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Ryn
Moderator
08-11-2000
| Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 3:30 pm
Press Release: It's the perfect marriage of real-life warmth and stone-cold death. FAMILY PLOTS, A&E Network's new series chronicling the curious comings and goings of a real Southern California family-run mortuary, premieres on Monday, April 19, 2004 at 9pm ET / PT and 8pm CT. Here at San Diego's Poway Bernardo Mortuary, the staff - an intriguing assortment of family members and other unusual characters -- compassionately console grieving families on a daily basis. Three beautiful sisters, their hot-blooded father, an exacting boss, a quirky funeral director, and a stream of anguished patrons, comprise the cast of this groundbreaking new real-life show. The staff, argumentative but affectionate, features: Head Mortician Shonna, who brought the rest of her family into the business; Shonna's younger sister Emily, Office Manager and Funeral Director in training; Shonna and Emily's eldest sister Melissa, Assistant Funeral Director; Rick Sadler, who runs the operation; Funeral Assistant, body remover and amateur boxing trainer Chuck Wissmiller, who also happens to be Shonna, Melissa and Emily's father; apprentice embalmer John; and Funeral Director David, whose obsessive-compulsive detail oriented behavior has earned him the nickname "Rainman." Sounds like a "Reality" version of "Six Feet Under" to me - I have posted pictures at http://ilovereality.com/Shows/familyplots.html
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 2:28 pm
OOOH.. hope I remember to watch this one..
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Ryn
Moderator
08-11-2000
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 2:59 pm
Sea - you will be reminded - lol - I am getting a "screener" of Episode One - and we are working on something else that should get a lot of folks on the board interested 
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Hippyt
Member
09-10-2001
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 3:21 pm
I'm gonna have to check this out too.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 9:37 pm
What? A TVCH guest appearance at the funeral home??
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 9:41 pm
OOOHHH COOL! cant wait
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 9:47 pm
Ryn, for some reason, I can't see anything but ads and blank aubergine space on your page. I run Norton Internet Security, but I've got it set to not block ads or popups on the site. Not sure why I can't see the "meat" you've got there. Anyway, this show sounds intriguing, so I'm sure I'll set it up on the old DVR. 
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Ryn
Moderator
08-11-2000
| Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 7:13 am
Max - that is strange..... I checked it on a computer I had never loaded the page on and it came up fine. yeah - I do have a pop-up set for once every 12 hours but just ads? hmmmmmmmm the text on the page is what you see at the top of this page - then there are also about 8 pictures of the "cast." Sea - no guest appearances - lol
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Ryn
Moderator
08-11-2000
| Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 7:29 am
I have seen the first episode now - actually I watched it a couple times - I must say I like the show and will make a point to watch it when it begins on the 19th. It was funny but they also talk about how they handle dealing with death every day. The father (Chuck) sounds A LOT like Paul Sr. from American Chopper.
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Ryn
Moderator
08-11-2000
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 3:25 pm
The official page is online now and there are a few clips on the site..... http://www.aetv.com/tv/shows/family_plots/
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 3:45 pm
How did you see an episode, Ryn? Anyway thanks for the bump.. I've not got it set up to record on the 19th and forward...
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Ryn
Moderator
08-11-2000
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 7:28 am
Someone promoting the show conteacted me via my website (ilovereality.com) - I was flattered to say the least. Btw - stay tuned - we got some stuff to give away!!! Nothing "huge" but some show related stuff. We just have to figgure out how to give it away ;)
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Halfunit
Member
09-02-2001
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 8:14 am
This sounds like something I am going to enjoy - but the first thing I thought of was the former Lamb Funeral Home in Hesperia, CA. They were the subject of the book "Chop Shop", where the owners of the funeral home literally cut people up for money (gold in the teeth, organs for science, etc.), along with mass cremations - without the family's knowledge or consent. Horrible story - great book. Can't wait to see a "lighter" side with this show.
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Ryn
Moderator
08-11-2000
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 11:00 am
Coming very soon - some type of contest with valuable prizes...... ok - some t-shirts and funky lip balms related to the show Details once we have them figgured out!!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 7:11 pm
I love the name of the lip balms!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 7:27 pm
Wow, Ryn, you are getting to be FAMOUS.. LOL
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Paloralie13
Member
04-15-2004
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 8:06 pm
I sometimes volunteer at the Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield, IL and it is great to see that there are more shows that show more taboo things such as this one... it is about time that the profession is seen being held by normal humans and not creepy people, honestly!
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Paloralie13
Member
04-15-2004
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 8:09 pm
OOH... almost forgot, Don't forget to read the great book _Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers_ this is a great one to read before viewing this show...    A Four Star book! 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 8:20 pm
RIP Raspberry!! ROFL!! THe t shirts sound cool too.. I have it set to record, tho will be catching the second set of shows on Mondays, due to conflicts
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Aus10
Member
09-28-2000
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 10:06 pm
Thank you Paloralie.....we are (or in my case were, since I no longer work there)very normal caring people. Everyone always asked me how I could possibly work in a funeral home. My reply...It was the best job I ever had. We had fun when things were slow, professional when there was a job to be done...and compassionate about the families we served all the time. I can't wait to see this one!!
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 6:36 pm
I heard part of an ad on radio for this, didn't realize it is a reality show... sounds interesting, I will try to catch it.
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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 7:20 pm
I didn't realize this was a reality show either. I will HAVE to make myself remember to watch this. Hey, it'll be a show to take The Apprentice's place. Wouldn't it be cool if Darrah made a guest appearance? hehehe 
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 7:32 pm
Doesn't look like it will be carried in Canada????? Anyone know?
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Luvmykitties
Member
01-02-2004
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 8:07 pm
I was interested in this show as soon as I saw the promo a couple of weeks ago! It didn't look like Six Feet Under - that's for sure. Can't wait to check it out. The promotional items sound cool too. Looking forward to the contest.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:27 am
Jan - I hope to be able to watch on A&E, that's been the station I've got here where the promos have been running anyways... check your A&E listings for tonight and see if it's there. Last night during Airline they were running a ton of banners...
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