Guide Note

Big Love is a weekly HBO TV drama about a polygamous family in Sandy, Utah (a small town located next to Salt Lake City). The story follows the character "Bill Henrickson" and his three wives. The show premiered in March of 2006, following the sixth season premier of The Sopranos.

Fast Facts

1. Network: HBO
2. First Aired: March 12, 2006
3. Created by: Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer
4. Theme song: "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys

1. Bill Paxton as "Bill Henrickson
2. Chloë Sevigny as "Nicolette Grant," Bill's second wife
3. Ginnifer Goodwin as "Margene Henrickson," the third, youngest wife
4. Jeanne Tripplehorn as "Barbara Dutton Henrickson," a legally-married first wife
5. Harry Dean Stanton as "Roman Grant"
6. Mary Kay Place as "Adaleen Grant"

1. Bill Paxton on his role: "“Well, having three wives wasn’t bad for my virility factor. Let me rephrase that - having three sirens to chase around is pretty great. I’ve never gotten to mix it up with the ladies as much as some of my contemporary acting friends. I always wanted to. I always kind of thought I could do some romantic stuff and in this it’s like I won a triple bet. I have three love stories and they are all love stories. Each one of them is kind of sweet.”" BuddyTV
2. Ginnifer Goodwin after seeing footage polygamist compound raid footage: "My character does not come from that world,...She's married into a family who come from that world but are no longer a part of it. My clothes on the show are a little outdated, not my personal taste, but certainly not 'compound chic'." People Magazine