Posted on 03/09/2012 3:55:34 AM PST by Kaslin
At the same time Washington was ablaze with outrage at the idea that Rush Limbaugh insulted a woman as a "slut," ABC premiered a new Sunday night show called "GCB" -- shortened from "Good Christian Bitches." Limbaugh apologized. ABC displays no such contrition. They insulted only those Christians. In the midst of this trashy debut, ABC promoted a new sitcom coming in April titled "Don't Trust The B---- in Apartment 23."
ABC advertised the debut of "GCB" with a photo of actress Kristin Chenoweth in a choir robe cut way above the knee, as if such a thing exists. "Love One Another," it read, dripping in sarcasm. That's Hollywood's definition of a "good Christian."
Chenoweth plays Cricket Cockburn, the wealthy "queen bitch," who routinely quotes Bible verses with venom on the show. When her realtor friend won't help her ruin the lead character, Amanda, Cricket threatens her business: "Read Job 1:21, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away." She launches wicked plots while the auto shop puts a "John 3:16" decal on her car. She tells her fellow plotters, "God hates failure."
Time TV critic James Poniewozik protested, "I have a hard time believing that anyone will see themselves insulted by GCB: Its target is not Christians but phonies." Not so. There are certainly Christian hypocrites that can make for great grist in entertainment. But this show offers the viewing public no authentic Christians at all.
We can't say this is surprising. Nor are we surprised by the shamelessly dishonest spin of ABC. Channing Dungey, a senior vice president of drama development for the Disney-owned network, said she always knew this show was a "home run" from the beginning. The title was provocative, yes, but "treating religion and Christianity with respect is very important to everyone involved."
Laugh track, please. What's next? "Good Jewish Money-Grubbers" is "treating Judaism with respect" as well?
Then there are the stars.
Chenoweth told the home team at ABCNews.com that "The Bible tells us that we're not supposed to judge, and people shouldn't judge before seeing the show ... I'm a Christian; I think that's pretty well known, and I would never do anything that I think crossed the line."
The entire show crosses the line. It tries to cross the line. It begins with a California man driving frantically for the Mexican border with his mistress and a mountain of stolen cash. But the mistress decides to perform a sex act on him while he drives, leading to a fatal car crash. That's what spurs the lead character, Amanda -- now a widow -- to return to Dallas to live with her wealthy mother, played by Annie Potts.
Potts is second only to Chenoweth in spitting out cynical conservative "Christian" one-liners. She tells her daughter California is inferior to Texas because "we've got the same weather without the liberals." She also tells her daughter if she needs rehab to avoid the Baptists ("folding chairs") and try the Episcopalians ("upholstered, with canapes.") She says to "cut the commie crap" when Amanda tries to keep her children from going to church. At episode's end, she declares, "I feel confident the good Lord would like me to have a new fur coat. God often speaks to me through Christian Dior."
Anyone wasting a whole hour waiting for one good character would place their hopes on widowed Amanda, played by the actress Leslie Bibb. For most of the show, she's renouncing how badly she behaved in high school and wants a job to pay for her own house. But when she can't find a job, we get a ridiculous 180-degree turn. She starts working at a Hooters-aping restaurant called "Boobylicious," which she discovers is owned by Chenoweth's husband.
This badly contrived plot sets up the final battle of the GCBs. When Chenoweth protests "we live in a righteous community," Bibb's character rips up Dallas. "Fun fact. Dallas has more churches per capita than anywhere on Earth. Also, Dallas has more strip clubs per capita than anywhere on Earth. Two plus two equals a double standard."
Ignore whether the "fun fact" is true -- multiple cities claim to have the most churches per capita. Also, Portland claims the title of most strip clubs. This line neatly summarizes ABC's take on churchy Christians. Anywhere they gather in great numbers, their badly hidden sins and perversions naturally trail closely behind. Christians, the audience at home should believe, are nothing but phonies. No other faith in America gets lined up for this kind of bashing.
As anyone could have predicted, ABC is clearly pitching "GCB" as a replacement for the dying soap "Desperate Housewives," merely adding the Texas- Christian angle to make the plots extra-scandalous. Hollywood seems to think everyone is a selfish and cynical hypocrite. But not everyone lives in a gaudy piranha bowl like they do in Tinseltown.
