HBO show about polygamy??

[Jeff_Ricks]

I have the morning news on as I'm sitting here answering emails this morning and an advertisement came on for a news story that will be on Channel 2 News tonight. The ad said something like, "One man, many wives. Why the LDS Church is taking a stand against a new HBO series about polygamy."

Does anyone know anything about it. That's the first time I've heard of it. It'll be interesting to see how the Church deals with issue. My guess is they'll claim that the show is inaccurate, but so are all those The Work and the Glory fictions. At any rate, the publicity will be great! :) I love it when Mormonism's chickens come home to roost!

Jeff

[silverfox]

I have the morning news on as I'm sitting here answering emails this morning and an advertisement came on for a news story that will be on Channel 2 News tonight. The ad said something like, "One man, many wives. Why the LDS Church is taking a stand against a new HBO series about polygamy."

Does anyone know anything about it. That's the first time I've heard of it. It'll be interesting to see how the Church deals with issue. My guess is they'll claim that the show is inaccurate, but so are all those The Work and the Glory fictions. At any rate, the publicity will be great! :) I love it when Mormonism's chickens come home to roost!

Jeff

http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=110854

My understanding is that Mo'ism is not mentioned in the show at all but the church probably wants to make a statement because probably, regardless, many will relate the show to Mo'ism.


HBO is coming out with a new drama series aimed at portraying what it's like to live as a polygamist in Utah. Actor-producer Tom Hanks, best known for starring in movies like Forrest Gump and Castaway, is behind the project, saying Utah polygamists are ready for the prime time.

HBO and Tom Hank's production company are keeping tight lipped about what the series will exactly be about, but what we do know is the show will try to depict what everyday life is like for a polygamist living in Utah.

A source for the network says the series will try to be fair about how they depict the lifestyle, and they plan on coming up with storylines that will detail the day-to-day life of a polygamist man who lives in Utah with his three wives. It will be a modern day portrayal of a fictional family. The polygamist man will be played by actor Bill Paxton.

Mary Batchelor, a former polygamist wife who lives in Salt Lake City tells Eyewitness News that filmmakers recently contacted her, asking if they could sit in on a meeting with the Owen Allred polygamist group. She says the filmmakers wanted a better idea of how polygamists dress.

Vicky Prunty, of Tapestry Against Polygamy, who's also a former polygamist wife says she hopes the writers of the show do their research so they can accurately portray what living in polygamy is really like. She's also trying to imagine what some of the storylines will be about.

Vicky Prunty , Tapestry Against Polygamy: “I can't imagine them showing the women stocking up on Monistat to prevent their yeast infections, or the scenario each wife sleeping in quarters next to each other. I hope that they have sound proof doors."

The new series will be called "Big Love" and it's set to air on HBO sometime next summer.

[Jeff_Ricks]

I have the morning news on as I'm sitting here answering emails this morning and an advertisement came on for a news story that will be on Channel 2 News tonight. The ad said something like, "One man, many wives. Why the LDS Church is taking a stand against a new HBO series about polygamy."

Does anyone know anything about it. That's the first time I've heard of it. It'll be interesting to see how the Church deals with issue. My guess is they'll claim that the show is inaccurate, but so are all those The Work and the Glory fictions. At any rate, the publicity will be great! :) I love it when Mormonism's chickens come home to roost!

Jeff
Thanks for the info Silverfox!

Jeff

[free thinker]

The church will never be able to distance itself from polygamy. It is one of those things that just kinda sticks.

ft

[peter_mary]

The church will never be able to distance itself from polygamy. It is one of those things that just kinda sticks.

ft
You know how the term "Freudian slip" is often used to describe a misstatement that is possibly highly projective on the part of the speaker?

I need to know if there is an equivalent for a projective misreading of something someone else said, because when I read FT's post above, this is what I thought it said:

The church will never be able to distance itself from polygamy. It is one of those things that just kinda sucks.

ft

[hamar]

I kind of like the PM version better than the FT version :p

[silverfox]

You know how the term "Freudian slip" is often used to describe a misstatement that is possibly highly projective on the part of the speaker?

I need to know if there is an equivalent for a projective misreading of something someone else said, because when I read FT's post above, this is what I thought it said:

"sucks" in a sexual way? heh heh

How about sucks big ol' donkey doo doo.

Okay, going to get back to work now. :D

[free thinker]

Originally Posted by free thinker
The church will never be able to distance itself from polygamy. It is one of those things that just kinda sucks.


I am still sickened by it. It just does something to me inside. I just cant shake that is was mostly about sex for the boys. Guess it is just the way I am built.

I dont care what it says about me. I think polygamy is abhorent.

ft