For Bill problems are like weeds Just when he thinks he has gotten rid of one with the video-gaming venture another one pops up on his doorstep in the form of conniving little compound escapee Rhonda What continues to surprise me is why Barb is so gullible when it comes to this girl Just having her in the house is a threat to the security of the entire family yet she seems taken in by her innocent-runaway act Barb suggests that the families adopt her gets her into the halfway house and even works with the overzealous child advocate to get her placed in a foster home For goodness sake even oblivious Teeny seems to sense that there is something not right with the girl but Barb is ready to risk everything to protect her from the cesspool that is the compound in her eyes Way to keep perspective there boss lady Nicki on the other hand is not fooled and sees the danger that Rhonda represents as she continues to menace her with threats of exposure and demands
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Chloë Sevigny, Big Love
If there's a controversy swirling on Big Love (9 pm/ET, HBO), you can bet that Nicki Grant, polygamist Bill Henrickson's second wife, is nearby. Deliciously played by Oscar nominee Chloë Sevigny (1999's Boys Don't Cry), she's uptight, manipulative and often nasty, but can deftly parry any and all accusations of impropriety with a casual "Who, me?" innocence.
TV Guide: After starring in controversial films, is playing a polygamist tame?Chloë Sevigny: I know my films are labeled that, but I don't take them as such. I thought this show was very much in keeping with my work in films, as far as being outside the norm. [Nicki] is the one people love to hate, but I also [hear], "You're the reason I tune in, because you're always doing something crazy."
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The title Ive chosen for this weeks blog was a quote from The Prophet himself and it was a fitting one for tonights episode I have to give Roman Grant some credit Even when he is plotting undermining and defrauding he still seems to wholeheartedly believe that he has the best interests in mind for his righteous flock And what a flock it is The next time I complain about a big family get-together I am going to think back to this episode and thank my lucky stars Nickis supersized lineage was on the front burner tonight as she convinced Bill to visit the compound with her and even stay as a guest in Romans house Suffice it to say that Jerry Springer could have a field day with this bunch What I dont get is how anyone least of all Nicki could be surprised by Albys revelation that it was Roman who called the governors office about Barb Seriously The man is willing to overlook the attempted murder of hi
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In TV time it has been six weeks since the familys comeuppance at the mother-of-the-year ceremony and things are still completely out of alignment in the Henrickson household Barb still humbled by the guilt and shame she has brought on the family has fled the scene resentful of Bills domineering approach to problem-solving Nicki both enticed and terrified by the possibility of taking over as first wife tries to appease and scheme her way into the post bullying Margene all along the way And the kids are just trying to live their lives the best way they can in the shadow of their familys secret No matter what you think about polygamy as a way of life or as a premise for a television drama you cant argue with the caliber of acting on display here in HBOs latest twist on the nuclear family Bill Paxton is incredibly effective as a man who is torn between his heart his faith and his obligations At times I am confoun
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Jessica deBen, Survivor: Fiji
It is never easy being the first person ousted from a reality show, so Jessica deBen was a little bit sad about getting her torch snuffed last week on CBS' Survivor: Fiji (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET). A fashion stylist by trade, she struggled during the first elimination challenge (untying ropes and puzzle-solving), and the Ravu tribe — already dealt a blow by landing on their beach with neither supplies nor fire — felt she was a weak link and sent her packing. TVGuide.com asked the New Orleans native about her experience.
TVGuide.com: Are you surprised you're the first person out?Jessica deBen: Yeah, I definitely am.
TVGuide.com: Watching it on TV, why do you think they singled you out?Jessica: Look at when I was tying the rope.
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Question: Based on last night's Rescue Me, I guess Probie is the big gay surprise you've been hinting at.
Answer: Yes, he is. But exec producer Peter Tolan cautioned me (via my colleague, Bruce Fretts), against slapping a label on him. "Probie is a character who has been searching for love — and in many cases, in the wrong places," says Tolan. "What he finds is not love but companionship and sexual release. But he’s a confused guy, and I don’t think he’s gay. The funniest conversations those characters have is about how they’re involved in a sexual relationship but they’re not gay. There’s been an unhealthy
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Here's what you want to know: Was it worth the wait? Was it ever!
The Sopranos (Sundays, 9 pm/ET, HBO) already breaks every rule in the TV book, with its intoxicating blend of family intrigue, psychological character study, dark humor and raw violence. So why shouldn’t it test our patience and loyalty by putting nearly two years between seasons?
By the explosive end of the first hour, you’ll have forgotten how much time has passed between chapters, and you’ll be counting the minutes until the next episode. Just like old times.
The return of The Sopranos is one of the major TV events of any year, and how great to be buzzing again about Tony and Carmela, Uncle Junior and Christopher, Paulie and Silvio — and even a slimmed-down, amped-up version of the formerly obese
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Annette Bening, Mrs. Harris
News flash: Annette Bening has once again fallen in love with a charming, wealthy older man who has a reputation for being a bit of a Casanova.
But unlike the story of Bening's real-life romance — her marriage to Warren Beatty has been going strong for nearly 14 years now — there's no happy ending for the character the Oscar-nominated actress plays in HBO's Mrs. Harris (premiering Feb. 25 at 8 pm/ET). Inspired by Shana Alexander's best-selling book Very Much a Lady, the movie explores the sensational 1980 murder scandal involving Jean Harris, the middle-aged headmistress of an exclusive girls' boarding school who shot and killed her longti
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Indie starlet Chloe Sevigny — who currently stars in Woody Allen's new film, Melinda and Melinda — is no stranger to risky roles. (The Brown Bunny, anyone?) Her next TV project might win her more controversy than she bargained for, however.
"I'm about to do a TV show for HBO called Big Love," says the 31-year-old actress. "It's a modern-day, Six Feet Under-like drama about a Mormon fundamentalist family.
"The family has three wives," Sevigny continues. "I play the middle wife and I grew up in the community on a compound. My father, played by the great Harry Dean Stanton, is the community's prophet, so my character has a bit of an ego trip going on. She thinks she's a princess because her father is this important man. And [she's] stuck i
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