DEAD LIKE ME {2nd. Season} (DVD Review) - 22/5/06

Currently only available (As below with DVD Boxset Case Cover) as a Region 1 (USA) Version - 15 Episodes on 4 Discs of the Complete 2nd. Season of "Dead Like Me".

Having really enjoyed the First Season of "Dead Like Me" I went ahead and got the second already knowing unfortunately; that some moronic suit somewhere, had made an "executive" decision to cancel it. At least it managed a reasonable ending to the series but still left a lot of questions unanswered? It annoys me that these TV Companies, Channels, Studios, whatever - go ahead and make these genre shows and unless they get massive ratings or are a major hit immediately; they get cancelled 2 or 3 seasons down the line, then try and get some quick cash back with syndication or a DVD release. This second season of "Dead Like Me" further explores the character's backgrounds and motivations and there is a lot of sadness along the way and a couple of unexpected twists as they cut a swathe through the populace gathering souls for death. I would have been happy for this series to continue and you could see groundwork in these current episodes for future plot threads and storylines, but alas it was not to be!

SPECIAL FEATURES: "Dead Like Me...Again" Featurette, "Putting Life Into Death" Featurette, Over 10 Minutes Of Deleted Scenes & Photo Gallery. Special Features contain unrated material and are not close captioned. Soundtrack: 5.1. Widescreen: 16x9. Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1. Rating: Not Rated. (Presumably for Language & Subject Matter.) Region 1 - NTSC. Running Time: Approx 11 Hours 42 Mins. Colour 2004. MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT 4008187/1008319/ISBN # 0792867580.