Show gets flak before its debut

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A conservative watchdog group has mounted an attack against an NBC midseason replacement show before it even hits the air.

The American Family Association is urging people to send complaints to NBC Universal Chairman Bob Wright about the series "The Book of Daniel," The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday.

The Rev. Donald Wildmon -- the head of the AFA -- said on his group's Web site he objects to the lead character, a "drug-addicted Episcopal priest whose wife depends heavily on her midday martinis."

Wildmon also objected to homosexual characters on the series and its "very unconventional" inclusion of Jesus, who is depicted in imaginary conversations with the priest.