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Jean Tripplehorn to play Jackie O

Big Love's wife number 1, Jean Tripplehorn has landed a new high profile job in an Upcoming HBO movie. The Hollywood Reporter gives us:Jeanne Tripplehorn has been cast as Jackie Kennedy Onassis in "Grey Gardens," HBO Films' true story about a couple of eccentric members of the Kennedy clan. It ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | November 7, 2007 at 7:33 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love Off Season Update

Well, it's been a quiet hiatus for HBO's Big Love. We now have a glimmer of news from Margene Heffman herself. There are pictures (ultrasound) of the next member of the family, Nell. I can't remember if we knew the baby was a girl, and her name was going to ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | October 29, 2007 at 2:20 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love Season 2 on DVD

The second season of Big Love was some of the best television I've seen in quite some time. According to TVShowsOnDVD we can expect the 2nd season DVDs on December 11 2007.We've got the jump on HBO Home Video's formal announcement, with word of a December 11th planned release date. ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | September 5, 2007 at 5:11 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love: Season Finale

In a season finale that could have been a series finale, Big Love wrapped up last night. The HBO.com synopsis gives us:This week, Bill resorts to a new tack to try to bring down his nemeses. Preparing for the festivities surrounding Salt Lake City's Pioneer Week parade, the Henricksons are ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | August 27, 2007 at 10:53 AM | Comments (0)

Big Love: Ginnifer Goodwin Acts Her Ass Off

TVGuide.com's Micheal Ausiello had this to say in his weekly column.Love was always a little hit-or-miss with me, but these last seven episodes have made me a believer. Easily the best show of the summer. And can we just take a moment to bask in the awesomeness that is Ginnifer ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | August 23, 2007 at 11:19 PM | Comments (1)

Big Love: Take Me As I Am

This week, Big Love comes to us a day early. The penultimate episode for season 2 was another solid episode packed with nearly every storyline possible. HBO.comgives the following synopsis:This week, Bill makes Alby a tempting offer in the wake of Nicki's disclosure about Weber Gaming. Barb learns that her ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | August 21, 2007 at 6:12 PM | Comments (0)

Margene Answers Questions

Each week, Margene ( or most likely an assistant producer acting as Margene ) blogsabout her life in the Big Love universe. If you want to stay 100% spoiler free, then I suggest you don't read it as she sometimes hints at upcoming storylines. This week, she answers questions posed ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | August 14, 2007 at 8:17 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love: Circle the Wagons

Big Love is really gearing up. Last night's episode was amazing. Over the last few weeks it seemed like they were trying to cram too much into a single episode, but last night was great. A single over-arching story (Bill dealing with Alby and UEB after Roman's shooting), with supporting ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | August 7, 2007 at 10:44 PM | Comments (0)

Ginnifer Goodwin in Williamstown Theatre Festival Production

Big Love's Margene (Goodwin) is currently back in her old college town starring in a play for the Williamstown Theatre Festival through August 12th. The Boston Globe's article discusses the role and also her early acting career, as well as her experiences with Big Love.Goodwin was certain that she blew ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | August 7, 2007 at 9:51 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love: Kingdom Come

The 20th episode of Big Love was an event-filled episode. The HBO.com gives:Stressed out from the Weber deal and exhausted by Margene's sexual appetite, Bill proposes that he take a night off from the wives every seventh day.Spoilers Below The HBO synopsis this week didn't even scratch the surface. Last ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | August 2, 2007 at 10:07 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love Renewed for Third Season

Several sites are reporting that HBO has greenlit a third season of Big Love. Variety.com gives us some more information:Net has picked up 12 episodes of the show, in which Bill Paxton and Chloe Sevigny star as members of a polygamous family in Utah. Writing is set to begin ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | July 25, 2007 at 10:26 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love: Good Guys and Bad Guys

Potential Spoilers The HBO.com synopsis for Monday's episode is:Margene's dysfunctional past is illuminated when her mother Ginger pays a visit to the Henricksons. After the truth about her marriage is revealed, Margene is shocked when Ginger turns her back on her--and embraces Nicki instead. At the Juniper Creek compound, Lois ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | July 24, 2007 at 10:01 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love: Dating Game

This week on Big Love, many things changed for the family. HBO.COM gives us: This week, having uncovered Bill's romantic secret, Margene befriends an unsuspecting Ana, then arranges lunch with (the unequally unsuspecting) Barb and Nicki at the diner to introduce them to their prospective sister-wife. Bill tries to get ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | July 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM | Comments (0)

What is Rhonda's Game?

