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[@Elizar777]

One of thee GREATEST shows of all time. The finale is the first to literally make me ugly cry. Not ashamed.

[@ivnehaas]

OMG same here. I just finished it and I sobbed like my entire family got murdered. I never even get teary eyed watching anything. I'm surprised about how much it got to me.

[@desertfenton]

Really hear you. I cried so hard and didn’t speak for like two hours. I remember vividly the realization: “oh my god they’re going to kill them all”. A masterpiece. The show is flawless.

[@TheLauren800]

Just watched the whole series for the first time in a week and bawled watching the ending!!

[@karinioza]

Exactly, same. And it reads so well in 2021 regardless of when it was made.

[@LXPhotographie]

I've just ugly cried watching the finale 12 years after I ugly cried watching it for the first time. Can't believe how powerful the finale is. True art.

[@AleJorgeThomas]

I loved every second of the story of these dysfunctional, self-absorbed and at the same time caring and ultimately, human, charactets. The writing is superb, even to the minute details of the characters' names and their meaning. Last year (2023) I watched the series finale ending on KZbin and it made me want to watch the entire series. That's a testament to how good the ending is. The series never ever disappointed, and it made question my life and make better decisions. Thank you to the creator, writers, director, cinematographer, make-up department and the amazing, wonderful cast.

[@pianomanhere]

"Six Feet Under" is one of the all-time greatest series ever. And they didn't f**k up the ending either.

[@patcurrie9888]

Best I agree, not like Sopranos, Dexter or Seinfeld

[@jackdaniel2457]

@patcurrie9888 Can’t speak for Dexter, but Seinfelds ending was disappointing (didn’t ruin the show) but the Sopranos ending was absolutely perfect

[@patcurrie9888]

@@jackdaniel2457 Sopranos was a let down. Best ending of a series ever was 6 Feet Under.

[@janicelgo4522]

Perfection!

[@stacin821]

I was maybe 2 years older than Claire's character when I first watched this show back in the early 2000s & it had a profound effect on my life. I rewatched it (the 1st time 🙂) when I was Nate's age in the show & it was like a whole new experience. I tell everyone it's the best show ever made. A complete work of art.

[@paperchasindude6578]

Lucky i wish i was in the early 2000s watching this show

[@stacin821]

@@paperchasindude6578 it was a good time 🙂 I'm thankful for the time I grew up even if it means I'm "old" now.

[@paperchasindude6578]

@@stacin821 lucky I'm always very nostalgic for that time

[@katrinashostakovich3607]

interesting. I first watched the series as a whole when I was also Claires age, and now I"m almost 33 and am *dying* to rewatch it. I have such a specific pleasant memory of the first viewing and I almost dont want to taint that. My best friend Kelly had become obsessed with SFU as her family had HBO and mine didnt. so when they came out with the DVD set, she bought them all (I bought Sex and the City lol) and after school on Fridays, we would walk to my house, pack the bong and watch another episode. It was so profound we would end up talking about it the rest of the weekend. Later on the Friday nights, we would start drinking and reenating scenes or drunk drawing portraits of the characters 😂 I still remember waiting to see the last episode, and I cried like a baby. There was a beautiful Oak tree outside my bedroom window. I sat on the bed next to it, with Kelly on the left side of me. This way the cigarette smoke could et caught in the wind and taken outside. the leaves all different colors, and the sun was setting on the Friday we watched the ending, it was around Thanksgiving/Christmas time at 4pm. Some things are just so perrfect, you just never forget. See why I dont know if I should rewatch them? lol xoxo

[@stacin821]

@@katrinashostakovich3607 dang I don't know if I'd rewatch it either after reading your comment. It sounds perfect 😊 Honestly, if you ever do decide to rewatch I would wait a couple more years. Until you're in your mid/late 30s or 40 like Nate was in the show. Especially with the fond memories you have of watching it with your friend ❤

[@dimitrythomas4158]

The finale 10 minutes of this show’s series finale is still to this day the most hauntingly beautiful thing I have ever seen on film. Masterpiece

[@janicelgo4522]

Incredible

[@phillipmoody7078]

Just finished watching for the first time. Wow

[@HFDWHALERS97]

This is the best TV show ever created in my opinion. I've watched it 10+ times. Seriously...and I still find so much beauty in the show and so many things that teach me about life + death.

