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NBC’s new sitcom “Book of Daniel” aired Friday night and the reviews indicate it was even worse than originally thought. It goes way beyond just being offensive and actually makes fun of Christians and Jesus. The American Family Associating summed up the reviews they received with this e-mail from a viewer. “I watched the Book of Daniel show on NBC tonight just so I could see if it was as bad as you said. Mr. Wildmon you have it wrong - it was worse than you described. The so called pastor takes drugs, smokes, drinks, takes the Lord’s name in...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC's limited-run series "The Book of Daniel" earned its share of advance scrutiny for its portrayals of contemporary men and women of the cloth, but that didn't translate to a large turnout for the drama's premiere Friday. The network had better news on Thursday with the debut of its remodeled 8-10 p.m. comedy block anchored by "My Name Is Earl." ABC also had a pulse for a change that night thanks to the return of its summer sensation "Dancing With the Stars." "Daniel," which stars Aidan Quinn as a conflicted Episcopalian priest grappling with modern-day...

Religious-minded television viewers hoping for another "Joan of Arcadia" or "7th Heaven" – both recently canceled by CBS and the WB, respectively – won't necessarily find the answer to their prayers in "The Book of Daniel," a controversial faith-flavored series premiering with back-to-back episodes on Friday, Jan. 6, from 9-11 p.m. EST on NBC. Aidan Quinn stars as the Rev. Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopal priest trying to navigate personal and parish problems, including in the pilot episode his brother-in-law absconding with $3 million in church funds. Like Stephen Collins' patriarch in "7th Heaven," Rev. Webster must juggle pastoral and...

Anti-Religious Entertainment Agenda for 2006? January 06, 2006 Michael Medved “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Passion of the Christ” achieved overwhelming box office success by appealing to religious moviegoers, but in high profile projects in 2006 Hollywood risks offending, rather than engaging, people of faith. In Newsweek, makers of the forthcoming “The DaVinci Code” proudly declare that they will do nothing to soften the controversial message of their project—that Jesus married and fathered a daughter, and that the Gospels and early Christians deliberately lied. Newsweek describes the movie’s villain as a Catholic bishop “whose religious zealotry appears to be...

Local News “The Book of Thomas” By TOM DAVIS Tribune Managing Editor Saturday, January 07, 2006 The NBC show "The Book of Daniel," which portrays an Episcopal priest with a multitude of faults, was creating controversy long before it finally aired last night. The drama, which was created by an admitted homosexual, troubles me for a couple of reasons. First of all, I am tired of there being few shows on television that my three kids and I can sit down and watch together. If the network executives had an ounce of sense, perhaps they would remember the level of...

NBC's controversial new series puts an Episcopal priest at the head of a hard-living family - and the Savior himself in a supporting role. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - "Sex. Drugs. Stolen money and martinis." The marketing for an NBC drama that premières Friday at 9 p.m. EST suggests standard prime-time fare. Not quite. This show also comes with a religious motif, though its creators maintain that it's not the latest shot in a culture war. "The Book of Daniel" - already generating buzz beyond what you might find around a network's typical mid-season pickup - is something more than an...

I just finished watching "The Book of David" and I found it tedious and vapid. However, I did not find it sacreligous. The conversations the main charactor has with Jesus is perhaps the most believeable of all the plot twists. With the exception of Jesus, everybody in the whole series are either drug dealers, druggies, racists, homosexuals, crooks, having an affair or screwed up. Most seem to be a combination of all the above. I probably will not watch it again, however, you never know.

Opening the Book of Daniel I watched the opening episodes of NBC’s new sitcom (I think that’s what it was) “The Book of Daniel”. I was aware some critics had panned the show ,and that a few NBC affiliates opted not to carry it. Having watched the first two hours, I was happy to note there were frequent commercial breaks ;which helped break up the monotony of the archly written and played scenario. While I watched, I had a nagging sense of déjà vu-but it wasn’t until this morning that I figured out what that was all about. The Book...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Jan. 5) - Two NBC affiliates in Arkansas and Indiana are turning the page on upcoming series "The Book of Daniel," which has been drawing criticism for its portrayal of Christianity. The series depicts an Episcopalian minister, played by Aidan Quinn, struggling with an addiction to Vicodin, among other problems in his diocese. Jesus is actually a character on the series, depicted in imagined conversations with the minister. Last month, the conservative American Family Assn. began calling on affiliates and advertisers to bail out of "Daniel." Many stations have been flooded with e-mails and calls from viewers...

Herc’s Seen NBC’s New Dramedy BOOK OF DANIEL!! Is It The Next ED Or The Next LAX?? I am – Hercules!! “The Book of Daniel” is an hourlong about a pill-popping Episcopalian priest with a pot-dealing white daughter, a gay white son, a randy hetero Asian son, a martini-slurping wife, and his own personal Jesus. When I saw Jesus in the promos I confess my interest was piqued. The Denis Leary character on FX’s “Rescue Me” also has an imaginary Jesus who likes to sit in automobiles and have conversations while the main character is motoring. Some of the Jesus...

