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Post by JJ77 on Feb 24, 2010 0:46:26 GMT -5
The writers on big love have been pulling their story lines from real life headlines ... pretty much from the begining.
Everytime i turn around it seems i see , or someone notes another instance of this. So i thought it would be interesting to kind of pool all the real life inspiration we've seen the writers use.
For example -
The UEB isn't exactly veiled as being representative of the real life UEP. Juniper Creek I beleive is based on "short creek".
what other characters, details or story lines have been inspired by / slightly altered from real life?
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 24, 2010 2:48:58 GMT -5
Yeah I do believe they are incorperating real life stories into the show.
I mean it is so dysfunctional, who wouldn't want to use it to create such an awesome show? LOL!
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Post by withay on Feb 24, 2010 2:59:34 GMT -5
The raids on the Kansas compound (on BL) was based on the raid on the YFZ (Texas) compound in real life.
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 24, 2010 17:08:36 GMT -5
Don taking the fall for Bill is based on the guy who said that Edwards' baby was his while Edwards was running for president.
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 24, 2010 19:41:11 GMT -5
I think the Green's may be based loosely on the real life "Lebaraon's". check out this link : www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy506.htmlThey were their own kind of crazy started a compound in mexico, beleived in world domination, held their own trials - which led to killings (always) , etc. |
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 24, 2010 19:49:05 GMT -5
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 24, 2010 22:41:01 GMT -5
Yeah I definitely think the kingstons are inspiring the walker clan on BL.
also, if we're right about the artifical insemination stuff - it was successfully used as a defense by ross lebaron. (the laws have since been changed so that DNa and not just "sexual intercourse" can be used to proof incest) - but this all happened pretty recently 2008/2009 i think?
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 24, 2010 23:48:40 GMT -5
I beginning to think I could write for the show. Google fruit loop fundamentalist and there is your new plot twist. lol
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 25, 2010 1:52:45 GMT -5
I google it ("fruitloop fundamentalist") and though i didnt find a new plot twist I did find some powerful words of wisdom and some scriptural verse? lol - such as : "GOD WANTS SPIRITUAL FRUIT NOT RELIGIOUS NUTS " & ( my personal fave): "Thou shall not dip thy hand into thy friend's box of Fruit Loops, lest thou forget the glory God has bestowed upon thy sanctified union with thine box of Fruit Tarts. Should thou even lookith at another's box, not only shall thou go boxless till death, but seven generations of thy progeny shall also be completely deprived of box (Fruit Loops, Fruit Tarts and all other)." LMAO... i am way too sleep deprived. feel free to ignore me completely  |
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 25, 2010 2:12:56 GMT -5
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh That might be the funniest thing I've read all day! (I haven't been to sleep either so I'm slap happy on lack of sleep too. lol)
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