I wanted to write something clever paying homage to what I feel has been the best TV series EVER - Six Feet Under that met it's timely death Sunday night. After spending the last 5 years basking in the glow of this morbid study of the human dynamic, realism and black humor that I have always been drawn to -- I now fear that my Sunday nights will never be the same. It's hard to imagine that any show will ever be this palpable, intelligent, humorous, and thought provoking again.

I find that I don't have the words to sum it all up except to simply say that Alan Ball is my HERO. The final episode left me in tears and mourning. But much like a real death, they were selfish tears for what I will miss, for how the loss will affect me. The show went out in style and stayed true to it's original vision and theme. I loved that they spent the last 15-20 minutes showing each of the main characters futuristic deaths. How many times have we gotten so attached to TV characters and then the show abruptly ends and we are left wondering whatever happened to them? In this case they gave us closure. A final viewing where they sewed it up neatly in a little post mortem package, didn't they? The final episode felt like I was attending a 90 minute wake for a dear friend or loved one. And I can guarantee you Mr. Ball planned it that way. If my stories ever make it to Hollywood, this is the kind of show I would create. Dark, Disturbing, Funny, Real. Bravo!

This article says it better than I could: http://camplee.blogspot.com/2005/08/six-feet-under-finale-raises-bar-with.html

If you don't have HBO or haven't watched the series, I highly recommend you rent or buy the DVD's. It will change the way you view death and perhaps even life..