Three Kansas NBC affiliates have announced they will not be carrying NBC’s "The Book of Daniel.” KSNG in Garden City, KSNC in Great Bend and KSNK in Oberlin have responded to community concern and will not air the program. They join KNSW-TV in Wichita, Kan., KARK-TV in Little Rock, Ark. and WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind., in refusing to carry NBC’s new series. American Family Association (AFA) says that NBC has received more than 600,000 emails protesting the program. After viewing the first episode at WBIR in Knoxville, several religious leaders gave their views on the program. Brian Kearns, minister...

What used to be called "irreverent" is now called "edgy" -- and called it, and called it, and called it -- and "Arrested Development" finally pushed edginess over the edge . . . "The Book of Daniel" emulates "Development's" collection of zany, wacky family members, and the unintentional moral is that they ought to be arrested. *** I cannot recall a series in which a greater number of characters seemed so desperately detestable -- a series with a larger population of loathsome dolts. There ought to be a worse punishment than cancellation for a show that tries this hard to...

Hundreds of offended East Tennessee Christians are asking WBIR, Channel 10, not to air a controversial NBC drama premiering Friday that features Jesus as a character. Station management said it will decide today whether to air "The Book of Daniel," an hourlong soap opera that depicts a pill-popping minister who has conversations with Jesus. On Wednesday, NBC affiliate WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind., was the first station in the country to announce it will not be airing "Daniel." WBIR has received more than 350 e-mails after commercials began airing in recent weeks. Jeff Lee, WBIR general manager, said the overwhelming...

ERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Jan. 5) - Two NBC affiliates in Arkansas and Indiana are turning the page on upcoming series "The Book of Daniel," which has been drawing criticism for its portrayal of Christianity. The series depicts an Episcopalian minister, played by Aidan Quinn, struggling with an addiction to Vicodin, among other problems in his diocese. Jesus is actually a character on the series, depicted in imagined conversations with the minister. Last month, the conservative American Family Assn. began calling on affiliates and advertisers to bail out of "Daniel." Many stations have been flooded with e-mails and calls from viewers...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Two NBC affiliates in Arkansas and Indiana are turning the page on upcoming series "The Book of Daniel," which has been drawing criticism for its portrayal of Christianity. The series depicts an Episcopalian minister, played by Aidan Quinn, struggling with an addiction to Vicodin, among other problems in his diocese. Jesus is actually a character on the series, depicted in imagined conversations with the minister. Last month, the conservative American Family Assn. began calling on affiliates and advertisers to bail out of "Daniel." Many stations have been flooded with e-mails and calls from viewers objecting...

The "book of Daniel" With offence to the Bible and God not to mention all VIRTUES NBC plans to "err" and asking a large SHUT- OFF. With the hurricanes that pounded,the floods in California,the Fire that cut down hundreds,...ect...GOD WILL NOT BE MOCKED..GOd Help us-as most still believe we are ONE NATION UNDER GOD!!! Booooooooo and shut off NBC. Visit the new AFA Superstore today! Despite receiving nearly a half-million emails, NBC still intends to begin their new series The Book of Daniel next Friday. While NBC refuses to release the sponsors of the program, AFA has identified 10 potential...

There's a temptation to praise "The Book of Daniel" because it is a skillfully produced family drama about an Episcopal minister and his family and it comes along just as WB Network's "7th Heaven" reaches the end of its long run. In the premiere, Rev. Daniel Webster (Aidan Quinn) sermonizes that we should forgive ourselves if we give in to temptation, but I'm not going to do it. Give in, that is. I'm going to call this a well-intentioned drama with a few comedic quirks but without depth or greater purpose. When it comes to troubles, Daniel's sacramental cup runneth...

NBC affiliate WTWO in Terre Haute, Indiana, has become the first station to announce they will not be showing "The Book of Daniel.” "We expect other NBC affiliates will join WTWO in their decision,” said American Family Association (AFA) Chairman Donald E. Wildmon. He also said that NBC is having trouble finding sponsors for the show. AFA says it has been notified by several companies that they have no plans to sponsor the show. "It appears that NBC will be forced to fill the available ad spots with ‘distressed merchandise’ ads which are sold at pennies on the dollar of...

(AgapePress) - A pro-family media researcher is blasting NBC for plans to air a controversial series featuring a troubled Episcopal priest and other dysfunctional characters. The network will air The Book of Daniel on Friday evenings, starting in early January. According to published reports, the weekly show centers around an Episcopal priest named Daniel Webster who talks with a manifestation of Jesus. In addition, the Webster family reportedly includes a 23-year-old homosexual, Republican son; a 16-year-old daughter who is a drug dealer; and an adopted son involved in an improper relationship with the bishop's daughter. Ed Vitagliano is director of...

NEW YORK — Conservative Christians are gearing up for a holy war of sorts over NBC's forthcoming show "The Book of Daniel," airing the first week of 2006. The American Family Association (AFA), a leading group in the Christian right movement, has called for a boycott of the series about a self-medicating Episcopalian priest whose son is gay, whose daughter deals pot and whose wife is a midday martini-lover