Comedy Central Developing Jesus Christ Cartoon

[laetitia crucis]

This is another moment where I'd like to punch people in the face...

[quote]MAY 05, 2010
[b]Comedy Central developing Jesus Christ cartoon
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Comedy Central might [url="http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/south-park-censorship-.html"]censor every image[/url] of the Prophet Muhammad on "South Park," yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ.

As part of the network's upfront presentation to advertisers ([url="http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/comedy-centrals-slate-22-projects-in-the-pipe.html"]full slate here[/url]), Comedy Central is set to announce "JC," a half-hour show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of his "powerful but apathetic father" and live a regular life in New York City.

In the show, God is preoccupied with playing video games while Christ, "the ultimate fish out of water," tries to adjust to life in the big city.

"In general, comedy in purist form always makes some people uncomfortable," said Comedy Central's head of original programming Kent Alterman.

When asked if the show might draw some fire, especially coming on the heels of the network's decision to censor the Muslim faith's religious figure on "South Park," Alterman said its too early in the show's development to be concerned about such matters.

"We don't even know what the show is yet," he said.

Like all Comedy Central executives, Alterman declined to address the recent controversy over "South Park," where the network aired a heavily redacted episode after the show's creators were threatened by an extremist Islamic Web site.

"JC" is produced by Reveille ("The Office"), Henrik Basin, Brian Boyle ("American Dad"), Jonathan Sjoberg and Andreas Ohman.[/quote]

[url="http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/comedy-central-developing-jesus-christ-cartoon-series.html"]Source[/url].

[StMichael]

http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/comedy-central-developing-jesus-christ-cartoon-series.html

Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on "South Park," yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ.

As part of the network's upfront presentation to advertisers (full slate here), Comedy Central is set to announce "JC," a half-hour show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of his "powerful but apathetic father" and live a regular life in New York City.

In the show, God is preoccupied with playing video games while Christ, "the ultimate fish out of water," tries to adjust to life in the big city.

"In general, comedy in purist form always makes some people uncomfortable," said Comedy Central's head of original programming Kent Alterman.

When asked if the show might draw some fire, especially coming on the heels of the network's decision to censor the Muslim faith's religious figure on "South Park," Alterman said its too early in the show's development to be concerned about such matters.

"We don't even know what the show is yet," he said.

Like all Comedy Central executives, Alterman declined to address the recent controversy over "South Park," where the network aired a heavily redacted episode after the show's creators were threatened by an extremist Islamic Web site.

"JC" is produced by Reveille ("The Office"), Henrik Basin, Brian Boyle ("American Dad"), Jonathan Sjoberg and Andreas Ohman.

[Selah]

There's already a thread about this But yes, I agree it's tasteless

[Selah]

here's the original.

And yeah. It's tacky.

[Brother Adam]

Our outrage will fuel their $$$ and ratings.

[dominicansoul]

meh. let's' pray for their souls and stop supporting them by NOT watching their channel...


in the end, if they don't convert...well...you can imagine they will meet with a fate worse than any muslim can give them...

Edited May 7, 2010 by dominicansoul

[jeffpugh]

So... where do we have to bomb?

Joking. Honest. We have more grown-up ways to dispute these people.

[HisChildForever]

[quote name='Sacred Music Man' date='06 May 2010 - 11:06 PM' timestamp='1273201589' post='2106139']
So... where do we have to bomb?

Joking. Honest. We have more grown-up ways to dispute these people.
[/quote]

Sadly, it's not a joke.

[Servus_Mariae]

[quote]This move by Comedy Central is like watching the ultra-hip smart-aleck in the cafeteria who, having peed himself during an encounter with a bully, is now trying to re-establish his edgy bona fides by making fun of the non-threatening AV Crew; high school bravado, nowhere near as sophisticated as it believes itself to be. [url="http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchoress/"]From the Anchoress[/url][/quote]

Perfect.

[Nihil Obstat]

I get Comedy Central as part of my basic package. I plan on writing to my service provider and to them, if I can find the time.

[dominicansoul]

im upset that the producer of "the office" is involved with this...

[KnightofChrist]

Are not these the same kinds of people who cry on the mountain tops of angry Christians trying to censor them? They even sometimes at least hint that Christians would do violent things. So when both are true with a non-Christian religion they fold faster than Superman on laundry day! What a bunch of hypocritical pansies.

Edited May 7, 2010 by KnightofChrist

[Rebecca2009]

Wow....

The Warning must be coming soon. I sure hope so. This CANNOT happen. grrrr....

[Lil Red]

+JMJ+
threads merged.

[eustace scrubb]

this makes me sick to my stomach.

if a boycott hasn't been organized yet, it should be. i love the daily show and colbert report, but this tasteless attempt to offend people who they know are unlikely to physically retaliate (whereas extremist Muslim groups are) is simply inexcusable.