After much controversy the 2 hour premiere of the Book of Daniel hit the airwaves tonight (Friday 1/6/06).
The show centered around an Episcopalian priest and his family. The priest is addicted to pain killers and supplies his Bishop with some of the drug as well. His daughter is arrested for selling pot, meanwhile his wife is an alcoholic. Does the bad portrayal of Christians end there? No, his son is gay, while his adopted son is sleeping with the daughter of one of the members of his congregation. At the same time his father (the Right Father), whose wife has Alzheimer's is sleeping with the Bishop (a female).
While I have seen many Christian families (including those of ministers) who was much worse then this, I know many more that are nothing like this show portrayed. In many ways the shows seems to indicate that all Christians are nothing more than hypocrites. At the same time the show demonstrates that even ministers' families are not above temptation and have their own struggles with life. All in all the show was very well put together and I really don't think the show was as bad as the previews indicated and definitely not as bad as those opposing the show was claiming. The show will air weekly on Fridays at 10/9 ET/CT.
and that's the way I see it! and now for your thoughts...
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Kevin Surbaugh, of Topeka, KS owns KevinsView.com and is an ordained minister (97) who spent 2 yrs (95-96) with the ministry of Jesus People USA, which runs Cornerstone Festival in western IL and operates Grrr Records at its headquarters in Chicago, IL.
Article comments
1 - bryan
I don't think the show was as bad as, say, 90 percent of all the reality shows and half-hour sitcoms that are out there these days. But I definitely don't think it was "well done." Contrast this show with "Seventh Heaven," which also has a pastor whose family has problems. It's like Jekyll and Hyde.
The real question for me is: why? Why does NBC want to put out a show that is so obviously going to be a lightning rod of controversy, yet has so little redeeming qualities. Because there aren't enough priests on tv? They're out of lawyer and doctor plots?
If this is what the future is going to hold for the networks trying to compete with HBO, then I'm afraid my tv watching is going to drop even more.
Like you said, the stations only have four episodes. I imagine there won't be any more coming down the pike.