"Big Love" (2006) TV series 2006-????

Creators:

Mark V. Olsen
Will Scheffer

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Polygamy Loves Company

Plot:

Big Love centres around a polygamist (Bill Paxton) and his relationship with the three wives, all whom he is married to.

Plot Keywords:

Polygamist | Polygamy | Viagra | Poison | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for 7 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 20 nominations

Cast

Bill Paxton	...	Bill Henrickson / ... (35 episodes, 2006-2010)
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Barb Henrickson / ... (35 episodes, 2006-2010)
Chloë Sevigny	...	Nicolette Grant / ... (35 episodes, 2006-2010)
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Margene Heffman / ... (35 episodes, 2006-2010)
Amanda Seyfried	...	Sarah Henrickson (35 episodes, 2006-2010)
Douglas Smith	...	Ben Henrickson / ... (35 episodes, 2006-2010)
Grace Zabriskie	...	Lois Henrickson (34 episodes, 2006-2010)
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Roman Grant (33 episodes, 2006-2009)
Melora Walters	...	Wanda Henrickson (32 episodes, 2006-2010)
Joel McKinnon Miller	...	Don Embry (32 episodes, 2006-2009)
Keegan Holst	...	Wayne Henrickson (32 episodes, 2006-2010)
Matt Ross	...	Alby Grant (30 episodes, 2006-2010)
Garrett Gray	...	Raymond Henrickson (29 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jolean Wejbe	...	Tancy Henrickson / ... (27 episodes, 2006-2009)
Daveigh Chase	...	Rhonda Volmer (27 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mary Kay Place	...	Adaleen Grant (27 episodes, 2006-2009)
Shawn Doyle	...	Joey Henrickson (21 episodes, 2006-2010)
Bruce Dern	...	Frank Harlow (20 episodes, 2006-2010)
Tina Majorino	...	Heather Tuttle / ... (19 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mireille Enos	...	Kathy Marquart / ... (16 episodes, 2007-2010)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Finland:K-15 (DVD) | Australia:M | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (season 1) | New Zealand:R13 (season 2) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

All American Home Center - 7201 East Firestone Boulevard, Rockwell Defense Plant - Bellflower & Imperial Highway, Downey, California, USA

Company:

Anima Sola Productions

Trivia:

The show's fictional fundamentalist group, the "United Effort Brotherhood", is in some ways similar to and was largely inspired by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints whose financial and legal wing is called the "United Effort Plan". The FLDS is one of the most prolific and well-known remaining groups of polygamists claiming to be the successors of the original LDS church.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Barb confronts Margene about her son and their relationship, Margene states that she is only 5 years older than him. A few episodes later he gets his drivers license, presumably at 16. This would make her 21, not 23 as otherwise stated.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Tracy Morgan/Kelly Clarkson (#34.18)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

God Only Knows

What I truly LOVE about BIG LOVE!

Yes, it has a nice complexity of characters, who are ever being revealed to us. Yes, you really don't need to know much about the Mormons to get this show. But what I really love is how it points out how very few people in our supposedly "free society" are truly free to be who they are without fear of judgment, or worse, legal hassles and entanglements. Little by little, our freedoms have been whittled down by those among us who think they know best for ALL of us. If you don't believe me, go find a cancer patient who wants to smoke pot for their nausea and pain. Go ask the Californian who adores their pet ferrets but must hide them from the dept of fish and game. Ask the person who exclusively prefers the company of someone of their own sex yet fears losing their job if the wrong people find out.

This show is for anyone who enjoys great television, but it is mostly for those of us who know what its like to not be truly free to be who and what we are without fear.