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Local Showtime exec helps network succeed
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Sun, Dec 27
After a long '90s stint as a Fox executive and several years at the production company that developed "Six Feet Under," Greenblatt arrived at Showtime at a ...
Singing Soprano praises, but worshiping an "Idol"
Original at Denver Post
• Sun, Dec 27
A succession of brainy series on cable — "The Wire," "Deadwood," "Six Feet Under" and "The Sopranos" plus AMC's "Mad Men" — demonstrated a new kind of ... and more »
TV's hits and misses in 2009
Original at Herald Sun
• Sat, Dec 26
NURSE JACKIE: Like other quality HBO shows, such as Dexter and Six Feet Under, this darkly amusing medical series is controversial and confronting. ... and more »
Family drama
Original at Boston Globe
• Fri, Dec 25
On TV we've had prime-time family dysfunction galore, not just with HBO's “The Sopranos'' but also with that network's “Big Love'' and “Six Feet Under,'' ...
The Lookout: Ringing in the new year
Original at The Daily News of Newburyport
• Thu, Dec 24
The play by Alan Ball, the writer behind the film "American Beauty" and producer of the HBO TV shows "Six Feet Under" and "True Blood," spotlights five ... and more »
Best (Buddhist?) TV Shows of the Decade: Six Feet Under and The Wire - Beliefnet.com
Original at Beliefnet.com
• Wed, Dec 23
Best (Buddhist?) TV Shows of the Decade: Six Feet Under and The Wire blog) And no other 10 minutes of television served as a greater reminder of the truth of all of our inevitable deaths than the last 10 minutes of Six Feet Under ...
True Blood creator Alan Ball praises his actor Ryan Kwanten, formerly of Home ...
Original at Herald Sun
• Tue, Dec 22
Ball - whose credits include Academy Award-winning film American Beauty and Emmy-winning Six Feet Under - is full of praise for the former Home and Away ... and more »
Former HBO chief Chris Albrecht to head Starz
Original at google.com
• Tue, Dec 22
Los Angeles Times During his tenure, HBO produced such critically acclaimed series as "Sex and the City," "The Sopranos," "Six Feet Under" and "Entourage. ... Malone's Liberty Media taps ex-HBO chief Albrecht to run Starz LLCDenver Business Journal
“LOST” Art: An Exhibition Celebrates TV's Most Addictive Series - Flavorwire
Original at flavorwire.com
• Mon, Dec 21
Flavorwire (blog) “LOST” Art: An Exhibition Celebrates TV's Most Addictive Series Flavorwire (blog) Shows like LOST, Twin Peaks, Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Mad Men are few and far between. Shows that not only entertain, but inspire. ... and more »
Just how much great TV can you squeeze into a decade?
Original at Herald.ie
• Sat, Dec 19
The Noughties also threw up Six Feet Under, The Shield, Dexter, Deadwood, Mad Men, the CSI franchise, the rebooted and political Battlestar Galactica and, ...
Television: Best of 2009
Original at Hoops World
• Fri, Dec 18
Rooney: After American Beauty and Six Feet Under, Alan Ball really threw his fans a curveball with this kitschy fangbanger. It's silly and dismissible, ...
TV's best of the decade
Original at San Diego Union Tribune
• Fri, Dec 18
“Six Feet Under” (2001-2005, HBO): Before taking on vampires in “True Blood,” creator Alan Ball sunk his teeth into the lovingly dysfunctional lives of the ...
Best TV Shows of the Decade
Original at Hollywood.com
• Wed, Dec 16
Six Feet Under: I know -- another HBO show? But such was the prowess of the network during its heyday (early-to-mid-2000s), when Alan Ball turned a show ...
Tuesday TV: The Reaper
Original at Brisbane Times
• Mon, Dec 14
It's part Ghostbusters, part Poltergeist, with a Six Feet Under-inspired theme tune and the comedy often takes dark and sinister turns, which all goes to ... and more »
Interview: Transylmania's Patrick Cavanaugh
Original at Cinema Blend
• Fri, Dec 4
It's so over the top and I think Alan Ball is a genius. He's such a good writer to go from something like Six Feet Under and have such critical success with ... and more »
Memorable episodes have brought holiday spirit to TV
Original at Observer Online
• Tue, Dec 1
The first season of “Six Feet Under” starts off with a bang when, on one fateful Christmas morning, the fractured Fisher family is reunited for very sad ...
