
HBO has announced that the polygamy drama Big Love‘s fifth season, which begins January 16, will be the last.
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President of HBO, Michael Lombardo, said in a statement:
“It has been an honor and pleasure to work with series creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer on this unique and provocative series, and I’m happy that they will be able to bring the story to its close the way they always envisioned. We look forward with great anticipation to collaborating with Mark and Will on their next venture.”
Mark V. Olsen and Will Schaeffer said in a joint statement:
“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 show has never produced huge ratings, Big Love has had a serious following of dedicated viewers and even earned multiple Emmy nominations. It hasn’t gone without problems though; it’s fourth season was not only slammed by critics but by one of the show’s stars, Chloe Sevigny:
“It was awful this season, as far as I’m concerned. I’m not allowed to say that! It was very telenovela. I feel like it kind of got away from itself. The whole political campaign seemed to me very farfetched.”
Don’t worry. Sevigny apologized (you can read her “apology” HERE), claiming that her words were taken out of context.
I really hate to see this show get cancelled. I’ve always been a huge fan. I’m also noticing that I have a strange attraction to anything that has to do with polygamy…hmm…
TLC Renews ‘Sister Wives’ For A Second Season
Also, isn’t it quite interesting that TLC‘s polygamist reality show Sister Wives has been renewed for a second season?
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