I've Finished
...another TV series. Well, not TV...HBO. You and I know there's a big difference between regular network series and HBO series.
I watched the five seasons of Six Feet Under in a period of about four months. The problem with watching the DVDs is that when I get hooked, which I so often do, I binge and watch an entire season in a period of about two weeks. The only reason it took so long to watch Six Feet Under is because I had to wait for discs to come in at the library and through Netflix. I think it's different watching series this way, rather than sticking with it week to week, year to year.
If you have the chance to watch this extraordinary series, please do so. I know what you've heard, that it's about a family who operates (and lives in) a funeral home. That's true, but it's a lot more. It's about the bonds of family. It has its macabre moments, that's true, but all in all, the show teaches the viewer to appreciate life. And I don't care what Brian Griffin says, it's not that pretentious.
The series finale was absolutely the best that I've ever seen. Have you ever spent your precious time watching a series only to have a pathetic series finale? Hello, I'm talking to you, Deadwood producers! The series finale of Six Feet Under was so well done--every question was answered. No nagging, hanging questions. We followed each character to the end. Perfection.
In a measure of how good the finale was, Hans, who sort of subliminally watched parts of the show with me just by being in the same room (playing on the computer), watched the last 15 minutes of the series finale twice. And he didn't see or hear many of the episodes at all. I watched the finale three times. It was seriously some of the best 15 minutes of television I've seen.
And I've seen a lot of television...
I watched the five seasons of Six Feet Under in a period of about four months. The problem with watching the DVDs is that when I get hooked, which I so often do, I binge and watch an entire season in a period of about two weeks. The only reason it took so long to watch Six Feet Under is because I had to wait for discs to come in at the library and through Netflix. I think it's different watching series this way, rather than sticking with it week to week, year to year.
If you have the chance to watch this extraordinary series, please do so. I know what you've heard, that it's about a family who operates (and lives in) a funeral home. That's true, but it's a lot more. It's about the bonds of family. It has its macabre moments, that's true, but all in all, the show teaches the viewer to appreciate life. And I don't care what Brian Griffin says, it's not that pretentious.
The series finale was absolutely the best that I've ever seen. Have you ever spent your precious time watching a series only to have a pathetic series finale? Hello, I'm talking to you, Deadwood producers! The series finale of Six Feet Under was so well done--every question was answered. No nagging, hanging questions. We followed each character to the end. Perfection.
In a measure of how good the finale was, Hans, who sort of subliminally watched parts of the show with me just by being in the same room (playing on the computer), watched the last 15 minutes of the series finale twice. And he didn't see or hear many of the episodes at all. I watched the finale three times. It was seriously some of the best 15 minutes of television I've seen.
And I've seen a lot of television...
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What series are we going to watch next?
Somehow, I think we'll find it a big lacking in comparison, though we'll get a kick out of the 1970s sets and clothes.
I don't know. "Rome"? "Carnivale"? That's the problem when the bar gets set so high.