When did TV shows become this important?

[changeyourstars8]

My friend got a phone call at work about the TV show coming out, "The Book of Daniel". Which I hadn't heard much about before she started talking to me about it, but now I'm almost tempted to start watching it.

Anyway, the guy was complaining that the show was demoralizing to our Christian society. My friend told him the usual spiel, that she couldn't do anything about it, and he needed to contact NBC Viewer Relations, and she gave him the number, and he replied by telling her, "You're going to burn in hell, you know that?"

And she said, "Excuse me? You have absolutely no right to tell me what's going to happen to me after I die." She didn't yell at him, cuss at him, or figure out a way to murder him over the phone. I'm proud. :-)

Comments

[jadelynx.livejournal.com]

Brilliant way to win a person to your side, condemning them to hell. ::rolls her eyes::

This is the exact sort of thing that bugs the crap out of me. You can't say "That show makes my faith look bad!" and in the same breath say "You are going to hell for behaving like the non-Christian that you are!" Sheesh. No one goes to hell for their behavior as opposed to heaven for their behavior (it's all about Jesus and faith in him and nothing else factors in there) and when Christians start expecting nonChristians to behave in a Christian manner, it's even worse.

That's not even taking into account the fact that this poor woman didn't say "I'm sorry, but I'm airing the show anyhow!" She said she couldn't do anything about it and attempted to help him find the right avenue to object with. Personally, I hope his voice doesn't count for much, cause HE is causing just as much trouble as a tv show.

People are so up at arms over this show, but frankly the only way I think it'll fly is if people keep pitching such a loud fit over it. It doesn't look like it's gonna be good enough to keep a viewership anyhow, except that there are a LOT of people out there that would love to watch a show JUST to piss off the loud mouth Christians.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Well, his voice (and the voices of others who emailed in complaints) apparently do count. So far as I know at this point, the station in question caved to the complainers, which is silly. I mean, maybe it will turn out to be an absolutely crud show, but people should get a chance to check it out if they want to and decide for themselves, instead of having other people go, "Oh, this might be offensive to someone. Better not air it at all."

There are plenty of shows I find offensive, but I don't make nasty calls to people who don't even control the station content-- I just don't watch the programs. How difficult is that to figure out? Oy.

[shadefell.livejournal.com]

I have never found a show so tasteless or offensive that I've felt the need to boycot it. I watch very little tv, so it's easier for me to just... not turn it on and wait for the bad shows to get cancelled.

But if a show is offensive, there's things you can do. One is contact the proper people at the tv station. Another is to contact the show's advertisers and threaten to boycott their products if they sponser the show. Threatening and insulting someone peripherally related to the station isn't going to get you anywhere.

And why do people who profess to follow a religion of peace and love so quickly condemn strangers to the burning wrath of hellfire?