HBO apologizes in advance
HBO cable network has apologized in advance to people who may be offended by Sunday’s pepisodeof the network’s show “Big Love.”
The drama is about a modern-day Utah polygamous family.
The heart of the matter is a depiction of an endowment ceremony in a Mormo
n temple involving one of the “Big Love” family’s three wives, played by Jeanne Tripplehorn. HBO’s apology came after controversy arose when it became public that the episode would include the ceremony in a Mormon temple.
“We … took great pains to depict the ceremony with the dignity and reverence it is due,” “Big Love” creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer said in a statement.
“Obviously it was not our intention to do anything disrespectful to the church but to those who may be offended, we offer our sincere apology. It should also be noted that throughout the series’ three-year run, the writer/producers have made abundantly clear the distinction between the LDS Church and those extreme fringe groups who practice polygamy. ”
According to a story from The Salt Lake Tribune distributed by Religion News Service, church officials with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have declined to comment on the episode, but have posted a statement on the church’s Web site:
“Such things say much more about the insensitivities of writers, producers and TV executives than they say about Latter-day Saints,” the church statement read.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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