Six Feet Under

Andrew and I have just started watching this from start to finish and although I have seen it all before, I am blown away by how amazing this series is. The series follows a family who live and work in a funeral home. One day the dad tragically dies and the rest of the family are left behind to deal with the strange and wonderful happenings that go on there. At the start of each episode you see a random person die and the that particular hour is based very loosely on that dead person. Without sounding too morbid, I love this part. I find that I always look forward to seeing who it is and how they die. Some of the ways that the people do go are a ...  Read the complete review

The premise: following the lives, loves and dramas of a family undertaking business, and those of the customers they work with. Sounds really unappealing, doesn't it! That's certainly what i thought. I didn't fancy the premise at all, and initially found the first couple of episodes slightly hard going. I have my partner to thank, and i mean REALLY thank, for persuading me to give this series a proper go, and i'm hoping i can return the favour to anyone who reads this. If you're looking for the most absorbing, thought provoking, sophisticated, well written and altogether wonderful TV drama in a generation, you just found it. Six Feet Under is a unique gem - ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: When Nate Fischer's dad dies, he goes home for the funeral, and his life is never the same again. Unlike most people, his dad's body is staying at home, because the family home in a mortuary, and the family business is an Undertakers. The show focuses on the bizarre lives of the family, and the work that takes place in a mortuary. It ran six seasons, and is now available on DVD. WAS IT ANY GOOD: This is probably the oddest show I have watched from start to finish, at times making me wonder why I was so intrigued by it, but intrigued I was. The answer comes in three parts: 1) The unconventional storylines - this show is ...  Read the complete review

Whatever you might think about the USA (I don't mind them really), you must concede that they are a bit braver in the script writing department than us in the UK. This is a tale of an LA funeral parlour that is run by two brothers after their father has a close encounter with a bus in the opening episode - full of sex, death, love, hate and enbalming fluid, this is the programme that will change your life - in nice hour long slices! Basically - a dysfunctional family, their undertaker business, dream sequences a plenty and visions from beyond the grave - like Twin Peaks but with a higher IQ. Best Things About - the writing, the dream sequences and ...  Read the complete review

This was a bit of a slow burner for me in that initially I had no interest in it but after watching a couple of episodes I got sucked into the whole show and it was a lot better than I thought it would be. This is an American drama series that focuses on a Los Angeles family who are involved in the funeral business. It is one of those quirky semi serious shows that uses some black omedy humour to excellent effect whie at the same time weaving in some good storylines. In all there were five series of the show and the last was aird a couple of years ago. The family at the centre of the drama were the Fisher family. The matriach of the family was Ruth ...  Read the complete review