God, The Devil, & Bob

This bizarro animated show met an untimely death after its inaugural season, but the premise was certainly promising – God (a Jerry Garcia look-alike voiced by Tommy Lee Jones) and the devil make a wager over the survival of mankind, placing the outcome in the hands of a narcisstic, porn-addicted “everyday Bob,” who must prove himself worthy of being saved. God lets the devil, who’d like to see earth destroyed, choose the subject – the cleverly named and perennial schmuck Bob Allman. This guy shows his true merit right away when, after God explains the deal:

“I’m very disappointed in the world. I’m thinking of destroying the whole thing, but I’d really rather not. Now you show me that the world’s worth saving, and I’ll spare it.” When Bob remarks, “That sounds like a lot of work,” God replies, “Well, yeah, but you’d be saving the world.” Bob answers, “Well, I got that part, but what’s in it for me?” To which the devil rejoices, “I knew I made the right choice!”

Certainly irreverent by most conservative standards, but lots of laughs and well directed barbs at some sacred cows that need slaughtering (or at least a good skewer now and then), in the sarcastic vein of The Simpsons. [Fox Video] DV

100% : Spiritual Relevancy
10 : Obscenities

This DVD review was printed in ISSUE 113 of HM Magazine. This issue can be ordered as a "back issue" at our online store.

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