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Encyclopedia > Six Feet Under (TV series)
For other uses, see Six feet under.
Six Feet Under
Format Comedy-drama
Created by Alan Ball
Starring Peter Krause
Michael C. Hall
Frances Conroy
Lauren Ambrose
Mathew St. Patrick
Freddy Rodriguez
Rachel Griffiths
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 63 (List of episodes)
Production
Location(s) Los Angeles
Running time approx. 60 minutes (commercial-free)
Broadcast
Original channel HBO
Original run June 3, 2001 – August 21, 2005
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Six Feet Under is an American television drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005. It was produced by Alan Ball, Alan Poul, Robert Greenblatt and David Janollari. The series centers on a family-run mortuary, Fisher & Sons Funeral Home, and explores the lives of the Fisher family following the death of the family patriarch (the title being a colloquialism/euphemism for death, six feet being the traditional depth at which a body would be laid). The series is set in modern-day Los Angeles. For the death metal band, see Six Feet Under (band). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alan Ball (born in Atlanta, Georgia circa 1957) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, producer and occasional actor, who is best known for writing the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film American Beauty. ... Peter Krause as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under Peter Krause (born 12 August 1965) is an American film and television actor. ... Michael C. Hall (born February 1, 1971) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, best known for his role of David Fisher in the HBO series Six Feet Under and as the title character of the Showtime series Dexter. ... Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher in Six Feet Under. ... Lauren Ambrose at the premiere of Psycho Beach Party at the 24th Lesbian & Gay Film Festival in San Francisco in June 2000 Lauren Ambrose (born Laura Anne DAmbruoso, 20 February 1978) is an American film and television actress, best known for portraying the character Claire Fisher on the popular... Mathew St. ... This article is about the actor. ... Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths (born June 4, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a film and television actress. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Six Feet Under title screen // The following is an episode list for the drama Six Feet Under. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... Alan Ball (born in Atlanta, Georgia circa 1957) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, producer and occasional actor, who is best known for writing the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film American Beauty. ... Alan Poul (born: 1954-) is an American television producer and director. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up Colloquialism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener; or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...


Six Feet Under was produced by Actual Size Films and The Greenblatt/Janollari Studio. It first aired on HBO in 2001, and has been broadcast in syndication by basic cable channel Bravo as well as in dozens of other countries. The series ended its five year run on August 21, 2005. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The show received critical acclaim from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The New York Times [1], among other media, and has garnered praise from fellow television producers and funeral directors [2]. In total, Six Feet Under won three Golden Globe Awards, nine Emmy Awards as well as a Peabody Award. The series won the Golden Globe award for Outstanding Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Griffiths in 2002. Frances Conroy went on to receive the award for Best Actress in a Drama for the Golden Globes in 2004. The show also won the Screen Actors Guild award for Best Ensemble for a Drama Series two years in a row (2003–2004).[3] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... An Emmy Award. ... Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths (born June 4, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a film and television actress. ... Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher in Six Feet Under. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ...

Contents

Synopsis

See also: List of Six Feet Under episodes

The show stars Peter Krause as Nathaniel Samuel ("Nate") Fisher Jr., the son of a funeral director who, upon the death of his father, reluctantly becomes a partner in the family funeral business with his brother David, played by Michael C. Hall. The Fisher clan also includes mother Ruth (Frances Conroy) and sister Claire (Lauren Ambrose). Other regulars include mortician and family friend Federico Diaz (Freddy Rodriguez), Nate's on again off again girlfriend Brenda Chenowith (Rachel Griffiths), and David's boyfriend Keith Charles (Mathew St. Patrick). Six Feet Under title screen // The following is an episode list for the drama Six Feet Under. ... Peter Krause as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under Peter Krause (born 12 August 1965) is an American film and television actor. ... Nate Fisher is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Peter Krause. ... Undertaker and Mortician redirect here. ... David James Fisher is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Michael C. Hall. ... Michael C. Hall (born February 1, 1971) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, best known for his role of David Fisher in the HBO series Six Feet Under and as the title character of the Showtime series Dexter. ... Ruth Fisher is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Frances Conroy. ... Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher in Six Feet Under. ... Claire Fisher is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Lauren Ambrose. ... Lauren Ambrose at the premiere of Psycho Beach Party at the 24th Lesbian & Gay Film Festival in San Francisco in June 2000 Lauren Ambrose (born Laura Anne DAmbruoso, 20 February 1978) is an American film and television actress, best known for portraying the character Claire Fisher on the popular... Federico Diaz is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Freddy Rodriguez. ... This article is about the actor. ... Brenda Chenowith is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Rachel Griffiths. ... Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths (born June 4, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a film and television actress. ... Keith Charles is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Mathew St. ... Mathew St. ...


