"Book of Daniel" is Canceled

Joe Cool

Administrator

Due to poor ratings and public outcry, NBC has pulled the plug on the controversial show Book of Daniel. The main character is Daniel Webster, a drug addicted Episcopal priest whose wife depends heavily on her mid-day martinis. Webster regularly sees and talks with a very unconventional white robed, bearded Jesus. The Webster family is rounded out by a 23 year old homosexual, Republican son, a 16-year-old daughter who is a drug dealer, and a 16 year old adopted son who is having sex with the bishop's daughter. At the office, his lesbian secretary is sleeping with his sister-in-law.

Anything considered "edgy" and "controversial" will always cause a large majority of society to set themselves on fire in protest when they could have just as easily changed the channel.

I'm not sure I agree with this as, subject matter aside, the show had excellent writing and could have found an audience if they would have given it time to play out.