In ‘Dead to Me,’ Christina Applegate has a soul mate to lean on. In life too
LA TimesChristina Applegate may sound like she’s talking about being the walrus, but she’s not: “When I go to these things, it’s not just me, it’s her and me. She’s one of my best friends in the world.” Awards Is Christina Applegate’s ‘Dead to Me’ a comedy, drama or mystery? One of the bounties of the current golden age of TV has been the blurring of genre boundaries, affording more complex life to the likes of Netflix’s “Dead to Me.” “Dead to Me” might not have seemed possible before the current content tsunami set off by streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. “The other day I was shooting a scene I can’t tell you about,” Applegate says of the just-completed Season 2. And I said, ‘Yeahhhh, nominated for “musical or comedy!” I’m gonna go call my therapist now.’ ” Despite the show’s accolades, Applegate insists she didn’t know until recently how well-received it was or that people were responding to its multiple layers — especially its dramatic ones.