Six Feet Under is arguably the best show ever aired on television.The series focuses on the Fisher family - that owns a funeral home. During the pilot, the father of the family is killed in an auto accident. Sons David and Nate have to decide what to do with the family business: David wants to keep it open and Nate has spent his life trying to escape it. Daughter Claire needs to get through high school and find her path. And wife Ruth will have to rethink her role in life.
Every character is well written, fully explored, and beautifully acted. The cast is made up of stage actors who convey emotion better than most on TV or even in movies.
Six Feet Under is revolutionary television not only for the quality but for the emotion and discussion about death that is has sparked. We in the US are notoriously afraid of death when compared to other cultures. This show has changed the way people look at death and those who deal with it daily as a career. No subject is taboo with this show. You will see many social, political, and economic issues played out in a sensitive, thoughtful way, not by using stereotypes or other cheap ploys usually found on TV.
Watch it! It will change the way you think! It is amazing.
Six Feet Under.
Cast:
Francis Conroy
Michael C. Hall
Peter Krause
Lauren Ambrose
Mathew St. Patrick
Rachel Griffiths
Freddy Rodriguez
Justina Machado
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