Evangelical TV

We've all heard the news about NBC's cancellation of the scandalous(ly true and funny) series The Book of Daniel about the pain killer-addicted Episcopal priest who "talks" with a hippie-type Jesus, as NBC executives showed their gutless caving-in to the whines of an evangelical Christian lobby that had never even seen the show. The Evangelicals decided they didn't like it because, while they never really figured in the plot, the priest had a gay son, his wife had a lesbian sister, and his straight adopted teenaged Asian son was sexually active with a wealthy white parishioner's daughter. Duh. Like all of that doesn't happen in the Baptist church, too, except with the Baptists, it's not gay sons, it's gay senior pastors and Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members.

And, even more fun, as Will and Grace winds down to a series finale this spring, rumors are already rampant about a still-unwritten show in which the Evangelicals allege guest star Brittany Spears is going to play an evangelical Christian broadcaster who works with Jack on a variety show food segment called "Cruci-fixin's," and now the Evangelicals want to organize a boycott against NBC and its advertisers. You know, years ago I think I remember seeing some church ladies' group selling a cookbook of their church potluck recipes called Crucifixin's. Must not be politically correct any more.

So, it's time for all of the hypocritical and holier-than-thou Evangelicals to launch a total boycott of NBC and the cable companies which program the network on their cable lineups, and for the rest of us to start watching more and more NBC. Since NBC "depicted" Jesus in a show, maybe the Evangelicals should emulate the Muslims who are protesting and burning Danish embassies over a silly editorial cartoon and start burning NBC studios and stations all over the country. Self-righteous fanaticism is always such a good thing.