Re: [UUPoly-L] Us tube, ie Family

Anita Wagner <imapolygirl@yahoo.com> · Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:33:22 -0000

Sorry for the late comment.  I think Dave has the right of it here.  >From discussions with Terisa it's my understanding that her intention is not to create a program that portrays polyamory at its best, but instead one that shows the challenges and joys of polyamory in an entertaining and mostly humorous way.  Hence its huge popularity within the poly community.  We get it  

I think it's important to recognize that Terisa did not undertake this project with poly activism in mind, and the ensuing opportunities for that are a somewhat unintended consequence, if you will.  Also, this is her first film series of any kind and so she's not going to be perfect quite yet.  As I understand it no one is making any money, the actors are not being paid, but instead all those involved in the project are using it as a means of gaining experience and exposure in hopes of furthering their film and acting careers.

Anita

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From: David Hall <airsafe1@comcast.net>
To: uupoly-l@uupa.org
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 12:41:57 AM
Subject: Re: [UUPoly-L] Us tube, ie Family

What I see when I watch "Family" are people making the same mistakes that
other poly folk make, working thru them (some still to be fixed) and
stumbling along learning. Yes, Jenna needs to learn about guys who lie, more
negotiation needs to happen, few people's lives are quite so complicated as
the show makes this family. The poly support group was not far off from some
I have been to, the show about Ben's parents showing up seemed very real and
was handled very well.

I am glad to know that many people are watching, laughing, and wondering
"why not me?" More experienced poly folk can pick it apart, partly because
we made some of the same mistakes in our past. We can see problems coming,
so we keep watching to see how they handle them.

I'm not crazy about the show within the show stuff, makes it look too set
up. It was going fine (IMNSHO) until the cameras started to intrude. Not
like "When Two Won't Do" where the camera was an intergal part of the story,
I feel like Teresa needed to be in her show. It is THEATER, after all. More
success to them all, the Seattle theater scene is a great one.

Come to Seattle Polycamp the last weekend in August, I'll be there doing a
workshop with the Erosong family. I know at least one of the show's cast
will be there.

Let's hope Reid gets his show on the tube, and more to follow.

Dave Hall

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[mailto:uupoly-l-bounces+airsafe1=comcast.net@uupa.org] On Behalf Of Michael
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Boyd Smith

> 
> 
> > From: Michael Rios <earthfather@cfnc.us>
> > *None* of these people are folks I would want to let in my
> house, much
> > less be in a relationship with.  If people think that the
> relationship
> > styles in this series have anything to do with being poly, we're 
> > going to have a much bigger backlash than we've seen so far.
> > 
> > Michael Rios
> 
> The people on Scienfield we not either.  But they were entertaining on 
> TV.

If there were 50 shows on TV with polyamorous people in them, and one of
them made the polyfolk into buffoons, it wouldn't bother me.  But this is
one of the very few (maybe the only?) poly-themed video series that has any
signficant viewership.

Michael Rios

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