The Ministry of Truth is not happy with us.
One word for it (besides "propaganda")....is.....PHONEY!
The Islam gal's bridal veil hides the big blotch of tattoos on her shoulder blade. How "All-American" this makes her.
The Muzzie football coach yells a cuss word.....how "All-American" this makes him.
On and on goes the good-time, rock 'n roll, phoney-baloney efforts to portray the protagonists as "All-American" Mickey Rooneys and Judy Garlands.
The least phoney of them all was the Catholic mother of the Catholic groom. She broke down when voicing her concerns and despair over his conversion to Islam....which she and dad had to sit in on later in the show when the conversion service was "sanctified" by some Imam type guy.
Mom un-phonied pretty fast as the conversion/wedding/reception rites unfolded during the evening, joining afterwards in the dancing and applauding the sexy, gyrating belly dancer entertainer.
Now, the beguiling belly dancer at the wedding reception showed how "All-American" everything was. Just for more phoniness, a couple of Irish clog dancers performed just to give the Catholic guests equal time.
Well, I could go on....but you get my drift. Deep and emotional things going on but papered over and ignored for the sake of portraying Islam as tolerant, fun, cool, mod, respectful of women......salted with a dash of implied advocation of "blending" religions and cultures radically opposed to each other.
The characters in the show are not at all compelling, the "All-American" propaganda line will get old as well as obvious.....and, despite assuming the show will get rave reviews from liberal Roger Ebert-types, I predict an early demise for a show which eventually only the most ardent PCers and self-flagellators will bother to watch.
Leni