[@SeekingCosmos]

SAME!

[@CaptainMyCaptain33]

Yup. Great show. Proud to say I’ve watched it about that many times as well and still own the entire series - you kind of have to with the greatest….

[@roymontenegro9216]

You guys made me cry again. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this show. I have all 5 seasons in DVD. Cheers.

[@Stumna1102]

100%. Best show ever created.

[@angel1329us]

Same. And I still want to watch it again.

[@MomdYT]

My favorite show of all time. I have watched it all 3 times, and I'm thinking about the fourth. Recently my cousin passed away and I'm still in some sort of shock. But in some way it feels like I have experienced all this somewhere else and that helped alot. Thank you Alan for this masterpiece!

[@MomdYT]

@dennis hatzis Btw I discovered it only two years ago

[@rhiannonleigh2715]

I have watched it 50 times since it first came out in 2000 .

[@bdan19921]

I watched it 100 times this year alone, 521 times total

[@MomdYT]

@@bdan19921 WTF bro

[@jimenez1221]

@@bdan19921I’ve watched it 7000 times, it’s on an endless loop in my living room

[@lorenzoelloco2652]

Miss these guys. They were truly like family. Up to this day, no other show has hit harder on an emotional level than SFU.

[@badrabbit9964]

They really did feel like that

[@lindsaykchambers]

Yeah.. this show hits really really hard.. and yeah they did seem like family.. I never show this show to anybody else because the show is so heavy.. not everybody is into heavy stuff..

[@DA-ol2ey]

Alan, my brother died when i was 13, i looked up to Clair, i embodied her, and it helped me cope with my pain.

[@matthewharper5387]

There has never been more honest characters in a tv show..period. I love them for every beautiful flaw I see in myself. Probably changed my life. And I dare you to find a better ending to a show. Thank you Alan and cast for creating something truly remarkable.

[@DanY-gx2dv]

Have you seen The Leftovers or The Haunting of Hill House? Very similar shows. Hill House was even inspired by Six Feet Under.

[@FXGRIEF87]

I just watched it and its indeed one of the best series ever made. The ending is perfection. I miss them already, they feel like family. Cant wait to watch it again ❤

[@moonbabyam]

This show encouraged my graduate thesis in 2010. I wrote my thesis on the Funeral Industry and it's impact on Mourning and the Environment. Graduated in 2012 and now I'm a natural burial educator, celebrant and death doula. Pretty impactful tv show. I've seen it 5 times. The end makes me cry every time.

[@diegowushu]

Just finished watching it for the first time, it's probably the most beautiful and moving way to end a series I'd ever thought possible. Congrats, everyone.

[@BillyMcMorran]

I watched this show when I was Claire’s age. It had a huge impact on me. I will always watch this show it’s a masterpiece. There is nothing else like this around, and it opened my eyes to so much.

[@sammydetroit]

I binge-watched the series in 2021, never having had a chance to see it during its first run. I have to say the writing and acting were superb, arguably the best of the 21st century. And no superlative can do justice to the pathos of the finale. What an extraordinary series. It was art for the ages.

[@TheSatyam182]

I just want to say a huge thanks to the whole crew for making the series.

[@greedy4w]

Just authentic. I'm glad that I had delayed and didn't watch this show before. Watching six feet under during the pandemic was the perfect timing for me. I will miss all the characters :/

[@omerfarukarc4340]

:(

[@jeremypr]

I don't see writing like this anymore, it was beautiful from start to finish.

[@jayr3053]

My favorite Drama show of all time. So good! Need to do another rewatch.

