The Book of Daniel - 01/20/06
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The Book of Daniel - 01/20/06
"Assignation"
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Ellen Burstyn, Dylan Baker, Christian Campbell, Alison Pill, Ivan Shaw, Susanna Thompson, Garret Dillahunt, Leven Rambin , D.W. Moffett, Laila Robins, Fran Bennett.
Producer(s): Jack Kenny, Flody Suarez .
Original Airdate: January 20, 2006.
The Book of Daniel
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Cast: Aidan Quinn, Ellen Burstyn, Dylan Baker, Christian Campbell, Alison Pill, Ivan Shaw, Susanna Thompson, Garret Dillahunt, Leven Rambin , D.W. Moffett, Laila Robins, Fran Bennett.
Producer(s): Jack Kenny, Flody Suarez .
Original Airdate: January 20, 2006.
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I'm still enjoying this show - any word if it is going to be any longer than an 8-episode run? If not, then we are already at the half-way point.
The Vaparelli brother was funny as shit - I laughed my ass off when he said he was still going to hell, just not for being gay.
Daniel and his wife need to beat the crap out of Adam's girlfriend's parents
The Vaparelli brother was funny as shit - I laughed my ass off when he said he was still going to hell, just not for being gay.
Daniel and his wife need to beat the crap out of Adam's girlfriend's parents
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I hope this gets a second season because I doubt eight episodes will be enough for such a good show.
I really liked this episode but I seem to have missed the one before. Did Yoda hidding in the daughter's closet already happen? And when did Adam get back together with his girl?
I really liked this episode but I seem to have missed the one before. Did Yoda hidding in the daughter's closet already happen? And when did Adam get back together with his girl?
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Had they mentioned before this they had a son who died? It was brought up a few times in this episode but I don't recall it being talked about before (and it could just be my not paying attention).
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Originally Posted by Bronkster
Had they mentioned before this they had a son who died? It was brought up a few times in this episode but I don't recall it being talked about before (and it could just be my not paying attention).
My one complaint is Judith and the girlfriend's mom. Why the hell are they still friends? After that horrid comment about not wanting any "Oriental grandchildren running around the Christmas tree" why would Judith talk to that woman ever again?
The expressions on Aidan Quinn's face during the Vaprielli brother scenes were just classic and hilarious.
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The stuff about the dead son was heavy-handed, as was the whole plot with Adam, but I still really like this show. I'm not sure I need to see it as a regular series, though. I'd be content with a good 8-episode run and then ending it.
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Originally Posted by Bronkster
Had they mentioned before this they had a son who died? It was brought up a few times in this episode but I don't recall it being talked about before (and it could just be my not paying attention).
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NBC's "The Book of Daniel," ABC's "Jake in Progress" and TNT's "Wanted" all received pink slips this week as various sources have confirmed their respective fates.
"Daniel," which was already set to go on hiatus once NBC's Olympic coverage began, has been pulled from the schedule effective immediately.
"Daniel," which was already set to go on hiatus once NBC's Olympic coverage began, has been pulled from the schedule effective immediately.
I had been putting off last week's episode anyway.
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I really thought this was a great show. This goes into the Jack & Bobby Memorial for shows that for some uknown reason could not find their audience.
People complained that Desperate Houswive tries to hard to be a comedy. When something comes along with a similar meter and irreverence, but contains the drama missing from DH, they completely ignore it.
People complained that Desperate Houswive tries to hard to be a comedy. When something comes along with a similar meter and irreverence, but contains the drama missing from DH, they completely ignore it.
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At least seven affiliates refused to air it, arbitrarily making decisions for all their viewers. People don't tend to flock controversial shows deemed anti-Christian. "Nothing Sacred" comes to mind immediately. NBC had to be losing significant advertising revenue because each episode had long NBC and Universal promos during the commercials.
I'm disappointed that there has not been at least a little outrage at how the so-called Christian groups have now buried this show, which arguably promoted Christian values of tolerance and acceptance.
I'm disappointed that there has not been at least a little outrage at how the so-called Christian groups have now buried this show, which arguably promoted Christian values of tolerance and acceptance.
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
I really liked this episode but I seem to have missed the one before. Did Yoda hidding in the daughter's closet already happen? And when did Adam get back together with his girl?
Oh well, I would imagine the initial 8 episode run would make the writers/producers smart enough to "tie it off" with a tidy-ish ending should it not get renewed. Probably have to wait for the DVD to see all of them.
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
Ashame that NBC had to cave into the Religions right.
The news, announced via scheduling updates this morning, means four episodes of the series will remain on the shelf. "Daniel's" most recent airing averaged a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49 (according to preliminary Nielsen data), placing it well behind competitors "NUMB3RS" on CBS (3.0 rating) and "20/20" on ABC (2.7 rating). Said number was down 13.64% from the previous week (2.2 rating) and 32.14% from the 10:00/9:00c portion of its premiere (2.8 rating).
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Wow, with this show being cancelled along with THE WEST WING and AIR AMERICA not doing so well on radio. And there was a Presidental poll that Hillary Clinton didn't do well also. And with Cananda elections,It's been a bad week for liberals.
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Wow, with this show being cancelled along with THE WEST WING and AIR AMERICA not doing so well on radio. And there was a Presidental poll that Hillary Clinton didn't do well also. And with Cananda elections,It's been a bad week for liberals.
Please, don't troll around TV Talk w/ your bullshit. This show's cancellation had nothing to do w/ the "liberal agenda" and everything to do w/ ratings.
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Thing about this show getting canned is - it was a pretty decent show! The acting, writing, production values were all good. And there was nothing in it really that was genuinely immoral or blasphemous... at least in comparision to any other primetime show of this nature. All in all, the show was about guiding people to the right choices in a contemporary society which radically needs rational, sane interpretation of the Bible... in a time where the "cut and dry" pat answers the Bible gives no longer prove useful when literally interpretted (e.g. "If your hand causes you to offend, cut it off.").
I wonder if they had kept the Jesus character out of it if it would still be on? Or would it just be a tweaked 7th Heaven (which I have never seen)?
I wonder if they had kept the Jesus character out of it if it would still be on? Or would it just be a tweaked 7th Heaven (which I have never seen)?
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The only thing NBC caves to here was the bottom line....BTW, seeing that it dropped 40% from its premier...the religious protests probably got alot of people to tune in immediatly, and they didnt like it