On one level, the show is a conventional family drama, dealing with such issues as relationships, infidelity, and religion. At the same time, it is a show distinguished by its unblinking focus on the topic of death, which it explores on multiple levels (personal, religious, and philosophical). Each episode begins with a death — anything from drowning or heart attack to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome — and that death usually sets the tone for each episode, allowing the characters to reflect on their current fortunes and misfortunes in a way that is illuminated by the death and its aftermath. The show also has a strong dosage of dark humor running throughout. In the contexts of sociology and of popular culture, the concept of interpersonal relationships involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. ... This article is about the act of adultery. ... For other uses, see Death (disambiguation). ... Heart attack redirects here. ... Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a syndrome marked by the symptoms of sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year. ...


A recurring plot device consists of a character having an imaginary conversation with the person who died at the beginning of the episode. Sometimes, the conversation is with other recurring dead characters, notably Nathaniel Fisher Sr. The show's creator Alan Ball states they represent the living character's internal dialogue by exposing it as an external conversation, yet on some occasions (see the appearance of Nathaniel Fisher Sr. at the end of the last episode of the first season) no living character sees or interacts with the dead character. Also, in many encounters with dead characters the dead character relates information the living one could not know, almost certainly speculation on the part of the living concerning issues which were never solved before the passing.[original research?] Casual conversations with the dead also reflect the genre of magical realism. A similar device is occasionally used where a real conversation between two living characters slips into the imaginary and becomes unrealistic. The shift cannot be clearly distinguished from the normal flow of the scene until an abrupt cut brings the audience back to a mundane conversation, which reveals through contrast the imaginary nature of the preceding moment. Magic Realism (or Magical Realism) is an illustrative or literary technique in which the laws of cause and effect seem not quite to apply in otherwise real world situations. ...

The Fisher family in the first season.

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Concept

Although overall plots and characters were created by Alan Ball, there are conflicting reports on how the series was conceived. In one instance, Ball stated that he came up with the premise of the show after the deaths of his sister and father. However, in an interview [4], he intimates that HBO entertainment president Carolyn Strauss proposed the idea to him. In a copyright-infringement lawsuit, [5] screenwriter Gwen O’Donnell asserted that she was the original source of the idea which later passed through Strauss to Ball; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, proceeding on the assumption that this assertion was true, rejected her claim. Funky Films, Inc. v. Time Warner Entertainment Co., 462 F.3d 1072 (2006). Alan Ball (born in Atlanta, Georgia circa 1957) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, producer and occasional actor, who is best known for writing the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film American Beauty. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ...


Major Themes

The show focuses on human mortality and the lives of those who deal with it on a daily basis. When discussing the concept of the show, creator Alan Ball elaborates on [6] the foremost questions the show’s pilot targeted:


“Who are these people who are funeral directors that we hire to face death for us? What does that do to their own lives - to grow up in a home where there are dead bodies in the basement, to be a child and walk in on your father with a body lying on a table opened up and him working on it? What does that do to you?”