[@rhiannonleigh2715]

Absolute Masterpiece

[@edc3665]

Easily one of the best shows on television

[@sheilamuir6761]

Six Feet Under has had an enormous impact on me. I've watched the entire series at least 6 times and I'm completely wrapped up in all of the relationships.

[@lindsaykchambers]

I love this show! Loooove.. I love all the characters.. Rico and Vanessa are adorable.. I love Nate and David and Claire.. all of them.. Ruth was amazing.. they were just the best dysfunctional family ever.. I love how they started each episode with somebody they undertake dying.. just so unique.. they’re all real actors.. they actually act for the craft of acting and the art.. which I genuinely appreciate.. that’s why the show worked out so well..

[@marge6581]

best series ever written - i'm afraid no series will ever have that impact on me like six feet under. thank you alan ball.

[@marianm2680]

I watched the whole show in lockdown ... it was amazing ... that final scene omg ... amazing ...

[@meme-sl4nb]

I watched the show when it was airing, as a teenager, and it literally helped shape my whole philosophy on life. I've seen it 7 or 8 times in the 20 years since and it will always be the most special show in the world to me. A masterpiece. So great to see these actors again. Lauren Ambrose looks stunning. I can't believe some of the cast didn't go on to successful careers because every single one is incredible.

[@maisilvares]

Just watched the entire show in 2024. By the time the show was on, I was too much young to apreciatte it… Loved the way it ended! Great show! 🇧🇷

[@gamerjamson]

Watching again for literally the hundredth time, just finished the episode where Nate discovered his Dad's secret room. Easily the best show ever created, a true Masterpiece. That word is thrown around too easily nowadays but SFU truly deserves it.

[@jasonfoth14]

I don't have the words to explain just how grateful I am to have been able to experience this show, and to even find it on my own. I was maybe 20 years old when I saw it. Nearly a decade later I have rewatched it many times. The test of a great friendship or relationship in my life is if I can share this show with that person XD The show was so informative, so therapeutic, so painful yet endearing.

[@KittyCatSnack]

My husband bailed after 2 episodes on my rewatch. I hope you find someone to watch it with that sees what you see.

[@desertfenton]

Perfection. There is no other way to describe it. In my opinion the best drama of all time.

[@chocofudge1932]

Six Feet Under truly is one of those pieces of (media) art that withstands time. Every now and then, not always in the same intervals, but time and time again, I will feel compelled to rewatch this show, and it will deliver me new insights because I understand and feel something new about and because of it every time I rewatch it. Everyone involved in making this show did an absolutely incredible and outstanding job. The characters, the music, the performances, the cinematography. I am forever grateful for this show's existence. Some shows have come close. But none have surpassed it.

[@gemskii42]

Funnily enough, American Beauty is my favourite film of all time and Six Feet Under is my favourite series of all time!

[@autofocus4556]

Same.

[@11Garrett11]

SFU = Masterpiece. American Beauty, not so much.

[@gemskii42]

@@11Garrett11 matter of opinion really.

[@charlesdroidable]

SFU> American Beauty

[@gemskii42]

@@charlesdroidable I love both, and I don't think you can really compare a movie to a series, they're not really that alike.

[@terezafrankova8724]

Everyone keeps mentioning the last episode, and I loved it too, but the second to last episode... I've never cried so hard. The episode ended and I literally laid down on the floor in my living room and sobbed.

[@maspleben]

I have watched the last episodes in one go through an entire night to finish at 5 in the morning. I started crying with Ecotone when, well, you know what happens... From there, I kept crying, and crying, and crying, and ugly crying more and more. By the end of Everyone's waiting, I was drained, I was such a mess. But of course this was not over as the final 5 minutes of the show demolished me. But I could not cry anymore, I was so drained of all water so I started wailing. At 5 in the morning. I think I have scared my neighbors very much that night.

[@meme-sl4nb]

Yessss. The final is obviously great but I honestly think the 2 or 3 episodes before are even better and don't get enough love.

