"Six Feet Under" (2001) TV series 2001-2005

Creator:

Alan Ball
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

3 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Every Day Above Ground Is A Good One.

Plot:

A drama series that takes a darkly comical look at members of a dysfunctional California family that runs an independent funeral home.

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Funeral Home | Death | Dysfunctional Family | Prodigal Son

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 46 wins & 117 nominations

Cast

Peter Krause	...	Nate Fisher (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Michael C. Hall	...	David Fisher (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Frances Conroy	...	Ruth Fisher (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Lauren Ambrose	...	Claire Fisher (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Federico 'Rico' Diaz (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Keith Charles (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Rachel Griffiths	...	Brenda Chenowith (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Justina Machado	...	Vanessa Diaz (42 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jeremy Sisto	...	Billy Chenowith (31 episodes, 2001-2005)
James Cromwell	...	George Sibley (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Brenna Tosh	...	Maya Fisher (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Bronwyn Tosh	...	Maya Fisher (27 episodes, 2003-2005)

Series Directed by
Alan Ball		(6 episodes, 2001-2005)
Daniel Attias		(6 episodes, 2002-2005)
Rodrigo García		(5 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jeremy Podeswa		(5 episodes, 2001-2005)
Kathy Bates		(5 episodes, 2001-2003)
Michael Cuesta		(5 episodes, 2002-2005)
Michael Engler		(4 episodes, 2001-2003)
Alan Poul		(4 episodes, 2002-2005)
Daniel Minahan		(4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Miguel Arteta		(3 episodes, 2001-2004)
Nicole Holofcener		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Writing credits
Alan Ball		(63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Nancy Oliver		(14 episodes, 2003-2005)
Rick Cleveland		(8 episodes, 2001-2005)
Kate Robin		(8 episodes, 2001-2005)
Bruce Eric Kaplan		(7 episodes, 2001-2005)
Scott Buck		(7 episodes, 2002-2005)
Jill Soloway		(7 episodes, 2002-2005)
Craig Wright		(6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Laurence Andries		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christian Taylor		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christian Williams		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Produced by
Alan Ball	....	executive producer (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Lori Jo Nemhauser	....	producer / co-producer (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Alan Poul	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Michael Carroll	....	associate producer (38 episodes, 2002-2005)
David Janollari	....	executive producer (37 episodes, 2001-2005)
Rick Cleveland	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (36 episodes, 2001-2005)
Bob Greenblatt	....	executive producer (36 episodes, 2001-2005)
Bruce Eric Kaplan	....	co-executive producer / executive producer / ... (36 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jill Soloway	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (36 episodes, 2002-2005)
Robert Del Valle	....	producer / co-producer / ... (35 episodes, 2001-2005)
Scott Buck	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer (35 episodes, 2002-2005)
Kate Robin	....	producer / supervising producer (29 episodes, 2003-2005)
Laurence Andries	....	supervising producer / producer (25 episodes, 2001-2002)
Nancy Oliver	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 2005)
Craig Wright	....	producer (9 episodes, 2005)
Christian Taylor	....	producer (8 episodes, 2001-2002)
Maurice Marable	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Richard Marvin		(63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Chris Seefried		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Alan Caso		(25 episodes, 2001-2004)
Lowell Peterson		(6 episodes, 2004)
Jim Denault		(6 episodes, 2005)
Rob Sweeney		(6 episodes, 2005)
Frederick Iannone		(3 episodes, 2001-2004)
Bruce Douglas Johnson		(3 episodes, 2001)

Series Film Editing by
Michael Ruscio		(14 episodes, 2001-2005)
Tanya M. Swerling		(12 episodes, 2002-2005)
Ron Rosen		(11 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sue Blainey		(5 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christopher Nelson		(2 episodes, 2001-2005)

Series Casting by
Libby Goldstein		(37 episodes, 2001-2005)
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(37 episodes, 2001-2005)

Series Production Design by
Suzuki Ingerslev		(37 episodes, 2003-2005)
Daniel Ross		(7 episodes, 2001-2002)

Series Art Direction by
Suzuki Ingerslev		(25 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kristan Andrews		(21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Phil Dagort		(13 episodes, 2003)
Ron Mason		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Set Decoration by
Rusty Lipscomb		(41 episodes, 2001-2005)
Alison Sideris		(unknown episodes)
Teresa Visinare		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson		(32 episodes, 2003-2005)
Gail McMullen		(23 episodes, 2001-2002)

