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Big Love - The Complete First Season

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0026359332821
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 17, 2006
Running Time: 720 minutes
Sales Rank: 2444
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-01



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Product Description:
Think having three wives is a dream come true? Think again. HBO presents the new contemporary drama series that tells the story of Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) a practicing polygamist who lives in suburban Salt Lake City with his three wives and seven children. An independent businessman who runs a growing chain of hardware stores Bill faces a myriad of challenges in meeting the emotional romantic and financial needs of his wives Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) Nicki (Chloe Sevigny) and Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin) while dealing with their kids three adjoined houses an ever-mounting avalanche of bills and the opening of his newest hardware store.Running Time: 693 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 026359332821 Manufacturer No: 1000003732

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Big Love, HBO's newest buzzworthy series, recalls Groucho Marx's blithe proposal to two women in Animal Crackers. 'Why, that's bigamy,' one of the women exclaims. Groucho responds, 'Yes, and it's big of me, too.' But Bill Henrickson's (Bill Paxton) situation is hardly a laughing matter. Bill is a modern-day polygamist who lives in suburban Salt Lake City with his seven children and three 'sister-wives': Barbara (Jeanne Tripplehorn, never better), the more mature anchor of the household; Nicki (Chloe Sevigny), who spitefully refers to her as 'Boss Lady'; and recent addition Margene (charming Ginnifer Goodwin), insecure and childlike. A series that puts a human face on polygamy is brimming with prurient possibilities. Big Love's first two episodes are veritable commercials for Viagra, as Bill struggles to keep up with the demands of his spouses, with whom the sleeping arrangements are strictly scheduled. But once this more sensational aspect of 'plural marriage' is dealt with, Big Love moves on to focus on the emotional, spiritual and financial pressures that beset Bill and his families. As the dreamlike opening credit sequence (scored to the Beach Boys' ethereal 'God Only Knows') illustrates, Bill is a man on thin ice. He is carrying mortgages on three adjoining homes. A home-improvement store entrepreneur, he has just cut the ribbon on his second store and is planning a third. His wives, not immune to jealousies, vie for dominant position. And then there's Roman (Harry Dean Stanton; and any series that puts this venerable character actor and hipster saint in our homes on a weekly basis deserves our big love), the sinister leader of an outlaw fundamentalist compound, who has an escalating disagreement with Bill over the repayment of his loan that helped Bill build his fledgling empire ('There's man's law,' he states ominously, 'and there's God's law').

There are further complications that make Big Love so compelling. Bill suspects that his raw-nerved mother (Grace Zabriskie) may be poisoning his father (Bruce Dern). Nicki is a shopaholic accruing nearly $60,000 in credit-card debt. Overtures by new neighbors threaten to expose Bill's unorthodox and illicit living arrangements. The polygamy factor puts a subversive spin on traditional matrimonial melodrama. When Nicki plans her son's disastrous birthday party, her list of 'immediate family' tops 150. When Roman, who is Nicki's father, arrives, Bill proclaims he is not welcome in his 'homes.' As with Rome, Big Love may require a little patience. But this fascinating portrayal of a shadowy subculture, the intelligent writing, and the estimable ensemble will soon make you feel like part of the families. --Donald Liebenson



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Another first-rate series from HBO
Big Love - The Complete First Season is not a show that grabs hold of viewers from the opening scenes, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A completely absorbing series
I love this series. I bought the first season for my daughter who, I hope, will find time in her busy ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Addicting and Fascinating- One of the best shows on TV
The first time I watched this show I wasn't sure what to expect. However, the characters and the complexity ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - INTENSE!
Yes, it does get slow at times, but nothing not would stop me from being glued to this show. It is intensely ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - God help us!
There's an old song by the McGuire sisters from way back in the 50's. It's called "Sisters," and the lyric goes ... Read More

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