By Maria Padhila
There has been so much poly on TV and print mainstream media that it’s hard for an overworked, hardly TV-watching person like me to keep up, even with the aid of a DVR.
I don’t get the Oprah channel — we get about 200 obscure international sports channels, but no Oprah, hmph. If I had time to watch, I’d complain. But it’s on the OWN that Our America with Lisa Ling did a polyamory segment that features, for one, the Loving More magazine/website/advocacy group triad, a MWM triad with an 11-year-old daughter (yay), and a really down-to-earth, funny, winning W who does the Polyskeptic blog.
I have been able to watch excerpts, which are available at the always-worth-visiting Polyamorous Percolations/Polyamory in the News blog by Alan and at the network’s website. The treatment is a little “OMG, weirdos!” but overall respectful in the balance. Best of all, the people in it actually get to spread out and get a little time to talk. While it’s not as, well, showy nor as dramatic as the Showtime poly show, it feels less orchestrated, as befits a ‘news’ show versus a ‘reality’ show.
I’ve been a fan of Polyskeptic for a while, despite not being one, and it was neat to see the voices connect to the voices in my head. I mean, while reading.