Malloy says Book of Daniel totally cancelled.

[benburch]

According to an email from somebody who saw it on Entertainment Tonight.

Can anybody confirm?

[Avalux]

1. Wow. I just saw a preview for it about 30 minutes ago.

Looks funny as hell too. Of course, the fundies found it irreverent and we can't have that.

[Sydnie]

2. I did too - see the ad I mean

I hope not. I was so looking forward to it.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. what is this show about, I've never heard of it

[Individualist]

4. NBC is still promoting the show

on their website, www.nbc.com . I just checked.

[Democrats_win]

5. Passion for the Book of Daniel: Fight those lions Danny Boy!

[yorkiemommie1]

6. i wanted to watch it and make up my own mind about it

but i guess my mind has already been made up by the religious right.

[maveric]

39. Yeah. They dont want us to see anything dealing with reality.

Only their bullshit company line.
Looks like it would be good show. I've always liked Aidan Quinn.

[Catshrink]

7. One town isn't running it...

some fundies got their knickers in a knot about a gay character and flooded the station with calls. The American Family whatever, I think. The station caved to pressure from the nut jobs.

[bloom]

10. The same group that is against "American Girl" because they support

Girls, Inc.

[FreedomAngel82]

27. So much for the first amendment

There is a quote I've lived with. I can't remember where I heard it or who said it and that's "Your rights end where my nose begins."

[CatholicEdHead]

8. Nothing on ET's website

http://et.tv.yahoo.com/

[AlCzervik]

i hope he's misinformed, i'd like to make up my own mind on this one

i mean it could be really good or it could just suck but i'd like to decide for myself.

[applegrove]

9. Sometimes - if you put a really shiny & tall piece of metal beside your

house - the lightening will not strike your house. But the tall shiny thing.

How could NBC have not known? Perhaps they are playing with the religious right.

[Ilsa]

11. I sent NBC an email asking them to bring bring us the show and

not let religious extremists take over. Probably too little too late.

[cal04]

12. Washington Post:Two Stations Won't Air 'Book of Daniel'

Two Stations Won't Air 'Book of Daniel'

Two television stations are refusing to broadcast a new NBC series about an Episcopal priest who abuses painkillers, has a gay son, a promiscuous straight son, a daughter who deals marijuana, and a wife who drinks too much.

Conservative Christian groups have condemned the depiction of Jesus as blasphemous, accusing the writers of portraying Christ as tolerant of sin in talks with the priest.

NBC affiliates KARK in Little Rock, Ark., and WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind., said sensitivity to viewers led them not to air "The Book of Daniel," which debuts Friday. In Little Rock, the WB affiliate has arranged to show the drama instead.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

[madrchsod]

15. i guess the cc`s would like jesus

to pull out a gun and shoot them....

[Benhurst]

18. They're right to complain about Jesus being protrayed as

tolerent. We know from our religious right what a first class hater he was.

Maybe the writers of the series are getting him confused with that other person in the Bible who went on about not casting the first stone.

Oh, wait a minute ... that was Jesus, wasn't it?

Oh, well. The right-wing religious crazies are always bitching about something.

[FreedomAngel82]

28. Oh good grief

My aunt is a conservative (we're all Christian) and she was talking about this show around Christmas and she seemed excited about it and talking about how good and humerous it looks. If you don't like it DON'T WATCH IT!!!!

[Blue_In_AK]

34. I wonder if the people in Little Rock and Terra Haute

have ever heard of that amazing device called a "remote control." If you don't like the show, don't watch. What a concept!

[Touchdown]

36. I hope NBC tells the FBI that FRC is bootlegging their shows

...since the series hasn't run yet, and these whackjobs have already seen it, the only possibe conclusion is that they found a pirated copy of Book of Daniel, has watched it, and is in posession of it... which everybody who sees those warnings on every DVD knows IS A FEDERAL CRIME!

Unless they've never seen it and are talking out of their asses...which is more probable.

[serryjw]

13. Enormous pressure

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010506danielUpdt.htm

As a liberal middle age straight woman; I am sick and tired of this bushit.

[Contrary1]

19. Talk about misleading headlines:

"Stations Dropping 'Book Of Daniel' Grows"

It "grew" from 1 to 2.

I'm only surprised it wasn't: "Number of stations dropping 'Book of Daniel' doubles!!!"

[benburch]

14. Malloy now getting conflicting information.

So, who knows.

[Individualist]

20. Apparently NBC knows

as of two minutes ago on www.nbc.com :

Primetime: Book of Daniel:
BOOK OF DANIEL
Family can really test your faith. Fridays starting January 6th on NBC.

[benburch]

23. That would seem to settle it!

Thanks!

[johnfunk]

16. Maybe NBC should retitle it "I Dream of Jeeezus"

Hey -- it worked for Barbara Eden...

[ddeclue]

17. It looked like the first truly innovative TV show I've seen in years.

I'm so sick of reality TV.

I hope they won't cancel. I've read that two affiliates are boycotting.

Doug D.

[NYCGirl]

24. Although they've been doing the talking to Jesus for at least a season

on F/X's "Rescue Me." (The main character talks to Mary Magdalen, too, who refers to Christ as "my boyfriend".)

[FreedomAngel82]

29. So why aren't they calling for that show?

I haven't heard of that show before, so I guess that's why. Heh heh. Since "Book of Daniel" is on NBC it gets a lot of coverage for people without cable too. It's so pathetic. I really do live in a country that's so dumb and intolerant.

[NYCGirl]

31. It's a remarkable show about NY firefighters, you should check it out

when the new season starts.



Probably because, like you said, it's on cable (BTW, F/X is owned by Fox). F/X has some of the most brilliant, cutting-edge TV ever — Nip/Tuck, The Shield, and Rescue Me. They're R-rated, too. They do some stuff on Nip/Tuck that I'm amazed they can get by with on basic cable.

Edited to add: It's on DVD too.

[tlsmith1963]

37. I've Been Wanting to See That

It deals with the psychological impact of 9/11, from what I have heard. We need more shows like that.

Tammy

[NYCGirl]

38. You might be able to rent the DVDs...

It does deal with the impact of 9/11; the main character lost many friends and his cousin in the WTC.

[Contrary1]

21. We have the numbers here...

We need to let NBC know that we would like the option of deciding for ourselves if this program is worth watching.

And we can boycott their sponsors too.

[notadmblnd]

22. My sister was telling me tonight that our local

NBC affiliate refused to pull it.

[rocktivity]

25. It sounds over the top just for the sake of being over the top

like Motley Crue in their prime. Better they should have picked up the option on Arrested Development.


rocknation

[FreedomAngel82]

26. What?!

[Orangepeel]

30. this morning, it was just two affiliates

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271 |99412|1|,00.html

[Initech]

32. Man, I would love to see this show.

It looks like an extremely fucked up version of 7th Heaven. Sounds great!

[Hyernel]

33. Country of Freedom, my ass!

Fucking churchies need to be delt with. They do not run this country.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

35. It's going to be on. Aidan Quinn was promoting it on the Today Show

this morning.