by DB7878 » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:25 pm
I watched 4 ep of a show 'The Collector' set in Vancouver Canada which has a lot of DLM actors playing various parts
The basic story is about a former monk from the 14th century who gets picked up by Satan to help with collecting souls who've run out the clock on their deals with him. Satan makes 10 year deals with people giving them their wish and like wishing for anything especially with Satan caution is in order. The good fortune that Satan sends their way has to be balanced with bad given over to other people- usually someone close to the one benefitting. The monk who we learn has collected over 33,000 souls so far, gets Satan, who seems bored, to agree, going forward, to allow the former monk to give the lost souls a chance to find redemption - to save themselves from eternal damnation. Each episode focuses on one person's last 48 hour countdown as the Monk approaches them and tries to save them. He doesn't always succeed.
There's a great dialogue in the third ep where the intended toastee asks the monk how often has he tried to save someone? - 'twice', and how many times successful? 'once'.
Anyway, in each episode Satan is played by someone different.
In the second episode Satan is the little girl from the train in the DLM Pilot.
Clancy makes an appearance as an attorney.
The blond therapist in the second season towards the end is the wife of a toastee.
Satan in the third ep is played by the black guy who reaps George in the Pilot.
The girl at Happy Time who likes guys, a lot, in the second season of DLM is in the 4th ep.
Ellen is the one irreplaceable factor. The DLM story arcs could be restructured around the loss, permanent or temporary, of any of the other characters including Mandy as Rube, but not Ellen as George.