The Mustard Inspectors select with their 1st round pick, in the
Drama category:
Six Feet Under
I haven't watched a ton of drama series on TV, and I certainly haven't watched every episode of a particular series more than once like I have with
Six Feet Under, so I couldn't risk it lasting another round.
My favorite show, ever. Forever, ever? Forever, ever. Has won 43 major awards and been nominated for 117, but for some reason doesn't seem to always garner the recognition it should. I think it's one of a handful of shows that can truly challenge for "best TV show of all-time." I love this series dearly- so much so I almost don't want to start watching some new shows for fear I'll like them as much as I do
SFU! If you've never given it a shot, please do- I can't recommend it enough. From
Time Magazine:
Quote:
|
Alan Ball's all-in-the-funeral-family drama expanded on the themes of his movie American Beauty: families keep secrets, people maintain facades, and while death may be final, life is messy. The saga of the Fishers reveled in its characters' contradictions: matriarch Ruth (Frances Conroy) was both uptight and free-spirited; artist daughter Claire (Lauren Ambrose) was insightful yet whiny; son David (Michael C. Hall) was repressed yet brave; other son Nate (Peter Krause) was idealistic yet could be a total jerk. In its bravura last few episodes (spoilers) and the elegiac epilogue, fast-forwarding through the lives and deaths of (spoilers), was the series' best imaginable epitaph.
|
