Six Feet Under

We're television refuseniks. Not that that we are militantly anti-television, but we just don't get that involved. We don't have HBO or Showtime..... heck, our ultra-secret basic cable gets nothing but broadcast channels, AMC, and TBS. We switch the boob tube on now and then, find a movie or documentary. We've been charmed by "All Creatures Great and Small" as well as "The Vicar of Dibley" (Zippy has quite the crush on Dawn French). But in terms of modern television - nope. When I travel I'll catch things in hotel rooms. But in terms of a regular, weekly appointment with the television, nah.

The positive part of that is that there is a lot of good television out there that we did not catch the first time around. So as the networks run out of original programming as a result of the writer's strike, we've turned to Netflix. There are a bunch of things I'd be interested in seeing, but Zippy had Six Feet Under recommended by a friend; so I popped that to the top of the Netflix queue. Just as soon find something we can enjoy together......

We're just a few episodes in, but we're both hooked. I'm finding Nate to be a charming and handsome rogue, a wonderful center for the plot. Love interest Brenda is the kind of woman I might be if I actually, yanno, had my stuff together, I love her wisdom. David is like a few gay friends I've had and it will be interesting to watch him coming out (I assume that's down the road). Sister Claire is vibing Claire Danes in My So-Called Life. And Ruth the mother seems not so fleshed out so far but lots of room for that in coming episodes.