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DVD : Big Love - The Complete First SeasonIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Amanda Seyfried, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin directed by: Alan Poul, Alan Taylor, Charles McDougall, Julian Farino, Mary Harron  List Price: $59.98 Amazon.com's Price: $40.49 You Save: $19.49 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: unknown
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1Audience 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 Studio: Hbo Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 2006-01 Sales Rank: 3004 MPN: HBOD93328D Related Items:
Editorial Review: 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. DVD Features: 3D Animated Menus Audio Commentary Featurette 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent SeriesBig Love gives an insight into the everyday life of a suburban polygamist family. Informative, insightful, funny, heart wrenching and entertaining. Rating: - A Great HBO ShowThis show is one of the HBO greats before the channel imploded with the desire with making every show cheaper and as big as The Sopranos. The actors and talent are huge and well known before they took this job on TV. Bill Paxton, Chloe Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Gennifer Goodwin are the stars along with Harry Dean Stanton. Incredible actors for a wonderful show. The story takes place in Utah where a man who comes from a polygamist compound has recreated a polygamist family in the suburbs ... Read More Rating: - Guilty PleasureI absolutely, positively love this show!!! The actors are phenomenal, the characters are great, the writing is engaging, the story is captivating. Did I mention how I love this show? :) Rating: - A BIG LOVE CLASSIC!! BILL PAXTON AND CAST ARE BRILLIANTwhat can i say about big love...love it or hate it but you cant ignore it . its a great show. hbo does it again with the classics like with oz, the wire and now they look into the world of polygamy. a strange world but a entertaining world. will you love the show yes you will...you will love the cast especially bill paxton who is such a underrated actor. i love his work like a simple plan and one false move. i love his character bill because his character is such a complex character....you want to ... Read More Rating: - Big Lovethis 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. Browse for similar items by category:
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