[@siddheshmisale3904]

I just watched the whole thing. Just amazing

[@dehelwig]

My favorite show of all time. I can't count how many times I've watched this series from beginning to end. And every time I watch it, I cry like crazy during the last few minutes.

[@snehaagrawal8578]

I binge watched it in 22’ , I don’t think anyone anymore can put together everything so beautiful and disturbing at the same time. I would think from start to end, it’s all about your family which I often see less and less. This entire show was actually described in one statement via Claire’s first Gallery art show (the one she had this graveyard picture and a lady relaxing and having her beer ). This might have actually impacted my thoughts of Train for a while. And thank you not for such a satisfying ending. I could have never imagine it. It’s just indescribable.

[@lr1974]

I LOVE when Rachel Griffiths says, "I died because I literally could not listen to one more second of Billy's shit." Haha!! How did she last THAT long? I was never a big Brenda fan but I have to give her major kudos for tolerating that insufferable brother for DECADES.

[@Sashazur]

In the interview Alan Ball said they didn’t want any of the ending deaths to be funny, but the one with Brenda and Billy definitely was!

[@Nostock-im9tq]

This show is perfection. When I'm feeling fed up in life i rewatch six feet under. It makes me happy and inspires me.

[@memsahibproductions]

I had the pleasure of meeting Alan ball several years ago. Even at the height of his success he was truly humble

[@Dewayneross]

Brilliant ending. I found myself invested in each character and as they died, my heart broke. I teared up . As all humans, I could relate. It was like losing loved ones of mine over the years.

[@AndThenShwarmaAfter]

this show is so profound and deep that it was relevant and is still relevant to this day in 2022... i am still deeply touched by it, as i just binge-watched it for the 12th time since it was released and i'm still crying my eyeballs out at 41years old. best.show.ever.made.

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

One of the greatest shows of all time. Feel lucky I was alive and old enough to watch it when it first aired. All these years later, I still think about it and miss it, to this day.

[@MoniLove100]

Time for a rewatch!

[@danbrockettDOP]

I first watched it during lockdown and quickly realized that it was one of the most POWERFUL and moving pieces of storytelling art I've ever experienced. So few people realize the brilliance of the writing, acting and directing, this is a very special show. This is a show that isn't afraid to explore how messy, beautiful, terrible, scary and profoundly blissful life can be. Incredibly realized characters portrayed y brilliant actors at the top of their game, I just can't get over the uniqueness of the show, I've never seen another show like this. Sopranos was close and shared a lot of the same brilliance but in the end, Sopranos came off to me as more of a story of a character, whereas I found the characters and experience of Six Feet Under were simply more relatable to my real life. Each characters arc is, at least interesting, and at best, incredibly deep and moving. I really liked how the show doesn't really have heroes or villains, just filled with real characters trying to make their way through this insane thing we all find ourselves in. And yes, the final episode is probably one of the most perfect endings I've ever seen, it's absolutely profound. If you've never watched, you need to. I salute you Mr. Ball and your cast. Well done.

[@TimeBreakPictures]

The very best show ever! Will rewatch it soon - again.

[@mr.skeltal8687]

When brenda died I burst our laughing. It's so perfect and it reads exactly how its meant to. Billy was always going to be the way je was and brenda just couldnt help herself but to get involved in it over and over again. Such an amazing ending

[@jeremypr]

I watched this show in my early to mid 20's, and now i'm 41 and re-watching, and I pick up on different things, what a great show!

[@adagiobreeze8493]

I’ve only watched this show once and it broke me, complete masterpiece but could never visit it again

[@cynblogger]

I just binged the entire series in under a week (I have no life) and have to say Ruth’s character is the most unexpected, eccentric, strange woman I’ve ever experienced...in this peculiar ensemble of weird characters. Sliding this series into my number four slot of all-time best TV dramas (The West Wing, Breaking Bad, The Americans...if anyone cares).

