| Big Love: The Complete First Season |  | Directors: Alan Poul, Alan Taylor, Charles McDougall, Julian Farino, Mary Harron
Actors: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried
Studio: HBO Home Video
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Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Running Time: 720 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.7 x 1.2
MPN: 1000003732
UPC: 026359332821
EAN: 0026359332821
Theatrical Release Date: January 2006
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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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 UTAH 'S strange world in a comedy! March 17, 2010
Boudewyn Van Dyck (France)
THIS BIG LOVE SHOW WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN ON TV IN FRANCE IS VERY ENTERTAINING, AND SINCE IT IS SUBTITLED IN FRENCH EVEN MY WIFE CAN ENJOY ITS INTERESTING AND EVOLVING PLOT.
I'VE also bought SEASON 2 AND IT IS GREAT FOR ANGLOPHILES TO HAVE ACCESS THROUGH AMAZON TO THESE TYPE OF SHOWS AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES.
 Disappointed March 9, 2010
Janet K. Brown (North Carolina)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love the Show Big Love. I became hooked when my adult daughter forced me to watch it.
I missed so much of the first season that I bought it from Amazon. The first episode was great; episode two would not even play....I am at a loss and disappointed........
Great series!!! February 8, 2010
John Galt
I watched this show for the first time out of curiosity and was hooked. The show is not what a lot of people might think it is - for example, it's certainly not about a man with a "harem". If anything, what it's mostly about is "integrity"...how a man tries to maintain his family and faith under difficult and trying situations. The story gets pretty complex, with multiple storylines all intertwined. The writing and acting is all first rate. The show is very well produced and executed. I highly recomend this show/dvd - it's incredibly fascinating!
Shocking but funny November 24, 2009
Angel (Washington)
The closest I could compare this show to is to Sex in the City except this show has a different twist, in that there's a man with 3 wives. All of them know about each other and of course there is drama. This show really shocked me. Sure there is family oriented things in there but it's lets say, Rated R style. There's sex although not too much nudity, there's DRAMA like jealousy between the wives, and who gets to screw the husband on which night, etc. There's more to the show of course, but those parts pretty much spiced up this show and in a funny and interesting way.
Not paying attention to this show was a mistake October 8, 2009
Jenny Gilbert (Athens)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had heard about this show, but never paid attention to it until last week when a friend insisted I watch it. I got this DVD set and couldn't stop.
I have to confess, in the past, I never was a Bill Paxton fan and was really dubious that he would bring the show down. But to my surprise he didn't! Not only is the writing exceptional, but the acting is outstanding. You may not agree with how the character's choose to live, but you begin to care about them immediately. That is a mark of a brilliant TV show.
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