Danny Yount interview - Forget the Film, Watch the TitlesOriginal at google.com
• Sun, Nov 29
about his main title for Iron Man, his Emmy award-winning main title for the HBO show Six Feet Under and the differences between designing for ... vimeo.com
TV Junkie Interview: Ed Begley Jr. - Let's Get With His Program - LAist
Original at LAist
• Wed, Nov 25
blog) TV Junkie Interview: Ed Begley Jr. - Let's Get With His Program blog) been a massive presence in some of the best contemporary TV out there: "Six Feet Under", "Arrested Development", "Boston Legal", and "Veronica Mars". ... and more »
Blu-Ray Review: HBO's Epic 'Rome' Released in HD Series Set
Original at HollywoodChicago.com
• Tue, Nov 24
When the story of HBO in the '00s is written, most people will remember “The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” “Deadwood,” “Six Feet Under,” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ... and more »
Virgin Media reveals on-demand digital TV line-up
Original at Cable.co.uk
• Fri, Nov 20
Dramas including Six Feet Under and The Wire are now available on Virgin Media's on-demand digital TV service. Digital TV provider Virgin Media has revealed ... Virgin Media has The Wire and Gossip Girl on-demandDigitalChoices.co.uk Virgin Media reveals top picks for TV ChoiceCable.co.uk
Interview with Ben Foster, Star of The Messenger - MovieRetriever
Original at movieretriever.com
• Thu, Nov 19
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A Interview with Ben Foster, Star of The Messenger MovieRetriever (blog) My TV work has been with people who come from a theater or film background. Working with Alan Ball on Six Feet Under – all the writers were primarily ...
'Mistakes' a new play by 'Six Feet Under' scribe: TV writer/playwright sings ...
Original at California Chronicle
• Wed, Nov 11
11--Craig Wright played a major role in the vast improvement in television over the past decade with his work on "Six Feet Under." Combine that HBO series ...
Review: A Red Orchid Theatre’s “Mistakes Were Made”
Original at chicagotheaterblog.com
• Tue, Sep 22
By Theater Blog Craig Wright, Emmy-nominated writer of the hit HBO series Six Feet Under, has created in Mistakes Were Made an entertaining and intelligently witty play, even as Oscar Nominee Michael Shannon is alone on stage throughout most of the play; his time spent engaging in frantic phone conver...
TV Review: HBO's 'True Blood'
Original at Chicago Sun-Times
• Sat, Jun 13
United States Like on Alan Ball's earlier series, "Six Feet Under," the smart touches of humor are a much-needed balance for the dark subject matter. Do vampires recycle their plastics? Of course they do. Do they foil their hair? Of course they do. ...
TRUE BLOOD: SEASON ONE — DVD Review - STARLOG
Original at starlog.com
• Wed, Jun 10
As a huge fan of HBO's SIX FEET UNDER, as well as being a horror aficionado, I was thrilled to hear that SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball's next project would be a Southern Gothic vampire series. Upon learning that the show would be based on the Sookie ...
Dying to know more about 'Dexter'
Original at Los Angeles Times
• Fri, Jun 5
CA Hall, previously known to audiences as David on HBO's "Six Feet Under," is indelible as a man possessed by darkness who tries very hard to resemble a normal human being. The Season 3 finale found him murdering his new best friend, escaping from, ...
'True Blood' sinks its teeth into Season 2
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Fri, Jun 5
After getting off to a rocky start critically last fall, "True Blood," based on the books by Charlaine Harris and created by Alan Ball, who created "Six Feet Under" and wrote "American Beauty," steadily built its audience to emerge as HBO's most ...
