Daniel needs to move his Episcopalian show from NBC to HBO if he wants to deliver his sermons to an audience that has grown fond of his world in the introductory two hours.
Death bells might toll for the show if the sponsors do not come on board which would be a loss to mainstream media as the show has the depth and finesse of Cable Network shows
The appearance of benevolent Jesus as the alter ego of Daniel seemed to be an idea borrowed from Huff, a Showtime comedy that died a death too soon and was lamented by its followers.
Both Huff and Daniel were men struggling under the strains of work and family. They found solace in their imaginary psychiatrists - Jesus for Daniel and a roadside maestro for Huff.
Like Huff, the show is infused with strong family characters and yet each character has such quirky neuroses that could only be found in the HBO hit series Six Feet Under.
The Book of Daniel is effective in depicting America being a nation in crisis where pill popping, marijuana, teenage sex and alcoholism are ground realities and yet are shoved under the pay-no-money-now carpets of church-going families.
Daniel is a priest who shares Rush Limbaugh’s penchant for painkillers. He lives in a big mansion that is the ancestral property of his martini-drinking wife, has two sons and a daughter with their own sets of problems.
Despite all the things that go wrong in his life, Daniel’s family is far more loving and supportive than that of Huff’s.
His wife, far from being a self absorbed alcoholic is a level headed mother who tries to be on the look out for her children and is supportive towards her mother-in-law who suffers from Alzheimer’s.
The kids are an intelligent bunch – one soon to become a medical researcher, another an A grade student and the third a smart alec. Though they take pot shots at each other at every given opportunity yet the bond between the siblings is very clear.
Article comments
1 - Aaman
Interesting ad banner across the top - Brian Flemming's film - the ad reads "Jesus Didn't Exist"
2 - Leo
Blasphemy! Your knowledge of the Lord is flawed - You must not sin to remain in the Lord
The family is not Christian.
3 - RogerMDillon
Wow, so I guess Leo has never sinned. Pretty impressive.
4 - Aaman
Actually, you don't know enough about christianity - in christianity, your actions mean much less to be in the grace of 'the Lord' - unlike Buddhism, or Islam - ergo you are a Blasphemer who must atone by watching The Last Temptation Of Christ, followed by thirty hours of the Jesus Seminar on audio cassette.
5 - gonzo marx
egads, Aaman...yer wicked strict
i'm sorry i missed this one, sounds like it could be Interesting
here's to re-runs
Excelsior!