Rhonda Volmer started out as a fairly innocuous character in season 1 of Big Love. She seemed to be there only to remind us of the tragedy of polygamy, and to further cement Roman's evilness. Now, Rhonda has become a major player in the series. She seems to be responsible ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | July 19, 2007 at 12:08 AM | Comments (1)

Big Love: Uncle Eddie

Uncle Eddie (Brian Kerwin) is a new significant character this season. He was introduced to us as Lois' brother who has been helping her with the laundromat. It would be unlikely that he was brought in, with such a significant presence, without figuring into this seasons arc. In the last ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | July 10, 2007 at 1:20 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love, Big Family Secrets

Wednesday night on HBO, two Big Love specials were shown. They originally aired on June 25th. Big Love, Big Secrets is a behind the scenes show that includes interviews with the cast and crew, as well interviews from actual members of plural-marriage families. It was very interesting hearing a comment ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | July 4, 2007 at 9:30 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love: Rock and a Hard Place

This week, Big Love steps up the complications for the Henrickson family. Allot happened this week. I've watched it twice, and I still don't think I got everything. The synopsis at HBO.com gives us: This week, Bill's anxieties over his upcoming testimony in Joey's case are compounded by the presence ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | July 3, 2007 at 7:14 PM | Comments (1)

Big Love vs Girls Next Door

Over at EOnline is a humorous article comparing Big Love to the Hugh Hefner's reality series The Girls Next Door.GND has… Bridget, the brainiac middle girlfriend, who has her master's degree and a particular sensitivity about her status within the threesome, a sensitivity that sometimes seems like the behavior of ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 29, 2007 at 5:25 PM | Comments (1)

Big Love: Margene and Ben

So, they toyed with us for a few episodes. They've alluded that Margene and Ben might get together, especially in the promos. Even so far as having Ben discuss Margene's 'hotness' with Jason. Well, we found out on Monday that it isn't going to happen, that Margene has only mother-son ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 27, 2007 at 8:52 PM | Comments (5)

Big Love: Reunion

Monday night, Bill and Nicki take a visit back to the compound. The summary from HBO.com says: Bill and Nicki drive to Juniper Creek for a family reunion--and a council vote that Bill hopes to leverage against Roman in the case against Joey. Arriving at Lois's cabin, they are surprised ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 25, 2007 at 10:08 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love Prequels on Sunday

Awhile back I posted about the prequel that introduces Margene, Meet the Babysitter. Well, this weekend HBO gives us all three prequels in Big Love: In The Beginning, for those of us who don't have Comcast on Demand. The other 2 vignettes are Post-partum Depression and Moving Day. Potential SpoilersPostpartum ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 22, 2007 at 7:16 PM | Comments (5)

Big Love: The Writing on the Wall

Monday night was the second episode of the season, The Writing on the Wall. The synopsis on HBO.com gives us:Home Plus billboards have been defaced, leading Bill and Don to scramble for repairs and a rethinking of Bill's public face on Home Plus. When Barb registers for college courses, her ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 19, 2007 at 6:49 AM | Comments (2)

Big Love: Margene's Blog

The character of Margene has a blog over at HBO.comIt seems like Barb doesn't know what she wants or if she does, I don't know what it is, and to me it just seems like she's off the tracks and doesn't really know how to get back on. For, like, ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 14, 2007 at 9:14 PM | Comments (5)

Big Love: Jeanne Tripplehorn Interview

In the wake of this weeks season premiere, TVGuide.com has a short interview with Big Love's Jeanne Tripplehorn (Barb Henrickson).TV Guide: The wives seem to serve different purposes. Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin) has a childlike innocence, while Nicki (Chloe Sevigny) has a connection to power. But is Barb Bill's one true ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 13, 2007 at 8:31 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love Season 2 Premier

Last Night was the season premiere of Big Love on HBO. In the aftermath of her "Mother of the Year" exposure at theGovernor's mansion, Barb retreats into her own world, leaving Nicki and Margene to take up the slack. Hell-bent on learning who betrayed the family, Bill gathers evidence against ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 12, 2007 at 8:46 AM | Comments (0)

Big Love Prequel Clip - Margene

One of the Big Love prequels that are currently showing on HBO on Demand is available at iFilm. It takes place 3 years prior to the series, and is where Bill introduces Margene to the family as the new babysitter. iFilm.com has posted the clipIn this flashback from Big Love, ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 10, 2007 at 9:38 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love Season One Recap - Season 2 Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, the HBO series Big Love starts it second season. This off-beat drama with its bizarre premise really exploded into a great show with interesting characters in its first season. At first, a series about polygamy didn't interest me at all, but I gave it a chance simply because of ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | June 10, 2007 at 8:57 PM | Comments (0)

Big Love Season 2

Of all the HBO series out there I just have a big fascination with BIG LOVE. (And ROME too - of course Dead Like me and Deadwood ranked up there too, but they are gone) So I have been anxiously awaiting for season two of Big Love after the giant ... Read the full story.
Posted by Rodney Brazeau | May 5, 2007 at 4:32 PM | Comments (3)