'Til Death Do Us Part (U.S. TV series)
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'Til Death Do Us Part | |
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Format | Docu-Drama |
Starring | John Waters |
Narrated by | John Waters |
Country of origin | Canada |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Ken Hanes |
Producer(s) | Kevin Lafferty |
Running time | 30 min. |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Court TV |
Original airing | March 19, 2007 |
External links | |
Official website | |
IMDb profile |
'Til Death Do Us Part (also known in Canada and Australia as Love You To Death) is a television series that debuted on Court TV on March 19, 2007; not to be confused with the similarly-named Fox sitcom 'Til Death.
'Til Death Do Us Part goes by the motto "To Love, Honor, and Perish".
[edit] Format
The series is is narrated and hosted by cult film director John Waters, who plays as "The Groom Reaper." The scripted program reenacts real-life courtroom stories involving marriages and families whose seemingly picture-perfect lives ends in a murderous way. The series has a Tales from the Crypt-like setting, with each episode lasting 30 minutes. At each end of an episode, John Waters would say "I have another wedding to go to, but I hope it won't be yours".
After 15 minutes of the show, Court TV would allow viewers to text message a guess on who would be the killer. Each re-enactment is directed to be intentionally over-the-top, complete with overacting and cringe-worthy dialogue.
Court TV's commercials promoting the show parody the DeBeers diamond television ads, through the use of silhouettes and dramatic background music.
[edit] Production
'Til Death Do Us Part is filmed in Canada as a co-production between Court TV and Canada's Global Television Network. The show debuted in Canada on Global on March 21, 2007, under the title Love You To Death.