Personally, I'm waiting very patiently for the new Chris Morris stuff explicitly about UK Suicide bombers...
If no one here has seen it, The Brass Eye DVD is hillarious. It's like every news cast of the past fifty years in six episodes.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2007/03/satirical_extremist.html
On 9/5/07, B. <docile_body at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_story&articleid=VR1117971327&categoryid=14
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> Posted: Tue., Sep. 4, 2007, 8:00pm PT
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> CW previews 'Aliens' for Muslims
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> Network to also screen sitcom for Brookings
> By JOSEF ADALIAN
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> It's not every day that the Brookings Institution
> screens a new network comedy, but the Washington think
> tank will do so next month when it previews the CW
> laffer "Aliens in America."
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> Skein -- about a Muslim student who ends up living
> with an American family -- is also skedded to be shown
> at another unusual venue: the Islamic Center of
> Southern California, where it will screen Thursday.
> Both presentations will be followed by panel
> discussions featuring the show's exec producers, Moses
> Port and David Guarascio.
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> Producer CBS Paramount Network Television says the
> screenings and discussions are designed to raise
> awareness of "Aliens," which despite its provocative
> premise is actually a sweet half-hour. It's a strategy
> endorsed by Guarascio.
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> "We just want as many people to hear about the show as
> possible, and we think (the screenings) make complete
> sense," he said, noting that he and Port have been
> talking to the Islamic Center about "Aliens" since the
> show was in the script stage. Early reaction has been
> positive.
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> "They were excited to have a show that was a comedy
> and where the Muslim character wasn't a terrorist,"
> Guarascio said.
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> "Aliens" isn't a politically minded show a la "All in
> the Family" or "Maude," though an early episode has
> townfolk twittering when the Muslim student buys some
> explosives -- for a rocket-club assignment.
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> "We're not going out of our way to do it, but we'll
> naturally have some stories that touch upon (issues),"
> he said.
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> Read the full article at:
> http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971327.html
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