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The Networks Are Getting Religion
Not only are politicians, such as Hilary and others, starting to talk about spiritual values, church, and the many related subjects that are common to the majority of voters who consider themselves Christian or “values� voters, but now the networks are trying to cash in on this new-found demographic.
I’m glad. It underscores the tremendous impact people of faith are having on our society.
Several pilot episodes are planned for this next fall. NBC has a new show called “Daniel,� which is about a pill-popping Episcopal Priest who talks to Jesus. CBS says they have a thriller, which is yet unnamed, but has to do with the supernatural. Fox has a series in the works that is described as, “The X-Files Goes to Church.�
The reason for all the interest in religion? It’s Mel Gibson’s success with, “The Passion of the Christ.�
Gibson obviously understood the subject matter on a personal level. The result -- $600,000,000.
If the networks understand the subject matter at the person level like CBS did with Touched By An Angel, the next year of television could be interesting. If they don’t understand, but are merely throwing something out there that they think fits the theme of religion, everyone will be disappointed, especially the networks who will have spent their money on something that they “knew all along� would not be well-received.
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Gary Randall
President & Chairman
Faith and Freedom Foundation
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