Blasphemous TV Program
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owlI just got this email from Joel, normally the most laid-back of characters, but apparently he has actually phoned the Beeb about this. I know some of you don't share my beliefs, but for those who do:
BBC2 plans to broadcast Jerry Springer's "The Opera", immediately after Christmas. This musical, notorious for containing over 8000 expletives, depicts the characters of Jesus, Mary and God as self-centred sexual deviants who give and receive extreme verbal abuse and a horrific series of blasphemies, all in the name of comedy. BBC concedes that the intended broadcast "pushes back the boundaries of taste and decency". Nevertheless, the show is scheduled to be transmitted without any cuts.
If you strongly disagree with the BBC's plans to broadcast this material, please register your feelings with the BBC, this does make a difference - 500 calls are considered as a very significant complaint.
Email: info@bbc.co.uk or Tel 08700 100222
If this were about Mohammed it would never be allowed.
Just in case you still think this is a hoax, the following quotes come from the BBC review of the stage show which was filmed for this.
Jerry, in a delirious dream, is taken down to Hell, which he really doesn't want to do as it would be a sideways step in his career. This is a great excuse for some stage pyrotechnics. In Hell he is made to present a show where his guests are Satan, Jesus, Adam & Eve, Mary and God. This is where the show has come in for some criticism for blasphemy. Indeed the Jerry Springer Show declined to invest in the opera because they objected to its language, and sexual and religious content.
Link to TV listings
BBC2 plans to broadcast Jerry Springer's "The Opera", immediately after Christmas. This musical, notorious for containing over 8000 expletives, depicts the characters of Jesus, Mary and God as self-centred sexual deviants who give and receive extreme verbal abuse and a horrific series of blasphemies, all in the name of comedy. BBC concedes that the intended broadcast "pushes back the boundaries of taste and decency". Nevertheless, the show is scheduled to be transmitted without any cuts.
If you strongly disagree with the BBC's plans to broadcast this material, please register your feelings with the BBC, this does make a difference - 500 calls are considered as a very significant complaint.
Email: info@bbc.co.uk or Tel 08700 100222
If this were about Mohammed it would never be allowed.
Just in case you still think this is a hoax, the following quotes come from the BBC review of the stage show which was filmed for this.
Jerry, in a delirious dream, is taken down to Hell, which he really doesn't want to do as it would be a sideways step in his career. This is a great excuse for some stage pyrotechnics. In Hell he is made to present a show where his guests are Satan, Jesus, Adam & Eve, Mary and God. This is where the show has come in for some criticism for blasphemy. Indeed the Jerry Springer Show declined to invest in the opera because they objected to its language, and sexual and religious content.
Link to TV listings
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Date: 2005-01-05 04:59 am (UTC)So do I.
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Date: 2005-01-05 07:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-05 11:45 pm (UTC)