Six Feet Under - The Complete Fifth Season
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Actor: Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Mathew St. Patrick, Michael C. Hall, Peter KrauseBrand: HBO HOME VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 735 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-28
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: HBO Home Video
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- One of TV's most acclaimed drama series, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Six Feet Under, concludes its groundbreaking, five season run. Each of the main characters will come to embrace the cycle of life - birth, death, and re-birth - in ways that are both unique and interconnected. Everything. Everyone. Everywhere. Ends.Running Time: 780 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:&n
DVD Reviews of Six Feet Under - The Complete Fifth Season
DVD Review: 6FT Under:The last one,THE Best One!The SADDEST ONE!!
Summary: 5 Stars
WOW!So the ending is a real tear jerker and emotional rollercoaster ride thats for sure!I loved the entire Seasons from 1-5 very much.Unlike any other show I've ever watched before.The 1st season(first couple episodes)were a little hard for me to get heavily involved with,but after a few, I was 'HOOKED'!The dark humor placements in every episode were unmistakably(sp?)hilarious!!The many different relationships going on every which way and everywhere on the show kept my interest peaked!!Always left me wanting MORE!!Groundbreaking show!!LOved every second of it,TRULY!!Even when the last episode was on,I STILL didn't want it to end...still wanted to follow them & their magnificent,captivating lives!!HIGHLY recommend this to friends that I KNOW will 'GET IT'!!DVD Review: two extra seasons for nothing
Summary: 2 Stars
I am just going to add that this is a pointless season, if you want to get depressed and see how everyone dies, buy it otherwise spare your time and money.DVD Review: Three seasons would have been enough
Summary: 2 Stars
You pretty much have to be a devoted fan not to notice how badly this series deteriorated over five years. By the fifth season you are just hoping the producers will put this dysfunctional family out of its misery, as nothing seems to go right for the Fishers, especially young Nate who never seemed to regain his footing after the death of Lisa. What started with so much promise, ends pretty sadly, as the writers struggled mightily to draw this series to a close.
Nate Jr. was never very convincing. You never do figure out where all his rage came from, other than frustration with his own failings. The one good thing, his daughter Maya, which he keeps reminding everyone of, gets tossed around like a rag doll through seasons five as Nate tries to settle into some kind of life. But, even when it seems he is finally able to resolve himself with Brenda, it doesn't last long. It doesn't seem the guy deserved the second chance he got at the beginning of Season Three.
The other family members are harder to pin down. Ruth seems to go through many of the same struggles when it comes to finding an ideal mate. George showed promise, but soon we find out he is harboring some kind of dementia and their relation quickly sours. Bettina comes around from time to time to cheer her up, but Ruth just can't seem to find happiness.
David can't seem to completely reconcile himself with Keith, even when it comes to adopting a child or having a baby through a surrogate mother. You would think they had the ideal opportunity to make something happen with Keith's niece, Taylor, which David seemed very warm toward, but I guess the writers wanted to take this relationship through a few more twists and turns, leaving this viewer to wonder what it was all about. For what had been arguably the best homosexual couple portrayed on television, they don't seem to find much happiness in each other.
Just when Claire seemed to have some balance in her life, the floor falls out from under her in a rather unconvincing set of episodes following the tragic fate of Nate. Claire had always been the most promising character. Her bright cheery face lit up the increasingly morbid episodes, but eventually even Claire falls into a rather depressed state of affairs as her glimmering hope as an artist all too quickly flames out and she is forced to work as a temp secretary. The writers lavished a lot of attention on her in the end, but her catharsis seemed rather phoney.
Alan Ball and his large crew of writers and directors appeared to have lost their way at the end of Season Three and never were able to regain it. There are a few good episodes and fun situations, but the combination of unusual dramatic situations and dark humor that characterized the first three seasons gave way to a morbid melodrama in the end, with the actors seeming to have an increasingly hard time breathing new life into their roles. So it goes.
DVD Review: best show ever
Summary: 5 Stars
this had to be the best series ever. It had something for everyone. The last season was flawless, and original to the very end. Almost perfect.DVD Review: Life Changing Experience.... (and oh, that ending!!!)
