WATCHDOG GROUP BURNS BOOK
The Book of Daniel's Garrett Dillahunt and Aidan Quinn
Surprisingly — or not? — the American Family Association, which has smote irreverent series dating back to
Charlie's Angels, is taking issue with the new NBC drama
The Book of Daniel (premiering Jan. 6), in which
Aidan Quinn plays a clergyman with a colorful clan and who, by the way, occasionally chats with Jesus (played by
Garrett Dillahunt). AFA biggwig
Rev. Donald Wildmon slams Quinn's character for being a "drug-addicted Episcopal priest whose wife depends heavily on her midday martinis," takes issue with (shocker alert) the show's portrayal of homosexuals, and pegs the drop-ins by Jesus as "very unconventional." Wildmon's obviously a
Willem Dafoe loyalist.