The show is likely to have a large audience among non Christians, cinos and various cults.
The double standard of the Left, the hypocrisy, and their inability to recognize it — is really breathtaking...
As with any money making venture, the consumer will decide. Also, as with any other TV show I don’t approve of, my kids won’t be watching. Take TV’s OUT of your kids room! Mine are not allowed any electronics in their rooms. Everything must be seen in the family room.
Maybe ABC will come up with “Good Tap-dancin’, Watermelon-eatin’ Coloreds”.
I just sent ABC an email that will scorch the eyeballs of any who bother to read it.
I’ve just HAD it with these a**holes.
Speaking of sluts, has anyone seen the show with the really nasty brides, or the real House wives of anywhere?
Where do they find these trashy , nasty ,botoxed and plasticized scumbags.
By the way I don’t watch these shows, they come on as I am looking for a good movie made in 1950 or so when real movies were made.
This was my letter to ABS...
You might think it is ok or even funny to diss Christians with this show. I think it is sick.
Christians are very tolerant but I draw the line here...
You would never air a show called “Good Muslim Bitches or Good Jewish Bitches or Good Lesbian Bitches or even Good Black Bitches”
because it would be wrong to do so, so why do you think you can do it with Christians?
I suggest you take the show down and apologize or lose viewers and hopefully advertisers as they will be contacted next!
Just who in their right mind would watch this crap? There is a life beyond vomit television.
This is interesting to me, as I read it in the context of just having listened to a message on end times prophesy on my way to work. In the message, it talks about all the blasphemy that will be going on, and how the beast/antiChrist will “wear down” the Christians.
It’s actually happening as I type this. It is like we are in an insane world, specifically because when you try to reason with people defending this stuff they think you are nuts and think their arguments actually hold water. It is as if they are deluded.
Then again,
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
It will be seen in every kind of evil that fools people who are dying. They are dying because they refuse to love the truth. The truth would save them.
So God will fool them completely. Then they will believe the lie. Many will not believe the truth. They will take pleasure in evil. They will be judged. but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The way to put a quick stop to it is to collect the list of advertisers, and boycott every one of them, writing a letter to them telling them exactly which program they're advertising on that offends you.
Advertisers pay big bucks to run ads to get you to buy their products; when they realize they're paying big bucks to lose customers, they quickly pull their ads. As the advertisers evaporate, the show is quickly cancelled.
Good letter. Short and says it all.
‘GCB’: Philly Cream Cheese pulls ads due to consumer complaints
Several us called and wrote this week. Respectful complaining does work.
You are correct and the Bible uses words like “Deceived” Deceiver” and vail of their eyes(Mind) so they can not see.....
Libs believe they can create Ameritopia, if only they could get rid of the white Christians.
(Can’t wait for ABC to release “GMB.”
Good Muslim Bitches.
I’ll be waiting....
Get your news on FR and other new media outlets. Watch ‘tv’ on Hulu or some other service the left hasn’t fully co-opted yet. The math is pretty simple. We must starve the beast of it’s viewer=Ad dollar model or accept being part of the problem.
I gave up TV years ago and discovered I suddenly had a lot more time to spend on things I enjoy and that benefit me mentally and financially.
There is no good argument for TV that the net cannot address. and if someone values football or a sitcom more than their country (IE helping to fund it’s demise through their viewership/ad dollars) then I dunno what to say.
Much ado about nothing. This show has massive fail written all over it. It won’t last beyond the first season
This show won’t last a season. But the boycotts have to start with Disney. All of Disney. Then target all advertisers of this show. Then make it clear that unless the actors repent, they will be boycotted. They read the scripts and new what they signed up to do. They are complicit and any “Christian” involved got her 30 pieces of silver. So having sold her soul, let her now be impoverished.
Bah!
PRAY for them!
GOD used a talking donkey to get His message across, I hope He uses me from time to time; so just pray these folks will be part of the grafted in bunch when that fast approaching Judgement Day appears!
Another show with primarily gay male writers bashing hetero-normative society.
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