Summary: 5 Stars
Seldom do we come across someone who actually has the power to change something about ourselves, to think over our own lives. Let alone a movie, or for that matter, a TV show.
Well, I can honestly say SFU has changed mine. I had bought Season 1 out of curiosity and by the end of it, was completely addicted. It's dark humour, the repressed feelings about to burst out, these lovable yet out-of-their-minds characters, it was all so new, creative and just plain interesting that I couldn't wait to see more.
Then I basically devoured Seasons 2-5 in over a month or so; and by the end of it, I can honestly say the series had changed my perspective on many things.
It's an experience, really. And one worth experiencing. See for yourself. Thank us, the ones telling you to see it, later. You won't regret it.
P.S. I guess that ending is one of the best endings for a TV series ever, isn't it? It's only natural, but so damn emotional.
Description of Six Feet Under - The Complete Fifth Season
One of TV's most acclaimed drama series, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Six Feet Under, concludes its groundbreaking, five season run. Each of the main characters will come to embrace the cycle of life - birth, death, and re-birth - in ways that are both unique and interconnected. Everything. Everyone. Everywhere. Ends.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Episodic Previews
Episodic Recaps
Featurette
Audio Commentary:Six audio commentaries with the cast, crew, and creator
Featurette:Six Feet Under: 2001-2005, two 30-minute retrospectives Life and Loss: The Impact of Six Feet Under, a featurette
So much anticipation pools up around the concluding episode of this concluding season that you might be tempted to head straight for said finale, titled "Everyone's Waiting" (and it's so rich you'll find yourself drawn to repeated viewings). But if you can avoid that impulse, it's worth following the full build-up of one crisis after another to get the real payoff. On an episode-by-episode basis, Six Feet Under's fifth season has a decidedly uneven quality, shifting in tone far more drastically, say, than the intensely dark season 4. Character traits that have already been developed at length begin to seem annoyingly repetitious--Nate's (Peter Krause) self-centered frustration and furious lashings out, Billy's (Jeremy Sisto) resurgent psychosis--like leitmotifs run amuck. But this season also benefits from the knowledge we've developed, over the years, of the Fisher family and their loved ones, so that what they end up facing has a real emotional wallop, sometimes jump-starting the drama just where it seems to be in danger of churning itself into circles.
It's hardly a spoiler to mention that 6fu's final season, though bookended by the promise of new beginnings (a wedding in episode 1 to a departure for new prospects in the 12th episode), centers around loss and a pivotal death. The scripts contain more than an occasional sense of inconsequential filler, while some of the recurring thematics seem forced (we see David continue to cope with the scars from his abduction in the previous episode via over-obvious imagery of facing his "inner demons"). Other issues receive especially compelling treatment, above all Brenda's (Rachel Griffiths) desire to have a child and David and Keith's (Mathew St. Patrick) choice to adopt. But the real strength of this season lies in several gripping performances. Ruth (Frances Conroy) touches off a complex series of reactions, simultaneously sympathetic and judgmental, transcending the tendency to appear as a neurotic caricature. The super-talented Lauren Ambrose brings off Claire's emerging self-awareness and maturity with moving touches (she's also got some of the funniest moments as she takes on a stint as a temp in scenes that call to mind the hysterics of The Office). Griffiths' Brenda for her part undergoes a parallel maturing process. And as George's daughter Maggie, Tina Holmes adds a welcome tone of contrast.
6fu, of course, has always been about the paradoxes of finality. But anyone who has developed an attachment to the show's unique tone and creative sensibility will have a tough time saying goodbye. Alan Ball outdoes himself with his script (and direction) for the finale, "Everyone's Waiting," seeding it with echoes from the pilot episode that will enchant aficionados. And the famous fast-forward visions coursing through Claire's imagination as she heads down the highway give the perfect seal to this set of characters. Extras include especially insightful commentaries, including Ball on the finale, retrospectives, and a mini-feature on 6fu's cultural impact. It's safe to say that the show leaves some pretty unforgettable impressions in its wake. --Thomas May
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