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I bought this on the recommendation of a friend. The series is certainly interesting. The focus is a polygamous family in Salt Lake City. We see how they live, how the one dad with three wives, with children from each wife, work as one unit, but how they also present themselves to the outside world as a monogamous family. Dad is a successful business owner and is in a position to buy three adjoining houses and to support all the children. We see how the wives work out the schedules for when each wife shares hubby and we see how they work out household chores among themselves. And we also see the conflicts between this family and the compound they left. For me this was the weak point of the show. While it is important to show the contrast between old and new, the personalities of the old leader and our hero became part of the conflict. We also see how the children try to deal with the conflicts of living in a modern world where they make friends who are not like them. Not a perfect show, but certainly an interesting one. For something different, I would certainly recommend it. But I was not interested enough to pursue the second season.Read full review
My wife really likes this show. It really is more of a show geared towards woman, but it is not the typical, basic "he loves her," "she loves him" type of love drama. In this show, Bill Paxon (I think that's his name) is married to 3 woman, and we the viewers get to see his daily routine which involves living in 3 house with 3 different wifes, all of whom know and except Bill's choice of lifestyle, it's their choice of lifestyle too. This lifestyle however is not looked upon too highly by the other resident's of their town which is somewhere in Utah I believe. Bill and his wifes' daily struggles about keeping their lifestyles secret, as well as Bill's life as a successful store owner make this series worth watching, and a great gift for anybody looking for a show slightly different then the typical ones shown on TV.Read full review
Big Love is really entertaining but discs 4 and 5 are not loading up on my dvd player. When I attempted to play them on my computer, only the video worked so not sure what's going on with them.
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I love Big love. It has a very realistic and down to earth plot line. Not only that but it shows both sides of polygamy. The bad side is what they refer to as the "COMPOUND" in the series. That portion is about a Prophet and his many wives children and grand Children. The good side is about a Man (Bill) that has been very successful in life. He owns a store chain and has a great family. When Bill was young he was kicked out of the Compound left in the 'real' society at the age of 14. That is when he stopped practing polygamy and found his way with the Church of Ladder Day Saints (LDS). That is how he met Barb. They had 3 children together. When Barb got sick the "Prophet" sent one of his daughter's to take care of her. That is when Bill found his calling and began to practice polygamy again. This is a great story line. I never get bored. I can watch it over and over again. And everytime I watch it I notice and learn something new about life.Read full review
Great gift for those who love a good comedy! It has a good mix of family problems times three!! Just imagine trying to manage three households at the same time. Three WIVES!!! What a mess. Trying to please three different personalities and all that come with it, makes for great television. Don't get me wrong I do not agree with the lifestyle myself.... but I don't agree with how most of these Reality Show contestants parade their lives on television. But it gives you a good laugh. I bought this box set for my mother-in-law because she watched a couple of episodes toward the end of the first season (I watched the entire season) and she became interested. I got it for one of her Christmas gifts and she was all too pleased.
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