HBO Cuts 'Big Love' From Lineup

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 28th 2010 04:00PM

'Sister Wives' may soon be your only source for multiple marriage on television. HBO has announced that the upcoming fifth season of 'Big Love' will be the show's last. The controversial drama, which centers on the life of the polygamous Hendrickson clan, has been a Sunday night success for the network since it first aired in 2006.

The show's co-creator, Will Scheffer, told E! Online of the new season, "I think you'll agree this is definitively our best season to date."

The series, which received flack for its portrayal of the Mormon endowment ceremony, won't leave any loose ends, say Sheffer and co-creator Marc V. Olson. "When we created 'Big Love' in 2002, we had a strong conception of the journey the Henrickson family would make over the course of the series, of the story we had to tell ... While we were in the writers' room this year shaping our fifth season, we discovered that we were approaching the culmination of that story."

While the plot of the final season is still a closely-guarded secret, Chloe Sevigny, one of the show's stars, says, "I think that finally you see the Henricksons having to deal with some consequences, for their actions and for their lifestyle. And they are finally getting a little bit of comeuppance."

The final season of 'Big Love' premieres in January 2011 on HBO.

Tags: big love, bill paxton, Chloe Sevigny, ginnifer goodwin, HBO, jeanne tripplehorn

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Thursday 28 October

By Mitch

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BIG LOVE premiered in 2006 not 2002

By ALLIE

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Hate this show!

By Mr. Leo

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This show ran out of gas after the second season.

By tana green

I'm not surrised at anything.

By Jay Love

over the course of this show I have really LOVED it a lot and never missed a show. however given that the concept has basically run out of gas the last season or so, I too think its time to put it to rest with dignity? I will watch the last season same as the rest, but it truely has not been "fun" since about the time old Roman Grant's character gave way for his son alby? they had the family running in way too many directions with business, family, and even a political career? it just stopped making sense after a while?

Friday 29 October

By Rochelle

I absolutely love this show and look forward to Sunday nights when it is on. I will be sorry to see it go.

By ewel4

I think when Harry Dean Stanton ( Roman) left the series the writers were at loose ends as of what to do. Mr Stanton seemed to carry the show and he is such a wonderful actor to begin with that without his presence the story line began to wither. I will still watch this last season though!

By jay

Good show..so now would be a good time to bring the sapranos back on again!!Why does HBO have all the good dramas now days?

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