Dead Like Me: Life After Death

So I watched Dead Like Me: Life After Death. For those of you that don’t know, three years after its cancellation, someone decided to make a Direct-to-DVD movie. Now, there’s not any middle ground with something like that. Either it was going to be awesome… or it was going to be a colossal train wreak. Fortunately, I found it to be more of the awesome variety.

It was pretty clear once we got pass the opening and saw the reapers together that everyone was totally in character as if there hadn’t been this huge stretch since the last time we saw everyone. But then, with a cast of actors this good, you really shouldn’t expect anything less. But it’s important to note that the writing was just in character. In fact the writing was so fantastic, that if you didn’t look too closely, it was really easy to overlook the fact that a new actress was playing Daisy. Personally, I was never a Daisy fan, so I’m not the best judge, but I actually liked the new Daisy. In some ways, I thought the actress was a better fit for the character than the original! If they do make more of these movies, I hope they keep the replacement. It wasn’t as easy to accept that Rube was not there, but since his absence was what moved the plot along, I just had to deal. (I get the feeling that Mandy Patinkin is somewhat difficult to have around for more than a short period of time, which is a shame because he’s such a fantastic actor.) And there was no Kiffany. I know she was only a minor character, but still. I really liked her and they never even mentioned her and that sucks. But we got Delores (and her cat!) and a couple of small, almost cameos, with Crystal, so that’s good.

There is a little hint of the Daisy/Mason ship, but it’s not strong and pretty easily ignored or just dismissed as a friendship/Mason being loyal thing. I was always more of a Mason/George shipper and the end of the series did offer that possibility (or, at least, didn’t preclude it.) But the movie didn’t really have much George and Mason bonding… mostly because George was dealing with her sister.

( The rest is sort of spoilery, so I'm putting it behind a cut... )

The Cold Anniversary

Somebody mentioned that no one had posted and Cold-inspired anniversary fic. This seems a total shame, so I'm going to try to finish a drabble in the next few minutes, but in case I don't make it, I offer a "translation" of the infamous "I feel terrible" scene that I posted on the keytuskids on the first anniversary.  Some of you might even remember it!


JOSH: I'm sorry. Uh ... (he opens his mouth, then closes it) ... about this morning, it was ... (he shakes his head slightly, eyebrows raised) ... inappropriate. Translation: I'm sorry. I shouldn't kiss you because I'm your boss.

DONNA: Don't worry about it. Translation: Trust me, I don't mind.

JOSH: Totally inappropriate. I--I feel terrible.  Translation: Except I really don't.

DONNA: Don't. (she smiles)  Translation: Good

JOSH: Seriously. Translation: Cause I want to do it again.

DONNA: Seriously. (still smiling, she nods) It was bound to happen sometime. I'm going to call the White House, talk about Kazakhstan. Translation: Good. Because I've been wanting this for a while.

(she walks away and all he can do is stare after her, mouth agape)

JOSH: ................... Translation: You mean I could have done this YEARS ago???!!!!

FF: Terrible

Title: Terrible
Category: Drabble
Rating: G
Notes: Trying to get this in under the wire. I literally wrote this in twenty minutes, which means that the title also refers to my writing. Now if people would only write The Cold anniversary fic, I wouldn't have to resort to such desperate measures! Happy birthday to both flippet, paladin98 and to all Keytus Kids collectively. I wish I could have gotten you all a better gift!

( After the screen fades to black... )