Johnny Galecki is a bible thumper??

It appears to be based on the book by A.J. Jacobs - which was really quite funny. While not a slam of religion it doesn't spare the hard observations.

I’m not clicking a Fox News link, OP, what is the article about? I Googled his name and this is one of the results:

[quote]In 2007, A.J. Jacobs charmed believers and doubters alike with The Year of Living Biblically — the Esquire editor’s hilarious, insightful attempt to follow the Good Book’s 700-plus edicts right down to the letter. And the single-fabric robes. And the sheep. And the impressive, if sort of yucky, beard. And the amused trepidation of a patient Mrs. Jacobs.

[quote]Ten years later, The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki and screenwriter Patrick Walsh (2 Broke Girls, Crashing) have mined Jacobs’ book to create the warm and genuinely funny sitcom Living Biblically. The series stars Galecki’s pal Jay R. Ferguson (Mad Men) as Chip Curry, a 40-ish newspaperman who is inspired to seek a more meaningful existence when, in mere days, his best friend dies and he learns his wife (Grace and Frankie’s delightful Lindsey Kraft) is expecting.

[quote]Then a Bible mysteriously lands in his shopping basket at the bookstore, and Chip decides it’s a celestial sign.

[quote]Enlisting guidance from his bemused “God Squad,” Father Gene (a scene-stealing Ian Gomez) and Rabbi Gil (David Krumholtz) — interfaith besties who discuss their flocks over cocktails at the neighborhood pub — Chip gets down to the business of being unerringly devout. Beginning with knocking off the gossip. And “stoning” his adulterous coworker with a decorative pebble.

[quote]“On a deeper level, what interested me about the show is the opportunity to do something like it at a time where I think people want to watch characters that are just trying to be good people and find a way to be kinder,” the merry-faced Ferguson explains of stepping into Chip’s seeker skin. “People are thirsty for that right now, and that’s what we try to accomplish.”

[quote]Still, the actor admits, the Biblically gang — which includes Camryn Manheim as Chip’s no-nonsense, gay boss and Tony Rock (yes, Chris’ brother) as his workplace pal — fully accepts that some folks might roll their eyes when Chip immediately reaps the benefits of his newly divine life.

I wondered what the tone was going to be, as well R1, but reading the article, Galecki seems to be very pro-religion and God.

I'm sure the baby boomers in Fly-over-stan will love it.

If he was raised in a "hippie Catholic" environment, it's highly unlikely that he's turned into some fundie freak. And if he had, that he would portray the lesbian boss sympathetically.

Cancelled after eight episodes.

[quote]The series is currently one of CBS’ lowest-rated originals. It opened to a so-so 0.8 rating in adults 18-59 and 5 million viewers back in February. After airing eight episodes, it is averaging just a 0.7 and 4.2 million viewers per episode in Live+Same Day.

Good riddance.

Cocaine addicts often are Christian.

"Cancelled after eight episodes. "

It was God's will.

I thought Galecki was Jewish!

Holy shit, I was the one who started this thread and I didn't even know the show had premiered and was already off the schedule.

Is Roseanne still on?

[quote] Always heard a lot of gay rumors about him (though the bulk of them were pre-TBBT).

Hon, you can be on the download and still be a hypocritical bible thumper.

If you want to follow all the laws in the Bible basically all you need to do is convert to Orthodox Judaism. Christianity rejected all that almost immediately. So is this a tv series about Orthodox Jews?

I believe Galecki is bisexual. He has gotten very fat.

So many people are fat now.

You can spot all the fatties right here on DL as we even type fat.

Galecki must be a nutcase. Many things in the Bible would get you locked up in prison if you did them today. So this "Living Biblically" is a crock of shit. Of course fake Christians always cherry pick the things in their religion they're willing to abide by or not.

[quote]Galecki must be a nutcase. Many things in the Bible would get you locked up in prison if you did them today.

... that’s where the comedy was supposed to come from.

And it’s not Johnny’s concept.

[quote]you can be on the download

Oh, dear!

Another disappointment. When will I learn that celebrities are all fucked up weirdos? And often religious nuts.

[quote]you can be on the download

Heh.

Galecki seems nutty in a "hippy Christian" way so that's not a huge surprise. The concept of this show, though, is just ridiculous. What audience was it supposed to appeal to?

Handmaid's Tale bullshit.

Galecki isn't anti-gay at all. He said he never cared about gay rumours and didn't deny them because he felt that would imply being called gay was offensive, and it isn't. I thought that was a classy response.

You CAN be a bible thumper and not be anti gay

I know quite a few people, my Mother Included, who CONSTANTLY praise God and post religious stuff on Facebook and yet are for gay rights and have been to pride events

But bible thumpers are always mentally ill in some way. Always.