Clive James Is Good at Dying Publicly
When writers develop terminal illnesses, we get the rare chance—if we're lucky—to see them publicly cope with the dying process.

When writers develop terminal illnesses, we get the rare chance—if we're lucky—to see them publicly cope with the dying process.
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The concept was short and simple: a series set in a family-run funeral home. In poetic fashion, nearly every episode of HBO’s Six Feet Under begins with the end of somebody’s life. Created by Alan Ball, the show focused on the Fisher family, an emotionally repressed and highly dysfunctional clan whose lives revolved around the grief and guts of the funeral business. Within the first five minutes of the show, we have our first death, and a significant one: Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. (played by Richard Jenkins)... Читать дальше...
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Okay! Guys! Listen up: Six Feet Under is the best, most influential piece of television in the history of the medium. To me. Moreso than the moon landing (didn't watch it, no spoilers), the Kennedy/Nixon debates (didn't watch it, no spoilers) and the ending of The Sopranos (didn't watch it, Vinnie already spoiled it) combined, I can personally testify about the healing properties of the Fischer family.
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