Coupling Jesus with sex

[shunn]

Since we were discussing Coupling here recently, I wanted to mention a rather jarring piece of advertising Laura and I saw last night. We DVR reruns of Coupling on BBC America to try to catch episodes we've missed in the past. Laura had never seen the very first episode, so that's what we were watching. As I fast-forwarded through the commercials, though, I realizes we were seeing an ad for The Lamb of God, a free Easter video from the LDS Church. (Sample bits here and here.) Seriously, the Mormons were advertising on one of the most frank, sexually themed sitcoms of all time. I have to wonder if that was deliberate or if it was a case of block ad-buying like the one that put Mitt Romney's campaign ads on Gay.com. What's next? Christian Scientists advertising on House? Scientologists advertising on Mythbusters?

In other amusing news, someone is selling The Lamb of God on eBay. Which is funny because the Mormon Church will send you a copy for free.

In other bittersweet news, How I Met Your Mother seems to have hit its stride again after a bit of a creative slump early in the season. The last few episodes have been sharp and as tightly written as Coupling, and Laura and I could barely breathe for laughing through this week's episode. This, just in time for the writers strike.

Comments

[paulmelko.livejournal.com]

We dropped How I Met Your Mother after we went two episodes without laughing earlier this year. We replaced it with the Big Bang Theory. Earl is on the bubble.

[shunn.livejournal.com]

I've never seen Big Bang. What's it about?

[paulmelko.livejournal.com]

A cute mid-western chick moves in across the hall from two physicists. Much geeky humor ensues.

[(Anonymous)]

We actually have all the Coupling seasons on DVD if you ever want to borrow them...or you could come visit and we could do our own marathon....

John Klima

[shunn.livejournal.com]

Awesome! We'll have to figure out which ones Laura hasn't seen yet. I know she needs to see "Jane and the Truth Snake," for one.

[(Anonymous)]

Have you seen any from the fourth season?

[shunn.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, and we got into quite a discussion about it over here (http://shunn.livejournal.com/428760.html).

[markbourne.livejournal.com]

"What Would Jeff Do?"

[shunn.livejournal.com]

"Gusset."

[markbourne.livejournal.com]

"The giggle loop!"

(The world would be a sorrier place without Steven Moffat.)

[shunn.livejournal.com]

"The Melty Man!!!!"

[markbourne.livejournal.com]

Ack! All of us in our time are visited by the Melty Man... Don't say his name, Bill. Don’t even think his name, or he will rise from the shadow dimensions to do his evil work inside your terrified pants!

[shunn.livejournal.com]

<chuckle> "Terrified pants"?

[karen-w-newton.livejournal.com]

I do like How I met Your Mother, although I agree it has been uneven in the past. But my new favorite, also mentioned by another commenter, is The Big Bang Theory. I like the writing and the fact that a love of spec fic is coupled with being a genius.

We don't have cable, so I have never seen Coupling. As for the religious-based ads, maybe it's more like posting a fire safety notice in a bar where people smoke. They figure those viewers need religion more?