Six Feet Under introduces the Fisher family as the basis on which to answer these questions. Throughout its five-season, 63-episode run, major characters experience crises which are in direct relation to their environment and the grief they’ve experienced. Alan Ball again relates these experiences as well as the choice of the series’ title, to the persistent subtext of the program [7]:


“Six Feet Under refers not only to being buried as a dead body is buried, but to primal emotions and feelings running under the surface. And when one is surrounded by death it seems like to counterbalance that, there needs to be a certain intensity of experience, of needing to escape. It’s Nate with his sort of womanizing; it’s Claire and her experimenting with dangerous boys and dangerous drugs; and it’s Brenda’s whole sexual compulsiveness; it’s David having sex with a hooker in public; it’s Ruth having affair after affair; it’s the life force trying to push up through all of that suffering and grief and depression.”


Character histories and cast

Main article: List of Six Feet Under characters
Main Characters
Actor Character Relationship
Peter Krause Nathaniel Samuel "Nate" Fisher Jr. Eldest son of Ruth and Nathaniel; co-operator of Fisher & Diaz; husband to Brenda Chenowith; widower to Lisa Kimmel; father of Maya Fisher (to Lisa) and Willa Chenowith (to Brenda).
Michael C. Hall David James Fisher Middle child of Ruth and Nathaniel; co-operator of Fisher & Diaz; husband (later widower) of Keith Charles; adopted father to Durrell and Anthony. Dies in 2044 at age 75 at a picnic in Echo Park.
Frances Conroy Ruth Fisher Matriarch of Fisher family; former wife/lifelong partner to George Sibley and widow to Nathaniel; mother to Nate, David and Claire. Dies in 2025 at age 79 in a hospital surrounded by Claire, David and George.
Lauren Ambrose Claire Simone Fisher Youngest child of Ruth and Nathaniel; artist of the family who worked temporarily as a secretary. The final montage of the show, and her obituary on HBO's website, suggest that she became a successful photographer and teacher. Wife, then widow, of Ted Fairwell. Dies at age 102 in 2085.
Rachel Griffiths Brenda Chenowith Daughter of Margaret and Bernard Chenowith; sister of Billy. Former shiatsu practitioner; then a cognitive therapist. Girlfriend, then wife, then widow of Nate Fisher. Wife to Daniel Nathanson (she is shown sitting with him in the finale's final montage, though he never speaks). Mother to Willa Fisher Chenowith and stepmother to Maya Fisher also mother to Forrest Nathanson. Dies in 2051 at age 82. She didn't appear in three episodes of the third season due to Griffiths' 2002 pregnancy. Rachel Griffiths' second pregnancy in 2004 was written into the show.
Freddy Rodriguez Federico Diaz Business partner and embalmer at Fisher & Diaz with Nate and David; husband of Vanessa; father to Julio and Augusto. He first started as an employee at Fisher and Sons later he became Founder of Diaz Family Mortuary in 2005. Dies at age 75 in 2049 on a cruise ship with Vanessa (suggested heart attack). He appeared in 62 episodes, missing one episode of the first season, Life's Too Short, due to Federico's storyline.
Mathew St. Patrick Keith Charles Former Los Angeles police officer now in private security; Founded the Charles Security Company; husband of David; adopted father to Anthony and Durrell. Gunned down in 2029 at age 61 by a gang of robbers as he unloads an armored truck (of the business he owned).
Supporting Characters
Actor Character Relationship
James Cromwell George Sibley Geologist/professor; second husband to Ruth; father to Brian, Maggie and Kyle. George suffers from an undiagnosed paranoia which prompts him to receive electro-convulsive shock treatment.
Justina Machado Vanessa Diaz Registered nurse; former employee at Bay Breeze Nursing Home in Sherman Oaks. Wife and high school sweetheart of Federico; mother to Julio and Augusto.
Richard Jenkins Nathaniel Samuel Fisher Sr. Patriarch of Fisher family and owner of Fisher & Sons Funeral Home before his death in a car accident in 2000. Husband of Ruth; father of Nate, David and Claire.
Patricia Clarkson Sarah O’Connor Younger sister of Ruth Fisher, an artist who lives in Topanga Canyon.
Kathy Bates Bettina Sarah’s friend and caretaker who becomes Ruth’s friend when Sarah undergoes withdrawal and further drug rehabilitation.
Lili Taylor Lisa Kimmel Fisher Nate’s former girlfriend and roommate while living in Seattle; she subsequently becomes pregnant with Nate's child Maya, and they marry in 2002. In 2003, she disappears while enroute to visit her sister, and her body later washes up on shore. Eventually it is revealed she was engaged in an affair with her brother-in-law. He commits suicide, and it is suspected but never proven that he murdered Lisa.
Jeremy Sisto Billy Chenowith Brenda’s younger brother who has bipolar disorder; son of Margaret and Bernard Chenowith; had a small fling with Claire Fisher.
Joanna Cassidy Margaret Chenowith Psychologist mother of Brenda and Billy; widow of Bernard; current lover to Olivier Castro-Staal.
Robert Foxworth Dr. Bernard Chenowith Brenda and Billy’s psychiatrist father; husband to Margaret before his death in 2003.
Peter Macdissi Olivier Castro-Staal Professor of Form and Space at LAC-Arts; lover to Margaret Chenowith. Aspects of this character may be based on Nathan Oliveira.
Rainn Wilson Arthur Martin A young intern from Cypress College mortuary school who works for the funeral home briefly.
Ben Foster Russell Corwin Former boyfriend and classmate of Claire.
Mena Suvari Edie Free spirited lesbian artist and good friend of Claire. They shared a hesitant, non consummated night together with Claire realising she wasn't a lesbian immediately afterwards.
Sprague Grayden Anita Miller Former best friend and roommate of Claire Fisher; ex-girlfriend of Russell Corwin.
Marina Black Parker McKenna Best friend of Claire Fisher during her high school years.
Eric Balfour Gabriel Dimas Claire’s high school boyfriend who was a drug addict and robbed a convenience store. It is assumed he died a short while after he disappears.
Ed O'Ross Nikolai Owner of Blossom d’Amour Flower Shop; boyfriend of Ruth Fisher when she worked as a florist.
Chris Messina Ted Fairwell Corporate attorney at Braeden Chemical Legal Department who becomes Claire's boyfriend when she is assigned as a secretary through her temp job (temporary employee). Marries Claire shortly after her mother's death.
Kendre Berry Durrell Charles-Fisher Adopted older son of David and Keith; older brother of Anthony. He plans on working as a firefighter but later becomes a funeral director like his father.
C. J. Sanders Anthony Charles-Fisher Adopted younger son of David and Keith; brother of Durrell. Seen in the flash forward during the final minutes as an adult in the company of a male partner.
Brenna and Bronwyn Tosh Maya Fisher Nate and Lisa’s toddler daughter.