Series Makeup Department
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Donna-Lou Henderson	....	makeup department head / department head makeup / ... (38 episodes, 2001-2005)
Randy Sayer	....	hair department head / department head hair / ... (35 episodes, 2002-2005)
Dennis Parker	....	assistant department head hair / key hair stylist / ... (35 episodes, 2003-2005)
Justin B. Henderson	....	key makeup artist / makeup artist / ... (22 episodes, 2001-2004)
Michelle Vittone	....	key makeup artist / assistant makeup department head / ... (16 episodes, 2001-2005)
Megan Moore	....	makeup artist / key makeup artist (14 episodes, 2003-2005)
Julie Kristy	....	key makeup artist / makeup artist / ... (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kimberley Spiteri	....	key hair stylist / hair stylist (13 episodes, 2002)
Miia Kovero	....	key hair stylist / assistant department head hair (10 episodes, 2005)
Pinky Babajian	....	hair stylist (9 episodes, 2002-2004)
Daphne Lawson	....	key hair stylist / hair stylist (9 episodes, 2004-2005)
June Bracken	....	key makeup artist / makeup artist / ... (7 episodes, 2001-2005)
Emjay Olson	....	key hair stylist (3 episodes, 2001)
Todd Masters	....	makeup artist / prosthetic makeup artist (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Dan Rebert	....	makeup designer / prosthetic designer (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Thomas Floutz	....	prosthetic designer / special makeup effects artist (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Pamela Santori	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kylie Bell	....	makeup artist / prosthetic makeup artist (2 episodes, 2001)
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 2001)
Ketty Gonzalez	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 2002)
Jerry Constantine	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Ken Culver	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Greg Funk	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Mike Measimer	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Mike Smithson	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Dave Snyder	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert Del Valle	....	unit production manager (38 episodes, 2001-2005)
Courtney Cowan	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 2005)
Michael Carroll	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Paul Heet	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2001)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anton Cropper	....	first assistant director: second unit / second second assistant director (40 episodes, 2001-2005)
Edward Kalpa	....	second second assistant director / additional second assistant director (31 episodes, 2002-2005)
Cara McCastlain	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director / ... (27 episodes, 2001-2005)
Scottie Gissel	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (24 episodes, 2001-2005)
Romney Pearl	....	first assistant director (18 episodes, 2001-2004)
Mark Hansson	....	second assistant director / first assistant director: second unit (13 episodes, 2003)
Jodie Thomas	....	additional second assistant director (13 episodes, 2003)
Alan Brent Connell	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 2001-2003)
Craig Harris	....	second second assistant director (12 episodes, 2001)
Suzanne Bornstein-Saltz	....	second assistant director (9 episodes, 2004)
Yumiko Takeya	....	second second assistant director (9 episodes, 2005)
Vincent G. Gonzales	....	additional second assistant director / second assistant director (5 episodes, 2001-2002)
Martha M. Elcan	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2005)
Stacy Schrader	....	additional second assistant director (4 episodes, 2004)
Ime Etuk	....	second assistant director: second unit (3 episodes, 2005)
Laura Sylvester	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2002)
Neil Lewis	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2004)
Amaranda Soria	....	additional second assistant director (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Art Department
Bobby Thomas	....	property master (37 episodes, 2001-2003)
David Holowach	....	greens person / greensperson / ... (32 episodes, 2002-2005)
Charles R. Lipscomb	....	lead man / leadman (32 episodes, 2002-2005)
Kara Stanford	....	art department coordinator (32 episodes, 2002-2005)
Mike Wells	....	construction coordinator (32 episodes, 2002-2005)
Manuel Baca	....	assistant property master / assistant props / ... (31 episodes, 2001-2003)
Alison Sideris	....	assistant set decorator / co-set decorator (28 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tony Piller	....	swing gang / stand-by painter (28 episodes, 2003-2005)
Monica Perez	....	assistant props / assistant property master / ... (27 episodes, 2002-2005)
John S. Ogden	....	propmaker (27 episodes, 2003-2005)
Travis York	....	propmaker (25 episodes, 2002-2005)
Alisha Rothman	....	props / assistant props (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
George D. Thomas	....	art department production assistant (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tomas Sallvin	....	general foreman (24 episodes, 2001-2005)
Hayden Mounger	....	propmaker (24 episodes, 2003-2005)
Richard Piscuskas	....	propmaker (23 episodes, 2003-2005)
Alan Coombs	....	laborer / labor foreman (22 episodes, 2002-2005)
Robert Kropfl	....	location foreman / location foreperson / ... (22 episodes, 2002-2005)
David Wayne Lamb	....	toolman / propmaker / ... (21 episodes, 2002-2005)
Thomas Lynch	....	prop foreman / propmaker (20 episodes, 2003-2005)
Gary Costin	....	propmaker / prop foreman (19 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tammy Masters	....	construction medic (18 episodes, 2002-2005)
Jason Soles	....	plasterer (18 episodes, 2002-2005)
Mike Holowach	....	leadman / lead man / ... (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Greg Campbell	....	propmaker (17 episodes, 2003-2004)
Nigel A. Boucher	....	lead man / leadman (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Paul Boucher	....	swing gang (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lynn Christopher	....	set designer (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Portia Perry	....	stand-by painter (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Venus Ventura	....	construction estimator (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tim Durrell	....	propmaker (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tim Gomes	....	paint foreman (15 episodes, 2002-2004)
