Shades of LA

1990 - 1991 NR 1h 00m 8.3

Det. Michael Burton of the Los Angeles Police Department is a shallow, casual kind of guy until a near-death experience changes his life. Grazed in the head by a bullet during a stake-out, Burton dies and finds himself in limbo, surrounded...

Det. Michael Burton of the Los Angeles Police Department is a shallow, casual kind of guy until a near-death experience changes his life. Grazed in the head by a bullet during a stake-out, Burton dies and finds himself in limbo, surrounded by "shades"--spirits of the dead who are trapped there, unable to proceed to Heaven or Hell until they can complete whatever unfinished business binds them to Earth. Paramedics restart his heart, and Burton wakes up in the hospital--only to discover he can still see shades.

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Episodes:

Episode 2 The Wrong Man

2. The Wrong Man

Aired: Oct 17, 1990

A deceased thief feels guilty that the wrong man was convicted and sent to de...

Episode 3 Coopers Coroner

3. Coopers Coroner

Aired: Oct 24, 1990

The ghost of a baseball announcer seeks Burton's help to redress things with ...

Episode 5 Concrete Evidence

5. Concrete Evidence

Aired: Nov 7, 1990

Burton meets the late Frankie Mannis at an Italian restaurant who requests th...

Episode 6 Pointers from Paz

6. Pointers from Paz

Aired: Nov 14, 1990

A slain policeman, supposedly shot because he was corrupt, wants Burton's hel...

Episode 9 Some Like It Cold

9. Some Like It Cold

Aired: Dec 5, 1990

Detective Burton falls for the shade of a murdered attorney (Lee Purcell) whi...

Episode 12 Send Up the Clowns

12. Send Up the Clowns

Aired: Jan 15, 1991

Michael is entertained by the ghosts of two circus clowns whose amusing antic...

Episode 14 Burial Ground

14. Burial Ground

Aired: Jan 29, 1991

The ghost of a policeman leads Detective Burton to a hidden payroll meant for...

Episode 17 Ten Little Thespians

17. Ten Little Thespians

Aired: Feb 16, 1991

Michael Burton attends a murder mystery weekend where he encounters a murdere...

Episode 18 The Really Big Sleep

18. The Really Big Sleep

Aired: Feb 23, 1991

Don Stroud plays a private detective who was murdered 50 years ago who seeks ...

Episode 19 Line of Fire: Part 1

19. Line of Fire: Part 1

Aired: Mar 30, 1991

Michael Burton becomes romantically involved with his former partner's widow,...

Episode 20 Line of Fire: Part 2

20. Line of Fire: Part 2

Aired: Apr 6, 1991

Part two of two: B.J.'s ghost, jealous of Linda and Michael's fledgling relat...

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Genres: Drama, Crime, Fantasy