(S02E09) Things are certainly heating up on Big Love. I don't know for certain what big finale we are gearing up for. I used to think that it was Bill taking over as head of the U.E.B. (United Effort Brotherhood). I thought last season was leading Bill toward being the prophet. But now I'm not so sure. Now, more and more, I think things are careening toward Bill losing everything. I don't think he'll lose the store (though, that would make Margie's concerns foreshadowing), but I think he is going to lose Barb. And that, in Bill's world, would be everything.Posts with tag ginnifer goodwin
Big Love: Circle the Wagons
(S02E09) Things are certainly heating up on Big Love. I don't know for certain what big finale we are gearing up for. I used to think that it was Bill taking over as head of the U.E.B. (United Effort Brotherhood). I thought last season was leading Bill toward being the prophet. But now I'm not so sure. Now, more and more, I think things are careening toward Bill losing everything. I don't think he'll lose the store (though, that would make Margie's concerns foreshadowing), but I think he is going to lose Barb. And that, in Bill's world, would be everything.Continue reading Big Love: Circle the Wagons
Big Love: Good Guys and Bad Guys
(S02E07) Sorry about my absence last week. I was actually in Utah, visiting family who do not have HBO. Things were complicated and I also did not really have an Internet connection before this afternoon, so I couldn't do a review. I have seen last week's episode "The Dating Game," though. I liked Ana, and I thought her friendship with Margene was very sweet. I admired Bill, though, for realizing that maybe it was just lust on his part and ending the relationship. I also admire him for not sleeping with Ana, though can making out with her without two of his wives knowing he is seeing someone really be part of an eternal principle? Just curious about this protocol.Continue reading Big Love: Good Guys and Bad Guys
The Golden Globes: Best Television Series - Drama
NBC brings us the Golden Globes tonight, and this is the last in our series of preview posts looking at the television categories. Sandy will be blogging live updates of the show here on TV Squad, so if Jack and 24 already have your attention, keep a browser open to play along. That said, let's look at the award for Best Television Series - Drama. Inertia is a powerful thing. And it is one of the big problems with Emmy nominations. Too often the same show will get nominated year after year because that's just what they do, while newer, more deserving shows, are overlooked. The Golden Globes doesn't fall into that particular trap quite as often, but they have their own issues. The Globes have a tendency to favor shows with a lot of buzz, or big ratings, whether their quality is up to snuff or not. I think it's something we see again in the list of nominees this year.
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HBO orders up season two of Big Love
According to The Hollywood
Reporter, HBO likes Big Love enough to bring it back for a second season. The series is about a polygamist
family consisting of a husband, three wives, and seven children (and at least one wife wants another child).The viewership for Big Love hasn't been impressive, with about 50% of Sopranos' viewers not sticking around for the show. It has been averaging about 4 million viewers each Sunday night. Those numbers are comparable to HBO's Deadwood.
Season two of Big Love begins filming in August.
Big bucks for Big Love wallpaper
Are you kidding me? Cingular is charging customers $1.99 for
Big Love wallpaper
for cell phones. You know what I'm talking about, right? Teeny, tiny, little cell phone wallpaper pictures. For $1.99.
For Big Love? It's a brand new show, on late at night, on premium cable. If HBO wants to promote Big
Love, it should be giving away those wallpaper photos for free. Puh-lease.Cingular also has Muppets wallpaper. Ok, I might consider paying for that one. If I didn't already know how to make my own.
New (and returning) programs for the week of March 12-18
All
sorts of television shows are new or returning this week. Some highlights include, of course, The Sopranos and the controversial Big Love tonight on HBO. Personally, I'm looking forward to the new Julia Louis-Dreyfus comedy, The New Adventures of Old Christine. I'm hoping she can break the Seinfeld curse this time around. The promos aren't all that promising but I like
Louis-Dreyfus enough to give it a shot on Monday.Here's what's up:
- The Sopranos, Sundays @ 9 pm on HBO (Sixth season premieres March 12)
- They're back.
- Big Love, Sundays @ 10 pm on HBO (premieres March 12)
- Bill Paxton stars as a polygamist in Salt Lake City who has three wives, seven children and three adjoining houses. Also stars Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin. Great tagline: Polygamy Loves Company.
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Why can't polygamy be funny?
I can't say I'm surprised about this news. HBO is launching a new
original series after The Sopranos on March 12 called Big Love. It stars Bill Paxton as a wealthy
businessman from Salt Lake City who just happens to be a polygamist. He tries to balance the needs of his three wives,
played by Chloe Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Ginnifer Goodwin (hey, that's some good casting!), by popping a little
Viagra every now and then. HBO expects the funny to erupt as Paxton tries to juggle his three families, while keeping
his lifestyle secret. Continue reading Why can't polygamy be funny?
Big Love coming in March
I remember reading about Big Love briefly
way back in January when perusing an article about the renewal of Deadwood. But
since then, I don't think I've seen more than a few
articles pumping it up. I mean c'mon, it premieres after The Sopranos on March 12! So here we go, I'm
gonna talk about it because it looks good. Really good. Who wouldn't want to see a show where Bill Paxton has three
wives?Continue reading Big Love coming in March
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