NBC announced that its new midseason limited drama series The Book of Daniel will premiere with two back-to-back episodes starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Jan. 6. The show, starring Aidan Quinn, will be an hourlong limited series that will run at 10 p.m. on Fridays through Feb. 3, the week prior to the start of NBC’s coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
In The Book of Daniel, Quinn plays the Rev. Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopalian minister who not only believes in Jesus, but actually sees him and discusses life with him (as played by Garret Dillahunt). Webster struggles to be a good husband, father and minister, while trying to control a nagging addiction to prescription painkillers and an often rocky relationship with the church hierarchy, led by Bishop Beatrice Congreve (Ellen Burstyn) and Roger Paxton, a senior warden of the parish and stalwart churchgoer (Dylan Baker).
The reverend also has loving but challenging relationships with his three children: Peter (Christian Campbell), his 23-year-old gay son; Grace (Alison Pill), his 16-year-old daughter; and Adam (Ivan Shaw), his 16-year-old adopted Chinese son, a high school jock. Keeping Webster grounded is his strong and loving wife Judith (Susanna Thompson), who fights her own fondness for midday martinis.
The Book of Daniel was created by Jack Kenny (Titus), who executive-produces the show with Flody Suarez (The Tick). The show comes from NBC Universal Television Studio and Sony Pictures Television. NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.
Source: SciFi Wire
This movie is a disgrace God is watching you!!
“The Book of Daniel” is absolutely disgusting. If this is what the American family is supposed to be like today, we are in deep trouble. It seems that we have come to believe that unfortunate and wanton behavior is the norm and somehow humourous. It is neither. NBC and Jack Kenny are sick!
It’s about time we took a look in the real world and let the people know everything isn’t all honey and roses. I’m a Minister and it’s about time you so-called “Christians” get off your high horses and take a look around you. If you really believe what your Bible teaches then you will remember that Jesus said,”The ones that need God are out in the world not in your churches.”
~*~Daniel~*~