This page will contain wikis about six feet under, as they become available.Six Feet UnderSix Feet Under was a critically acclaimed and popular television drama produced by HBO. It first aired on June 3, 2001 and concluded its fifth and final season run in the USA on August 21, 2005. OverviewSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.The show, created by Alan Ball, stars Peter Krause as Nathaniel ("Nate") Fisher, Jr., the son of a funeral director who 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 longtime girlfriend and eventual wife Brenda Chenowith (Rachel Griffiths), and David's boyfriend and eventual husband Keith Charles (Mathew St. Patrick). The show revolves around the world of Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home, a fictitious mortuary set in present day Los Angeles, California (2000–2005). On one level, the show is a conventional family drama, dealing with such issues as relationships, infidelity, homosexuality, and religion. At the same time, it is a show that is distinguished by its unblinking focus on the topic of death, which it explores on multiple levels (personal, religious, and philosophical), rather than treating it as a convenient impetus for the solution of a murder. 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. In Season 5, the episode All Alone was the first ever to open without a death, focusing instead on a death revealed at the end of the previous episode. The only other episode that did not feature an opening death scene was the series finale, Everyone's Waiting, which instead began with a birth, and ended with the future death scenes of all of the main characters. A recurring plot device consists in 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., and, more recently, Nate's late wife Lisa. They represent the living character's internal dialogue by exposing it as an external conversation. In the later seasons, another device is also 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 us slightly back in time and reveals the imaginary nature of the past moment. The Fisher family in an earlier season.In November 2004, series creator and executive producer Alan Ball announced that the fifth season would be the show's last. The producers and writers felt that after 63 episodes they had told their "story". The series concluded after five seasons, with the finale airing on August 21, 2005. SettingThe Fisher & Sons Funeral Home in 2001.Six Feet Under, being a show about death, is also a show about time; each episode is set in a particular month in a "contemporary universe" that spans the period from 2000–2005. Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. (played by Richard Jenkins) dies in the pilot, which begins on December 24, 2000. The next episode is set on January 8, 2001 [1]. Some of the deaths in the series have occurred in other periods, such as the 1970s and the 1950s; in these cases, the story is brought up to date so that the plot revolves around the ramifications of the death, rather than the death itself. The show devotes considerable attention to continuity. Sometimes six months passes between each episode; on other occasions, a day. In all cases, the story carries on from where it left off in the previous episode. Cast & CharactersList of episodes
Guest Starring rolesSix Feet Under has had several guest star appearances by Hollywood actors either portraying themselves or playing a character on the series. Celebrity cameos
Recurring cast
PromotionalsPromotional for the 2005 season, which features Claire driving her trademark lime green hearse into the sunset.As Six Feet Under gradually became a topic in pop culture after Season 1, HBO came up with very stylish promotional ads to promote the anticipation of upcoming seasons. The promos often depicted the mood that may have occurred in previous episodes or foretold future scenarios. Music, according to creator Alan Ball, plays an integral role in the life of Six Feet Under, as it depicts the mood of the Fishers. The following songs were played during the teaser trailers for the seasons following Season 1:
Episode Recaps
SoundtracksTwo soundtrack albums, featuring music that had appeared in the series, were released:
Scheduling ChangesIn 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. Much to the chagrin of loyal viewers since every episode prior had aired on a Sunday, it would be foolish to move the series during its final season. The Monday night experiment ultimately failed due to decreased ratings and complaints. Six Feet Under returned to its old timeslot on July 10, 2005 after having been in the new timeslot for only five episodes. TimeframeThe following is a timeframe which features the year the particular episode is set in. Not to be confused with the actual year the episode originally aired.
