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

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 | Pope | Mythology | Hinduism | Viking

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: [on the issue of playing Scrabble with friends] But what really annoys me is, as you can imagine, most of my friends are Left Wing pinkos and on any other issue would be falling over themselves to accommodate the richness of multicultural diversity. Yet put down Qibla and suddenly I'm playing with Pauline Hanson...

Another terrific series from Safran.

Having just seen the final episode of 'John Safran Vs. God', I'm pleased to conclude that this series is as equally entertaining as his previous show, 2002's 'Music Jamboree' (despite being two episodes shorter). While religion is perhaps a risky topic on which to base a television show, Safran manages to explore the subject in his usual unique style by placing himself at the centre of his stories. While this might have been a less appealing method had the show featured somebody more subdued, it is Safran's personality and the situations he is willing to place himself in that makes the series as entertaining as it is informative.

Oh, and the final episode is one of the most riveting conclusions to a television series I've seen in a long time.

The DVD, released in late October 2004, looks to be a worthwhile purchase.