WOW!

I have never really been an avid TV serial watcher, much less an English serial watcher. Maybe because at my place, my folks aren't that keen on English sitcoms, and moreover, I never myself was able to understand the jokes, at least not until recently.
So all you fans of Friends, Seinfeld et al, here's a candid confession: I haven't watched a single episode of these fabulous series, but I guess I must start from now on.

Who or what has heralded this change of heart, or rather of sensibilities? Ankit, God bless his soul, is this absolutely incorrigible rascal at my workplace. I mean, this fellow's a genius; he's the reference point for all programming-related trouble-shooting, he reads (and man what an eclectic taste), and his taste in music is absolutely fantastic.
But what I think has been his best contribution to my routine so far has been introducing me to the wonder that is the English sitcom. In particular to this delightful series called 'Dead Like Me'. Although I have seen but one episode, I am floored: this is absolutely mind-blowing stuff. I mean, if this were our sun, Hindi serials are like in a different star cluster altogether.

The series is about this community of the Undead, although there's nothing sinister about these ones, like Bram Stoker's clan. These people are plain dead, and yet, they have the unpleasant task of gathering the souls of people, sometimes just before they are about to die, just to save them the pain and suffering of death. George Lass, the serial's protagonist and primary narrator, is a sorry case of a teenager. A college dropout, George can't get a job anywhere, and her attitude's not helping out either, what with her repartee with her career counselor ending up in her being assigned a most hellish job. And where all this is bad on the professional front, her relationships with her family is on similarly shaky ground. so all said and done, life pretty much sucks for young Ms. Lass.

When all's so 'nice and cosy', death comes knocking, at that in the most ironic way, what with a zero-G toilet seat from Mir's wreckage crashing down on her. And that introduces George to Rube, Daisy, Mason and Roxy, her local team of Reapers. Here begins the story of how George starts her journey of being a Reaper, her doubts about her task, and how one by one, she comes to realize that she had it all, and yet, while she lived, she had never realized its true worth.

A fabulous endeavor, and a most enjoyable watching experience! A must-watch for all those who value their time and their minds!