Which is, actually, where I feel like I am much of the time. But that isn't what I meant to say. We don't have cable, except in order to get the basic network stations and PBS, so I don't have access to HBO. How very sad that is, too. But what I do to compensate is rent the DVD's (yes, we actually got a DVD player! when my nephew was here and could hook it up for us.) of HBO series when they appear on the shelves of my local Blockbuster. So we have worked our way through a season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," with mixed reviews, and now are working on the first season of "Six Feet Under." I have grown totally addicted to this series. I confess, yes, utterly hooked. A junkie for the funeral home and its wacked-out inhabitants. We're almost through the first season, only three more episodes to go and we can start on the second set! How excited am I! I understand on real TV it's now the fourth season, so I have lots more weirdness to look forward to. Does anyone else out there in J-land watch this series? Have favorite episodes, favorite characters? Listen - I've even dreamed about these characters. The whole thing is often rather like a dream, anyway, so I shouldn't be surprised.
Renting these episodes will keep me sane through the Rep convention, the new semester, the run-up to the elections, maybe even Christmas time. Now you know how little depth there is to me. It's out there, the truth at last. And, just think, there's "Sex in the City" and "The Sopranos" on the shelves too.
And I'm reading in equally deep waters: The Burglar on the Prowl, by Lawrence Block. Sheer fluff. But such well-written fluff. I adore Lawrence Block, or at least two of his series: The Matt Scudder mysteries, plumbing the dark, violent and grim depths of crime in New York City; and the Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries, the most recent of which I'm now reading. Bernie is a used-book dealer in Greenwich Village, has a lesbian best-pal and sidekick, and dabbles in high-class burglary. These books are as light and airy as the Matt Scudder series is dark and dirty. I love them both in equal measure.
5 comments:
I love Six Feet Under! It's wonderfully morbid! A few years ago I read a book that was recommended to me by a 6FU fan, they even suggested that some of the show might have been inspired by it. I loved it! It's titled Final Arrangements by Miles Keaton Andrew.
I've been watching SFU since its debut. The first season was the best, IMHO. Only now, in season 4, is it starting to recapture the sense of innocence the first season had. Oh well.
Just found this journal -- looks terrific. I LOVE Six Feet Under; finished the second season in marathon sessions a few weeks ago. I can't believe I might have to wait another whole year for Season 3.
Ahh, you've discovered Six Feet Under. D. introduced me to it this year and found it well done and well written (it's produced by Alan Ball, the guy who wrote the screenplay for the Kevin Spacey movie American Beauty) but for some reason I didn't get caught up in it like I was with Sex in the City. I highly recommend SITC btw, it's hilarious and witty. Sopranos I don't like at all.
I love Six Feet Under. I haven't watched the last two or three seasons but I'm about ready to go cable just so I can get it again. Oh and so I can finally be highspeed on my computer. My favorite character is the daughter. :-) ---Robbie
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