The problem with Big Love

So I've had received at least 6 "calls to arms" from fellow mormons outraged over Big Love including mormon temple ceremonies in an upcoming episode. (for the non-member readers of my blog, mormons hold their temple ceremonies very sacred and personal. It's not that they have to be kept as some shameful secret; rather, we try to treat them with respect and reverence).
I'm not blaming anyone who is upset or trying to do something about the problem- it's a perfectly understandable response. We have every right to be outraged and disgusted. Unfortunately, I think it is completely counterproductive to let it get to you or to try to publicly denounce the show.
I promise that nothing we do will make the problem better- it will only draw more attention to the series and boost their ratings. If HBO were concerned about offending mormons, that series wouldn't exist to begin with.

This bit of commentary from LDS Newsroom sums things up nicely.
Such things say much more about the insensitivities of writers, producers and TV executives than they say about Latter-day Saints. If the Church allowed critics and opponents to choose the ground on which its battles are fought, it would risk being distracted from the focus and mission it has pursued successfully for nearly 180 years...
As Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Robert D. Hales of the Council of the Twelve Apostles have both said recently, when expressing themselves in the public arena, Latter-day Saints should conduct themselves with dignity and thoughtfulness.

Take a hint from the church's official response- oh wait, there hasn't been an official response. Like most times when the media mocks mormonism, the church's official response is to ignore it, turn the other cheek, and concentrate on things that ARE in our control, like service and missionary work.:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an institution does not call for boycotts. Such a step would simply generate the kind of controversy that the media loves and in the end would increase audiences for the series...
As someone recently said, “This isn’t 1830, and there aren’t just six of us anymore.” In other words, with a global membership of thirteen and a half million there is no need to feel defensive when the Church is moving forward so rapidly. The Church’s strength is in its faithful members in 170-plus countries, and there is no evidence that extreme misrepresentations in the media that appeal only to a narrow audience have any long-term negative effect on the Church.
If we're going to respond to the situation at all, it should be calmly and probably not publicly. We should set a good example of Christ-like behavior. We can use this as an opportunity to bring up with friends what the mormon church is really about, and NOT as one more way to show how mormons are just angry victims of moral outrage. I'd absolutely hate it if all the world knew about Mormons is the less-than-calm-and-reasonable way many responded to persecution following prop 8 and this new Big Love incident.