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Overview
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Release Date:
3 June 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
Every Day Above Ground Is A Good One. more
Plot:
A drama series that takes a darkly comical look at members of a dysfunctional California family that runs an independent funeral home. full summary
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes.
Another 43 wins
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117 nominations
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(317 articles)
Happy birthday Peter Facinelli!
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Arguably the best hour on television.
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 12 of 149) | 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 (41 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) |
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55 min (63 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
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) |
Argentina:16 |
Canada:14A |
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) |
Germany:12 (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:AL |
UK:18 |
USA:TV-MA
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Trivia:
Mena Suvari appears in seven episodes of season four as Claire's friend from art school, Edie. She previously starred in another Alan Ball creation, American Beauty (1999).
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Quotes:
George Sibley:
I've made a lot of enemies through the years. You take the backstabbing world of academia, throw in a controversial field like geology and you've got real trouble.
Claire: Geology is controversial?
George Sibley: Oil, Claire. Oil.
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Claire: Geology is controversial?
George Sibley: Oil, Claire. Oil.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV)
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Why was Maggie in the doctor's office in the final episode?Do the Ghosts of the deceased haunt the Fishers?
What is the song playing in the final scene?
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From the haunting opening strains of the incredible theme music by Thomas Newman (part of The Fabulous Newman Boys, Alfred, Lionel, Emil, David and Oscar-winner Randy -- probably the most talented Hollywood musical family ever) to the scene of the death that will be this week's ‘client' of the Fisher family funeral home you know that you are in for a different type of viewing experience.
The amazing Alan Ball has put together a staggering ensemble of actors, directors, writers, photographers and editors that, without fail, present one of the finest hours on television. The make-up department deserves a special commendation for the work they do on the sometimes horribly mutilated ‘corpses' of the ‘clients.'
Peter Krause (Nate Fisher) who did such an excellent job in `Sports Night' and worked with Mr. Ball before in `Cybill' is the reluctant head of the family mortuary business. He carries the huge burden of having a potentially deadly problem with the vascular system in his brain -- and like all the Fishers -- is reluctant to share the information with the people in his life that most need to know...
Specifically his fiancée, Brenda Chenowith, Golden Globe winner Rachel Griffiths, who most Americans were introduced to in the Australian film `Muriel's Wedding.' Brenda has her own secrets -- not the least of which is the effect that one of her massage clients -- a prostitute -- seems to be having on her.
Lauren Ambrose (Claire Fisher) continues to grow weekly as a character. She is fiercely independent and just as unwilling to share her life with her family as the rest of the Fisher clan. Her bitingly satirical look at the world she grew up in comes out in her language and her on-line screen name: ICDeddPeople. (There actually is an AOL profile for that screen name which adds to the verisimilitude of her character.)
Which of course brings us to David (Michael C. Hall) the gay son and real heart of the family. David has his own demons. Occasional drug use, unsafe sex and the need to be loved for who he is -- of course following in the family trait of not telling anyone about who he really is and what consumes him.
These myriad pieces, strong characters and outstanding production values all come together brilliantly under the firm hand of Mr. Ball and provide a fascinating look into a life that we all know exists but most of us have never explored.
The tag line says it all: `Your whole life is leading up to this...'