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Not to be confused with the actual year the episode originally aired. B5 or B-5 may refer to:. The following is a timeframe which features the year the particular episode is set in. B5, a teenage R&B group signed to Bad Boy Records. Six Feet Under returned to its old timeslot on July 10, 2005 after having been in the new timeslot for only five episodes. B5, the IATA code for Amadeus Flugdienst. The Monday night experiment ultimately failed due to decreased ratings and complaints. B5, a Japanese standard paper size (182×257 mm). Much to the chagrin of loyal viewers since every episode prior had aired on a Sunday, it would be foolish to move the series during its final season. B5, an international standard paper size (176×250 mm), defined in ISO 216. 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. HMS B5, a B-class submarine of the Royal Navy. In March 2005, HBO announced that the final season of Six Feet Under would be moved to Monday evenings starting June 6. The Keystone B-5, a light bomber of the United States Army Air Corps. Two soundtrack albums, featuring music that had appeared in the series, were released:. Vitamin B5. The following songs were played during the teaser trailers for the seasons following Season 1:. B5, a Mazda piston engine. Music, according to creator Alan Ball, plays an integral role in the life of Six Feet Under, as it depicts the mood of the Fishers. Babylon 5, a television show. The promos often depicted the mood that may have occurred in previous episodes or foretold future scenarios. As Six Feet Under gradually became a topic in pop culture after Season 1, HBO came up with very stylish promotional ads to promote the anticipation of upcoming seasons. Six Feet Under has had several guest star appearances by Hollywood actors either portraying themselves or playing a character on the series. In all cases, the story carries on from where it left off in the previous episode. Sometimes six months passes between each episode; on other occasions, a day. The show devotes considerable attention to continuity. Some of the deaths in the series have occurred in other periods, such as the 1970s and the 1950s; in these cases, the story is brought up to date so that the plot revolves around the ramifications of the death, rather than the death itself. The next episode is set on January 8, 2001 [1]. (played by Richard Jenkins) dies in the pilot, which begins on December 24, 2000. Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. Six Feet Under, being a show about death, is also a show about time; each episode is set in a particular month in a "contemporary universe" that spans the period from 2000–2005. The series concluded after five seasons, with the finale airing on August 21, 2005. The producers and writers felt that after 63 episodes they had told their "story". In November 2004, series creator and executive producer Alan Ball announced that the fifth season would be the show's last. The shift cannot be clearly distinguished from the normal flow of the scene until an abrupt cut brings us slightly back in time and reveals the imaginary nature of the past moment. In the later seasons, another device is also used where a real conversation between two living characters slips into the imaginary and becomes unrealistic. They represent the living character's internal dialogue by exposing it as an external conversation. Sometimes, the conversation is with other recurring dead characters, notably Nathaniel Fisher Sr., and, more recently, Nate's late wife Lisa. A recurring plot device consists in a character having an imaginary conversation with the person who died at the beginning of the episode. The only other episode that did not feature an opening death scene was the series finale, Everyone's Waiting, which instead began with a birth, and ended with the future death scenes of all of the main characters. In Season 5, the episode All Alone was the first ever to open without a death, focusing instead on a death revealed at the end of the previous episode. 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. At the same time, it is a show that is distinguished by its unblinking focus on the topic of death, which it explores on multiple levels (personal, religious, and philosophical), rather than treating it as a convenient impetus for the solution of a murder. On one level, the show is a conventional family drama, dealing with such issues as relationships, infidelity, homosexuality, and religion. The show revolves around the world of Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home, a fictitious mortuary set in present day Los Angeles, California (2000–2005). Patrick). Other regulars include mortician and family friend Federico Diaz (Freddy Rodriguez), Nate's longtime girlfriend and eventual wife Brenda Chenowith (Rachel Griffiths), and David's boyfriend and eventual husband Keith Charles (Mathew St. The Fisher clan also includes mother Ruth (Frances Conroy) and sister Claire (Lauren Ambrose). Hall. The show, created by Alan Ball, stars Peter Krause as Nathaniel ("Nate") Fisher, Jr., the son of a funeral director who reluctantly becomes a partner in the family funeral business with his brother David, played by Michael C. . It first aired on June 3, 2001 and concluded its fifth and final season run in the USA on August 21, 2005. Six Feet Under was a critically acclaimed and popular television drama produced by HBO. The series finale, Everyone's Waiting is the longest episode of the series clocking in at 75 minutes. Hall (David Fisher) in real life. Amy Spanger who played Holly Duncan, (the death of the week's sister) in Static is the wife of Michael C. Freddy Rodriguez (Federico Diaz), Lauren Ambrose (Claire Fisher), Peter Facinelli (Jimmy) and Eric Balfour (Gabriel Dimas) were all in the 1998 movie, Can't Hardly Wait. The Foot, The Dare. Every episode written by writer and cartoonist, Bruce Eric Kaplan begins with the word "The" in the episode's title, e.g. Holmes did not get the job but was called back to read for George's daughter, Maggie. Tina Holmes (Maggie Sibley) originally auditioned for the minor role of "Marci", Bettina's daughter in The Black Forest. Justina Machado (Vanessa Diaz) became a series regular in 2005 after being in a guest starring role since Episode 2 of the series. The series converted to HDTV (16:9 widescreen) during the third season (2003). Only two episodes of the series have been co-written: Episode 30, Nobody Sleeps and Episode 49, The Black Forest, which is very odd for a series since many writers on other shows are paired up into writing teams. Frances Conroy (Ruth Fisher) is only 12 years older than Peter Krause (Nate Fisher), despite playing his mother. Nate and Lisa during the third season and Claire in the fourth and fifth seasons. David in the first two seasons. Each Fisher sibling has lived in the Fisher coach house during the duration of the series. Caskets for the show are made by ABC Caskets in Los Angeles. Rachel Griffiths' (Brenda Chenowith Fisher) second pregnancy in 2004 was written into the show. The show was cancelled after 11 episodes. Freddy Rodriguez (Federico Diaz) had a recurring role on Alan Ball's ABC series, Oh, Grow Up! which aired in 1999, two years prior to Six Feet Under. 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. HBO renewed the series for a second season a week after the pilot aired. Alan Ball had 13 days to shoot the pilot. Freddy Rodriguez (Federico Diaz) appeared in 62 episodes, missing one episode 1.09 "Life's Too Short" due to Federico's storyline. Patrick (Keith Charles) did not appear in three episodes of the series due to his Season 1 story arc. Mathew St. Rachel Griffiths (Brenda Chenowith Fisher) did not appear in four episodes of Season 3 due to her 2002 pregnancy. Hall (David Fisher), Frances Conroy (Ruth Fisher) and Lauren Ambrose (Claire Fisher) appeared in all 63 of the series' episodes.
