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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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Bardlerx Strictly average movie
Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
jlthornb51 A truly original, fresh, and creative television series starring Chris Elliot. This is one of the genuinely funny and touching shows ever produced and at times is absolutely brilliant. Chris Elliot is admittedly an acquired taste but here he's superb even when he's at his most irritating. Chris's real life father Bob Elliot is amazing in the program and his dry delivery of lines stunningly hilarious. The most powerful aspect of the show is the father-son relationship and while being side-splitting it's also very moving. There is obviously real affection between these two men and it's reflected beautifully in the characters. Sadly, this series was short lived and wasn't given the chance it deserved. However, it remains a bright spot in the early days of Fox and a high point in television comedy history.
siavash_khavarnejad This show was a lot of fun and it had a really unique and different sense of humour. I remember at the time arguing with my dad about what was funnier this show or Cosby and I liked both shows but this was more my or a younger sense of humour but my dad could not understand me liking this show at all. It was so different and Chris Elliott was great as the useless loser 40 year old who still had a paper route and lived with his parents, who were always sitting around in their housecoats and didn't even like him. No way to really describe the show other than that, you have to see it and love it or hate it you have to admit it is a great show as far as being different from anything else on TV at the time. Cabin Boy was a good movie too!
Catherine_Grace_Zeh "GET A LIFE," in my opinion, is an absolute FOX classic! I don't think I've seen every episode, but I still enjoyed it. It's hard to say which episode was my favorite. However, I think it was always funny when a mishap occurred. I always laughed at that. When I think about it, I remember the openings sequence and theme song vaguely. Despite the fact that it was a short-lived series, it would have been nice if all the main characters had stayed with the show throughout its entire run. It seems that no one stays with a show throughout its entire run. Everyone always gave a good performance, the production design was spectacular, the costumes were well-designed, and the writing was always very strong. In conclusion, I hope some network brings it back on the air for fans of the show to see.
lakenstein Oh sweet jeebus, this is one weird as hell television program. i've only seen a few episodes but i can tell this is one of the greatest things ever to come out of the 1990s. it's about a 30 year old paperboy and his extremely insane adventures. it's weirdly hilarious and extremely silly at times. i love the episode where they are both stuck in the roller coaster. Or the one where he becomes a spelling bee champion. Or the one where he becomes a health inspector. a true piece of art, everyone should see this and the amazingly insane Cabin Boy (which is really really weird) or i'll point and GLARE at you. my rating would be a 8 out of ten. Stop reading this horrible review and go watch the god forsaken show.