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Get a Life

TV Show
1990-1992
30m
English
FOX
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
2 Seasons
35 Episodes
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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Get a Life (1990) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
82

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Season 2 Episode 13
March 8th 1992
1977 2000
1977 2000
Season 2 Episode 12
March 1st 1992
SPEWEY and Me
SPEWEY and Me
Season 2 Episode 11
February 9th 1992
Bad Fish
Bad Fish
Season 2 Episode 10
February 2nd 1992
Chris Brain Starts Working
Chris' Brain Starts Working
Season 2 Episode 9
January 19th 1992
Girlfriend 2000
Girlfriend 2000
Season 2 Episode 8
January 12th 1992
Chris Becomes a Male Escort
Chris Becomes a Male Escort
Season 2 Episode 7
December 21st 1991
Prisoner of Love
Prisoner of Love
Season 2 Episode 6
December 14th 1991
Chris Gets His Tonsils Out
Chris Gets His Tonsils Out
Season 2 Episode 5
December 7th 1991
Health Inspector 2000
Health Inspector 2000
Season 2 Episode 4
November 30th 1991

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Buck Flower Sings says...
4 years ago
One of the strangest shows of the era.
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