Even though I don't watch this show, I'm glad they took care of it. Read this:
From: Programming [mailto:Programming@wcnc.com]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:24 AM
Subject: Re:Website Request-Will & Grace
Good Morning!
Thank you for your interest in our programming. The following statement from NBC should be of great comfort to you.
"Some erroneous information was mistakenly included in a press release describing an upcoming episode of "Will & Grace" which, in fact, has yet to be written.
The reference to "Cruci-fxins" will not be in the show and the storyline will not contain a Christian characterization at all.
We value our viewers and sincerely regret if this misinformation has offended them."
Thanks again for watching WCNC-TV. Your views and opinions are important to us.
Sincerely,
Tracy N. Douglas
Creative Services Specialist
(Programming & Community Events)
WCNC - NBC6 (Charlotte, NC)
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Very good question Bro Motor. Not to say that one would be unsaved if he were to watch it, but what is within that would cause one to be attracted to such a show?
NBC's 'Cruci-fixins' Were 'Leftovers' from Fox By Sherrie Gossett
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
February 06, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - The NBC "Will and Grace" episode featuring Britney Spears hosting a cooking show called "Cruci-fixins" has been cancelled in the wake of Christian protests, but the term was actually recycled from a Fox network show.
It was first used on the oddball comedy "Arrested Development," when one of the characters quipped: "I think I'm going to go get one of those 'Corndog Crosses' -- with all the 'Crucifixins'"
"The Simpsons" cartoon also used the term in an episode that described a church ice cream social led by a character called Rev. Lovejoy. Lovejoy offered "Crucifixins," with flavors like "Blessed Virgin Berry," "Commandmint," and "Biblegum."
As far back as 1991, the term popped up in Advertising Age magazine, as part of an entry for a lighthearted contest to predict McDonald's next slogan intended to "pack in the pilgrims" at its new location in Lourdes. "Try our new Crucifixin's Bar" won an "honorable intention" award.
Since the term was coined on Fox, it has popped up across the Internet on blogs and other postings. The satirical "Faithway Foods" site offers "Crucifixins Table Seasoning."
After NBC began promoting the April 13 "Will and Grace" episode, which was to air on the day before Good Friday, the most solemn day on the Christian calendar, the American Family Association (AFA) posted a "special alert" at the top of its web page with the headline, "NBC to mock the Crucifixion of Christ." The story line of the episode had the fictional Out TV network being bought by a Christian network. Spears played the co-host of a cooking segment called "Cruci-fixin's."
The AFA viewed the "Will and Grace" episode as an intentional mocking of Christians, following a similar Christian uproar that led to NBC canceling "The Book of Daniel." Donald Wildmon, founder of the AFA, accused NBC of a "deep-seated anti-Christian bias."
A new press release from NBC said the original release was erroneous and the Spears episode had not yet been written. "We value our viewers and sincerely regret if this misinformation has offended them," the network stated.
The original announcement of the "Cruci-fixins" episode had generated press around the world.
Good news!
