Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Life Lessions: Not Dead Yet Season 1

 



Gina Rodriguez returned to television last season with a new comedy, Not Dead Yet, and it's pretty good. Here are my thoughts.

Not Dead Yet was last season's new ABC comedy starring Gina Rodriguez as Penelope "Nell" Serrano. The story follows a journalist who falls apart after a failed wedding and moves back to LA. Her new boss assigns her to write obituaries, and she soon begins to encounter ghosts of those for whom she's writing their obituaries. 

As she can only see and hear them, she has conversations, and they offer her advice on rebuilding her life while telling her their stories and helping her write their obituaries. Soon after they get published, the ghosts disappear. 


If the premise seems familiar, it's not. When I heard about this series, I thought the same thing and quickly thought of Ghosts, but that's not true. 

This series has a good concept for what it is, even though the supernatural of talking to dead people is never explained, and it has a strong ensemble cast from Hannah Simone, Rick Glassman, and Lauren Ash, plus some stunning star guest stars. It has its moments with its life lessons. 

Overall, I give the first season a 7.5/10.

What did you think of Not Dead Yet? Have you seen it? Are you excited for season two? Leave a comment below. 

You can catch season one of Not Dead Yet available on Hulu.

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