December 2, 2005

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Here's a rundown of NBC's answer to Ghost Whisperer on Fridays:

The Book of Daniel is a provocative, edgy and compelling new drama starring Emmy nominee Aidan Quinn (An Early Frost) as Reverend Daniel Webster, an unconventional Episcopalian minister who not only believes in Jesus - he actually sees him and discusses life with him. Webster is challenged on many levels as he struggles to be a good husband, father and minister, while trying to control a nagging addiction to prescription painkillers, and an often rocky relationship with the church hierarchy, led by Bishop Beatrice Congreve (Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), and Roger Paxton, a senior warden of the parish and stalwart churchgoer (Dylan Baker, Kinsey).

The reverend also has loving, but challenging relationships with his three children: Peter (Christian Campbell, Trick), his 23-year-old gay son; Grace (Alison Pill, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen), his 16-year-old daughter who doesn't try to push her father's buttons but succeeds at it nonetheless; and Adam (Ivan Shaw, All My Children), his 16-year-old adopted Chinese son, a handsome and cocky high school jock. Keeping Webster grounded is his strong and loving wife Judith (Susanna Thompson, Now and Again) as well as Jesus (Garret Dillahunt, Deadwood), whose frequent chats with Daniel remind him of his strengths and weaknesses.

Creator Jack Kenny (Titus) and Flody Suarez (8 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter, The Tick) are the executive producers of this production from NBC Universal Television Studio and Sony Pictures Television.

Um. Yeah. Okay. All that from the creator of Titus...

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