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Recurring cast

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Significant guest stars

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Family tree

 
 
 Nathaniel Fisher Sr.
 
 
 
 Ruth Fisher
 
 Sarah O'Connor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 George Sibley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Brian Sibley
 
 Maggie Sibley
 
 Kyle Sibley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Claire Fisher
 
 David Fisher
 
 Nate Fisher
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lisa Kimmel Fisher
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ted Fairwell
 
 
 
 
 Keith Charles
 
 
 
 
 Brenda Chenowith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Durrell Fisher-Charles
 
 Anthony Fisher-Charles
 
 
 Willa Fisher Chenowith
 
 
 Maya Fisher

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Timeframe of episode settings

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  • Season 1: 2000 (pilot), 2001 (12 episodes)
  • Season 2: 2001 (8 episodes), 2002 (5 episodes)
  • Season 3: 2002 (1 episode), 2003 (12 episodes)
  • Season 4: 2003 (4 episodes), 2004 (8 episodes)
  • Season 5: 2004 (2 episodes), 2005 (10 episodes)

Promotionals

Season promotionals

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Episode recaps

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Episode previews

Previews for upcoming episodes feature the Six Feet Under theme. The first and fifth seasons feature the original version of the song while the second, third and fourth seasons feature the Rae & Christian remix. A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ...


