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11 TV Characters Who Died in the Premieres of ‘Dead Like Me’, ‘Pushing Daisies’ and Other Series

11 TV Characters Who Died in the Premieres of ‘Dead Like Me’, ‘Pushing Daisies’ and Other Series

Warning: The following post contains discussions about suicide.

TV creators often write the death of main characters into half the episodes of their shows – perhaps a heartbreaking season finale – but sometimes a TV character meets his or her creator in episode 1.

The Show time comedy Dead like mefor example, it ended 20 years ago, on Halloween in 2004, but its main character was long dead, dying in a freak accident in the pilot.

Here’s more on this death and 10 other characters who died within the first hour – and either returned to the land of the living or had multiple posthumous appearances. It’s obvious, but… spoilers from the first episode below!

If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or dial 988. If you or a loved one is in immediate danger, call 911.