January 7, 2005

the story gets even better!

found this again on IMDb --- relating to the Jerry Springer Opera...

BBC Chief Defends 'Jerry Springer: The Opera'


Calling himself a "practicing Christian," BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has defended the decision to air Jerry Springer: The Opera Saturday night, saying that viewers will be warned about its content, which reportedly includes dozens of uses of the f-word. (The writers of the show deny accusations that it contains thousands of uses of the verboten word and claim that they actually number 117 "all of them sung beautifully.") Although the program has particularly outraged some Christians, Thompson maintained that there was nothing in the production that he believed to be blasphemous. His remarks were echoed by David Soul, who plays Springer in the musical. "I'm a Christian and I certainly don't see it as blasphemy at all," Soul said during an interview on the U.K.'s Radio 4.


outrageous.

Posted by kristen at January 7, 2005 9:42 PM