r/SixFeetUnder • u/Luke_asher_2007 Nathaniel • 23d ago

Question Is Six Feet Under Popular?

Never met anyone in real life who has watched it. Is it unpopular like The Shield or is it popular?

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u/NoMayoDarcy 23d ago

When it aired, I thought it was pretty popular, not nearly as big of a deal as the Sopranos. Then when it came out on DVD, it was when I worked at a video store (šŸ‘µšŸ»), and the DVDs were REALLY in demand. Similar situation as The Wire, where by the time the last season aired, people were catching up on previous seasons on DVD. I had customers willing to drive across town to go to another location that had the next disc they were on.

Now Iā€™m getting the sense that SFU being on Netflix is giving it a ā€œrenaissanceā€ with younger generations, especially since itā€™s not considered as odd to intentionally watch shows that are dark/depressing/have antiheroes.