Trivia / Dead Like Me

• Acting for Two: Crystal Dahl plays both Crystal and her boyfriend at Happy Time.
• California Doubling: Although set in Seattle, the series is actually filmed in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. No effort is made to hide street signs, local business names (e.g., Avalon Dairies), etc., and in one episode both a Canadian flag and a B.C. flag are visible in the background.
• Executive Meddling: Bryan Fuller in this interview talks about his thoroughly unpleasant time on the show, where he and Showtime (who largely supported him) frequently butted heads with MGM Television over story decisions, such as Clancy's Coming-Out Story being cut out, and making homophobic comments to Fuller (Fuller is openly gay). He eventually left after five episodes not wanting to risk a Creator Breakdown.
• Gay Panic: According to Bryan Fuller, it was originally planned that George's father would be gay, and this development would spell the end of Clancy and Joy's marriage. After Fuller left the show, MGM execs decided that Clancy should be heterosexual, but philandering with his female students.
• The Other Darrin: From start to finish, the entire production used a total of three Argentinian horned frogs to play the "red frog". ("His" eyes very obviously change color from bright red to a more neutral color.)
• Screwed by the Network: The show's Executive Meddling caused Bryan Fuller and the team to split after five episodes.

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