Posted on 03/01/2009 9:09:17 PM PST by KayEyeDoubleDee
It was bad enough last week when the powers that be decided that Sarah would have to lose her baby, but Big Love jumped the shark tonight when Sarah declared to Barb that she was glad she had lost her baby, and Barb concurred.
That occurred at 9:51 eastern time, and we turned the TV off that very minute.
Goodbye and good riddance, HBO.
Sarah? Big Love? HBO? (Ok, I’ve heard about HBO before.)
I really enjoyed the first few episodes but I thought they had played out the characters too quickly and were turning into a soap opera - apparently it got worse after I left.
Rome, Deadwood, Big Love - all great series. I often think of saving money and doing w/o HBO, but these series keep me hanging on.
Tonight’s show was engrossing. I don’t see Sarah’s statement as being nihilist. She was a single, unwed mother. She was going to keep the baby. That doesn’t mean that she isn’t relieved that things went the other way. You can be sad and relieved at the same time; it doesn’t make you a nihilist, it just makes you human.
HBO has always been a nihilist cess pool, even before Big Love jumped the shark. The makers of that show appear to be sodomites intent on broadening the definition of marriage to fit their needs. It had some good writing, and some interesting characters—but largely a demonic agenda.
What’s with people’s obsession with wanting fictional characters to think just like them?
So you were ok with watching a show that involved multiple wives? However, when it came time when one of the wives lost their unborn child and she made a remark perhaps due to postpartum depression that you go off the deep end? As an MD, it’s widely known that many women report a degree of psychological distress even after a miscarriage (not just live birth) and that roughly 2 of 10 women can meet criteria for major depression (ala postpartum).
I loved the Sopranos and I admit I loved Six Feet Under dispite the liberalism in it. I tried watching Big Love the first three episodes but never got ino it.
I’ve thought about canceling HBO since they haven’t had a good series in a while and because of Bill Maher. But after hearing this, I’m more inclined to cancel now.
I agree completely. And to add, abortion was never even discussed as an option. Today, that should count for something.
I haven't quite made my mind up about "Big Love". Clearly it's very well written and acted. The production values aren't great, but hey, it's TV. Sometimes it's too cute by half when taking stabs at many religious conventions, not just Mormon. And, it tries to score other political points from for the left as well.
On the other hand, as dysfunctional as polygamy is usually portayed in this family, the show still efforts to tell the story of a deeply religious family navigating in a modern day world while staying faithful to their core religious beliefs.
I thought the teenage pregnancy story was well handled and it will be curious if it gets any additional play as the remainder of the season plays out.
I’m only interested in 2 Sarahs: the one from the Bible and the one from Alaska.
The HBO Execs are mostly weenies.
However, Taking Chance is an outstanding movie. Don’t cancel until you see it.
Then go ahead and cancel.
>>So you were ok with watching a show that involved multiple wives? However, when it came time when one of the wives lost their unborn child and she made a remark perhaps due to postpartum depression that you go off the deep end? As an MD, it’s widely known that many women report a degree of psychological distress even after a miscarriage (not just live birth) and that roughly 2 of 10 women can meet criteria for major depression (ala postpartum).<<
I think maybe you meant to post to Kay instead... but for myself, i had no problem watching a show about plural marriage -the good guys were all consenting adults. It was the bad guys who pressured under age girls.
And I lost interest before any pregnancy.
I agree 100%. I didn't see a disrespect for the life. She is still deeply sad but also understands she wasn't bringing a baby into the best life (which she was willing to do.)
The first couple of seasons were a lot of fun, and had a very pro-life, pro-family message.
But this season we get Nicki on chemical abortifacients, Ana filing for divorce, Margine going nuts [she was dropping strong hints tonight that she hates the kids], and now a little old-timey "miscarriage" [wink-wink abortion] for Sarah, which she welcomes.
Something went badly wrong this season, and the show headed straight into this fog of overbearing, omnipresent nihilism [or maybe this is where they always wanted to be?].
We watched Big Love because it seemed like it was the only pro-life show on television, but now that it's come out of the closet as hardcore pro-Death, we won't be watching anymore, and we will be cancelling our HBO subscription.
Did you see the star of Deadwood is going to be in the new NBC series, King?
Unbelievable.
Meh. I thought Big Love jumped the shark when they started to get involved in the gaming machines.
HBO - here Hollywood, take the money right out of my pocket and use it to elect Obama. Oh, and corrupt my family with sex and socialism and bad words, all in an attractive package.
She didn’t abort the child - the child died. All things in God’s plans aren’t sweet and rosy. The child miscarrying wasn’t her plan... Bad things happen - and as the cliche says - sometimes to good people. I didn’t see the show you’re talking about but on the face of it - having mixed feelings about such an event can be an emotional saving grace.
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