Modern-day Jesus coming to NBC television

Yahoo ^ | 7/16/05 | Steve Gorman

[kharaku]

Sounds blasphemous to me, that should get ratings.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Does she make Him a vampire?

No, but I'll but His "relationship" with Mary Magdalene is explored in vivid detail. ;)

[Pyro7480]

The series stars Aidan Quinn ("Legends of the Fall") as conflicted Episcopal minister and family man, the Rev. Daniel Webster, and Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn as his bishop.

The character is Episcopalian, and his bishop is played by a woman.

[Moose4]

Do they not get it or what? They see the great success of "Passion" and think, "Well, all we've got to do is put this Jesus guy in a TV show and make him a nice dude and people will flock to see it!"

My prediction: It lasts five episodes before low ratings force NBC to yank it.

}:-)4

[mnehring]

It can't be as blasphemous as selling cheap plastic crap (WWJD) in Jesus' name. I visited a church once that actually had a store in the lobby selling bibles, wwjd crap, and other trinkets..

[Sybeck1]

This won't fly in the Bible Belt!!

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

I could be mistaken, but it sounds like, once again, our lovelies at H.W. still do not get it...

[BibChr]

Oh my gosh. The title alone scares me. Do I HAVE to read the whole article?

Groooooan....

[concerned about politics]

The series stars Aidan Quinn ("Legends of the Fall") as conflicted Episcopal minister

So he'll be homosexual.

This is a re-write of scriptures by Hollywood. Unfortunately, many democrats will believe it's real. They wanted Martin Sheen to be president, "because he's had years of experience!!!"

[pangaea6]

Gee, with all of the billions of peaceful Muslims around why don't they do a show on a contemporary and cool Muhammad? B/c they don't won't their studio blown up I guess.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

understatement!

[Shortwave]

Hmmm...I could draw lots of other conclusions as well. In either event, it's another attempt to render Christians as people of questionable character and hypocrisy.

Here's an idea for a show, how about Allah, portrayed as an Iraqi boy, giving spiritual guidance to a Cleric, who is in fact aiding Islamo-Fascists who are killing innocent women and children?

[Shortwave]

See post 32. My thoughts exactly.

[RebelBanker]

Hey, Tony!

Check this out! Based on this article, I don't know whether to laugh or cry... I think I'll just laugh my behind off at this totally clueless attempt to attract the "Passion crowd."

[Red Badger]

Anne Rice has a new book on Jesus coming out?

Will it be a TELL ALL book?......

[Martin Tell]

I visited a church once that actually had a store in the lobby selling bibles, wwjd crap, and other trinkets..

Uh, have you ever been to a Cathedral in Europe?

[TXBubba]

ROFL..obviously the real Jesus isn't contemporary or cool and doesn't minister. Yeah, I'll watch this show..NOT!

[Shortwave]

So what would Jesus do about that?

[Wolfram]

"Anyone else think this may be just a LITTLE blasphemous?"

Yeah, just a little. And why do they choose the worst denomination from which to choose a priest/minister? Maybe I'm biased, I left Anglicanism years ago, looked back once and thought "whoa, that was one of the best decisions in my life." But even so, why does he need to be a "pill popper?" Why does everything that wants to be "gritty" or "edgy" need someone who does drugs?

I used to be in theater and one of the last plays I saw that my college theater dept did was written by the in-house playwright professor...it had a lesbian ghost, a flamboyant stereotype homosexual whose lover died of AIDS, an old immigrant...who was also a lesbian. It's not that they're gay characters that bothers me, it's that they're thrown in for no reason just so the other empty headed dilettantes can say "oooh that's so edgy...it's got a homosexual, it must be good!" I fear this pill-popping priest and Buddy Christ personified will be no different.

[Antoninus]

Of course, this will flop horribly and all the Hollyweird moguls will say, "See, we tried a religious-themed show and it failed."

These people are SO predictable.