[@paperchasindude6578]

Same here

[@midnightfield]

I love Ruth

[@desertfenton]

It’s pure gold. How do you feel about Ozark?

[@marijanewernsman6134]

Ruth is the ultimate passive-aggressive character. Thinks she’s a martyr but is really such a raging control-freak narcissist.

[@TurbulenttJuice]

It's an absolutely amazing show

[@thecook238]

I cried like a baby at the end. As a 35 year old male. Not ashamed one bit, it was THAT fcking good.

[@TimSimms7]

I’m sorry for you heteros as your ilk is so stunted. Good for you becoming a real human being. Many hetero men are not.

[@rodo11ful]

Extraordinary show. The one I've liked the most. When Nate died I cried as a widow. All the characters were amazingly performed. So human, so believable... The last episode "Everyone is waiting" is for me a masterpiece. Unforgettable.

[@wowzatrishiebunz]

I binge watched the entire series over a few weekends and it hit my soul far harder than the first time I watched. I was young and not as attentive to watching the it fully. I was in my early to mid 20’s and now at 46, it meant so much. The scene where David sees the magical baby in the closet had me laughing hysterically. Death is so finite. I can say that my fear of dying has changed the older I am and this show is fascinating to just consider what else is there.

[@sugeydyrosero8113]

I love this series was amazing I love it from beginning from ends

[@chadhiggins7171]

This show changed my life. On such a deep level. Such amazing work. Definitely one of the best shows ever made. My favorites are Six Feet Under, The Wire, OZ, House, and Breaking Bad.

[@raymondsims7042]

What’s your top ten mate? Mine would be 1. The wire 2. Game of thrones 3. Six feet under 4. Mr robot 5. Dark 6. The boys 7. Breaking bad 8. Succession 9. Yellowstone 10. Stranger things Honorable mentions Sopranos Mad men Better call Saul Dexter

[@Orjonast]

I have watched SFU about five times, and it amazes me how different the experience has been. From the first curious, really sad and exciting time 20 years ago where it blew my mind, to now laughing through most of it - it is just so quirky. But the saddest scenes still hits just as hard now. I also changed my mind completely about Lisa, from just being annoyed at her to thinking she was one of the best characters on the show :)

[@maspleben]

Right? Thank you for your comment, I am exactly in the same position. Lisa's character appears to me now as so tragic. In fact I really like what they did with her character. As you say, despite watching it multiple times and finding most of it so pleasant, there are these moments that are still terrifying for me to experience in the show. And I think the most dreadful part for me is the finale of season 4, when the truth about Lisa's disappearance is revealed. And before that, when Nate accepts the death of Lisa and her "death white screen" appears, making it the truth.

[@fiestadancers]

Cast, crew, and writers of this show, you were all perfect in this show. From the main protagonists, supporting cast…everyone. Thank you for this long poem about LIFE and death.

[@UniqornGleek29]

Just finished the show, and yeah. the ending had me hyperventilating. the most beautiful thing I've ever seen committed to screen.

[@househeadericmdhousehead9118]

Perhaps one of the most beautiful shows I have ever watched.

[@ricksprinkle8396]

I cried like a baby during the last season's last episode...truly heart wrenching and so meaningful. Beautiful beyond words.

[@dyannisb]

I hate and I love all the characters.. the show was amazing. The finale is the best finale of all the time!

[@dimitrythomas4158]

That’s what made this show so real and perfect.

[@unapologetictact6458]

THIS!!

[@soxfanization]

If you take away season 8 of Game Of Thrones, it will remain my favorite show of all time . Sopranos is third. Six Feet Under had the best finale ever. I still sob through it. 8 times now. If you count season 8 of GOT, Six Feet Under is my fav of all time. I am 65 and have been watching TV for 63 years. Too bad there will never be a reunion. RIP

[@soxfanization]

@Lamb Every time I watched it.

