On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> An LA Times article discusses how The Colbert Report is one of the few > places on mainstream TV (much less pop culture) that still talks about > religion. > > > http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-stephen-colbert-critics-notebook-20120909,0,2902528.story > It is a good article, and a great point. Colbert is one of the few places in popular culture where I see reflected the kind of religion that I am involved with (though protestant, not Catholic). In the layers of his performance I find that more than a few secular liberals dismiss Colbert's religiosity as just part of the conservative ideology he is lampooning, a mistake only half a step above the naive conservatives who take his conservative character at face value (and I do know people who do this). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
