Another review here said Not Dead Yet doesn't know what it wants to be, and that's exactly how I responded.
In Not Dead Yet, a reporter on the obituary beat discovers she gets haunted by whoever she's writing on. A series about someone who can talk to dead people is nothing new (people comparing it with Ghosts have a limited historical knowledge of the genre), and this series does nothing new with it. She meets a ghost, she learns about the ghost and herself as well. Standard stuff.
The series kind of feels like it should be an hour drama. That's how it's filmed, and that's what ghost-of-the-week series generally do. But it's only a half hour. The acting has an exaggerated quality, although the actors themselves are an appealing bunch.
I watched one episode, with Martin Mull as the ghost. It was very dumb, it wasn't funny (although maybe it was trying to be?) and it did have a genuinely touching moment at the end. It didn't seem like something I'd want to re-experience.
The likeable lead, Gina Rodriquez, is known for Jane the Virgin, which was also broad and dumb, so this is in her wheelhouse. But Jane was a little funnier and a little stronger story-wise.
I can totally see this as something people would like. I did think it looked very promising from the trailer. I did like the way Gina kept shouting NO! It seems well-intentioned. But I wouldn't recommend it to someone like me.
In Not Dead Yet, a reporter on the obituary beat discovers she gets haunted by whoever she's writing on. A series about someone who can talk to dead people is nothing new (people comparing it with Ghosts have a limited historical knowledge of the genre), and this series does nothing new with it. She meets a ghost, she learns about the ghost and herself as well. Standard stuff.
The series kind of feels like it should be an hour drama. That's how it's filmed, and that's what ghost-of-the-week series generally do. But it's only a half hour. The acting has an exaggerated quality, although the actors themselves are an appealing bunch.
I watched one episode, with Martin Mull as the ghost. It was very dumb, it wasn't funny (although maybe it was trying to be?) and it did have a genuinely touching moment at the end. It didn't seem like something I'd want to re-experience.
The likeable lead, Gina Rodriquez, is known for Jane the Virgin, which was also broad and dumb, so this is in her wheelhouse. But Jane was a little funnier and a little stronger story-wise.
I can totally see this as something people would like. I did think it looked very promising from the trailer. I did like the way Gina kept shouting NO! It seems well-intentioned. But I wouldn't recommend it to someone like me.