Greg Musselman	....	painter (15 episodes, 2002-2004)
Susie Thompson	....	swing gang (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Richard F. Anderson	....	on-set dresser (14 episodes, 2001-2002)
John J. Bradley	....	swing gang (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Roger Bach	....	propmaker (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Catherine Smith	....	set designer (13 episodes, 2002)
John R. Boucher	....	swing gang (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Carmen Roderique	....	construction estimator (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kurt Verbaarschott	....	leadman (12 episodes, 2001)
Sloane U'Ren	....	set designer (12 episodes, 2003)
Mark Boucher	....	swing gang (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ritchie Kremer	....	property master (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Phillip Thoman	....	on-set dresser (12 episodes, 2005)
Rick Seidemann	....	painter (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jenny Beltran	....	assistant props / assistant property master (11 episodes, 2003)
Maxwell Britton	....	swing gang (11 episodes, 2003)
Sean Millerick	....	laborer (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
Carlos Guaicochea	....	labor foreman (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rafael Hernandez	....	laborer (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Karl Beilstein	....	propmaker (10 episodes, 2003)
Amanda J. Flick	....	stand-by painter (10 episodes, 2003)
Jonathan Manhart	....	laborer (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Grahame Budd	....	paint foreman (9 episodes, 2005)
Philip Calhoun	....	swing gang (8 episodes, 2002-2004)
Troy Hope	....	painter (8 episodes, 2005)
Ken Jensen	....	propmaker (8 episodes, 2005)
Jason Lamb	....	propmaker (8 episodes, 2005)
David Scott	....	assistant props (8 episodes, 2005)
Erik Grasteit	....	assistant props (7 episodes, 2003)
Cindy Ingraham	....	assistant property master (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Steve Radin	....	propmaker (7 episodes, 2004)
John Warner	....	prop assistant (7 episodes, 2004)
Josh Elwell	....	art department production assistant (7 episodes, 2005)
John Risso	....	painter (7 episodes, 2005)
Curtis Corbitt	....	assistant props (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Doug Anderson	....	lead plaster foreman / plasterer (6 episodes, 2005)
Paul Breuninger	....	property master (6 episodes, 2005)
Suzan Katcher	....	painter (6 episodes, 2005)
Jane Gulick	....	assistant props / assistant property master (5 episodes, 2005)
Zach Romero	....	laborer (5 episodes, 2005)
Doug Devine	....	assistant props / assistant property master (4 episodes, 2002)
Butch Kitchen	....	assistant property master / assistant props (4 episodes, 2003)
Laura Richarz	....	assistant set decorator (4 episodes, 2005)
Amber Haley	....	assistant set decorator (3 episodes, 2001)
Glenn Forbes	....	swing gang (3 episodes, 2002)
Iram Gutierrez	....	labor foreman (3 episodes, 2002)
Bruce Mayhall	....	artistic director: The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (3 episodes, 2003)
Carlos Lizaola	....	painter (3 episodes, 2004)
Brian Seccombe	....	assistant props (3 episodes, 2004)
Lizz Pena	....	art department assistant (3 episodes, 2005)
Toby Swinehart	....	painter (3 episodes, 2005)
Michael Wohlers	....	plasterer (3 episodes, 2005)
Evelyn Barbier	....	set designer (2 episodes, 2001)
Richard Baum	....	on-set dresser (2 episodes, 2001)
Michael Boddy	....	propmaker (2 episodes, 2001)
Daniel S. Church	....	plasterer (2 episodes, 2001)
William J. Eisenberg	....	laborer (2 episodes, 2001)
Joseph Genna	....	assistant props (2 episodes, 2001)
Baha Halaby	....	labor gang boss (2 episodes, 2001)
Mark Heard	....	painter (2 episodes, 2001)
George Hess	....	swing gang (2 episodes, 2001)
Eric Kelly	....	swing gang (2 episodes, 2001)
Frederick E. Knoll	....	laborer (2 episodes, 2001)
Bruce L. Luizzi	....	swing gang (2 episodes, 2001)
Kacy Magedman	....	art department coordinator (2 episodes, 2001)
Mark Martucci	....	labor foreman (2 episodes, 2001)
Gregory F. Poulos	....	assistant props (2 episodes, 2001)
Curt Powley	....	paint supervisor / painter (2 episodes, 2001)
Thomas Sahli	....	toolman (2 episodes, 2001)
Rik Sciacca	....	propmaker (2 episodes, 2001)
Barbara West	....	construction medic (2 episodes, 2001)
Stephen L. West	....	construction coordinator (2 episodes, 2001)
Ric Wheeler	....	stage foreman (2 episodes, 2001)
Alan Cooms	....	laborer (2 episodes, 2002)
Deana Elmore	....	art department production assistant (2 episodes, 2002)
Carlos Guaicochia	....	labor foreman (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Pat Gomes	....	painter (2 episodes, 2004)
Tom Hrupcho	....	painter (2 episodes, 2004)
Casey Stoll	....	painter (2 episodes, 2004)
Maike Both	....	buyer (unknown episodes)
Dianne Chadwick	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Giuseppe Cristiano	....	storyboard (unknown episodes)
Scott Hudziak	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes)
Cindy Peters	....	art department assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Alfonso Calvo	....	dubbing mixer (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Bob Newlan	....	supervising sound editor (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Joe Earle	....	sound re-recording mixer (37 episodes, 2003-2005)
Bo Harwood	....	sound mixer (29 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ryan Darden	....	assistant sound editor (26 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chris Diamond	....	sound utility / cable utility (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Scott Jacobs	....	boom operator (22 episodes, 2003-2005)
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator / sound utility (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
Patrick Hogan	....	dialogue editor (14 episodes, 2003-2005)
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer (14 episodes, 2003-2005)
John R. Fors	....	second boom operator (13 episodes, 2001)
George Flores	....	boom operator (10 episodes, 2001)
Stuart Martin	....	sound effects editor (9 episodes, 2003-2005)
Juan Cisneros	....	sound utility (9 episodes, 2005)
Helen Luttrell	....	dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2003)
Jane Boegel	....	dialogue editor (6 episodes, 2005)
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer (5 episodes, 2002)
Andrew Ellerd	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 2003)
