TV review – “Big Love” Season 1 ****

On one hand it’s a fantasy to have three hot women who squabble over you – on the other hand it’s a stress. You’ve got to keep them happy, provide for them. Like many HBO series, is at heart a Western. You’ve got a family of people who are struggling in their homestead against hostile forces and terrain. It’s also powered by a gay creative team and at times you can tell: the show’s about a family unit who lead an unconventional lifestyle and who are in constant fear of being exposed; there is a lot of emphasis on the beautiful teenage son who is constantly tormented by his sexual desires, which his society teaches are wrong (cf the teenage daughter character who is sexless) Very well made, acted and written.