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The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town (or simply Death Comes to Town) is an eight-episode Canadian mini-series that aired on CBC Television on Tuesdays between January 12 and March 16, 2010. The show takes place in a fictional Ontario town called Shuckton where their mayor has been murdered. As the Shuckton residents cope with the loss, a new lawyer moves in to prosecute a suspect – though another resident, unsatisfied with the evidence, tries to find the real killer. At the same time, a character who is a personification of death waits at a motel room for the latest Shuckton residents to die.
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| dbo:abstract | The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town (or simply Death Comes to Town) is an eight-episode Canadian mini-series that aired on CBC Television on Tuesdays between January 12 and March 16, 2010. The show takes place in a fictional Ontario town called Shuckton where their mayor has been murdered. As the Shuckton residents cope with the loss, a new lawyer moves in to prosecute a suspect – though another resident, unsatisfied with the evidence, tries to find the real killer. At the same time, a character who is a personification of death waits at a motel room for the latest Shuckton residents to die. The series was proposed by Bruce McCulloch during a 2008 The Kids in the Hall comedy tour and developed by the ensemble into a dark-comedy murder mystery, a departure from their typical sketch comedy format. Inspiration for the series came in part from the British comedy series The League of Gentlemen. While the members of The Kids in the Hall play all of the major adult characters, a number of other comedic actors appear in supporting roles, including Dan Redican, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Robson, Leah N.H. Philpott, Susan Kent and Mike Beaver. The series was filmed in North Bay, Mattawa, and Sturgeon Falls, Ontario in the summer of 2009. (en) |
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| dbp:shortsummary | Crim claims he does not remember murdering anyone. Coroner Dusty cannot bring himself to do an autopsy on Mayor Bowman. Marilyn Bowman is appointed a grief counselor to help her deal with her husband's death. The mayor's will is read in which he appoints his wife as interim mayor. A bored Death reflects on the reason he is stuck in Shuckton: several years ago a night of partying made him sleep too late the next morning and he missed collecting the soul of an aborted baby – allowing the baby to survive. At Bowman's wake Dusty steals the corpse. Death goes to Bowman's funeral where Bowman's adopted son, Rampop, communicates with Death telepathically. Ricky begins his investigation into Bowman's murder, but is hampered by his fear of leaving his house. Upon reviewing the funeral footage for suspects, Ricky notices Death for the first time, whose image comes to life on the screen and insults him, blowing out the TV. (en) The mayor's corpse is found the next morning, standing on his lawn with his head stuffed into his mailbox. The town reacts to the news that Mayor Bowman has been murdered, and Ricky Jarvis reflects on the time he disappointed Bowman and the whole town, when he was the star player and Bowman the coach of the town hockey team, when he physically exhausted himself the night before the big game having sex with the rival team's head cheerleader. The police have no suspects, and coroner Dusty collects nearly everything in the house as evidence for his own use. Death sends pizzas to Ricky, who chokes but survives completely unaware of Death's presence. The police find small-time criminal Crim covered in blood, and he instantly becomes their prime suspect in the Mayor's murder. (en) Marilyn Bowman begins her first day as Mayor, only to discover her husband was cheating on her with Heather Weather. The Prosecutor "Big City" arrives in town and insults everyone he encounters. Weather reporter Heather Weather spreads rumors that news reporter Corrinda Gablechuck is pregnant with the child of equipment operator Shaye, all while trying to seduce Shaye. Public Defense Attorney Sam Murray meets with Crim to discuss their case, and Crim is worried that he is more qualified than Sam. Corrinda and Heather almost get into a fight at the bar over Shaye until Marilyn and the police officers show up to arrest Heather as a suspect in the mayor's murder. Death continues his drunken antics and bullying of Ricky, though Ricky is oblivious to the person doing it. (en) Heather is released from jail due to lack of evidence. Corrinda consults the abortion care provider, but learns that this pregnancy would be her last as she has no more eggs. Dusty becomes more intimate with Bowman's corpse. Ricky has Marnie go to the trial with a spy camera and notices that Marilyn is absent. The trial starts with each side's opening statements though Murray is late and unprepared. Crim