I was saddened by the finality of the last episode of Six Feet Under.
I do not watch a lot of television these days probably because of the following reasons
1. It sucks.
2. I have a little toddler toddling about, and that is better than TV.
3. Aforementioned toddler has her own television agenda.
4. Increasingly precious spare time is better spent reading and writing.
5. It really is a mindless quagmire of idiocy, preprogrammed for the lazy masses.
With that said, my television time is devoted to a few HBO series, and that is it. Six Feet Under was one of them and it was a difficult reckoning that I will never see a new episode again. If you do not watch the series, I do not feel like explaining it to you. Do a Google search or something... For those of you that watch the series, what did you think?
I do not watch a lot of television these days probably because of the following reasons
1. It sucks.
2. I have a little toddler toddling about, and that is better than TV.
3. Aforementioned toddler has her own television agenda.
4. Increasingly precious spare time is better spent reading and writing.
5. It really is a mindless quagmire of idiocy, preprogrammed for the lazy masses.
With that said, my television time is devoted to a few HBO series, and that is it. Six Feet Under was one of them and it was a difficult reckoning that I will never see a new episode again. If you do not watch the series, I do not feel like explaining it to you. Do a Google search or something... For those of you that watch the series, what did you think?
posted by tom @ 2:07 AM
18 Comments:
At 1:33 PM,
jimmy3000 said…
I stopped watching it last season, mostly as I found the writing was not as good at it had been, when I came back in the middle of this season (missing the last 3 episodes of the previous one) I found the show really silly, just fool-ass silly; this suspicion of mine was spearheaded with the scene in which Claire sings a show tune in her office in Bob Fossie-esque daydream. The show that made an absurdity of life seemed content to make an absurdity of itself…
That and it's the gayest show since the ill fated cop drama "Chiffon Patrol" which explains Tom's adulation.
http://www.planetflibble.com/blitz/
and remember kids:
If you did not avenge your master's death with Abe Lincolns Steam En-jine Kung-Fu you killed your enemies in vain!
At 4:06 PM,
bastard central said…
i have no premium channels so i have to settle for getting my geek on with galactica redux. allthough after i got back from roadtrip i fond that rescue me has my attention. i'm sure it's no 6 feet under but at least i've talked the boy into watching jimmy neutron instead of frikkin barney.
oh and remember jim:
"Oh, I'm sick of doing Japanese stuff! In jail we had to be in this dumb kabuki play about the 47 Ronin, and I wanted to be Oshi, but they made me Ori!"
—homer simpson
At 1:38 AM,
tom said…
The gayest show, eh? For you it is probably a place you can hold your sausage hostage...
Oh snap! That link to the Bruce Lee game is great.
No one has premium cable anymore. I can't see why not, since it is cheaper than a full tank of gas these days.
At 1:14 PM,
Moo R. Squiddles said…
Hmm. Gayest show ever. Hmm.
It has a gay couple in it, and as far as that goes they are the most healty and functional couple on the entire series. Tommy is right, it has been the only decent series in a long time. I don't even watch TV anymore because of the vast amount of drivel that is on it. Six Feet Under was one of the most redeeming shows on premium cambe. Hell, we pay $3.09 for a gallon of premium gas here. That's a cheap place too. It cost me $2.50 to see the last episode. Money well spent.
The gayest Show Ever was "Jimmy's Rock Humping With Construction Materials At Shea Stadium"
I still reel with agony from that one....
At 2:24 PM,
jimmy3000 said…
All those rocks were either female or very convincing female impersonators. That show was gayer than Moo J. Squiddles Sr. holiday musical "Blame It on the Penis Vodka"
At 2:28 PM,
tom said…
So that fact that it contains gayness (which is far more common that you fear)is the sole reason for its dismissal? I believe that you live in fear of fudge...
At 2:45 PM,
Marie Drucker said…
May I defend Jim, for just a moment? There are many gay and straight men at work who seem to admire him and lust after him, and he's really cool with it. He lets them rub his head and never, ever tells them to read the "sexual harassment" section of the employee handbook.
(At least four people in this office watch 6' and all have talked about how affecting the final episode was. They all loved the "flash forward.")
At 3:13 PM,
tom said…
I am detecting a note of inter-office sarcasm that I will wisely choose to stay out of.
I will venture as far to say that the image of gay people rubbing Jimmy's head is somewhat disturbing...
I have a million gay jokes in the chamber, ready to go...
At 8:44 PM,
Moo R. Squiddles said…
It think the title was called "Blame it on Zot's Penis Vodka Abduction Ring Pacifiers"
At 8:47 PM,
Moo R. Squiddles said…
Also an update on gas here....
I just saw it posted in La Jolla (pseudo Beverly Hillsish San Diego) at $3.29, and Full Serve at $3.93.
Yep, It's just gettin' better...
At 9:10 PM,
tom said…
Also an update on gas here....
a half-pound of broccoli rabe sauteed in garlic and olive oil, white cannolini beans and a desert of fruit salad. Two beers after dinner and the rumbling begins....
At 10:33 AM,
jimmy3000 said…
I watched it, it was fun and I will admit it is a well written show, even without the fact that 99% of what is out there on TV is total crapola, but I feel the show lost alot of it's je ne sais quo. Howeva' the last episode was very good, I still don't know why George looked the same at everyone's funeral.
Yes the show is gay, but I actually like the Michael/Keith relationship, it's very well thought out and developed.
I'm a modern conservative, meaning I make the simple distinction between people and assholes. The gay men and women I've met so far in this life fall in the people category, members of NAMBLA and Al' Qaeda fall in the Asshole column. I don't think gay marriage should be an issue but Americans like to make a big deal about nuthin' and it was interesting to see the flash forward with a gay wedding presided over by a member of clergy. In all fairness 6FO is probably the only show I can name in the past ten years that treats the idea of faith, especially Christian faith with any kind of respect or any depth really.
Besides, the show is not nearly as gay as "Pee with the Seat Down: The Moo Squidles Lockdown Story"
At 12:40 PM,
Moo R. Squiddles said…
Or as campy as: "Urine Big Trouble Buster!!!!: The Zot Bathwadda's Gilded Shower Parade Extravaganza!"
At 1:25 PM,
jimmy3000 said…
I was young, they told me it was treatment for acne.
At 2:21 PM,
tom said…
Please stay on topic and stop being so jokey. No one knows what the hell you two sissies are talking about.
At 2:31 PM,
Marie Drucker said…
This from the man who shared his recipe for ... oh, i can't even say it.
(the girl in the corner is rolling her eyes and shaking her head at you all.)
At 3:19 PM,
Moo R. Squiddles said…
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At 3:21 PM,
Moo R. Squiddles said…
(previous post deleted to som MAJOR spelling errors...)
Sorry, Tommy,...
Got sidetracked there.
Topic: 6' Under
Not Topic: Moo and Zot useless bantering
I unfortunately only saw the first and last episode this final season. Yes, I am proud to admit, I cried like I got my candy stolen from me.
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