2003 saw a TV series hit the air that tried to answer the eternal question:  Who IS the Grim Reaper...? A faulty toilet falling from the Space Station accidentally hits teenaged Georgia- killing her.  What she couldn't possibly have expected is that her soul would be tapped by the administrative system of the afterlife... as a Grim Reaper... " Dead Like Me " is a charming and fun comedy series that treats death with humour, and sincerity at the same time.  The world is well crafted, and pretty coherent from episode to episode. The characters are unique, interesting, and emotionally engaging.  They are believable people, who you come to care about, and even relate to as they deal with the baggage left from their past Life, and their current Death. I really enjoyed the performances from the actors.  They all brought a nice solidity and reality to their roles.  Ellen Muth as Georgia was especially wonderful to watch.  She brought a nic...

One of my favorite Stephen King novels (next to " The Shining " of course), is " The Dead Zone ".  I'm also a huge fan of the movie version starring Christopher Walken. I mean- It's CHRISTOPHER WALKEN! *coughs and calms down from his fanboy fever* Anyway, back in 2002, when I heard that they were going to produce a " The Dead Zone " TV series, I was stoked. Since I don't watch TV, I waited until the first season was on DVD, and binged it.  I binged it hard.  Like two teens hiding the bushes at the local make-out spot hard. I loved it.  The first season follows the novel for the most part:  Johnny Smith is in a car accident that puts him in a coma for six years.  When he comes out of it, he discovers that he has psychic abilities to give him visions upon touching someone.  After rubbing shoulders with congressional candidate, Johnny is then sent on a path to prevent a possible nuclear apocalypse from occurring. Since t...