"John Safran vs. God" (2004) TV series

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

30 August 2004 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.

Plot Keywords:

God | Scientology | Zen | Shamanism | Australian Aboriginal

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

John Safran

...

Himself (8 episodes, 2004)

Runtime:

25 min (8 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M (TV rating)

Company:

Ghost Pictures

Trivia:

John Safran maintains he has little to no recollection of the exorcism that was performed on him for the final episode of the series, and that his reactions during the ceremony were completely involuntary.

Quotes:

John Safran: [recurring final line] Until next time, go to Hell.

Excellent series - funny, informative and thought provoking

Having seen all of the episodes on TV I can say that they have been very interesting to watch. Some episodes in the middle sort of fall over themselves as he tries to stretch out weak jokes. But the vast majority had me in stitches. The Scientology bit, his rants and the countless jokes about Mormonism and many more are truly hilarious and often makes poignant criticisms of the various religions. Needless to say, the final exorcism episode is an exhilarating fly on the wall documentary, although it was obviously heavily edited considering the process went over 4 days. Form your own opinion about it, but remember that all is not as it seems and a lot was cut out. John doesn't seem to have converted! The DVD will contain the outtakes from this episode so it will be interesting to see what they reveal. Overall a highly entertaining Australian series which goes where few other shows have and has some truly revealing pieces (the voodoo one in particular!).