"Reaper" (2007) TV series 2007-????

Creators:

Tara Butters
Michele Fazekas

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

Meet Satan's biggest tools. [mall promotional poster]

Plot:

On his 21st birthday, Sam discovers his parents sold his soul to the devil before birth and he must now be a bounty hunter for the devil until he dies.

Plot Keywords:

The Devil | Bounty Hunter | Homosexual Demon | Home Improvement Store | Fake Marriage

Awards:

2 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Bret Harrison	...	Sam Oliver (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tyler Labine	...	Bert 'Sock' Wysocki / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rick Gonzalez	...	Ben Gonzalez (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Missy Peregrym	...	Andi Prendergast (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andrew Airlie	...	Mr. Oliver / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ray Wise	...	The Devil (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Donavon Stinson	...	Ted / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Valarie Rae Miller	...	Josie (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christine Willes	...	Gladys - DMV Demon / ... (15 episodes, 2007-2009)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14+

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

ABC Studios

Trivia:

Bret Harrison was cast based on his work in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Guilt (#3.18)" (2002), which producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters also wrote. His character in that was also named Sam.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Eli Stone: Owner of a Lonely Heart (#2.8)" (2008)

A good non-cable show !? Who knew?

Reaper was much much better than I thought it was going to be; consistently funny and not predictable in the way that most sitcoms are. It is a regular on my TiVo list now, I can only hope that the network doesn't kill it off for some lame reality show replacement. If you get a chance, watch it, it is the rare network show that is funny without resorting to being dumb. It's so strange to actually have something decent to watch on regular TV! Excellent casting, especially for the Devil.

Oh, and the person who was reminded of Shaun of the Dead - the unlikely loser hero with the fat maladjusted buddy is a comedy standby. Shaun of the Dead borrows from some of the best as well - Ghostbusters, Army of Darkness, etc....But the comparison to Shaun of the dead is really a compliment - watch Reaper folks, you won't regret it, and you will actually laugh for a change.

Still can't believe that this is on Network TV.....it's too good, someone must have made a mistake.