Toon Zone Talkback - Group Urges Ad Boycott of "JC"

It's in development and may never actually make it to TV. What is the point? Everyone will have forgotten about this nonsense if it actually makes it to air and they'll do it all over again.

This is just as bad as when the site posted the original news a few weeks ago and people thought the show was coming to air, overlooking the facts.
 
Reading a description of the show, I just can't see it being a big hit if it makes it to the air. Sure, it might get some ratings at first because of the controversy, but it will fade, plus they'll have a hard time getting sponsors. It does seem a bit hypocritical that they'd allow a show like JC, but freak out about Muhammad being on South Park. I doubt I'd watch it, but to each their own.
 
That's crap. People should be allowed to express their opinion on anything especially adult televison. Why can't people just not watch something if it offends them? Why do they have to ruin it for everyone else?:mad:
 
For all we know the show may be the most pro Christian values show not on one of those religiousy networks.

But almost certainly not.

Still, they should have kept quiet about it. They only created interest in the show. And just when being anti-christian seems kind of played out. Also Comedy Central probably is looking for a way to look like they aren't going to be pushed around religious groups after their last fiasco.

Probably a good chance the show wouldn't have made it to air, or just plain sucked anyhow.
 
hmm...thats interesting
i'm a christian, so i normally leave comedy central alone...
but i do remember when i was a kid(didnt know Jesus then),
seeing an ep of south park, and they portrayed God as this
lil stuffed animal. and the devil as this huge goliath
lookin dude.

that stuff really doesnt phase me, because i make sure to pay attention
to what i spiritually "feed" on (tv, music, video games) = media.

i can definetly see where those CARB ppl are coming from.
but a poor execution of approach could actually bring ppl closer to JC
than than the opposite.

dont want to smother ppl and say "your rotting your mind!"
all about how you handle a situation.
 
But these people are expressing their opinion too. I don't agree with it, but that's not bothering me.

If JC did make it to air, it would probably flop, seeing as how anything animated on the network that's not South Park is treated like the illegitimate child who was the result of their wife's affair.
 
that'll hopefully change when new futurama episode air(Which makes fun of hippies more than it does religion).

I can Kinda, sorta see their point because it's an extremely tired concept, rather than for religious reasons. I mean, I believe in Jesus, and I know the difference between the real guy and versions portrayed on TV. But this just seems like a one-joke concept that won`t make a dent in any pop culture and be forgotten quickly, rather than something like Moral Orel, which made points about christian extremism (Although I`d wish they'd shown more counterexamples of moderate Christians except for the ending).
 
They are hypocrites, perfectly willing to censor out of fear of Islam but willing to make a show like this. On that level I agree.
 
And so it begins.

First, some pressure group starts raising a big stink about JC before it even airs, only adding fuel to the fire and giving the show more publicity than it would ever receive on its' own.

Then when (or if) JC does make it to the air, people will tune in at the beginning to see what all the fuss is about, look at the thinness of the premise (wow-a comedic portrayal of Jesus! That's never been tried before--except on South Park, Robot Chicken, Family Guy and scads of other shows), wonder what all the noise was about, tune out and the series will quietly fade away after a short run.

Comedy Central knew there was going to be controversy surrounding this show, but controversy alone doesn't make for a hit series.
 
Silverstar's right. Comedy Central knew what they were getting into---again, so they're just thumbing their noses to the usual suspects (Catholic League, Bozell) and daring them.

As a Christian myself, I see this as blasphemy in the name of satire. What surprises me is that this isn't a spin-off from South Park, which previously has used Jesus as a talk show host, of all things. I thought this would've had Parker & Stone's fingerprints all over it, but I guess not.

CC has tried for years to develop something to use as a bridge between South Park & Daily Show on Wednesdays. Apparently, Drawn Together wasn't the answer, otherwise we wouldn't even have this pre-release controversy over "JC".
 
Drawn Together was the closest thing to a hit they had on at 10:30 on Wednesdays. Unfortunately, some higher-up at the network must have hated it, so they tried their hardest to screw it over, first by moving it to Thursdays in 2006 (and replacing it on Wednesdays with "Freak Show", which is long gone now). People were still watching it, so they moved it back to its old timeslot, and then went and canceled it the next year.

I still think this JC will flop.
 
I agree also. Comedy Central now looks like it's exclusively Christian-bashing. And why? Because Christianity is a safer target. Apparently, CC thinks targeting it makes the network seem edgy without taking any risks. What a cowardly attitude. I've lost a lot of respect for Comedy Central because of its wimping out on Mohammed. This new JC show lowers my opinion of the network even more.
 
I hope they realize that the reason CC can constantly poke fun of Christianity is because they're not threatened by potential terrorist attacks from that religious group.
Not that I want them to resort to that, mind you.
 
BTW, one of the guys is Bill Donahue, the same person South Park killed off, BY JESUS, in the Easter episode. Some people can't take a joke, but not Bill, he can't take ANY joke!
 
Unlike some boycots, this one makes perfect sense to me. I may be a Christian, but like others I just choose not to watch cartoons that make fun of my religion. However, this situation is different, because they're not just calling a boycot because Comedy Central is making fun of Christians. That's nothing new - what is new is that, in light of the South Park Mohammed censoring, the network's motives are a lot more obvious.

It's pretty apparrent to me that CC isn't making fun of Christians just because they may fun of everything. The censoring of SP proves that they WON'T make fun of everything. What they will make fun of is anyone who doesn't retaliate harshly. And since Christians are not known for attacking anyone opposed to them in violence, CC sees them as a free target.

Basically, they attack Christians only because they're an easy target, which is exactly what this boycot is trying to say. By attacking that particular religion, they can be controversial and pull in viewers without worrying about their network or their lives. They're not even doing it because the idea of making fun of Jesus is actually original or clever - again, they're just doing it because it's easy to.

Seriously, Comedy Central should just forget about JC, which would probably be horrible anyway. Instead, how about they come up with something that's.. *gasp* ORIGINAL! :p
 
But Comedy Central has to be edgy and daring!

Sarcasm aside, why is their idea of "edgy comedy" apparently going for acceptable targets (like fat people and religion)? And why must everything be "edgy" and try to offend certain groups? George Carlin didn't say what he did just to offend people (at least for the most part), he did it to make a point or just because he thought it was funny.
 
Though I'm against censorship, the basis for this one actually makes...sense. It's not a radical group arguing that Christianity is off-limits, but that it's unfair to make fun of every other religion (though, admittedly, mostly Christianity), but give Islam a free pass. While from a business standpoint I understand Comedy Central, and I know workers and their families shouldn't suffer, it's really unfortunate that we have to give in to terrorists. Not stop them, not shove the 1st Amendment in their face, not having the company make a strong statement against them...but just go along with it.

CC can try to be edgy all they want, but I doubt people are going to suddenly forget the SP situation. The show doesn't sound that great anyway. I like St. Young Men, but even that can get a bit repetitive. With something like JC, I can just imagine an average, unintelligent "comedy". Guess I wont know 'till it hits the air, though.
 
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