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  • 2006
  • TV-MA
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  • 2006
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Big Love

Summary From creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer comes Big Love, the story of a man, Bill Henrickson, living in Salt Lake City with his three wives, three houses, and three families.As if normal family life isn't enough trouble, Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton, Twister, Thunderbirds) has everything in triple: three wives, three houses, three f...

  • 2006
  • TV-MA
  • HBO
  • 2006
  • TV-MA
  • HBO

Big Love

5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 12, 2006
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 73 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 93 User Ratings
4.6
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Summary From creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer comes Big Love, the story of a man, Bill Henrickson, living in Salt Lake City with his three wives, three houses, and three families.As if normal family life isn't enough trouble, Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton, Twister, Thunderbirds) has everything in triple: three wives, three houses, three f...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 73 Critic Reviews
73
73% Positive
53 Reviews
26% Mixed
19 Reviews
1% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 73 Critic Reviews
73
73% Positive
53 Reviews
26% Mixed
19 Reviews
1% Negative
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100
Feb 3, 2011
One welcome aspect of all this is that some of the plot threads which became so distracting last season, threatening to tip Big Love into crazy-flatulent "L.A. Law" territory, seem to be gone. There is more than enough left, along with consistently brilliant acting all over, to keep the show as mesmerizing as it ever was.
By Nancy DeWolf Smith FULL REVIEW
88
The financial stakes get considerably higher this season. Bill's new "casino and family fun center" results in briefcases full of cash.
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80
It's entertainment. And, as entertainment, it clearly fulfills its function.
By Scott D. Pierce FULL REVIEW
80
It’s something of a feat that the makers of Big Love are willing to put the ugly side of this phenomenon up against the mainstream sheen of Bill’s setup, and -- thanks in great part to the marvelous acting on display, from Paxton’s rugged haplessness to all three women’s unique variations on maternal stress and wifely sensuality -- still offer up a family to root for, warts and all.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
70
Like the fledgling “John From Cincinnati” but with fewer side effects, “Big Love” derives suspense, humor and thrills from HBO’s signature insight: that Americans are profoundly anxious about how their families are different from other families.
By Virginia Heffernan FULL REVIEW
60
More of a curiosity than a necessity.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
10
“Big Love” is a waste of time, and an excruciating waste of these actors’ talents.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 93 User Ratings
4.6
43% Positive
40 Ratings
16% Mixed
15 Ratings
41% Negative
38 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 93 User Ratings
4.6
43% Positive
40 Ratings
16% Mixed
15 Ratings
41% Negative
38 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Anima Sola Productions
  • Playtone
Initial Release Date: Mar 12, 2006
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 9 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 9 Nominations

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