Get a Life

1990

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Released: 23 September 1990 Ended
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Country: United States of America
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Get a Life is a television sitcom that was broadcast in the United States on the Fox Network from September 23, 1990, to March 8, 1992. The show stars Chris Elliott as a 30-year-old paperboy named Chris Peterson. Peterson lived in an apartment above his parents' garage. The opening credits depict Chris Peterson delivering newspapers on his bike to the show's theme song, "Stand" by R.E.M. The show was a creation of Elliott, Adam Resnick and writer/director David Mirkin. Mirkin was executive producer/showrunner of the series and also directed most of the episodes. Notable writers of the series included Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter of Being John Malkovich; and Bob Odenkirk, co-creator of Mr. Show with Bob and David and Tenacious D. The show was unconventional for a prime time sitcom, and many times the storylines of the episodes were surreal. For example, Elliott's character actually dies in twelve episodes. The causes of death included being crushed by a giant boulder, old age, tonsillitis, stab wounds, gunshot wounds, falling from an airplane, strangulation, getting run over by cars, choking on cereal, and simply exploding. For this reason, it was a struggle for Elliott and Mirkin to get the show on the air. Many of the executives at the Fox Network hated the show and thought it was too disturbing and that Elliott's character was too insane.

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Comedy, Sci-Fi

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Lawbolisted Powerful
Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.
Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
jennfinestone I love this show! It's hilarious! It's about a bald old man in his 30's-40's who lives in his parents house still, played by Chris Elliot who was famous from his days on David Letterman.He is still a paper boy and everyone teases and makes fun of him, but he thinks he is awesome. He gets into all kinds of weird situations like he makes his only friend from next door skip work and go to a theme park then they get stuck on the roller coaster upside down and put on the TV news.Watch it it's very funny!
dmeehan-1 Get A Life was the greatest show to ever air on TV. I only taped 2 episodes, which I have dubbed to DVD, and watched a million time.... the Spewie episode,, and the finale episode.. I have nothing from season 1!!! The DVD's are not available in Canada!! please somebody!! rip & send!! of I will pay someone to burn their DVD's and send them to me!!! I BEG OF YOU!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!! email me thanks! I collect old TV shows. I'm also looking for: "Barretta" "six million dollar man" "bionic woman" "magic" "the incredible hulk". Get A Life was the greatest show to ever air on TV. I only taped 2 episodes, which I have dubbed to DVD, and watched a million time.... the Spewie episode,, and the finale episode.. I have nothing from season 1!!! The DVD's are not available in Canada!! please somebody!! rip & send!! of I will pay someone to burn their DVD's and send them to me!!! I BEG OF YOU!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!! email me thanks! I collect old TV shows. I'm also looking for: "Barretta" "six million dollar man" "bionic woman" "magic" "the incredible hulk
blackarachnia2 I don't really know why I'm bothering to comment on this show but I do know that this was one of Fox's most underrated shows. To look at Chris and Bob Elliott you'd never know that the two were even related. I think that they made a pretty dynamic duo. Chris and Bob both had such great chemistry on the small screen. I really enjoyed Get A Life but it's just too bad that the show was canceled after only 2 seasons.The people who were in Get A Life were funny and witty but there was just something about the chemistry between Bob and Chris that really appealed to me. A father/son duo who were out to prove that they could be just as funny as the rest of them could. :)
WeeBey (WeeBey) Chris Eliot is a comic genius. I wish they would release this whole series on dvd. It was the funniest show next to the simpsons when it was on. My favorite episodes were the father/son american gladiators, the toolbelt wars, and handsome boy modeling school.