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Fear Not The Book of Daniel  by: Herndon L. Davis Fear not, the decline of Christian America did not come to pass with the 2 hour debut of NBC’s “The Book of Daniel” on Friday. After watching the well produced and written premiere, I’m certain that the show will become my newest Friday night obsession. A cross between Desperate Housewives and Six Feet Under but set against a religious backdrop, The Book of Daniel manages to torpedo through nearly every social, ethical, and moral issue plaguing this county. The debut episode alone touched upon issues ranging from homosexuality, adultery, euthanasia, Alzheimer’s, teen sex, racism, alcoholism, sibling rivalry, drug use, pre-martial sex, church politics, and the contention between the Catholic and the Episcopalian church. Amazingly all of it was effortlessly weaved within the textured fabric of the lives of the ever evolving Webster family. Aidan Quinn’s performance as the compassionate but pill popping priest who has frequent chats with Jesus is the most poignant and multi-burdened character. In one gab fest with Jesus, he asks the savior if he also has fire side chats with everyone else. Jesus’ response was yes, but not everyone listens. In another scene, we learn that Christ himself has a sense of humor and exchanges light-hearted jokes about himself. Combine this with supporting story lines and characters such as Webster’s martini loving wife, openly gay son, drug dealing daughter, sex crazed adopted Asian son, lesbian sister-in-law, adulterer father whose also a bishop, and an Alzheimer impacted mother. Obviously there’re plenty of plot twists and turns to keep you glued to the television set hungering for more. The best feature about The Book of Daniel is that it shows every day people struggling with every day issues. In one scene we see a character’s outward faith but most importantly in the next scene we see the inner person behind the mask of faith. What’s revealed are impeccably genuine people who try their best to love and support one another the best way they know how. If you haven’t seen The Book of Daniel yet, I encourage you to join me in making it your newest Friday night obsession!! About The Author Herndon L. Davis is an author, lecturer, and TV Host of America’s First Black Gay TV Talk show. He can be reached directly at http://herndondavis.com. This article was posted on January 14, 2006 Read More Articles from the "Music and Movies" Category: How to Choose a Mobile Disco for your Wedding or Event by Chris Pointon Five Best Things Ever To Happen To Online Music by Louise Anderson Seven Steps To A Successful Audition by Marco Kasel Why Do My Burned CDs Not Play In My CD Player? by Jason Cole Charlie's Angels (Season 1) DVD Review by Britt Gillette Get A Taste Of The Hot and Rapidly Aspiring Alexander Lunev’s Guitar & Keyboard Music - Finger Dancing At It’s Best! by Lucy Boutaleb Celebrity Social - Gossip and Scandal is Everywhere! by Cynthia Bates Smallville (Season 2) DVD Review by Britt Gillette Urban Movies Continue To Rise by Sid Kali Fender Strat. - A Piece of Magic by Jakob Culver << Back to "Music And Movies" Index

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