Posted on 08/21/2005 10:43:13 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
HBO's Six Feet Under Ends In Emotional Drama
Douglas Maher-All Headline News-Staff Reporter
8-22-05 1:12 EST
Hollywood,California (AHN)-The series finale for the hit HBO series "Six Feet Under" airs Sunday night in an emotional climax that is destined to go down as a television classic.
With the Fisher family in turmoil after the passing of character "Nate" in the previous 2-episodes, the series' final episode left no stone unturned.
The episode showed the family going in seperate yet emotionally closer directions, giving viewers in the closing moments of the show a telescopic view into how each character lived their lives and wound up in death in a cinematic and sometimes humorous yet tearful view of how it all ended for the cast. The scenes were played out to the haunting music of Sia and her song "Breathe Me".
The funeral home remains intact as subtle messages of the importance of family and love are put on display to make the circle of life complete.
"Six Feet Under" wraps up after 5 successful seasons on HBO with numerous Emmy awards and nominations.
Brenda got married again!
Better than hanging out with her brother ;-).
That's what I get for reading darned blogs.
Actually why I stopped reading them, a whole series of comments about her, in all seriousness, not being someone into celebrity gossip.
Thanks for clearing that up. Unfortunately, like other media hype, there are apparently thousands of very eager bloggers really convinced she is.
You know, I'm getting burned out on reading this sort of thing. I like this actor's work (Ambrose's) and it does not matter to me one way or the other what she does in her off hours, but I'm relieved to consider she's married, heterosexual.
I can't figure out what gets those type of blog rumors started but I can tell you, I'll never follow a LiveJournal blog link again.
I've enjoyed all of them, and yes, Wilson was very good in that part. It's very well acted - Ruth is able to put so much range into her character. I liked that they actually had the characters happy for the "ever after," that they seemed to have gotten over their self-loathing and angst.
Oh, well, I tend to check official sites first. I didn't realize, for example, that Miss Ambrose is actually 5 years older than her character (27, as opposed to 22). I don't mind reading celebrity gossip stuff as long as it is extra-fluffy and extra-trashy and not taken too seriously, such as this site: http://thesuperficial.com/
I mean, after all, I'm just dying to see pics of anorexic Nicole Richie's shriveled nippolas and Jude Law's wacky wiener. It is all a bit pornographic, but then so is Cindy Sheehan and the 'Rat party platform.
darn it! I wanted them to use my ending: "Nate" wakes up on the set of "Sports Night" and says, "wow , what a weird dream..."
I dunno...I am finding Defamer and Superficial truly depressing and useless sites lately. I am reminded by both "of the banality of evil."
Not that they're evil, mind you, at least outright. But the whole gossip-fest that objectifies inorder to demean -- I find it depressing. Reminds me of, well, prostitution.
George balanced?
George had six wives, numerous stays in mental hospitals and had a psychotic break on the series. He is the illusion of balance but what he was is overcontrolled and brittle.
People forget how young Clare was, I think 20, in the series. I found her captivating, vulnerable and amazing. I liked the boyfriend too.
I have not liked this series much the last two seasons but the ending was spectacular. I don't believe I have seen a better final 15 minutes in any series. Clare's leaving, thanking her mother, not wanting to go and that drive. Wasn't a dry eye in my house.
He was there when she died!
The ending haunts me.
He was there when she died!
The ending haunts me.
What I don't get is whether she is gay or not, what does that have to do with her craft in this series? Do you really dislike a fictional character in a series because they are gay or whatever?
Great show, very well done start to finish.
and
Lauren Ambrose who plays Claire is incredibly hot.
Claire is gorgeous!
Indeed!
Lauren Ambrose - She'll have a great career.
All I asked is that the kill them all off, and they did.
I did not like the last two seasons but as I lookk back, those seasons really developed the characters who were cardboard like prior.
The odd thing was I did not give a piffle when Nate died,,,I had grown to really dislike him. Self centered, self involved, phoney prick that he was.
I was more surprised than anything when Nate died.
I was never emotionally attached to him.
the anti Pres Bush jabs constantly left me irritated.. but I LOVED the show.. nice that the character that Clair fell in love with was a Republican, AND a nice guy..
I emailed HBO--- the final show was simply one of the best things I've ever seen on television...
I can't wait for Rome.
The previews for Rome aren't grabbing me. I went thru a phase where I read all about Rome and even checked out the old PBS series on Claudius. I went just nuts over Rome and was going around the house muttering about various and sundry Romans. So I am excited but damn, those previews are bad.
I am waiting for the end of Sopranoes, the next season of Deadwood and the Wire. I live for those programs. They dwarf regular tv. If George Soros produced them I would watch.
Is that ending, the car ride, sticking to you like it is to me. I think about it and tear up. It was the best scene I think I have ever seen on television. It was just brilliant. It caught something about life in a way that grabbed me.
And Claire ends up with the sanest, sweetest guy in the whole series - Conservative Ted!
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