The pilot episode features several spoof commercials for funeral homes and products. Rachel Griffiths (Brenda Chenowith Fisher) has a strong Australian accent in real life. Alan Ball considers Los Angeles the world capital of the denial of death. in the West Adams section of Los Angeles, the actual location of The Filipino Federation of America. The Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home is located at 2302 West 25th St. HBO entertainment president, Carolyn Strauss proposed the idea to Ball. Alan Ball conceived the premise to create the show after the death of his sister and father. Season 5: 2004 (2 episodes), 2005 (10 episodes). Season 4: 2003,(4 episodes), 2004 (8 episodes). Season 3: 2002 (1 episode), 2003 (12 episodes). Season 2: 2001 (8 episodes), 2002 (5 episodes). Season 1: 2000 (pilot), 2001 (12 episodes). 2: Everything Ends, 2005. Six Feet Under, Vol. Six Feet Under, 2002. The song played during each episode recap is a 1995 single titled: Nothing Lies Still Long by Pell Mell. Seasons 1 & 5 feature the original version of the song while Seasons 2, 3, 4 feature the Rae & Christian remix. Trailers for upcoming episodes feature the Six Feet Under theme. Season 5: Breathe Me by Sia Furler [5]. Season 4: Feeling Good by Nina Simone [4]. Season 3: A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay [3]. Season 2: Heaven by Lamb [2]. Molly Parker - Rabbi Ari Hoffman (2 episodes). Harriet Sansom Harris - Catherine Collins (2 episodes). Lee Garlington - Fiona Kleinschmidt (2 episodes). Illeana Douglas - Angela (2 episodes). Jenna Fischer - Sharon Kinney (2 episodes). Bobby Cannavale - Javier (3 episodes). Loretta Sibley (3 episodes). Janice Lynde - Woman In Turquoise/Mrs. Julie White- Mitzi Dalton-Huntley (4 episodes). Michelle Trachtenberg - Celeste (4 episodes). Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Ramon Diaz (4 episodes). Catherine O'Hara - Carol Ward (4 episodes). Steffani Brass - Michaela Woodworth (5 episodes). Matt Malloy - Roger Pasquese (6 episodes). Chris Messina - Ted Fairwell (6 episodes). Anne Ramsay - Jackie Feldman (6 episodes). Patricia Clarkson - Sarah O'Connor (6 episodes). Kellie Waymire - Melissa (6 episodes). Jeff Yagher - Hoyt Woodworth (6 episodes). Julie Dretzin - Barb Woodworth (6 episodes). Bernard Chenowith (6 episodes). Robert Foxworth - Dr. Mena Suvari - Edie (7 episodes). - Hiram Gunderson (8 episodes). Ed Begley, Jr. Idalis DeLeon - Sophia Morales (8 episodes). Justin Theroux - Joe (8 episodes). Melissa Marsala - Angelica Suarez (8 episodes). Garrison Hershberger - Matthew Gilardi (8 episodes). Peter Facinelli - Jimmy (9 episodes). Kathy Bates - Bettina (10 episodes). Sprague Grayden - Anita Miller (12 episodes). Tina Holmes - Maggie Sibley (13 episodes). Rainn Wilson - Arthur Martin (13 episodes). Peter Macdissi - Olivier Castro-Staal (15 episodes). Ed O'Ross - Nikolai (18 episodes). Richard Jenkins - Nathaniel Fisher (20 episodes). Joanna Cassidy - Margaret Chenowith (20 episodes). Ben Foster - Russell Corwin (22 episodes). Lili Taylor - Lisa Kimmel Fisher (23 episodes). Jeremy Sisto - Billy Chenowith (29 episodes). Brenna and Bronwyn Tosh - Maya Fisher (37 episodes). Susie Bright (Episode 57, The Rainbow of Her Reasons). Chris Harrison (Episode 52, A Coat of White Primer). Nicole Richie (Episode 51, Untitled). Ellen DeGeneres (Episode 42, Parallel Play). Leeza Gibbons (Episode 22, Someone Else's Eyes). List of Six Feet Under episodes. |