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jim Stuebe	....	sound mixer (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Erich Gann	....	assistant re-recordist (4 episodes, 2003)
Brian Thomas Nist	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2003)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jessy Bender	....	sound utility (3 episodes, 2002)
Don Coufal	....	boom operator (3 episodes, 2004)
John Fors	....	sound utility (2 episodes, 2001)
Vince Garcia	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2001)
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 2003)
Ken Strain	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2004)
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Adam Blantz	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Chuck Buch	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Richard Coleman	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr engineer (unknown episodes)
David Diamond	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Chris Elam	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Charlie Essers	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Michael Florimbi	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Marc Hayes	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes)
Ian Morgan	....	adr supervisor (unknown episodes)
Todd Niesen	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Kevin Roache	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Brian Wittle	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
John E. Gray	....	special effects coordinator (33 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jared Baker	....	special effects technician (30 episodes, 2002-2005)
Dan Rebert	....	prosthetic effects (26 episodes, 2001-2005)
Sean Taylor	....	prosthetic effects / special effects makeup (16 episodes, 2001-2003)
Erik Schaper	....	prosthetic effects (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Eric Mussell	....	prosthetic effects (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Todd Masters	....	prosthetic effects (10 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sam Polin	....	prosthetic effects (6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Patrick Chitty	....	prosthetic effects (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ken Culver	....	prosthetic effects (5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Thomas D. Bacho Jr.	....	prosthetic effects (4 episodes, 2002-2005)
Nik E. Carey	....	prosthetic effects (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Greg Feiler	....	prosthetic effects (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Stacy Scofield	....	prosthetic effects (3 episodes, 2002)
Stephanie Caillabet	....	prosthetic effects (3 episodes, 2003)
Nic Carey	....	prosthetic effects (3 episodes, 2003)
Anthony Grow	....	special effects technician (3 episodes, 2004)
Margaret Prentice	....	prosthetic effects (3 episodes, 2005)
Joe Colwell	....	prosthetic effects (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ed French	....	prosthetic effects (2 episodes, 2003)
Dave Snyder	....	prosthetic effects (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Bernhard Eichholz	....	prosthetic effects (2 episodes, 2004)
Samantha Breault	....	prosthetic effects (2 episodes, 2005)
Patricia Urias	....	seaming department (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ed Chapman	....	visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2003-2005)
Dan Aguilar	....	digital compositor (4 episodes, 2005)
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor (4 episodes, 2005)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging: THDX (3 episodes, 2001)
Andy Gorzalski	....	operations manager (2 episodes, 2005)
Casey Conroy	....	visual effects producer: Ring of Fire (unknown episodes)
Trey Freeman	....	digital artist: Encore Visual Effects (unknown episodes)
John F. Gross	....	visual effects supervisor: Eden FX (unknown episodes)
Eli Jarra	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Sean Mullen	....	digital artist: Encore Visual Effects (unknown episodes)
John Myers	....	visual effects executive producer: Ring of Fire (unknown episodes)
Fred Pienkos	....	digital compositor: EdenFX (unknown episodes)
Erick Schiele	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
John Shirley	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Greg Tsadilas	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunt coordinator / stuntman (24 episodes, 2002-2005)
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator (12 episodes, 2001-2005)
Ann Scott	....	stunts (7 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jeff Danoff	....	stunts (5 episodes, 2001-2005)
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts / stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Bobby Aldridge	....	stunts (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kevin Derr	....	stunt double / stunts (2 episodes, 2001-2005)
Brian Brown	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Richard Phillips	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2001)
Greg Tash	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Russell Solberg	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Wesley Scott	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Nancy Thurston	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Debbie Evans	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Malosi Leonard	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Steve Schriver	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Joanna Shelmidine	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Paul E. Short	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunt double: Momo Yahima (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Geoffrey Haley	....	camera operator / camera operator: "b" camera / ... (62 episodes, 2001-2005)
Roger Sassen	....	gaffer / chief lighting technician (51 episodes, 2001-2004)
Richard Maxey	....	dolly grip (50 episodes, 2001-2004)
Niran Martin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera / camera loader (48 episodes, 2001-2004)
Frederick Iannone	....	camera operator / camera operator: "a" camera (47 episodes, 2001-2004)
Robert Stenger	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (38 episodes, 2001-2003)
Paul Caven	....	lighting technician (36 episodes, 2001-2005)
Rick Lundin	....	assistant chief lighting technician / lighting technician / ... (28 episodes, 2001-2004)
Douglas S. Kennedy	....	lighting technician (25 episodes, 2001-2004)
Trip Morey III	....	camera loader (25 episodes, 2002-2004)
Justin Lundin	....	lighting technician (24 episodes, 2001-2004)