fires Murray and represents himself only to announce that he remembers a drug induced vision where his spirit bear told him to kill the mayor. Murray manages to get this statement stricken from the record, and Crim re-hires him and makes them blood brothers. Heather presents herself as Corrinda's potential replacement during Corrinda's maternity leave. However, Heather is killed in the courtroom with Death and Rampop as the only witnesses. (en) Corrinda is questioned concerning Heather's death, but is released after Shaye brings forth footage of Corrinda complaining about Heather during the time of the murder. Crim's trial continues during which he is able to defend himself against charges of killing Heather, despite being in jail at the time. Dusty is called as the first witness and reveals that he never finished the autopsy and so the Judge orders Larry's corpse exhumed. The police, on a tip from Ricky, begin to investigate Death starting with a raid on his motel room but Death escapes. Ricky has Marnie investigate the Bowman house as he watches with the spy camera and comes to the conclusion that one of the many remote controls was used as the murder weapon. Dusty brings Larry's corpse to the cemetery and digs up his grave and empty coffin but accidentally falls into the grave, knocked unconscious on top of the corpse. Marnie is caught in the Bowman house by Marilyn. Marnie lets it slip she is working for Ricky and Marilyn reveals that Larry is Ricky's father. (en) Dusty is caught in his grave with his pants down on Larry's corpse. Worried about Marnie Ricky leaves his house for the first time in years. The trial begins closing arguments, with Big City showing how various objects could be the missing murder weapon and wooing the crowd with promises of vengeance. Ricky finds Marnie, who accidentally reveals herself to be Ricky's mother and that Larry is his father. Larry pressured her into abortion but he survived and was cared for by Dr. Porterhouse before being given to an orphanage. Crim's lawyer presents how the evidence is all circumstantial and that Crim is being misjudged, only to screw the speech up at the last second. Marnie shows Ricky a bloody remote control she took from the Bowman house, which Ricky believes to be the murder weapon. The Jury declares Crim guilty and the Judge sentences Crim to the death penalty. Corrinda has a breakdown on air and opens a public poll on whether she should give birth or have an abortion. At his motel room Death is instructed to collect the souls of three more people. (en) Crim prepares for his execution with a last meal and confesses that he does not have any First Nations ancestry. Death kills Sam Murray's cat Buttonhole and receives a message that Crim is next. Crim is given a choice on the means of execution and chooses to die by pulsating light due to his epilepsy, but Marnie and Ricky stop the execution, accusing Marilyn of killing Larry only to have Marnie reveal that she is the murderer. Marnie explains that she delivered a pizza to Larry that night and he told her that he knows Ricky is his son and plans to kill him. Marnie killed Larry and got an intoxicated Crim to hide his body. Marnie goes on to say she also killed Heather Weather as she thought Heather was going to expose Ricky's secret, when in fact Heather was speaking about Corrinda's baby. Crim is freed and Marnie is put in the electric chair. Corrinda declares she is going to keep her baby. Crim proclaims he has cheated death, enraging Death, who decides to kill Ricky revealing it was Ricky's abortion he had missed. He and Ricky fight, resulting in Ricky destroying Death's phone. Death tells the crowd that he is all-powerful and responsible for Larry's, Heather's, and eventually everybody's death, which Marilyn takes as a confession, and so straps him into the electric chair. Shortly after, Death leaves town but before he goes he fixes Rampop's butterfly problem and gives Rampop his bike. Dusty throws himself in front of the Death's bus, killing Dusty but re-uniting him with Larry, who is far more interested in Heather. (en) |
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| dbp:title | Cause of Death (en) Dead Man Walking (en) The Stages of Grief (en) Big City Smack Down (en) Serious Shockey News (en) The Butterfly Is to Blame (en) Who Mailed Our Mayor? (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town (or simply Death Comes to Town) is an eight-episode Canadian mini-series that aired on CBC Television on Tuesdays between January 12 and March 16, 2010. The show takes place in a fictional Ontario town called Shuckton where their mayor has been murdered. As the Shuckton residents cope with the loss, a new lawyer moves in to prosecute a suspect – though another resident, unsatisfied with the evidence, tries to find the real killer. At the same time, a character who is a personification of death waits at a motel room for the latest Shuckton residents to die. (en) |
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