Pilot
03 Jan 2001
1 hr 0 min
English
Comedy
A
LA, Christmas Eve. Nathaniel Fisher, owner of the Fisher & Sons Funeral Home, is killed when a municipal bus broadsides his new hearse. The tragedy casts a pall on the holiday homecoming of son Nate (who works for an organic food coop in Seattle), as he must not only deal with the death of a father, but the fragile egos of mother Ruth (who has been having a secret affair with her hairdresser, Hiram), brother David (a closet homosexual seeing a black policeman named Keith), and sister Claire (a rebellious high-schooler who receives the bad news after dropping crystal meth with new boyfriend Gabe). The only good thing to happen to Nate is Brenda, a passionate woman he met on the plane, just before learning of his father's death. At home, David eschews the talents of his young mortician, Federico, to personally undo the damage of his dad's accident. The ensuing funeral leaves the family's deepest emotions exposed, and calls into question some of our more absurd rites of passage. At the gravesite, David is not amused by the advances of Matthew Gilardi of Kroehner Service Corp., a funeral-home conglomerate looking to buy out the Fisher's business. As for the senior Nathaniel, he may have been laid to rest - but has plenty left to reveal to his family.Show more
