# Lucky me, I just discovered Six Feet Under **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 6, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771 "2010-09-06T05:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/1 "2010-09-06T05:56:10Z")
On a boring TV night I decided to skim though my cable On Demand options, and saw that the first half dozen episodes of season 1, so I thought WTF I’ll give it a shot. I had never seen an episode, frankly because the whole idea of a TV show set in a funeral home just creeped me out. I am SO glad I tried it out. What a terrific show! And I had never heard that it was a comedy. So I’m taking a short break in a 6 show marathon to write this. How many seasons are there? The one thing that pisses me off is how On Demand operates here. They run a half season for about a month, and then run the next half season for a month, and so on. I will watch the 6 shows in 1 or 2 nights, and then I have to wait another month for the next 6 shows. Arrrrgh. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/2 "2010-09-06T05:58:10Z")
Um, this is one of my favorite shows of all time, but it is _not_ a comedy. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/3 "2010-09-06T05:58:52Z")
Five seasons and a grand total of 63 episodes. Watch _every single one_, in order. Trust me, it’s worth it. Netflix is you friend when it comes to stuff like this. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/4 "2010-09-06T06:23:09Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > Um, this is one of my favorite shows of all time, but it is _not_ a comedy. Are you kidding? It is absolutely a comedy – at least so far. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/5 "2010-09-06T06:45:39Z")
Ok, just saw the first seriously non-comic thing at end of episode 2, when the new competing crematorium burns down with the suggestion that the foot-stealing daughter did it. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/6 "2010-09-06T07:53:44Z")
Sure it’s a comedy at times. Just a very black comedy. The same goes for _American Beauty_ and _True Blood_. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/7 "2010-09-06T08:29:36Z")
Without a spoiler, let me tell ya that, aside from being a truly great series, in my humble opinion it has the **VERY BEST SERIES FINALE** of all time! That very last episode had me want to stand up and applaud - at home in my living room. ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/8 "2010-09-06T09:02:20Z")
Mrs Made in Macau and I have watched the first 3 series in the last three weeks. Well almost - the last disc is missing from the s3 boxset! Bought new! Frustrating. Anyway it’s universally good but imho Lauren Ambrose is amazing as Claire. Enjoy the rest of the show. MiM ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/9 "2010-09-06T12:34:10Z")
I really loved how the series started, but as it continued, I found myself watching more out of habit than interest. It got to where I hated Nate and his mother. I will agree, tho, the finale was one of the best I’ve seen for a series. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/10 "2010-09-06T12:37:08Z")
Best series ever; and I agree that it’s often very funny. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/11 "2010-09-06T12:39:24Z")
Another vote for “black comedy, _maybe_.” There’s some funny stuff, but also way more that is very, very dark. Okay, some of the deaths at the start of the show are hysterical, like the woman who thinks it’s the rapture. Or the guy who runs over himself. How about “drama with odd bits of humor from time to time”? ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/12 "2010-09-06T12:44:59Z")
One of my favorite shows. Ditto on getting it via Netflix. And as someone said, THE BEST SERIES FINALE EVER!!! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/13 "2010-09-06T12:51:15Z")
You’ll probably get over the idea of watching 3+ episodes per day pretty soon. The show is pretty heavy, for lack of a better term. Personally, I could only watch one, show a night. Every once in a while I could do two, but not very often. When I decided to re-watch it, I was averaging about 3-4 episodes per week. Take it slow, absorb it, think about it, find the episode by episode discussions we had here and read them after a viewing. It really was an amazing series, try not to blast through it too quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/14 "2010-09-06T13:11:08Z")
This is without a doubt my favourite TV show ever, and I recommended it to a friend who watched it and said it changed her life seeing it. Another vote for best finale ever, I can’t think of another piece of film or television that provoked such a profound amount of emotion from me. I disagree with those who say it became less interesting to watch; of course the tenor of the show is going to change as characters evolve and storylines develop. Some bits you’ll like more than others, it’s inevitable. I watched it on DVD and ended up powering through several episodes a night all the way to the finish. Is it a comedy? Not really, I’d say blackly comedic drama. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/15 "2010-09-06T13:18:00Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I really loved how the series started, but as it continued, I found myself watching more out of habit than interest. It got to where I hated Nate and his mother. I will agree, tho, the finale was one of the best I’ve seen for a series. Agreed. Season 3 is pretty uneven and Season 4 is downright shitty. Season 5 is pretty good (and that finale, hot damn!), but it’s never as good as Season 1 or 2 ever again. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/16 "2010-09-06T13:18:33Z")
Another suggestion, after you finish this, jump (like so many of us did) right into Dexter. Not only is another great show, but Dexter and David are such polar opposites of each other it’ll really throw you for a loop in the first handful of episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/17 "2010-09-06T13:42:21Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Another suggestion, after you finish this, jump (like so many of us did) right into Dexter. Not only is another great show, but Dexter and David are such polar opposites of each other it’ll really throw you for a loop in the first handful of episodes. I’ve seen all of Dexter (looking forward to next season!) and I thought just the opposite, that had the two series magically melded into one, Dexter would an almost inevitable character development of David, except for the gay thing. Soft-spoken control freak who eventually goes over the line. I watched episodes 1-3 last night, and at 3 AM decided I was too groggy to go on. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/18 "2010-09-06T14:17:56Z")
I also discovered the series well after it ended and loved it the character development. David went from annoying and petty to a more sympathetic character for me. Nate went from being the cool brother to being just one big fat jerk. Ruth was interesting although hate- inspiring towards the end. Brenda & Claire were my favorites - I know most people hate Brenda but I saw her as a deeply flawed person that at least tried to do better. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/19 "2010-09-06T14:18:22Z")
My wife and I just finished up Season 5 a couple of nights ago. I had heard many people say that the series finale was one of the best ever on TV and I would absolutely agree. I wouldn’t call it a comedy but it is definitely infused with a lot of dark humor. And yeah, we did Netflix so I always had one disc in transit while we were watching the next one. Much better than having to wait for On Demand to catch up. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771/20 "2010-09-06T14:55:33Z")
I just checked On Demand because I know I saw the first season of Dexter for free. The entry for “Six Feet Under” says “Free With Subscription”. Damnit! :mad: Maybe someone needs to give them a dictionary with the definition of “free”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771.md?page=2)