George S. Neil	....	lighting technician (23 episodes, 2001-2004)
Bob Snowdon	....	grip / dolly grip (20 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joe Clarke	....	best boy grip (19 episodes, 2001-2003)
Dennis 'Dink' Adams	....	key grip (18 episodes, 2001-2003)
Rick Phelps	....	grip (18 episodes, 2001-2003)
Vito Mirabella	....	grip (17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Mark Reeves	....	lighting technician (17 episodes, 2002-2004)
John C. Flinn IV	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera / first assistant camera (16 episodes, 2002-2004)
Kira Hellickson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (16 episodes, 2002-2004)
Travis Huston	....	grip (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jason D. Hodges	....	key grip (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dan Carpluk	....	grip (15 episodes, 2001-2003)
Franc Gabusi	....	grip (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
John Johnson	....	unit photographer (14 episodes, 2003-2005)
Patrick Beatty	....	grip (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lorna Leslie	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera / second assistant camera: "a" camera / ... (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
David A. Santos	....	dolly grip (12 episodes, 2001)
Anthony Lee Beverly	....	key rigging grip (12 episodes, 2003)
Victor Worrell	....	key rigging grip (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Mike McEveety	....	assistant camera / first assistant camera: "b" camera (12 episodes, 2004)
Rusty Davis	....	grip (12 episodes, 2005)
Marco Fargnoli	....	first assistant camera (12 episodes, 2005)
Tomoka Izumi	....	camera loader / film loader (12 episodes, 2005)
Patrick Rousseau	....	camera operator (12 episodes, 2005)
Coby Garfield	....	second assistant camera / second assistant camera: "a" camera (10 episodes, 2001)
John V. Smalley	....	grip (10 episodes, 2003)
Rico Priem	....	best boy grip / grip (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Gerrit Garretsen	....	dolly grip (9 episodes, 2005)
Bob Good	....	assistant chief lighting technician / best boy electric (9 episodes, 2005)
Alex Jaworski	....	lighting technician (9 episodes, 2005)
John McCormack	....	rigging gaffer (9 episodes, 2005)
Skip McCraw	....	chief lighting technician (9 episodes, 2005)
Gene Schutt	....	grip (9 episodes, 2005)
Blaise Dahlquist	....	assistant chief lighting technician (8 episodes, 2004)
Richard Kuhn	....	best boy grip (8 episodes, 2004)
Chris Thornton	....	grip / key grip (8 episodes, 2004)
Robert Anzures	....	grip / key rigging grip / ... (8 episodes, 2005)
Owen Hablutzel	....	key rigging grip / grip (7 episodes, 2001-2003)
Michael Lowrance	....	lighting technician (6 episodes, 2003)
Doug Hyun	....	unit photographer (6 episodes, 2005)
Ron Newburn	....	lighting technician (6 episodes, 2005)
Doug Oh	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 2005)
Renee Treyball	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (6 episodes, 2005)
Kelly Uchimura	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (6 episodes, 2005)
John McKain	....	grip (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
George Canaday	....	grip (5 episodes, 2005)
David Darwin	....	lighting technician (5 episodes, 2005)
J.T. Gurzi	....	lighting technician (5 episodes, 2005)
Larry Watson	....	unit photographer (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Allan Telias	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 2001)
Joe Tate	....	grip (4 episodes, 2004)
Mark Vollmer	....	grip (4 episodes, 2004)
Chris W. Martin	....	lighting technician (4 episodes, 2005)
Sean Peacock	....	electrician / lighting technician (4 episodes, 2005)
Cricket Peters	....	lighting technician (4 episodes, 2005)
Ray Brown	....	grip (3 episodes, 2001)
Cesar Villacis De Lucia	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2001)
Jonathan K.E. Norton	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 2002)
David J. Frederick	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mario Jackson	....	grip (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Hector Gutierrez	....	grip (3 episodes, 2004)
Robert Murphy	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 2004)
Ken Sylvester	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 2005)
John Haselbusch	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 2001)
James Irons	....	grip (2 episodes, 2001)
Lex Rawlins	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (2 episodes, 2001)
Giovanni Zelko	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 2002)
Larry McCarron	....	grip (2 episodes, 2004)
Leonard Seagal	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 2005)
Bill Brao	....	additional camera operator (unknown episodes)
Shane Buttle	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Walter Byrnes	....	rigging grip (unknown episodes)
Sean Patrick Crowell	....	rigging key grip (unknown episodes)
Lorenzo DeStefano	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Paul Janossy	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Frederick Lawrence	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Marc Lyons	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Gary Molyneux	....	additional rigging grip (unknown episodes)
Charles Papert	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator: "a" camera (unknown episodes)
Christopher C. Pearson	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Robert Stillman	....	rigging grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Michelle Levy	....	casting associate / casting assistant (38 episodes, 2002-2004)
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting (18 episodes, 2001-2005)
Lou Saliba	....	casting assistant (12 episodes, 2001)
Lisa Soltau	....	casting assistant (12 episodes, 2005)
Debbie George	....	casting assistant (4 episodes, 2004)
Julie Tucker	....	casting: New York (3 episodes, 2001)
Stephanie Laffin	....	casting associate: New York (unknown episodes)
Wendy Rodriguez	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathy Hendricks	....	set costumer (34 episodes, 2002-2005)
Bridget Ostersehlte	....	costume supervisor (28 episodes, 2003-2005)
Nadine Haders	....	assistant costume designer (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lawrence Quon	....	key costumer (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Susan L. Bertram	....	set costumer (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Linda Thayer	....	set costumer (12 episodes, 2001)
Mathew Hooey	....	key costumer (12 episodes, 2003)