Fanfiction: Six Feet Under The Stars-TRAILEROriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Jun 2
By rss@youtube.com (joemqi) Author: joemqi Keywords: love alex gaskarth hayley williams six feet under the stars trailer haylex fanfiction buzznet no stealing yo Added: June 2, 2009
True Blood (TV Series) (DVD)
Original at DVDTOWN.com
• Sun, May 24
In this case, the series from "Six Feet Under" grand poobah Alan Ball based on novels by Charlaine Harris can be seen simply as a vampire story. But that would neglect a whole host of other storylines including drug addiction, a murder mystery, ...
Six Feet Under: Season Three
Original at TheCelebrityCafe.com
• Thu, Apr 23
After the cliffhanger ending of season two, it is made to seem as if Nate Fisher, Jr. died during brain surgery. The entire first episode features Nate looking after his mother, brother and sister, but without the ability to affect anything or make his ...
Six Feet Under: Season One
Original at TheCelebrityCafe.com
• Tue, Apr 21
Each sibling deals with their grief in a different way, as Nate continues his relationship with Brenda (of the janitor's closet), David gets a little more serious with his boyfriend, Ruth (Nate Sr.'s wife) confesses her affair, and Claire acts out ...
Browse News Catagories:
Original at MovieWeb
• Tue, Apr 21
The Sex and the City writer and Six Feet Under director team for new HBO series. Monster artist Neville Page also designed for Cloverfield and Piranha 3-D. Signing on to star and produce the adaptation of AJ Jacobs' best-selling nonfiction book. ...
Right Action, Right Effort, Right Snooze
Original at onecity (WordPress)
• Tue, Mar 3
By finishingthehat Talk on the phone Do homework Definitely overstimulating Watch TV (ANYthing) Drink water or milk Organize/plan Tendency to worry Check e-mail/do research Same as above What I attempt to do now: Only very light reading or light TV (i.e. not Six Feet Under or House)
Amazon deals: Free Bruce Springsteen songs, cheap Evanescence, Firefly, TV shows, etc.
Original at yendi (Livejournal)
• Mon, Jan 5
Finally, there's a Buy 1, Get 1 Free TV DVD deal that includes Damages, Rescue Me, Seinfeld, Boondocks, The Shield, Dilbert, Forever Knight, Benson, Huff, Silver Spoons, and lots of others. Most sets are already at 30% off, so the freebie's a pretty nice bonus.
Dexter Sí Se Puede S03E06 (Showtime)
Original at range (WordPress)
• Sat, Nov 22
By range Dexter stars Michael C. Hall, most known for his role as David in the HBO drama Six Feet Under. Michael C Hall plays Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter specialist working in Miami for the police. Relevant Links Dexter Morgan wiki entryDexter (TV Series) wiki entry
New TV Show Review
Original at VAGUE SPACE
• Wed, Sep 17
By Bill Elenbark I never watched Six Feet Under and I didn't particularly like American Beauty, so my hopes weren't very high on the latest series from the creator of those two programs, but hey - it's about vampires and I always like a good vampire ...
Fangs for the Memories: Shades of Buffy in Ball’s True Blood
Original at New York Observer
• Tue, Sep 2
By Hillary Frey When people talk about HBO’s new drama True Blood (airing Sunday, Sept. 7, at 9 p.m.), they’ll inevitably refer to it as “Alan Ball’s vampire show.” That’s accurate, of course. Mr. Ball, creator of the late, lamented funeral-parlor drama Six Feet Under, has indeed made his new series, based on a...
True Blood: I will not use the words “suck” or “bite” in this headline because that would be cliche
Original at TiFaux
• Mon, Jul 7
By Dan Oh, Alan Ball. You gave me Six Feet Under. Even if you never did anything else with your career, I’d still revere you as a genius. Even after I heard your recent play was so bad that, despite the plentiful full frontal male nudity, everyone I knew unanimously panned it.
Short Form Reviews: Plain Sight, Call Girl, Dance
Original at memles (WordPress)
• Wed, Jun 25
By Myles Considering that a majority of my television watching has been spent finishing up one HBO show (Six Feet Under) and digging into another in earnest (The Wire), all in conjunction with regular TV viewing and some repeat viewings of some of the season’s best episodes (I’ll be getting to tha...
