Talking Big Love: Part One, conclusion
We gathered a few people together to see what they thought of the premiere episode of HBO's new series "Big Love." This is an excerpt from a conversation that included members of Centennial Park, a fundamentalist Mormon community at the Utah/Arizona border.
The second episode of "Big Love" airs Sunday.
What Will the Public Think?
Joyce Steed: They didn't develop this to try and bring out the truth or foster understanding, they developed this to entertain and cash in on current media hype. We have to be realistic about it. It wasn't created to show our lifestyle or promote our lifestyle.
Priscilla Hammon: They are almost adding to the sensationalism we've already suffered under. And a lot of people who have no connection with us at all, no background and don't search it out, will go away saying that is pretty low down, groveling in the dirt kind of living.
Maybe we need a chance to have a disclaimer: This is not all polygamy.
Joyce: My only concern is that the culture already is on the defensive. They are just trying to reach out a little bit and help people understand without having these kind of stereotypes affect our lives negatively, more than they have for the last 150 years. Because it has been difficult.
We have been undermined socially, and economically so it's been a difficult thing any way. And the heightened media has caused them to be more on the defensive. So I'm concerned about having it be a national broadcast, it makes me a little tired to think 'Oh man, what might we have to [endure]?
Mark Timpson: If HBO comes out with early episodes and shows some of these challenges and focuses on sexual aspect, jealousies, human emotions . . . If they show people transforming their lives and becoming a family and rising above their flesh, I would give the series a pretty good score.
If they wallow in it, and muck in it, and just make it worse, I don't know what to say.
HBO from my perspective could do some pretty good things, if they can show some positive transformations. There is an opportunity, but I don't know if that's what they want to accomplish.
The second episode of "Big Love" airs Sunday.
What Will the Public Think?
Joyce Steed: They didn't develop this to try and bring out the truth or foster understanding, they developed this to entertain and cash in on current media hype. We have to be realistic about it. It wasn't created to show our lifestyle or promote our lifestyle.
Priscilla Hammon: They are almost adding to the sensationalism we've already suffered under. And a lot of people who have no connection with us at all, no background and don't search it out, will go away saying that is pretty low down, groveling in the dirt kind of living.
Maybe we need a chance to have a disclaimer: This is not all polygamy.
Joyce: My only concern is that the culture already is on the defensive. They are just trying to reach out a little bit and help people understand without having these kind of stereotypes affect our lives negatively, more than they have for the last 150 years. Because it has been difficult.
We have been undermined socially, and economically so it's been a difficult thing any way. And the heightened media has caused them to be more on the defensive. So I'm concerned about having it be a national broadcast, it makes me a little tired to think 'Oh man, what might we have to [endure]?
Mark Timpson: If HBO comes out with early episodes and shows some of these challenges and focuses on sexual aspect, jealousies, human emotions . . . If they show people transforming their lives and becoming a family and rising above their flesh, I would give the series a pretty good score.
If they wallow in it, and muck in it, and just make it worse, I don't know what to say.
HBO from my perspective could do some pretty good things, if they can show some positive transformations. There is an opportunity, but I don't know if that's what they want to accomplish.
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