Nate was not leaving for a run through the cemetery, Claire wasn’t cursing someone out and slamming the door to the carriage house, and Ruth wasn’t staring vacantly out a window like dear old Norma Bates. In fact, the only creature stirring last night at 2032 E. 25th Street (nee Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) was a rather large spider (is anyone here an arachnid expert? What the fuck is that!), spinning an ungodly web that stretched across the entirety of the house’s front driveway.
Why on Earth would I choose to visit the main exterior filming location for Six Feet Under? Well, for the last three months I have been introducing Nicci to the show, and at some point I had the genius plan to surprise her with a visit to the house (currently the residence for members of the Filipino Federation Of America). Since we were supposed to the series finale last night, I figured there was no better opportunity to take her to the house.
It’s located less-than 6 miles from where I currently live, and the street that runs along the front of the house (Arlington) is busy at all hours of the day, since it provides entrances to the Interstate in two directions. I’m amazed that the directors and cinematographers involved in Six Feet Under somehow managed to make the house appear as if it was located on a quaint residential street. The carriage house (or guest house) looks completely different than it did on the show. I guess all those crane shots that look down on the property changes the audience’s perception.
Upon watching the finale of Six Feet Under for the first time in several years, I was reminded just how stunning the show is from pilot to finale. There are dull moments sprinkled throughout the series, but it remains my favorite television program ever. I know I talk a lot about LOST, but I really don’t know if it can compare to Six Feet Under. I guess I’ll have to wait until that show’s conclusion before I make up my mind.
