The Spoils of Babylon

TV Mini Series
2014
TV-14
23m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

4.2K

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Val Kilmer, Tim Robbins, Tobey Maguire, Jessica Alba, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Kristen Wiig, and Jelly Howie in The Spoils of Babylon (2014)

Patriarch Jonas Morehouse shepherds his daughter Cynthia and adopted son Devon from meager beginnings in the oil fields of Texas to powerful boardrooms in New York City. Cynthia and Devon, entwined in undeniable love, stumble through war-torn battlefields, blazing mansions, filthy drug dens and velvet-sheeted bedrooms on their quest for power and influence. Despite Jonas's best efforts to intervene, Cynthia and Devon's merciless love sets into motion a wave of destruction that crashes down on Devon's graceful wife Lady Anne, his daughter Marianne, his colleague and lover Dixie, Cynthia's hen-pecked husband Chet, her evil son Winston, the scheming Generals and far beyond.

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Cynthia and Devon are two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin.Cynthia and Devon are two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin.Cynthia and Devon are two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 7 nominations total

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Trivia
David Spade's character's fictional actor's name is "Joseph Soil" a clear reference to Joe Dirt (2001) and Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015).

Connections
Featured in The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (2014)

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7/10

An SNL-like parody

After watching the first episode of this new show by IFC, I felt entertained.

This is a parody. Those who do not appreciate parodies should not bother. Spoils of Babylon feels like an extended Saturday Night Live skit. If you don't like SNL, don't bother watching.

Expect trite dialogue, bad special effects, and intentionally sappy acting. That is the point.

I intend to keep watching. I hope they can introduce some unexpected story turns that will keep the show interesting.

Kristen Wiig and Tim Robbins start out strong.