Dead Last
American television series
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Dead Last (2001) poster.jpg |
| caption | Promotional poster |
| genre | {{Plainlist |
| starring | {{Plainlist |
| theme_music_composer | {{Plainlist |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| num_seasons | 1 |
| num_episodes | 13 (6 aired) |
| producer | Mary Hanes |
| executive_producer | {{Plainlist |
| runtime | approx. 50 minutes |
| network | The WB |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
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| image = Dead Last (2001) poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | genre = {{Plainlist|
- Fantasy
- Comedy drama | creator = | developer = | starring = {{Plainlist|
- Sara Downing
- Tyler Labine
- Kett Turton | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
- Michael Andrews
- Nathan Larson | opentheme = | endtheme = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 (6 aired) | list_episodes = | producer = Mary Hanes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- D.V. DeVincentis
- Patrick O'Neill
- Steve Pink | camera = | runtime = approx. 50 minutes | network = The WB | first_aired = | last_aired = | company =
- Evanston Motor & Pump
- Warner Bros. Television | related =
Dead Last is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series, produced by Warner Bros. Television, and aired on The WB from August 14 to September 25, 2001. It starred Sara Downing as Jane Cahill, Tyler Labine as Scotty Sallback, and Kett Turton as Vaughn Parrish. The series ran for one season with 13 episodes produced, but only 6 episodes were aired by The WB before the series was cancelled.
Plot
The three members of the fictional band named The Problem find, and are unable to rid themselves of, a magical amulet that allows them to see and communicate with ghosts. Each episode featured the trio reluctantly completing the unfinished business of the ghosts they encounter in order to allow the ghosts to move on to the next world. Much of the humor of the series came from The Problem wanting to develop their career instead of helping ghosts, and that the trio almost invariably are viewed as, at best, mentally unbalanced by those who cannot see or hear ghosts.
Episodes
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Broadcast
All 13 episodes were aired in Canada on YTV with its first run between September 15 and December 8, 2001. The entire series was often shown on the Trouble channel in the UK.
References
References
- (17 July 2001). "The WB's Ghostly Rock 'N Roll Comedy "Dead Last" Premieres August 14".
- "Tyler Labine Filmography".
- (May 15, 2014). "Tyler Labine on ghosts, the devil, and the temptation to punch James Franco".
- "Public Catalog – Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) – Basic Search [search 'Title': "Dead last"]". United States Copyright Office.
- (August 20, 2001). "THIS FALL YTV LAUNCHES "THE DARK CORNER", A SATURDAY NIGHT LINEUP OF SCARE FARE". [[Corus Entertainment]].
- "YTV Broadcast Log for December 2001".
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