Posted on 01/11/2006 3:20:09 PM PST by rhema
Three of the five national advertisers that had commercials run during the debut airing of NBC's controversial "Book of Daniel" will no longer advertise on the program, states the organization leading the protest against the show.
According to the American Family Association, just five advertisers ran spots during the program's two-hour premier on Friday night – and at least one of those got bargain-basement rates for the commercials the day before.
"Three of the five companies whose ads placed on the show said they would refrain from future episodes," said a statement from AFA. "Chattem (Gold Bond, Icy Hot), Combe Inc. (Just For Men) and H&R Block said they would no longer advertise on the program."
AFA says the five companies, which also include Mazda and Burlington Coat Factory, came under fire from consumers who believe the content of "Book of Daniel" is "disrespectful to people of the Christian faith."
As WorldNetDaily reported, "The Book of Daniel," written by a homosexual, is being promoted as the only show on television in which Jesus appears as a recurring character and the only network prime-time drama series with a regular male "gay" character, a 23-year-old Republican son. The main character, Daniel Webster, is a troubled, pill-popping Episcopal priest.
Touted as the riskiest show of the year, it includes a wife who relies on mid-day martinis, a 16-year-old daughter who is a drug dealer and a 16-year-old adopted son who is having sex with the bishop's daughter. At the office, the priest's lesbian secretary is sleeping with his sister-in-law.
"NBC lost a lot of money on this show that got a dismal 2.7 Nielson rating," said Randy Sharp, director of special projects for AFA. "To mainstream corporate advertisers, this show clearly has leprosy written all over it. The healthy thing to do is avoid it."
After last week's public outcry, two NBC affiliates said they would not air the program, WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind., and KARK in Little Rock, Ark.
And the Lib's keep repeating that there was no "War on Christmas"
Let's call this show what it is.... Fabrication.
It's a turkey, all right.
I can't imagine that the exec who ok'ed this one for broadcast is still on the job.
HA! HA!
After all the scandals, with the ongoing divisions in the Episcopal church, did they really think this was going to work, on prime time tv?
I'll guess when they drop this "show" that Bravo (pervert)network will pick it up
But when they lay a turkey, it is too fun to pounce on them. Besides losing money, this is an embarrassment to NBC.
You mean this -- ". . .it includes a wife who relies on mid-day martinis, a 16-year-old daughter who is a drug dealer and a 16-year-old adopted son who is having sex with the bishop's daughter. At the office, the priest's lesbian secretary is sleeping with his sister-in-law." -- isn't a slice of mainstream America? NBC will be shocked. The show's creator had assured the network that his brainchild was strictly Bible Belt vignettes.
The ham-handed NBC show isn't the only bad news for the errant Episcopalians.
Well, apparently they are trying to draw the anti-religious, pro-gay, pro-alcohol, pro-depravity inside the church crowd. They are NOT TRYING TO DRAW the Christians, the ones who do not enjoy seeing the watering down of religion. Therefore, I will not watch it.
There could be no other reason as they knew it would offend.
LOL
It is fun, I'll agree, but do you think NBC has the capacity to be embarrassed?
How many watched like me just to see if it was really as bad as we figured? There wasn't one character on the show that I could've cared if they were run over by a bus.
Good point.
NBC owns Bravo, BTW.
It's a pity you have to watch the show to see who the advertisers are. I couldn't sit through it past the second scene.
Eeeyuck
I think THIS may be his new assignment.
You could record it, skip through the scenes and just watch the commercials.
It figures
"NBC lost a lot of money on this show that got a dismal 2.7 Nielson rating..."
Excellent! If they won't pay attention to the viewers, they WILL pay attention to this.
Yes, I saw that thread! I'm not an Episcopalian, but if I were I imagine I'd be hopping mad about things. Actually, I'm pretty hopping mad about them anyway, I'm glad some folks are actually standing up and taking action, not just letting the left steamroll over them.
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