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I'll give it three weeks

So, I was enthralled in NBC's The Biggest Loser last night, when during one of the promos for new shows for next season, I see a flaxen-haired Jesus (looking like he had just stepped out of The Last Supper) talking in a backyard to Daniel, a priest in what is NBC's newest religious-themed dramedy, "Daniel," ie "The Book of Daniel."
Apparently Daniel meets Jesus on the swing/bench to talk about his troubled kids, his troubled life.
Apparently, this Jesus will challenge long held notions -- "And where did you read that?" Jesus responded with a bewildered look on his face to one question.
I'm wondering if Satan is being readied for Sweeps Week.

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eric said:

So they're recycling "Oh God!" "Joan of Arcadia" and "Touched by an Angel" again. Best of luck. I wonder if any of these "god talks to regular folks" TV shows bother to consult religion experts to make sure their theology is "orthodox" in some way.

I think it's likely that the writers are instead making up their theology as they go along. Which is how nearly all theology was originally done anyway.

Lex said:

I was going to say Satan showed up in the last couple of episodes of "Joan of Arcadia," but darn, Eric beat me to it.

eric said:

Well, I did have a week head start...

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