Six Feet Under

Oscar-winning scripter Alan Ball ("American Beauty") adapted a bestselling series of books by Charlaine Harris to create the show. The last time Ball handled a series for HBO, the result was "Six Feet Under," which ran for five seasons and was a ...

The Charlaine Harris book series, as re-imagined by "Six Feet Under" creator Alan Ball, is a political satire, romance and murder mystery set in a world where vampires don't need to feed on humans -- but sometimes do -- and where the buxom Sookie ... True Blood (TV Series) (DVD) DVDTOWN.com

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 CA Six Feet Under" stars Lauren Ambrose as a Hasidic Jewish widow who marries her deceased husband's brother. Rather quirky for aa Hallmark movie. "Lauren Ambrose, although a past nominee, is not really an 'Emmy fave' anymore," notes Licuria. ...

On two occasions, HBO had two shows in the drama series category: 2003 ("The Sopranos," "Six Feet Under") and 2005 ("Deadwood," "Six Feet Under"). To add insult to injury for the paycaster, rival Showtime scored its first drama series nod with "Dexter" ...

 CA Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gives it a "B" grade, noting that it's full of "glowing cheerfulness" while calling it "feel-good television in a way that's startling from HBO, home of dark, rich stuff like 'The Wire' and 'Six Feet Under. ...