Big Love

Cecily and I discovered by accident a fascinating TV show last night called 'Big Love'.

It's a typical USA sitcom in every way - man living in suburbia with family dealing with life's problems...except...he is a Mormon with three wives and their children he has fathered, each family living in three separate houses on the one block!

We were completely hooked. It gives a great picture of Mormon theology (although the polygamist strand of Mormonism is not considered the mainstream one anymore; the Mormons in the show consider their Mormonism the most 'pure'), and its impact on their daily lives.

Highly recommended as an entry point into understanding the thinking of Mormons and their families. It's on SBS at 8.30pm.