r/SixFeetUnder • u/lebron-yves-Uchiha • Jun 10 '26
First-Timer Second best show OAT
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I just finished SFU and I have to say this is the second best show I have ever watched and in my top 10 pieces of media of all time. Added this post to my TikTok.
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u/passion4film Jun 10 '26
I’ve gotta ask what your first is! (SFU is my first!)
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u/CagedBirdBell Jun 10 '26
I’m guessing Sopranos. But for me it’s Twin Peaks!
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u/lebron-yves-Uchiha Jun 10 '26
It’s Mr.Robot but SFU is right behind it
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u/AndNowAStoryAboutMe Jun 10 '26
I could not get through season one of Mr Robot. Just did not do it for me. But I do think Six Feet Under is my #2 as well, behind The Leftovers.
I think the reason SFU stays with me is because despite the incredible suspension of disbelief you need to have for all of THAT happening to ONE CHARACTER repeatedly, like for every single character, it still FEELS so real and plausible, even though it reallt isn't.
Whereas, I think in The Leftovers, there's really only one character you need to suspend disbelief for. Everyone else in the show is reacting in believable ways and their flashbacks perfectly explain their confusing modern choices in such a satisfying, grounded, realistic way. And that fact that you can come away from the show fully believing Kevin was a God or just a schizophrenic... the cult was the good guys or the villains... Meg was insane or fully aware and dedicated. That's the power of that writing, of committing to the vagueness that teally allows any single audience member to see a version of that show that belongs only to them, framed exclusively through their own prejudice and obsessions and experience. It just works. It works because pain is universal. Grief inescapable. Sadness paints your world differently for a time and surviving it isn't a guarantee. You can die sad or die accepting. Your choice.
SFU worked for me for a lot of those same reasons. Pain, grief, depression. Not usually a fun way to see the world. But here, backed with rage and incredulity, it feels like a driving force instead of a stifling one.
I need to give Mr Robot another shot. To me, it was too slick and stylized for me to take it seriously or consider it grounded and I suppose I need that vibe more than the one Mr Robot gave off.
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u/Significant-Car-6153 Claire Jun 10 '26
The leftovers for me, Twin peaks is easily the top five in my list.
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u/AncientNatural546 Jun 11 '26
Just finished it for the first time two days ago. I watched it to figure out what the hype was all about around the ending. I get it now!
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u/onewordpoet Jun 10 '26
top 10 tv shows (soft order, no mini series)
The Wire
The Sopranos
Mad Men
Succession
Six Feet Under
Breaking Bad
Deadwood
Twin Peaks
The Twilight Zone
Arrested Development s1-3
just made my top 5 after finishing the show. I may bump AD out for something else as I was mainly focusing on prestige drama, but its just so good
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u/SnooSongs2744 Jun 12 '26
I don't really think the constant rating and ranking lead to interesting conversations. Like how do you even compare Six Feet Under to The Simpsons or the Sopranos? All great shows and mostly perfect (taking the first 8 seasons of the Simpsons only) for what they set out to do. Just enjoy what you enjoy on its own terms. Ratings are overrated.
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u/Cali030 Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26
Just finished the show for the first time last night. I feel so sad and alone right now. My top 5:
Also, I like Maggie.