Talking Big Love: Part One, continued
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.
At the compound
Priscilla Hammon: I've never seen that place and I don't care to go there [referring to the fictional town of Juniper Creek.] Cleanliness is a part of our lives, so the portrayal of the compound and the backwoodsy life and the ignorance was almost offensive to me... To refuse medial help? That is not what we're about.
Mark Timpson: One of the things I really liked about this program: HBO is attempting to show the challenge of interfacing with mainstream society. They've created a conflict; a good series will create a conflict. And what they've done is created this protagonist/antagonist thing. They've set up the compound and created this conflict of someone who has pulled away, and they've got a rubber band effect. I think they've done that to engage people in the challenge of what it means to be a polygamist.
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Priscilla: The prophet [in Juniper Creek,] that was also embarrassing and insulting.
Joyce Steed: I didn't even compare that to our clergy at all.
Ann Wright: There is a gap in comparing to our community because this isn't realistic of our lives at all.
Joyce: [On the child bride in Juniper Creek] I don't like to see that kind of thing portrayed in a positive light at all. I don't think that is something to take lightly. It implies that you have a child predator and it makes light of it and both of those are terribly damaging and dangerous. We need to be real about what a child predator is to start with and not take it lightly. And we also need to not have it blamed on our culture.
And Fine Details.
Ann: There were some subleties I don't know if that general public would pick up on, like when he was standing out in front of his new store and trying to make eye contact with each one [of his wives] without being too out there about it. That is something we can appreciate.
Priscilla: I appreciate the scene where they had the children and family all around one table. It portrayed a little more reality to it. Because in our family groups the children definitely love one another and family time is superior. It is not something they begrudge.
The second episode of "Big Love" airs Sunday.
At the compound
Priscilla Hammon: I've never seen that place and I don't care to go there [referring to the fictional town of Juniper Creek.] Cleanliness is a part of our lives, so the portrayal of the compound and the backwoodsy life and the ignorance was almost offensive to me... To refuse medial help? That is not what we're about.
Mark Timpson: One of the things I really liked about this program: HBO is attempting to show the challenge of interfacing with mainstream society. They've created a conflict; a good series will create a conflict. And what they've done is created this protagonist/antagonist thing. They've set up the compound and created this conflict of someone who has pulled away, and they've got a rubber band effect. I think they've done that to engage people in the challenge of what it means to be a polygamist.
.......
Priscilla: The prophet [in Juniper Creek,] that was also embarrassing and insulting.
Joyce Steed: I didn't even compare that to our clergy at all.
Ann Wright: There is a gap in comparing to our community because this isn't realistic of our lives at all.
Joyce: [On the child bride in Juniper Creek] I don't like to see that kind of thing portrayed in a positive light at all. I don't think that is something to take lightly. It implies that you have a child predator and it makes light of it and both of those are terribly damaging and dangerous. We need to be real about what a child predator is to start with and not take it lightly. And we also need to not have it blamed on our culture.
And Fine Details.
Ann: There were some subleties I don't know if that general public would pick up on, like when he was standing out in front of his new store and trying to make eye contact with each one [of his wives] without being too out there about it. That is something we can appreciate.
Priscilla: I appreciate the scene where they had the children and family all around one table. It portrayed a little more reality to it. Because in our family groups the children definitely love one another and family time is superior. It is not something they begrudge.
1 Comments:
i watched the show when it came on damand and i must say they seem to be a real family some of the things i dont agree with but i see what some of the neglect his children are going through and although its fine to have a big family the responsibility of haven so much to deal with is verry difficult and a bit hard to belive hes never home and its tragic he has so much going on in his life i dont see how anyone could take on so much with so little time
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