Releases

Soundtracks

Two soundtrack albums, featuring music that had appeared in the series, were released:

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Books

  • Ball, Alan (2003). in Alan Poul: Six Feet Under: Better Living Through Death. ISBN 978-0-7434-8065-9. 
  • Akass, Kim; Janet McCabe, Mark Lawson (2005). Reading Six Feet Under: TV To Die For. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-85043-809-0. 

Scheduling changes

In March 2005, HBO announced that the final season of Six Feet Under would be moved to Monday evenings starting June 6, the reason being to add an additional night of programming to the HBO lineup for their upcoming summer season which included Entourage and The Comeback. The series had traditionally been scheduled for Sundays. The Monday night experiment ultimately failed due to decreased ratings and complaints. HBO chairman, Chris Albrecht admitted the move was a mistake [8] since the network has always been committed to airing programs on the weekends. Six Feet Under returned to its old timeslot on July 10, 2005 after having been in the "new" timeslot for only five episodes.[9] For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Entourage is an original comedy series on HBO. The show chronicles the rise of a hot young movie star named Vincent Chase and his childhood friends from Queens as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood. ... The Comeback was a television series produced by HBO that starred actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles, California. ... When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ...


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Trivia

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The creative talent of the show — actors, writers, and directors — have interconnections within and apart from the show. Freddy Rodriguez had a recurring role on Alan Ball's earlier ABC series, Oh, Grow Up!; the program aired in 1999, two years prior to Six Feet Under. Actors Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Eric Balfour (Gabriel Dimas) and Peter Facinelli (Jimmy) were all in the 1998 movie Can't Hardly Wait. Peter Krause had a recurring role in the 90's sitcom Cybill, which was co-written by Ball. Additionally, actor Kathy Bates, who was a director during the first three seasons, went on to pursue a recurring role on the series as Ruth's friend, Bettina. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... Cant Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. ... Cybill was an American sitcom which aired on CBS from 1995 to 1998, starring actress Cybill Shepherd in the lead role. ...


Six Feet Under had various real-life Los Angeles connections. Many of the sculptures and paintings seen on the show are the works of local sculptor and artist Bruce Gray. There are many stills from several episodes on his website that feature his work.[10] Caskets for the show were made by a local company, ABC Caskets. For people named Coffin, see Coffin (surname). ...


Additional facts

  • The pilot episode features several spoof commercials for funeral homes and products. This was intended to be a recurring feature throughout the series,[7] but was dropped after the first episode.
  • Peter Krause, the actor who plays Nathaniel Fisher, originally read for the role of David Fisher.
  • It is mentioned in the series commentary that it is illegal to own crows in the United States, and therefore a trained pied crow was painted black for the opening sequence. "All native species of migratory birds, their parts, nests or eggs may not be possessed, transported, imported, exported, purchased, sold, bartered, or offered for purchase, sale or barter without appropriate permits."[11] The pied crow isn't indigenous to North America, and therefore could be used as a stand in.
  • Also mentioned in the commentary, when Alan Ball directed episodes, he would place characters around scenery that fit the characters' personalities. For example, Brenda was often seen near water - sprinklers, water fountains, or pools.
  • Federico Diaz son in the series, Julio, is also his son in real life.
  • Federico Diaz' full name is not revealed until the last episode as Hector Federico Diaz.

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HBO broadcast history

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References

  1. ^ New York Times, The Year in Television, The Critics' Choices
  2. ^ Life and Loss: The Impact of Six Feet Under, DVD feature, Six Feet Under: The Complete Fifth Season
  3. ^ "Awards for Six Feet Under" IMDB.com. Accessed 25 December 2006.
  4. ^ Six Feet Under: In Memoriam Interview
  5. ^ Funky Films vs. Time Warner Legal Case
  6. ^ Six Feet Under: In Memoriam Interview
  7. ^ a b Finale episode Audio Commentary with Alan Ball, Six Feet Under: The Complete Fifth Season DVD
  8. ^ Chris Albrecht statement on programming change
  9. ^ FutonCritic HBO Press Release Regarding Schedule Change
  10. ^ Bruce Gray official site
  11. ^ FWS.gov

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