zchillman
recommended this
This along with The Sopranos helped transform HBO from movie provider to the place for must see TV.
Six Feet Under will make you see how fragile human life is, and not just in the finite terms of life. It chronicles love, friendship, talent, work, psyche, and many other topics.
Characters will frequently fall in and out of your liking, but by the series end you'll recognize how you'll miss them.