Big Love - Life Of A Polygamist On HBO

Polygamy gets all sorts of reactions from people. Some consider it to be amoral, some against religion and others consider it to be the best thing that could have happened to man since the discovery of fire.

The man could just as well be the Pasha of his harem. Two or three women catering to his whims or tired fancies once he is back home could feel like heaven. No one would expect him to do the dishes, baby sit the kids or mow the lawn.

Household chores would be divided amongst the womenfolk and bed time could be the one activity that would be the highlight of the husband's day.

However life in a polygamous relationship cannot be all that ideal. Women by nature are territorial about their men and hearth especially in the modern times.

Cat fights, jealous rages and long sullen silences would probably be frequent causes of stress for the husband. Juggling women would not be an easy activity and add visiting in-laws to the already smoldering cauldron of simmering resentments would surely be too high a price to pay to satisfy an itch by different women.

Whether we are for or against this sort of marriage, the fact is, that if we had polygamous neighbors, we'd all be peering out of lace curtains wondering what kind of life they might be leading.

The women would probably call the wives doormats and the men would think of nothing but the polygamist's sex life!

They'd be the talk of the community for years to come.

HBO seems to think along the same lines. Their new show Big Love is about a polygamist living in Utah. Bill Henrickson has three wives living in three adjoining houses. There is a Mormon Prophet, gossiping neighbors, overactive sex lives and catty politics that would probably give Desperate Housewives a run for its money.

Those who do not have a HBO subscription would probably have to wait till the DVDs are available next year, but for the rest of us who are generally disillusioned by mainstream shows and their religious blackmailers, this show would probably come as a breath of fresh air especially after the terrible fiasco that the Book Of Daniel suffered at the hands of the offended religious groups.

The premiere episode will be aired on March 12th at 10 PM immediately after the start of the new season of the Sopranos.

Sunday evenings will definitely not be the same again for those with cable. We will be seduced away from our old mainstream shows by the new, sexier and far more controversial shows and just as the old wife is discarded in favor of the new bride it will take a while before we would be able to discard the glamour and return to normal viewing.