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Dead LikeDEAD LIKE ME!!And Other News ofthe Dude Who Created WONDERFALLS!!

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Lots going on in the life of comedy genius Bryan Fuller at the moment!

The good news? Fuller’s teleplay for the hilarious “Wonderfalls” pilot, so foolishly ignored by the Emmys and most of the other worthless kudo-machines, snagged a Writer’s Guild of America nomination on Wednesday.

The bad news? At 5 p.m. on the very same day, the contracts for the “Dead Like Me” cast expired, and Fuller’s reps informed him Showtime programming exec Bob Greenblat failed to pick up a third season of the Fuller-created series.

“They called me last week and said it was cancelled,” Fuller told Ain’t It Cool Monday. Execs at MGM are “currently trying to find a new home for it, perhaps even the SciFi Channel.”

Now, I acknowledge that “Dead” has been a shadow of its former self since Fuller left it early in its first season. But is Greenblat going to shift the savings into another season of “Huff”?

Don’t feel too bad for young Bryan. In a matter of weeks he hopes to start casting SciFi’s animated half-hour “Amazing Screw-On Head,” which Fuller adapted from the comic book character created by Mike Mignola (“Hellboy”). It’s a supernatural Civil War-era tale about an otherworldly U.S. operative who can screw his head onto a variety of bodies.

Fuller’s also busy creating the NBC hourlong "The Assistants,” about those who facilitate the star of the fictional “Dr. Marty Show.”

Dr. Marty preaches the importance of being kind to one’s fellow man but eventually “shits on his assistant” one too many times. “Think Dr. Phil if he were Bill O'Reilly,” summarizes Fuller. “The outline’s approved and I'm off writing.”

Finally, for those who haven’t heard, “Wonderfalls: The Complete Series” comes to DVD on Feb. 1. All 13 episodes, including the nine that never aired in the United States, with loads of commentaries and extras. I will buy the HD version when it’s issued in a year or two, but I’m snapping up the SD version in the meantime. This is one that must be owned as early as possible.





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Dead Like Me
by Celtican
Dec 20th, 2004
10:30:55 PM
Wonderfalls was great!
by Batgirl
Dec 20th, 2004
10:35:10 PM
Sci-Fi would never pick up Dead Like Me
by Logo Lou
Dec 20th, 2004
10:59:57 PM
SD? HD-DVD
by woemcats
Dec 20th, 2004
11:00:21 PM
And Gone is one of the smartest shows on television!
by KenKRK
Dec 20th, 2004
11:08:52 PM
I love good TV
by mullymt
Dec 20th, 2004
11:37:32 PM
Goodbye Peanut...
by Darth_Nader
Dec 21st, 2004
12:14:22 AM
Insert Snarky Wonderland comment here
by Silver Shamrock
Dec 21st, 2004
12:50:56 AM
wonderland, wonderfalls,
by Silver Shamrock
Dec 21st, 2004
12:53:33 AM
DLM has improved consistently for two seasons.
by Kurg1
Dec 21st, 2004
01:07:13 AM
Wonderful Wonderfalls Cancelled. Yet "the Swan" is still on the
by Jimmy Jazz
Dec 21st, 2004
01:09:00 AM
Is the guy that cancelled Angel now working for showtime?
by The Outlander
Dec 21st, 2004
01:15:51 AM
Finally something I can agree with Herc on...
by ryLRci
Dec 21st, 2004
02:24:52 AM
He's Dead Like Me, Jim
by Baba-Lou
Dec 21st, 2004
08:16:15 AM
Shit
by ejcarter9
Dec 21st, 2004
08:49:04 AM
WTF?!
by KingKrikkit
Dec 21st, 2004
09:00:56 AM
Don't believe it.
by Geophyrd
Dec 21st, 2004
09:31:51 AM
My Christmas is ruined
by buffymm
Dec 21st, 2004
09:35:07 AM
Dead Like RIP.... It's Greg the Bunny again
by EPE
Dec 21st, 2004
09:39:09 AM
As George would say...WHAT THE FUCK?!
by SpyGuy
Dec 21st, 2004
10:28:56 AM
Normally I'm with ya Herc
by Banky the Hack
Dec 21st, 2004
10:51:33 AM
Where's the love for 'The L Word'?! I spank it to this show lik
by Goon Bighead
Dec 21st, 2004
10:51:55 AM
ONLINE PETITION & other stuff to do to help save Dead Like Me!
by The Outlander
Dec 21st, 2004
11:10:19 AM
Send Showtime some corpses!
by HoldenCaulfield
Dec 21st, 2004
11:25:04 AM
This is typical Showtime
by KazamaSmokers
Dec 21st, 2004
12:00:58 PM
SHOWTIME-HBO
by cocolopez
Dec 21st, 2004
12:03:23 PM
DLM wasn't the only reason I kept Showtime...
by zer0cool2k2
Dec 21st, 2004
05:15:00 PM
Direct petition link
by EPE
Dec 21st, 2004
06:32:45 PM
damn, just when i didn't think i had to hear about wonderfalls a
by Lou C.
Dec 21st, 2004
07:09:00 PM
fuck showtime
by manhattom
Dec 21st, 2004
07:15:15 PM
Best Showtime Series Ever
by MCVamp
Dec 21st, 2004
08:33:01 PM
I haven't posted in a while, but I felt I just had to here..
by Surf Ninja
Dec 22nd, 2004
12:45:33 AM
What's the deal with Herc's GRUDGE with DLM???
by Enter4None
Dec 22nd, 2004
02:43:00 PM
Wonderfalls...Pre-order DVD on Amazon
by Ninja Nerd
Dec 22nd, 2004
03:44:06 PM
Enter4None, You Are So Right.
by The Outlander
Dec 22nd, 2004
08:44:09 PM
alright DLM is axed I'm sad, but Glen FUCKING Close is on The Sh
by sTalking_Goat
Dec 23rd, 2004
11:12:44 PM
DLM was a quality piece of programming
by lush
Dec 24th, 2004
02:37:54 PM
Just contacted showtime
by lush
Dec 24th, 2004
02:51:23 PM
"i hurt my wank"
by satansteve
Dec 27th, 2004
03:17:49 PM
I agree "Wonderfalls" was way overated, and WTF about DLM?
by CyberBeavis1326
Dec 28th, 2004
10:11:46 AM

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