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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: 7576
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-01
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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
Amazon.com:
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:  - Big Love
this was purchased as a gift but I was very impressed with how fast I received it. Of course it came from your warehouse in Phoenix and I live just down the road in Avondale but nonetheless I had it right away which was impressive.
Rating: - Big Love Season One
I have not opened my product yet but it came just fine and looks fine. Brand new and in package. thanks.
Rating: - fantastic series
I became interested in the Mormon religion after reading Jon Krakauer's book. This series was also mentioned in Stephen Sinclair's book, "When Men Became Gods." For any Brits out there, these DVDs are worth getting from Amazon dot com. A fascinating story, and superb performances from all the actors involved. HBO has produced an absolutely fantastic series here.
Rating: - 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, like a Nip/Tuck - The Complete First Season or Entourage - The Complete First Season. Instead, this carefully woven and superbly written series builds, slowly, but gracefully. Aside from main character Bill Henrickson being a polygamist, it is not an unconventional family drama. He has problems with in-laws, parents, children and either or all of the three wives. What makes Big Love - The Complete First Season interesting is not polygamy itself, but any number of intricate, rich relionships in what surely is HBO's most underrated series.
Bill is a succussful business owner and survivor of an FLDS compound not unlike those of the infamous Warren Jeffs. He married the strong, lovely Barb and lived a very normal life with three children for a dozen years. It was after this time that Bill received "testimony," an ancient Mormon calling from God to consider the 'principle' of plural marriage. It was then that he married Nikki, the daugher of the compound leader and prophet Roman Grant. Just a year or two before the show begins Bill adds a third, young wife; former HomePlus employee Margine, easily the most naive and likable of the bunch. There are already seven children and more on the way.
Bill and the family live in three connected houses just outside Salt Lake City, a few hours from the compound he grew up in and now despises. There is an excellent supporting cast and each ... Read More
Rating: - 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 life, with job, children, etc. to watch it. She usually reads novels in her spare time, but I told her to find time to watch this DVD. I cannot imagine she will not love it as much as I do. The episodes are each so interesting and absorbing, whether it has to do with the relationship among the three wives, or with Bill's dealings with his malevolent father-in-law, as well as all the other difficult characters and situations that enter his life.
And my husband enjoys this series as much as I do. So, I recommend it for both sexes!
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