[@julierice100]

I am 61 and 6 feet under is the best ever...I want it for my memorial

[@grantwilliams2650]

Buddy you gotta take away seasons 5-8 of Game Of Thrones

[@ie-toya]

The final version made no room for a reboot. Amazing piece of art that can’t be touched

[@csulb75]

Five seasons of the most unpleasant characters and situations ever. I loved them all.

[@nessab3570]

The first time I watched this show I was about 18 years old, now I'm 35 and I still love it! always gonna be my favorite show, pure art!

[@maspleben]

Same here, same ages than you in fact :-) And trying still to these days to recommend the show to my best friends. It is kind of a gift from me to them, the same way my best friend introduced me to the show. This is how special it is to me.

[@aissasolis8248]

Like Mad Men and Freaks & Geeks... I always come back to this show every few years to watch again. I just love this show and the actors.

[@EVC_789]

Same

[@CircuitRider]

Definitely one of the very best shows ever made - and probably the most emotional. It’s a shame that in recent years SFU has become kind of overlooked, I hope it gets reappraised and rediscovered by the younger generations just like The Sopranos did in the last few years. God, Season 3 and Season 5 of SFU are just heartbreakingly good.

[@jackedkerouac4414]

Alan Ball's story of being doubted even after the success of American Beauty is inspiring. I wonder if he incorporated that experience into Claire's arc as an artist?

[@unapologetictact6458]

Great question!

[@Dark_hollow1XD]

I feel like he was saying that the network was slightly worried about him directing the pilot because he had never directed before (he wrote the screenplay for American Beauty but Sam Mendes directed it). He didn’t say that they were doubting his ability, they were just apprehensive since it was his first time directing. I’m sure they wouldn’t have allowed it if they didn’t fully believe in his capabilities. He went on to direct 5 more episodes of SFU so he certainly proved himself! 🙂

[@SigneKnapp]

It’s no doubt the best and most favorite series I’ve watched (3 times) in my 67 years. It’s nice to hear from the cast how they thought and felt about this great series.

[@DudeJJJMovies]

One of my favorite shows of all time! Definitely the best ending to any TV show ever! Started rewatching it with a friend and it's just as good as watching it the first time! Made me get the DVD boxset, realizing just how special this show is to me!

[@thriftfinder26]

This is my favourite show ever my family has owned a family owned funeral home since I was born to the point where I lived upstairs just like the fishers and now being 23 working there since I was 18 full time this show is the greatest ever ps my family never told me about the show I had to find out about it on my own only to discover my parents had all the seasons on DVD

[@HowardKarpfendale]

Thanks to all who worked at this masterpiece. It is not just the best series ever, it changed me as a person.

[@Killthesefears]

A show that is completely unforgettable, it touches your heart and your life, and makes you really think about things. I left a big mark on me that’s for sure.

[@robertesposito2502]

My all time favorite show. Miss it terribly.

[@geraldofernandes4481]

Amo essa série Six Feet Under. Brasil🇧🇷🇧🇷representando.

[@debrapaff7543]

This show and my experiences led me to being part of the death positive movement. I have studied to be a death doula but it all comes back to this.

[@AllThePiecesMatter_]

I absolutely adore Six Feet Under, up there in my top three shows of all time with Deadwood and The Wire.

[@E32DJ-Baby]

Six feet under is a masterpiece the actors are outstanding no show was ever made like this 1 don't think it will again.

[@niaw2870]

2022 - Just binged watched this show...again! Worth every minute!

[@buckfuttler2877]

im so grateful that i was lucky enough to witness this show.

[@lizardbeth68]

I had to call into work the day after the finale as my eyes were practically swollen shut from crying. What a great show.

[@robynsippach8254]

This show has been my favorite since it premiered. The laughs, anger and tears.. the way i bawled when Nate died. I still feel all those emotions when I rewatch it. Brilliant show

[@MsJrzy]

Just binged this series. Excellent series!! One of the best shows I’ve experienced in a long while!! Production, writing, the cast was phenomenal!! Top tier🔥

[@chadhiggins7171]

I am so happy people are still experiencing this show for the first time.