Danielle Launzel	....	assistant costume designer (12 episodes, 2003)
Margaret Guerrero	....	cutter/fitter (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lisa Halperin	....	set costumer (12 episodes, 2005)
Carlos Brown	....	assistant costume designer (8 episodes, 2001-2002)
Lucinda Campbell	....	costume supervisor / costumer supervisor (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jennifer Starzyk	....	costumer (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Michelle M. Pershing	....	set costumer (4 episodes, 2004)
Lorna Firman	....	costume buyer (3 episodes, 2002)
Donald L. Bell	....	costumer / additional costumer (3 episodes, 2003)
Brigit Jones	....	set costumer (3 episodes, 2004)
Michele Dunn	....	set costumer (2 episodes, 2001)
Lucy Campbell	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Sloane Morrison	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Lisa De Moraes	....	assistant editor (33 episodes, 2001-2005)
Brian Evans	....	post-production assistant (26 episodes, 2002-2003)
Pattye Rogers	....	assistant editor (19 episodes, 2001-2003)
Courtney Cowan	....	post-production coordinator (19 episodes, 2002-2004)
Philip Azenzer	....	final colorist (15 episodes, 2002-2005)
Lisa Willinger	....	assistant editor (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lindsay Hempel	....	post-production assistant (13 episodes, 2003)
Meredith Rimmer	....	post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 2005)
Chris Johnson	....	post-production assistant (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Una Martin	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 2001)
Tricia Fass	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2001)
Eric S. Anderson	....	editor: main title sequence (unknown episodes)
Greg Faluszczak	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Tennille Vega	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Gary Calamar	....	music supervisor (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Bruno Roussel	....	music editor (56 episodes, 2001-2005)
Thomas Golubic	....	music supervisor (48 episodes, 2001-2005)
Thomas Newman	....	composer: main title theme / composer: theme music / ... (30 episodes, 2002-2005)
Frankii Elliott	....	music consultant (13 episodes, 2001)
Luana Jackman	....	vocal coach (2 episodes, 2005)
Jason Eldredge	....	music coordinator (unknown episodes)
Mervyn Warren	....	music arranger: songs / song producer (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Rick Mercier	....	transportation coordinator (33 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jerry A. Oliveri	....	driver (31 episodes, 2001-2005)
Chuck Williams	....	driver (31 episodes, 2001-2005)
David Urich	....	transportation captain / driver (31 episodes, 2002-2004)
Linda Johnson	....	driver (28 episodes, 2002-2005)
Joe Lanzl	....	driver (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ron Yakshe	....	driver (26 episodes, 2003-2005)
Robert G. Williams	....	driver (23 episodes, 2001-2005)
Randy L. Thiedeman	....	driver / transportation co-captain (22 episodes, 2001-2005)
Melanie Williams	....	driver (15 episodes, 2001-2005)
Steve Howard	....	driver (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joel Larson	....	driver (13 episodes, 2003)
Steve Bonner	....	driver: special equipment (12 episodes, 2004)
Angelo Corello	....	driver (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rich Bennetti	....	transportation captain (9 episodes, 2005)
Paul Tumber	....	driver (9 episodes, 2005)
Mike Chisholm	....	driver (8 episodes, 2003)
Ken Catando	....	transportation co-captain (8 episodes, 2005)
Rita Lundin	....	transportation (7 episodes, 2001-2004)
Ronald Arthur Baker	....	transportation co-captain (7 episodes, 2003)
Christian G. Ervin	....	driver (7 episodes, 2003)
Robert P. Williams	....	driver (6 episodes, 2003)
Gary Claridge	....	driver (5 episodes, 2001-2002)
Chris Ervin	....	driver (5 episodes, 2003)
Wayne Stone	....	transportation co-captain (5 episodes, 2004)
Roger Bojarski Jr.	....	driver (4 episodes, 2002)
Kenneth W. Marquis	....	driver (4 episodes, 2003)
Thomas O'Donnell	....	production van driver (3 episodes, 2001)
Steve Hellerstein	....	transportation captain (3 episodes, 2002)
Mark White	....	driver (3 episodes, 2002)
Morgan Jones	....	driver (3 episodes, 2003)
Ronnie Baker	....	driver (2 episodes, 2001)
John R. Gawrich	....	driver (2 episodes, 2001)
Albert C. Rusk	....	driver (2 episodes, 2001)
Anthony C. Steere	....	transportation captain (2 episodes, 2001)
Craig Wescott	....	driver (2 episodes, 2001)
Glynn Williams	....	driver (2 episodes, 2001)
Richard A. Kelter	....	driver (2 episodes, 2002)
Bob Ellis	....	driver (2 episodes, 2003)
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: insert car (unknown episodes)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (unknown episodes)
Buddy Hunter	....	transportation location captain (unknown episodes)
Eric Solmonson	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Joanna Lovinger	....	script coordinator (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Paul Matthaeus	....	creative director: title sequence (63 episodes, 2001-2005)
Bethany Andriuzzo	....	second assistant accountant / second second assistant accountant / ... (61 episodes, 2001-2005)
Lynnet Price	....	production coordinator / assistant production coordinator (55 episodes, 2001-2005)
John Albrecht	....	first assistant accountant / payroll accountant (48 episodes, 2001-2005)
Geoffrey R. Smith	....	location manager (37 episodes, 2001-2005)
Tracy Zigler	....	script supervisor (29 episodes, 2003-2005)
Deanna Adney	....	assistant location manager / location assistant (28 episodes, 2001-2005)
Blade Anthony	....	set medic (28 episodes, 2001-2005)
Christina Jokanovich	....	assistant: Mr. Ball / assistant: Alan Ball (26 episodes, 2001-2005)
Laura Kotcharian	....	assistant: Mr. Poul / talent coordinator / ... (25 episodes, 2001-2005)
Leslie Ann Bosson	....	second assistant accountant (25 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christine Kirby	....	craft service (24 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jori Adler	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant: Mr. Poul (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michael Brown	....	production assistant / office production assistant (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Fred Fein	....	stand-in: James Cromwell (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Matt Hannigan	....	stand-in: Peter Krause (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Myke Mansberger	....	studio services manager (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Johanna Silverman	....	assistant: Mr. Cromwell (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Paul Diamond	....	craft service (23 episodes, 2001-2005)
