Posted on 12/31/2010 10:21:57 AM PST by cruise_missile
In a story that has garnered a lot of attention, CBS News anchor Katie Couric recently called for a Muslim version of the Cosby Show in order to combat what she sees is American Islamaphobia. It seems Canada already has Courics dream show.
Every Monday night at 8:30, Canadians can tune into CBC Televisions sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie. The show is wildly popular enough so that its currently on its fifth season. The audience watches as a new imam and his mosque try to assimilate into the predominately Anglican town of Mercy. Each episode is rife with jokes about stereotypes because, as the shows website explains, assimilation isnt as easy as they thought.
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
It is daring in the sense that its bringing it out again and discussing it in kind of an honest but funny way, she said.
But not everyone is laughing with the Muslim sitcom.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/little-mosque-on-the-prairie-courics-dream-tv-show-now-airing-in-canada/
What should we call the version in the U.S.?
Ahla in the Family
Jihad and Me
I’ve actually seen this program, and it’s pretty funny. And it’s no more propaganda than anything else on television. It even addresses serious issues in an intelligent manner, which is unique for the moving picture box.
As I’m not afraid of Moslems, I can laugh, hm?
Maybe
“The Dukes of Hezbollah”
They could call it N.C.I.S.
No Christian Is Safe.
Note that the actors are NOT muslims.
Note that ‘widely popular’ for the national broadcaster generally means an audience in the 10’s of thousands.
That gives me several ideas about funny sitcoms we could try.
How about a wacky comedy about the US born daughter on the run from her muslim father & brothers with honor killing on their mind?
Or follow the madcap exploits of a transplanted christian contract worker in Saudi Arabia as he tries to avoiding the local Mutawwa'în and keep his head?
The conclusion (wildly popular) does not necessarily follow the stated premise (fifth season).
Add these missing premises, and see what you conclude:
* the CBC is a Crown Corporation, funded by the government;
* part of the mandate of the CBC is to “reflect the multicultural and multiracial nature of Canada.”
* only commercial networks obsess over ratings — the CBC is more concerned about enlightening the masses.
I don’t know anything about this show (don’t watch the boob-tube) but I seriously doubt that there’s much ‘assimilating’ going on...
ROFL!!!!!!!
Nonsense. If the show had a hint of popularity, the powers-that-be at the CBC would cancel it in an eyeblink.
Osama and Saddam’s Laugh In
Friday Night Dead
My 3 car bombers
The Wonderful World of Jihad
Osama and Son
2 1/2 suicide bombers
B*O*O*M
The Bionic Imam
The Streets of Baghdad
The Six Million Dollar Imam
Welcome Back, Saddam
Chico and the Imam
Charlie’s 72 Virgins
How the West Was Won
One Israeli Schoolbus at a Time
Abdullah Miller
there is a reason I call CBC the communist broadcasting corporation.
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