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Yup, you read it right. MOVIE. For you fans of Dead Like Me out there you can head on over to your Netflix "Instant View" and check out the movie, right now!

Dead Like Me picks up five years after the 2nd season ended. The group of reapers are standing outside of the burnt down waffle house. A limo driver calls out their names and drives them to a fancy hotel for breakfast. They find out Rube has been called to the light and their new leader is a slick businessman who doesn't care how the job gets done, as long as it's done.

So, out with the signature yellow Post-It's and in with the new palm pilots. For awhile it seems everyone is reaping on the benefits of their flashy new boss, but George. After a glitch in her palm pilot, that gave her the wrong time for the reap, she reconnects with her younger sister. In the end the crew realizes the importance of Rube and his views on how to do their job, while learning the balance of their job and living.

Meh. I liked where it was going with George's storyline, but with everyone else it fell kind of flat, and then completely ridiculous. Didn't feel it was true to the essence of the way the show was. And I HATE the new Daisy Adair (Sarah Wynter). The original Daisy (played by Laura Harris) was really dainty and very romantically dramatic. But the Sarah's version is nowhere close to it. She's loud, and drunk and a big mess and.. you just don't like her.

Again, George's storyline was interesting. I won't get too much into detail about it, but she connects with her younger sister again and helps the sister deal with her death and someone elses. But I am confused about the ending.

SPOILER ALERT!!!
The ending shows George waving to her sister and then asking the open-ended question "Who's going to be our new head reaper?" or something like. Then from the sky she gets rained by Post-It's. Does that mean George is the new leader?

It's worth checking out but dont' expect anything fantastic and jaw-droppingly good.