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missus_gumby · 02-10-2003, 02:37 PM

I doubt they will ever show it on American TV, but a brilliant message of non-belief has just been broadcast on British prime time TV.

The two part series by Russell T. Davies (a gay atheist TV/screen writer) proposed that the son of god comes down to earth and promises the end of the world unless the "Third Testament" can be produced. At the end of the second program the son of god kills himself (with arsenic laden pasta) to rid the world of religion. The world is thus saved.

No wonder the established church didn't want the two part series broadcast.

The final spaghetti eating scene was the best affirmation of non-belief I've seen in the popular media for a long time. And the best thing is, millions of people in the UK watched it.

UK atheists - did you watch it? I nearly cheered at the speech about the world being a better place without religion. Did you?

Martin

Luiseach · 02-10-2003, 03:28 PM

Yep, I watched it. I was hoping there would be a good twist at the end, and my secular prayers were indeed answered!

Hurrah for scepticism...I am so chuffed.

Luiseach · 02-10-2003, 04:07 PM

By the way, the 2-part series is available on VHS and DVD (additional footage with the DVD, of course!). From this I take it that someone is making certain that The Second Coming will have a wide dissemination.

Ab_Normal · 02-10-2003, 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by Luiseach
Hurrah for scepticism...I am so chuffed.

Completely off-topic... is "chuffed" a good thing, then? The only other time I've heard it was from the Chaos Crew on Scrapheap Challenge/Junkyard Wars. They were from Yorkshire, and I thought it was a bad word.

Luiseach · 02-10-2003, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by Ab_Normal
Completely off-topic... is "chuffed" a good thing, then? The only other time I've heard it was from the Chaos Crew on Scrapheap Challenge/Junkyard Wars. They were from Yorkshire, and I thought it was a bad word.

'Chuffed' is definitely a good word...it means really, really pleased.....

Ab_Normal · 02-10-2003, 04:20 PM

Thanks for the clarification. Honestly, I couldn't understand a thing the Chaos Crew said, but they built a really cool machine. (And set their build area on fire. Always a bonus!)

Luiseach · 02-10-2003, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by Ab_Normal
Thanks for the clarification. Honestly, I couldn't understand a thing the Chaos Crew said, but they built a really cool machine. (And set their build area on fire. Always a bonus!)

No problem... :-)

Hedwig · 02-10-2003, 05:20 PM

*sniff* I wanna see it. Isn't Russell T. Davies the guy behind the original British Queer as Folk?

braces_for_impact · 02-10-2003, 05:22 PM

You fellows across the pond get all the good tv shows.

Luiseach · 02-10-2003, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by braces_for_impact
You fellows across the pond get all the good tv shows.

lol, well we do have to put up with less quality fare...such as Coronation Street and Eastenders, not forgetting to mention, of course, such delights as The Antiques Roadshow and Ready, Steady, Cook :-D

02-10-2003, 02:37 PM	#1
missus_gumby Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: UK Posts: 1,898	The Second Coming I doubt they will ever show it on American TV, but a brilliant message of non-belief has just been broadcast on British prime time TV. The two part series by Russell T. Davies (a gay atheist TV/screen writer) proposed that the son of god comes down to earth and promises the end of the world unless the "Third Testament" can be produced. At the end of the second program the son of god kills himself (with arsenic laden pasta) to rid the world of religion. The world is thus saved. No wonder the established church didn't want the two part series broadcast. The final spaghetti eating scene was the best affirmation of non-belief I've seen in the popular media for a long time. And the best thing is, millions of people in the UK watched it. UK atheists - did you watch it? I nearly cheered at the speech about the world being a better place without religion. Did you? Martin

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02-10-2003, 03:28 PM	#2
Luiseach Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: limbo Posts: 986	Yep, I watched it. I was hoping there would be a good twist at the end, and my secular prayers were indeed answered! Hurrah for scepticism...I am so chuffed.

02-10-2003, 04:07 PM	#3
Luiseach Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: limbo Posts: 986	By the way, the 2-part series is available on VHS and DVD (additional footage with the DVD, of course!). From this I take it that someone is making certain that The Second Coming will have a wide dissemination.

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Ab_Normal Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,842	Thanks for the clarification. Honestly, I couldn't understand a thing the Chaos Crew said, but they built a really cool machine. (And set their build area on fire. Always a bonus!)

02-10-2003, 05:20 PM	#8
Hedwig Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,921	sniff I wanna see it. Isn't Russell T. Davies the guy behind the original British Queer as Folk?

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braces_for_impact Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In a nondescript, black helicopter. Posts: 6,637	You fellows across the pond get all the good tv shows.

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