Television - Big Love (HBO) #1: Because what is 'normal' anyway?

-CrazyBeautiful- · 04-17-2006, 05:01 PM

Big Love

Watch it on HBO! Suns @ 10pm!

Check for reruns through out the week

Available 'ONdemand' Monday after the epiosde premieres

Big Love Fans
1. -CrazyBeautiful- (Jess)
2. DreamWalker
3. Zuzu
4. - The Ken -
5. *CarlyBabes*
6. Nikki K
7. summerbug
8. ~DresdenDoll~
9. Pickle-weasel!
10. our memories
11. ~*Love's*Bitch*~
12. vaughany

Sites
Big Lovin It

***Enigma*** · 04-17-2006, 05:42 PM

Thanks for kicking us off Lit.

I'm enjoying this series more and more.

own worst enemy · 04-17-2006, 09:20 PM

I've only seen two episodes ... I'll probably hang out tomorrow and catch a few OnDemand.

-CrazyBeautiful- · 04-17-2006, 10:53 PM

I love it. I'm about to watch the new episode OnDemand right now. My favorite episode so far was 'The Affiar' from last week. I love Barb and Bill as a couple. They are my favorite. Wouldn't it be awsome to have a Big Love forum?

ETA:

Did anyone else notice that the writers have been kind of hinting at flirtiness between Margene and Barb's son Ben (i think that's his name)? In one episode they were playing on the couch and the most recent episode when he was trying to fix her garbage disposal.

own worst enemy · 04-18-2006, 09:03 AM

Yes! I have noticed that since the Pilot.

I watched a huge portion of "Home Invasion" ... I love the scene where Margene is trying to tell Barb about Waynes birthday ... and she's like "Nicki just senses things" ... and then Nicki goes into the house, and she's like "What' going on?" and she's like "Oh, nothing..." and looks straight at Margene.

Unfortunately, I was watching it around 1:30am, so I fell asleep.

-CrazyBeautiful- · 04-18-2006, 10:01 AM

Yeah!! I think that Ben and Margene have more chemistry then Bill and Margene. I wonder where the writers are going to go with that. I see some sort of kiss happening eventually. That would be a bit awkward. haha

Nicki is my least favorite wife, but she wasn't so bad in the recent episode. I really wish that Bill would end up with only Barb in the end of the series. And Margene doesn't seem like she'll be happy much long not being able to interact with the world.

I wonder where we would check the ratings for the show. Anyone know?

fallingstars · 04-18-2006, 06:43 PM

I just started watching this show -- I've only seen the pilot, but I plan on getting caught up this week. It seems like a pretty good show so far.

-CrazyBeautiful- · 04-18-2006, 09:14 PM

It is a really good show and I has a lot of potential. The show keeps getting better when each episode and the ratins are rising each week which is great

La Ti Da · 04-18-2006, 09:38 PM

I didn't think I was going to like this show, and I love it now. If I miss an episode, I get pissed. It's the only show I think has the best potential right now.

own worst enemy · 04-18-2006, 09:40 PM

I'm not at that point ... but I am relishing in the delight I get from the show. It's so different from anything else I'm watching ... and the cast is fantastic.

-CrazyBeautiful- · 04-18-2006, 10:00 PM

The whole family dynamic appeals to me much more then the issues with Roman Grant over the store and loans.

The good part about Big Love is that there are sooo many oppurtunities to watch it. It reruns about 4 times a week and if you have ONDemand you can watch it whenever you want.

Nikki K · 04-19-2006, 03:16 AM

The most hilarious thing so far was, IMO, when Roman was misquoted in the paper: "... says we are just like homosexuals."

Also I'm curious what will happen with Sara and her Mormon friend/co-worker from the fast food place.

***Enigma*** · 04-19-2006, 09:14 AM

I agree..................the family dynamics appeal to me a whole lot more than the Roman stuff as well. The relationships are the best part of the show for me.

The cast is fantastic.

-CrazyBeautiful- · 04-19-2006, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki K

The most hilarious thing so far was, IMO, when Roman was misquoted in the paper: "... says we are just like homosexuals."

Also I'm curious what will happen with Sara and her Mormon friend/co-worker from the fast food place.

Do you mean what will happen with them in general? Or do you think that she'll end up having a romantic relationship with the friend?

summerbug · 04-20-2006, 09:26 AM

I keep saying I'm not a huge fan (beyond the cast who is fantastic mostly) and that I'll keep giving it another try. I must like it more than I thought because every week I plan to watch it in the midweek re-airs.

Ben is much closer to Margene's age and they are so similar in a lot of ways. It will be interesting because I'm sure they'll act on his feelings and her lonliness at the very least.

From Reuters

HBO orders second helping of "Big Love" By Andrew Wallenstein
Thu Apr 20, 7:26 AM ET

"Big Love" just got bigger.

HBO has ordered a second season of its drama series about a polygamist family, the network said Wednesday, just halfway into its rookie year.

"We all just felt the show was really solid and only getting better," HBO president of entertainment Carolyn Strauss said. "It's gathering momentum with subscribers and critics."

"Big Love" will go back into production in August in anticipation of returning to the air sometime next year. The number of episodes has yet to be determined; the opening order was 12.

The second-season order was not exactly guaranteed given that "Love" has not been a big ratings draw for HBO. Airing opposite stiff competition like ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," "Love" has averaged fewer than 4 million total viewers for its Sunday 10 p.m. premieres, hanging on to less than half of the audience from its lead-in, "The Sopranos."

Still, a closer examination of "Love's" ratings indicates it is far from a lost cause. An additional 3 million viewers catch "Love" in multiple repeat broadcasts throughout the week.

The cumulative audience also has been kind to "Sopranos," which averages 8.8 million viewers in its premiere airing. That haul climbs to 12.8 million when repeats are added. Additional viewers come in via HBO On Demand, though the network does not yet have measurement of viewership on that platform.

However, "Sopranos" is still feeling the pain of its competitive premiere time slot; Sunday saw its smallest audience in more than five years.

Strauss indicated it is unlikely "Sopranos" and "Love" will be paired again, with "Love" likely to return in the latter half of the year; "Sopranos" will commence its final eight episodes in January. She also suggested that "Love" might be a better fit with a 9 p.m. slot given that its themes -- family, marriage, relationships -- might resonate earlier in the evening.

"I think we'd be comfortable putting the show on at 9 o'clock," Strauss said. "It feels like a solid 9 o'clock show in terms of story line, subject matter."

The cast and production team from the original season are expected back. Bill Paxton stars as the busy husband of Chloe Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Ginnifer Goodwin.

Also at HBO, the network began production on a second season of "Rome" at Rome's Cinecitta Studios. A co-production of HBO and the BBC, "Rome" also will return to air sometime next year after completing production in October.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter