Posted on 01/17/2006 5:01:17 PM PST by WatchYourself
From the network that brought you "Supertrain" and "Manimal" comes "The Book of Daniel," a midterm replacement show that has only just started airing but has stirred up controversy. The show stars Aidan Quinn as Rev. Daniel Webster, an Episcopalian priest trying to juggle job, family, and, oh, the ability to see and talk to Jesus. Throw in a wife that likes to drink, a gay son, a teen-aged daughter, and an adopted son from China who is a stud jock, and what do you have?
Another reason I don't watch television that much.
With very few exceptions, I don't watch network television shows regularly because we don't see eye to eye about what constitutes entertainment. The best thing you can say about the majority of shows on network TV right now is that they make for wonderful background noise while you surf the Internet for its best-known feature, great recipes. (Yeah, like there's another reason to get high speed Internet access.)
That's what makes "The Book of Daniel" somewhat interesting. It takes a unique look at a priest's relationship with God, the church, and his family. But being quirky does not make a show popular or good. Case in point: "Twin Peaks." I watched two or three episodes and I'm still trying to figure out what happened. But I did get an unexplained hunger for cherry pie served by midgets who talked backwards.
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I wish they would pull it out of a sense of conscience, but they will only pull it when they find out no one is watching. I wrote to my local NBC affiliate and asked them not to air it but they were not listening. I don't listen to them anymore either!
Hey, I liked "Manimal!" : )
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