The Spoils of Babylon

The Spoils of Babylon

The Spoils of Babylon is an American comedy miniseries written by Matt Piedmont and Andrew Steele, directed by Piedmont, and starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, and Will Ferrell. It is intended to be a spoof of the epic-scale "TV event" miniseries adapted from bestselling novels (such as Shogun, The Thorn Birds and Rich Man, Poor Man) prevalent on American network television in the 1970s and 1980s. The miniseries premiered on IFC on January 9, 2014. For her performance as Cynthia Morehouse, Kristen Wiig was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.

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2014
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[Despite Cynthia's pleading, Devon leaves his family behind to find himself]

Cynthia Morehouse:
Devon. Devon!

[Cynthia goes into hysterics]

Cynthia Morehouse:
I will not be loved! I WILL NOT BE LOVED! DEVON!

Eric Jonrosh:
When the wine runs out, it's time to go. That's the rule. That's the rule as old as the hills. Is there any more wine?

Jonas Morehouse:
You know God put me here on this earth for a reason. To extrapolate that oil.

Young Cynthia Morehouse:
I'm not so sure you're using the word extrapolate properly.

Jonas Morehouse:
You see these hands! This nation was built by hands like these. Honest hands. Mostly African and Chinese, laboring under the belief that hard word is a religion unto itself. There's oil down in that well, and I'm gonna expunge it. Not for me, though. Not for all the wealth in the world. But for all mankind. It shall be - my legacy.

Eric Jonrosh:
I raced in Monte Carlo. And it wasn't on race day. It's a miracle no one was hurt.

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