[@salsicha4082]

I wish for an hour of these characters lives each year.

[@Phenom0100]

In the last episode, Brenda's death was the funniest and David's death was the saddest for me because he saw Keith before he died!

[@dontworry8999]

My daughter is nearly 11 and named Willa x Best series ending ever 👍

[@selenawhite9020]

My daughter just turned 9 and I named her Willa after hearing the name on SFU years before I ever conceived. This show, and Willa’s name, stuck with me and when I found out I was having a girl I knew instantly that she was my Willa!

[@skylarjeselnik]

Underrated tv show 😔

[@paperchasindude6578]

Frl definitely needs more attention

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Underrated? It won awards, it was groundbreaking at the time and you're watching a return to the show 16 YEARS after it ended! Underrated it is not!

[@skylarjeselnik]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged Chill man . I'm just saying what Alan Ball said, this show didn't have huge audience numbers at it's time. It was UNDERRATED

[@TheKickboxingCommunity]

Watched it for the first time, watched the finale yesterday. Wow. This serie ends very unraveling and confronting in a short burt. It gives the brain many things to digest

[@amstreater]

I just finished watching the whole show. I watched some of it when it originally aired in the UK and the first scene with Brenda and Nate at the airport left an impression that this was an edgy show. I think 5 seasons was the perfect length - long enough for the characters to have proper arcs but not dragged on too long so as to get ridiculous or boring. I really love all the Fisher characters and how over the course of the series they become so open and close and loving with each other. I also love the little edits with fantasies/hallucinations that really highlights how even in moments where people feel alone or scared or sad, they're all kind of tied together by the people who visit them in those visions. I literally finished the last episode about 20 minutes ago and am still processing what I think about it - I'll be honest, I'm a bit sceptical about shows that fast forward into the future like that for the last episode, and I think parts of that sequence were a little corny or over-the-top, but I guess the concept made sense for a show about life and death. I will say though that this video missed an opportunity to have the end credits as a white screen saying: Six Feet Under 2001 - 2005

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Well you provided that. Well written. Well done.

[@JMGil5]

I've watched final episode yesterday and I'm still crying, this is the most beautiful show ever. Thank you so much hbo

[@jameshernandez9707]

Finished this yesterday and cried my eyes out

[@TheJoya1234]

One of my favorite series ever 🥰

[@NikonChicFL]

Currently binge watching…have not seen it in forever!

[@triggerbunny]

Remember watching this series as it aired being blown away start to finish. Having just re-watched recently- and since airing, both my dad & oldest brother passed....well, it was very different experience and even more impactful the second time around. Still one of my favorite series ever made.

[@hannahsackin2146]

best show ever.

[@badrabbit9964]

I've been looking for a show that resonated with me as much as Six Feet Under for 20 years and I don't think there ever will be. The Fishers will be with me forever.

[@Lainieb329]

Just binged on all five seasons! Loved it and would love another series from Alan Ball!

[@fairera]

Simply evoking SFU’s finale and tears already are dripping 😭

[@kilroyrichard]

I’ve been Claire - i grew up as an art student and her journey through adolescence and exploring creativity was depicted perfectly. I’m also David - a perfectionist gay who likes things done a specific way I’ve experienced a father losing his mind to paranoia, with a suffering repressed mother who buries her feelings - all depicted through Ruth and George perfectly. I hate to say it but I can also relate to Nate’s distancing from family and inability to understand the effects of his narcissism (until therapy at least) The show seems to be a constant touch stone in my life and I can’t imagine it ever being bettered.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Well said dude. We are all prisms of these ppl in various ways.

[@sarahkybett933]

“That sleeping bag hasn’t moved in days!” Compulsive viewing ! Love it !

[@cmacmenow]

Best tv series ever. Yes, even better than "Foundation!" Hope y'all survived the pandemic. My cancer, it's in remission!