Review: My Boys Season One (+ 2 Episodes of Season Two)
Original at memles (WordPress)
• Sun, Jun 22
By Myles You see, there’s a lot of death and harsh reality in these shows; Six Feet Under is literally a weekly funeral for hope and love, and The Wire is a cold picture of a structurally corrupt organization and the drug trade on the streets of Baltimore. And so, when searching for my next show to catch...
Retro Squad returns, new and improved
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Jun 6
By Keith McDuffee Filed under: Arrested Development, Site Announcements, Retro Squad, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Reality-Free, Cheers, Frasier, Six Feet Under, Star Trek: Original Series, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Super Friends, The Ma...
The TV Junkie's series finaleOriginal at Daytona Beach News-Journal
• Tue, Jun 3
This departure reminds me of the beginning of HBO's "Six Feet Under" series finale montage when Claire drives away in her Prius as Sia's song "Breath Me" song plays and the sun sets. I won't be driving my Prius out west, but I may listen to that song on my iPod as I try to keep my blind poodle from b...
Affecting drama centres on love triangle with literature - Vancouver Province
Original at StarPhoenix
• Fri, Jan 25
Affecting drama centres on love triangle with literature Vancouver Province, Canada - Jan 25, 2008 When persistent grad student Heather Wolfe (Lauren Ambrose, Six Feet Under) pushes her way into his life, insisting that her thesis will reignite interest ...
Darkly Dreaming of a Second Season of Dexter on Showtime
Original at TVaholic.com
• Mon, Sep 24
By Jason the TVaholic Free Subscriber Download: Printable Fall 2007 TV Schedule v1.02 (PDF) – Get a look at the Fall 2007 TV Schedule, in an at-a-glance grid format, which includes premiere dates. Newly Updated: 9.23.2007 – New premiere date for FOX’s American Dad (9.30) and NBC’s The Singing Bee (10.2), which also...
TIFF Review: Nothing is Private
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Sep 17
By Ryan Stewart Fans of the television show Six Feet Under will instantly recognize Peter Macdissi, the actor playing Rifat, the father, as the unscrupulous art teacher Olivier who was forever giving terrible advice to Lauren Ambrose's character on ...
REVIEW: Six Feet Under
Original at protohuman (Blogspot)
• Fri, Sep 14
By StaticNoise There was Brenda Chenowith (Rachel Griffiths) - a neurotic, erotic, sex addict with a near genius intellect who falls hard for Nate in episode one and begins a five year love-hate relationship with a man who can't really ever know ...
HBO Orders New Series 'True Blood' - Television Week
Original at Television Week
• Fri, Aug 10
HBO Orders New Series 'True Blood' MI - Aug 10, 2007 By Jon Lafayette HBO has ordered the production of a new series, “True Blood,” from Alan Ball, creator of “Six Feet Under.” The show is one of the first ...
Review: Civic Duty
Original at Cinematical
• Sun, May 6
By Ryan Stewart A downmarket Rear Window for the post-9/11 world, Civic Duty places Six Feet Under star Peter Krause in the Jimmy Stewart role, only instead of being laid up with a broken leg he's an emotional cripple, stuck at home because he keeps getting fired from his accounting jobs for unexplained b...
On the 4th day of Festivus, TV gave to me
Original at TV Squad
• Tue, Dec 13
By Anna Johns Everyone, Six Feet Under I fudged this one. Nate was the only one we saw die. The poor fella had only recently returned home, when his father died, to help his brother, David, manage the family funeral home. Over six years, he and his family managed to make a royal mess of their lives. The series e...
Review: Six Feet Under Season 5 Finale
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Aug 22
By Mark Runyon Episode: A+ | Season: A- | Genre: DramaSummary: The final episode of Six Feet Under was perhaps the most deeply affecting television show I've ever seen. You could tell this show was interwoven into Alan Ball's heart and his subtle brilliance couldn't be contained. Saying goodbye is hard t...