parrot can’t take on a full grown man unless that man is a big pussy.
Roxy: I didn’t say the parrot won. The robber stabbed it with a fork and killed its owner. The bird’s dead.
Mason: So why are you getting a bird?
Roxy: It’s not about homeland security, you stupid motherfucker, I’m gonna get a friend!
(Dead Like Me: Curious George written by Peter Ocko)
We just watched the first episode of Angel and the pilot of Dead Like Me. One left me with a feeling that it must improve as a series because it was full of holes and questions that need answering. While the other left me feeling even if it doesn’t get better then it’s still a cracking seventy minutes of funny and inventive drama which makes me think that Joss Whedon isn’t the only one in tv who can pull off the mix of the fantastic, comedic and dramatic.
