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“$#*! My Dad Says” and the audiences CBS values (and doesn’t)
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John W. Kennedy
CBS and the ad community are essentially greeting concerns over the title of the network’s new Twitter feed-based $#*! My Dad Says with a big “$#*! yourselves!” proclaiming the Parents Television Council essentially irrelevant in affecting program content. From Hollywood Reporter:A day after the PTC slammed the show for its title and asked advertisers to…
Anne Rice and the idea of following Christ but not Christians
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John W. Kennedy
Anne Rice, the one-time self-described atheist who rose to fame writing gothic novels (The Vampire Chronicles) but in 1998 returned to the Catholic Church of her youth and went on to devote herself to writing books that expressed her rediscovered faith (i.e. the Christ the Lord books), caused a stir last week by announcing on…
“Sweet Baby Jesus” and Hollywood’s selective sense of humor
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John W. Kennedy
Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct) is set play Mary’s mom in the upcoming alleged comedy Sweet Baby Jesus. Adrien Brody (The Pianist) is reportedly in final negotiations to play Joseph in a cast that will include Bette Midler (The Rose), Sean Brosnan (Remington Steele‘s son) and the relatively-unknown Pixie Lott as Mary. The plot in a…
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