Cara DiPaolo	....	writers production assistant / assistant to writer / ... (22 episodes, 2001-2005)
Therese Clinton	....	assistant craft service / assistant craft services (22 episodes, 2002-2005)
Martin Allen	....	assistant location manager / location assistant (20 episodes, 2001-2005)
Katha Jones	....	production accountant (20 episodes, 2001-2003)
Leah King	....	assistant production coordinator (17 episodes, 2002-2004)
Dan Caplan	....	visual consultant (16 episodes, 2002-2005)
Lawrence D. Teeters	....	mortuary advisor (15 episodes, 2003-2005)
Barbara A. Wright	....	first assistant accountant (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Dan Harder	....	medic: construction/rigging (14 episodes, 2002-2005)
Luis Santiago	....	assistant to chef / chef assistant (14 episodes, 2002-2004)
J.R. Regalado	....	chef (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
Craig Wright	....	story editor / executive story editor (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Ronald Arthur Baker	....	caterer / chef (13 episodes, 2001)
Heather Cappiello	....	script supervisor (13 episodes, 2001)
Sue Jennings	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2001)
Mason Nicoll	....	title designer: main titles (13 episodes, 2001)
Bennett DeCarlo	....	set production assistant (13 episodes, 2002)
Gary J. Sims	....	second assistant accountant (13 episodes, 2003)
Amanda Ashy	....	key set production assistant / set production assistant (12 episodes, 2002)
Adina Silbert	....	office production assistant / production secretary (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
Aisha Corpas Wynn	....	additional production assistant (12 episodes, 2003)
Renee Olsen	....	set production assistant (12 episodes, 2003)
Teena Garcia	....	production assistant / additional production assistant (12 episodes, 2004)
Danny B. Brown	....	production assistant / additional production assistant (12 episodes, 2005)
Josh Elwell	....	production assistant (12 episodes, 2005)
Kenneth Requa	....	key set production assistant / set production assistant (10 episodes, 2004)
Karri Mayo	....	studio teacher (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Carlos Parada	....	assistant to chef / chef assistant (9 episodes, 2003)
Anne Fletcher	....	choreographer (8 episodes, 2001-2005)
James Brown Jr.	....	office production assistant (8 episodes, 2003)
Claudia Bestor	....	assistant location manager (8 episodes, 2005)
Cheryl Diamond	....	studio teacher (8 episodes, 2005)
Paul Lindsay	....	key production assistant (8 episodes, 2005)
Wendy Wilkins	....	production secretary (8 episodes, 2005)
Lina Shanklin	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2001-2004)
Kate Robin	....	executive story editor / story editor (7 episodes, 2001-2002)
Robert Drake	....	second assistant accountant (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Peter Tolle	....	production accountant (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stan Umamoto	....	payroll accountant (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chuy de Lyon	....	assistant to chef (7 episodes, 2005)
Carlos Garcia	....	chef (7 episodes, 2005)
Kathy McCurdy	....	assistant location manager (7 episodes, 2005)
Justin Philburn	....	assistant craft service (7 episodes, 2005)
Alejandro Trujillo	....	assistant to chef (7 episodes, 2005)
Beverly Burton	....	assistant craft service / assistant craft services (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Melissa Demino	....	accounting clerk (6 episodes, 2005)
Marco Meza	....	assistant to chef (6 episodes, 2005)
Kim Berner	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 2002)
Lesley Hansen	....	stand-in (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Johnson	....	office production assistant (5 episodes, 2005)
Stacey Lock	....	assistant production coordinator (5 episodes, 2005)
Patrick Priest	....	production assistant / set production assistant (5 episodes, 2005)
Clifford M. Hirsch	....	studio teacher (4 episodes, 2003)
Matt Lombardo	....	additional set production assistant (4 episodes, 2005)
Tom Martinez	....	security supervisor (4 episodes, 2005)
Bobbin Bergstrom	....	medical technical advisor (3 episodes, 2003)
Brian Wyatt	....	executive director: The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (3 episodes, 2003)
Bruce Gray	....	sculpture art provided by (3 episodes, 2004)
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2005)
George Kitson	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2005)
David Choate	....	office production assistant (2 episodes, 2001)
Heidi Heis	....	payroll accountant (2 episodes, 2001)
Vaughn Nybakken	....	mortuary advisor (2 episodes, 2001)
Julie Swartsley	....	office production assistant (2 episodes, 2001)
Dre Witt	....	set production assistant (2 episodes, 2001)
Jose Alvarez	....	assistant to chef (2 episodes, 2002)
Astrid Kemnitz	....	second second assistant accountant (2 episodes, 2002)
John McKey	....	office production assistant (2 episodes, 2002)
Cat Rodriguez	....	office production assistant (2 episodes, 2002)
Vincent Wilson	....	mortuary advisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Nancy Oliver	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2004)
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist (unknown episodes)
Terry Dawson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Shaun Greenspan	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Larissa Grudt	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ande Hecht-Endewardt	....	post-production accountant: The Audit Trail (unknown episodes)
Christopher Johnston	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sommer Mathis	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Dauv McNeely	....	computer and video playback technician (unknown episodes)
Heather Murphy	....	production coordinator: Washington (unknown episodes)
Brad Robinson	....	additional production assistant (unknown episodes)
Leonardo Sciacci	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Christopher Scull	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Rebecca Thornell	....	clearance (unknown episodes)
Danny Yount	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Lynnanne Zager	....	voices (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)
• The Greenblatt Janollari Studio
• Actual Size Films
• Actual Size Productions

