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Dr. Gene Scott Is Angry, Loud
Sometimes I feel like I’m not passionate enough about anything. I don’t have a heartfelt belief in any sort of supreme being, I eat factory-farmed animals, I don’t recycle… when someone asks me if I want to donate a dollar to the blah-blah-blah foundation I usually say “Nah - I’m good.”
TV preacher Dr. Gene Scott (star of Werner Herzog’s God’s Angry Man), on the other hand, might have had TOO MUCH passion. From the looks of it, it made him ornery.
“Delivering long, sometimes rambling, sermons and biblical scholarship, Scott became known for his quirky stage persona as much as his preaching skills. He frequently employed comical props — including an ever-changing assortment of headgear and hats — chomped on cigars, occasionally swore, and played clips of pretty young women dancing during breaks in his presentation.”
I’m not going to pretend to understand what it’s like to be a lunatic televangelist (something I doubt I will ever experience firsthand), but it seems to me that Dr. Scott did it with about as much style & finesse as you possibly can. It’s like he was channeling Jesus, the Devil and your violent, brain-damaged, alcoholic uncle all at the same time. Only louder and angrier and more focused.
Oh - and way more terrifying.
Scrooge: The Stingiest Man In Town
Apparently this production of A Christmas Carol really bit the big one. The reviews are in, and they are NOT favorable by any stretch of the imagination. Who knew that the people of Canton, Georgia (estimated population: 17,685) had such a high standard for their local community theatre?! A few samples:
“Scrooge was mediocre. He seemed a little fruity and was off key the majority of the show. Fred sounded like he had something clogged in his throat. Sounds like a smoker to me.” - weknowdrama22
“I thought this would be a spectacular show!!! When I paid the 22.50, I thought I would be seeing a show by professionals. WAS I WRONG!” - Da_Bomb_0202
“In the Cratchit scene, they used plastic cups and paper plates. This was not good.” - i_like_theater
And so on. I don’t know if these people are being too hard on this production (I have yet to make my way down to Canton to see it), but my guess is that they’re spot on. Which is to say if you’re in Canton and thinking about going to see some theater, skip Scrooge and go check out something else. Maybe Hickory Log Creek or the historic Canton Cotton Mills.
On second thought, maybe you should just skip Canton altogether.
December 12th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
My parents live in Canton. They moved there for the theater, actually.
The Isherwoods are prone to making bad decisions.
December 12th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
There was a 2 in 17,685 chance that this might happen, I think. Maybe. Anyone good at math?
December 12th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
I think you would need to divide the US population by 17,685 to get the math you’re looking for. Or at least the combined population of cities with good Holiday theater by 17,685.
At any rate, my parents suffer from the lies told by the Canton tourism board. Lies!
December 12th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I’m an athiest, but I would go to church again if that guy was the pastor.
December 12th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Dr. Gene Scott was God’s pimp,would have loved to see when he got bitch slapped, when he died and God wanted his cut.
December 12th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
When I was in college, Dr. Scott’s show would come on like at 2AM. It was the craziest shit I’d ever seen. It was almost surreal. He would scribble all over dry-erase board that was so full it looked like nothing had ever been erased from it, and then about every 15 minutes he would show some REALLY hot girls dancing around or riding bikes or whatever. I can’t remember anything that he said changing my life or helping me get some religion, but I loved watching his show.
December 12th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Reminds me of an insane Italian priest I knew growing up as a Catholic. He would rant on for an hour straight about the evils of boobs.
No seriously, the evils of boobs.
December 12th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
I don’t have the exact quote but a local radio talk show host used to play a clip from Scott’s show that said something to the effect of “I’m sick and tired of these preachers in their three-piece suits buildin’ swimmin’ pools for Jesus. if my daughter ever brought one of them home, I’d have her put to sleep.”
December 12th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Isn’t calling theatrical productions “fruity” redundant?
Except for Macbeth. Now that’s some Van Damme shit right there.
December 13th, 2007 at 3:08 am
I have found my messiah.
December 13th, 2007 at 8:18 am
I have found my messiah too. i met a rich women on the site called sugarmommymeet.com. she is generous to me. she help me to kick off my business.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Dr. Gene Scott was awesome to get stoned to. Back when I did such foolish things, mind you.
Don’t drop acid and watch him though.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:54 am
i knew you were a /b/tard wolinsky.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Actually, I only really learned about /b/tards and their ways after this article made the front page of Digg and I got called out for “breaking rules 1 & 2″ and being a “lulzkiller” and “full of fail.”
Apparently they have since spammed the comments section of that article to hell. Stay classy, 4chan.
December 13th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
My God. I just spent a good hour on the Encyclopedia Dramatica and 4chan boards. I mean, yes, they are clearly the source of a lot that entertains me, but is it WORTH it?
December 13th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Same here, quite the education. Goes a long way to explain the attitude of those Penn State students.