Product Description

(HBO Dramatic Series) Life. Death. Guilt. Afterlife. For the Fishers the more things stay the same the more they change. Get ready to break new emotional ground with Six Feet Under: The Complete Third Season.Running Time: 780 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 026359897825 Manufacturer No: 98978

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2678 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2005-05-17
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish, French
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 5
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 780 minutes

Amazon.com
No other show captures the ebb and flow of day-to-day human relationships like Six Feet Under, which chronicles the dysfunctional lives of the Fisher family, who run a funeral home in Los Angeles. Though the overt theme of the series is mortality--every episode opens with the death of someone whose body will end up on the Fishers' slab--but the third season, even moreso than the first two, explores the intertwining struggles for connection and for personal freedom. The season starts slowly but compellingly, laying out the changes in the Fishers' lives. Nate (Peter Krause, We Don't Live Here Anymore) has married and has a baby. David (Michael C. Hall) is settling into tense domesticity with his angry boyfriend. Claire (Lauren Ambrose) has launched into art school. Ruth (Frances Conroy), their mother, is reaching out for companionship from an emotionally stilted young intern, and Brenda (Rachel Griffiths, Hilary and Jackie), Nate's ex-fiancee, has apparently vanished from their lives.

But as storylines unfold across the 13 episodes, the emotional heft of the season comes from the expanded roles of the family's intimates. Federico (Freddy Rodriguez), who has leveraged his way into a partnership with the Fisher brothers, finds himself fighting to be treated as an equal at work and struggling with his wife's depression at home. Trying to sort out their relationship, David and Keith (Mathew St. Patrick) negotiate everything from therapy to threesomes. Meanwhile Lisa (Lili Taylor, I Shot Andy Warhol), Nate's unhappy wife, increasingly becomes the center of the season as her jealousy and need become unbearable. Though big events happen, the most jolting drama on Six Feet Under comes from small conflicts--miscommunications, crossed desires, habits that don't mesh. The cast, writers, and directors can, with breathtaking skill and subtlety, spin a brief conversation into a microcosm of the character's lives. By this third season, the show has taken on the richness and complexity of a great novel; it's an impressive and deeply enjoyable achievement. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Maybe the Best Season
Season 3 was a very memorable season for Six Feet Under. While they all were outstanding, it's hard to pick a favorite...but in season 3 they definitely hit their stride.

In Season 3 we got to meet some new characters and some other characters that were more 'bit parts' got a storyline of their own. Rico is a favorite character of mine, underrated, and I was glad to see more of him. The character of Lisa I found fascenating. And David & Keith back together was what I'd been waiting for. Overall it felt like the cast was becoming their character and it felt like a real family.

A great season!! Don't miss this hit show.

Best Season So Far
It started slow, and I think that's one of the reasons why it's so great. The first two or three episodes of this season were probably as good as any of the previous episodes, but I just felt like there was something missing from them. Like there was something off. I could already envision myself titling my review "Worst Season So Far" and I was only on the first disc.

Well, that 'off' feeling quickly turned into awe. This season, more than anything, delves headfirst into the intricacies of the relationships between the main characters, both romantic and familial. Never before have I seen such beautiful art created from telling stories about the daily lives of people who are at once regular and anything but. Nate takes center stage for most of this season, becoming the 'main character' more than ever before as his new marriage with Lisa clashes with his need for personal space. At the same time, David and Keith's relationship hits new highs and new lows, Ruth spends a lot of the season trying to find the right man for her, Federico deals with his wife's depression and his nagging sister-in-law, and Claire finally finds out what art school (and art students and teachers) are really like.

It's uncomfortable, hilarious, heart-breaking, warm, and so strange all at the same time, touching on life and death and even blurring the lines a little bit. From the slow-boil start to the tensely climatic season finale, this is the finest season of "Six Feet Under" so far.

10/10 Classic.

Very pleased
I received the item very quickly and was delighted to see that the DVDs were still shrink-wrapped so NEW! Even better than I expected. No scratches for a great price.