Family Plots
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Family Plots was a reality television show that followed the ongoing events and the eccentric employees that work at the family-run Poway Bernardo Mortuary in Poway, California. It ran for two seasons on the A&E Network.
The show mainly focused on the relationships between the employees, for instance Chuck Wissmiller and his three daughters - all of whom were working at the mortuary during the show's run. At times it also focused on the deceased that passed through the mortuary. The deceased themselves were seen from time to time on the show, but care was taken by crew to ensure the privacy of the deceased. While the work done in the preparation room was shown, the more graphic portions of the work were not shown in order to keep a PG rating.
Family Plots was cancelled in late 2005. Fan sites and clubs reacted strongly to the cancellation and there had been indications that A&E executives were reconsidering the cancellation. Rumors also abounded of the show being shopped to other networks. However, due to the fact that since everyone on the show left the mortuary, a reunion is impossible. Chuck is now retired, Shonna moved to Michigan, Mellissa only works there part-time. Rick was fired in March 2007, John works for another mortuary in the San Diego area, and Emily recently left (rumored to have moved to Northern California) to care for her son.
Since the cancellation of the show, Chuck, John, Matt, David, and Shonna have left the mortuary.
In March 2007, John Greeney reported on his website (www.johngreeney.net) that Rick Sadler has been fired from the mortuary, and replaced by David Moravee.
[edit] See also
- Family Plot, the last film by Alfred Hitchcock.
- List of reality television programs
- Lloyd M. Bucher - a US Navy Commander whose funeral was handled from Poway Bernardo Mortuary, and whose funeral was the focus of an episode on the series.
[edit] External links
- Family Plots official web site
- The Poway Bernardo Mortuary web site
- Family Plots Yahoo Group
- Unofficial thread of status of Family Plots staff
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