The Best TV Show EVER
It's just my personal opinion, but I feel very strongly that "Six Feet Under" was the best thing that ever happened to television (if I had to pick only from network television shows, I'm not sure what I'd pick, but most cable TV shows are eventually accessible to everyone on DVD these days, so I think it's fair game). I was lucky enough to have premium cable long enough [I'm a student now, had to cut back to basic...] to see every episode of SFU from the pilot to the end (I bawled for 2 weeks after the last episode - seriously). I mourn the loss of the show, but I also have great respect for the producers' choice to quit while they were ahead - I'll take 6 quality seasons of a great show over 1 or 2 good seasons of a show followed by endless mediocrity (or worse) any day. I have to admit that there was one season that I felt was weaker than all of the others, but the entire last season was phenomenal and they really ended on top. From the very first episode, I was blown away by how real these characters were. I laughed and cried with them every week for a long time. I personally identified with many aspects of Claire and Nate, but a good friend of mine would always call me "Claire" while the show was still running (for the way I talk and think, I guess). I really don't mind the comparison. I miss the show and it feels like I lost my best friends, but someday I'll have enough money to bring them all home...