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Have You Seen “My Five Wives” on TLC?

Last updated on: January 21, 2014 at 7:43 pm   by Chris Henrichsen

Have You Seen “My Five Wives” on TLC? 2014-01-21T19:43:03-08:00 Chris Henrichsen

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TLC recently aired a pilot for a new reality show about a polygamous family in Utah. No, not the Browns. They now live in Nevada.

Well, meet the Williams Family:

Go watch the full episode here.

I was intrigued to hear that the family had moved away from Mormon fundamentalism and that they had a rather pluralistic approach to religion.

What do you think about the episode?

What differences do you notice between the Williams family and the Brown family of Sister Wives fame?

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