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2001-2005) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (2011) (UK) (TV) (Cable)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2002-) (UK) (TV)
• Comedy Central (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• E4 (2002-) (UK) (TV)
• HBO Hungary (2002-2006) (Hungary) (TV)
• More4 (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• Super Channel (2005) (Japan) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2004-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Israel) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Digital Kitchen (main titles)
• Eden FX (visual effects)
• Entity FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Astralwerks  soundtrack released by
• Audit Trail, The  post-production accounting (season 2)
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Playback Technologies  video playback
• Post Modern Sound  post-production sound services
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

55 min (63 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:AL | UK:18 | USA:TV-MA | France:U | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (cable rating) (cut) | Singapore:(Banned) (video rating) | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 (season 1) | South Korea:18 (seasons 2-5)

Filming Locations:

2302 W. 25th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

Alan Ball had 13 days to shoot the pilot episode, something which caused him a degree of anxiety, seeing as he had never directed before.

Quotes:

[Parker is about to have sex]
Guy at party:How old are you?
Parker:How old do you want me to be?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: Rachel Griffiths in Conversation (#9.25)" (2012)

A show that grows on you.

Admittedly I didn't care for Six Feet Under the first time I saw it. Alan Ball's first few episodes seemed a little too reminiscent of American Beauty. It's not that I don't like American Beauty, in fact I love it; I just don't like to see clones. Once you get past the similar wicked wit the two share -- you'll find that Six Feet Under is completely different.

Each episode goes into a different direction every week. These characters -- like real people, grow and make mistakes. This is a wonderful show that is about those who deal with death, but isn't it ironic how Six Feet Under is true to life.