Pilot

The Pilot of the series plunged me into a world where death becomes the starting point for contemplating life. Nathaniel Fisher's initial moments of death not only shock but also inspire profound reflections on the fragility of life. Each character is vividly portrayed, and their individual stories weave the fabric of family relationships, creating a captivating emotional landscape. The shock effect here is not just for dramatic purposes; rather, it sets the tone for a series boldly exploring existential questions that permeate our human existence. This episode not only establishes the tone for the series but also prompts contemplation on the meaning of existence and the importance of connections with loved ones.

This episode, the first one of the series, is simply great. I began watching it a few days ago, and I think this is one of the greatest things there have been in television. The pilot episode doesn't get boring at any time, and keeps you awaiting for what happens in the next scene.

The characters are probably among the best I have seen in a television program. It reminds you of the film "American Beauty", also written by Alan Ball. The freak mother, with their sons: the runaway, the repressed one, the teenage girl. The initial situation (the death of the father), unleashes one situation after the other, told in an excellent way, and the inclusions of phony ads makes way for the laughs, although there are several moments that will make you laugh. The performances can't get better, neither the script.

Great.

The pilot episodes mostly normal and tells the show is about what and what we are going to watch.

But the pilot of Six Feet Under is totally changes that idea. First of all the scene where Ruth screams after finds out her husband's dead. I was shocked and said to myself this is not a normal show. And i was totally right the black comedy and the emotional funeral scene of Nathaniel Fisher was one of the most beautiful things i've seen on the show.

If you're planning to watch the show you're about to watch an amazing pilot episode, believe me. 10/10.

This is how they used to make TV series. Solid. Well written. Tight. Entertaining and meaningful.

Yes, it took me a while to watch it (20 years?) but what a ride!

The classic "inciting incident" is a precise crash that send the father of 3 to a better life.

Who's gonna take care of the family business? I.e. A funeral home?

How we start to understand the different traits of the family members (wife, old brother, middle brother, younger sister) is so smooth and well put together, that I found myself laughing and crying at the same time.

This is a masterclass in brewing conflicts (hard work vs creativity, humanity vs business, virtues vs vices etc), setting expectations, presenting secondary characters and locations. Love it. There are several people who take the spotlight here and there and the pacing is just right.

The touch with the deceased father appearing here and there to give his family a hard time is gold. The tv commercials about a funeral home products are fairly dated and cheesy, and they dont work that well as transitions between scenes, but anyway.

Remnants of the Fischer family try and fail to piece themselves together for the holidays after a death in the family. Via Hyperlink Cinema fashion our characters all collide into each others lives with less than mixed results. Just love seeing well defined characters from word go and there's no hesitancy in its dark comedy/drama lambasting of "inhuman" grieving. Six Feet Under lasts an hour but the brakes never falter as there's a persistent need of movement. Our dysfunctional four (Claire, Nate, Dave, Ruth) are in coping mode and we're privy to see how it progresses. Lows are unwelcome glimpses of 2000's overacting, and the clunky fake ad fillers but otherwise a mighty fine pilot.