![]() This show is a combination of a lot of things. Most successful megachurch pastors don’t see themselves as that, and they actually think that guys like that are worth taking down. But I don’t think that’s representative of what a lot of them are. We see these salacious headlines about pastors that are cruising around with $1,000 pairs of tennis shoes and private jets. I talked to a few megachurch pastors and they actually opened their doors to me and were very kind and talked to me about the nature of their business and what they do. ![]() What sort of research did you do into the finances of these churches? Danny McBride Jesse Gemstone is a guy who loves living large. Both interviews have been edited for length and clarity. My conversation with McBride is below, followed by my chat with Goodman. So when I sat down first with McBride and then with Goodman to talk about the series, I was excited to delve into the intersection between Christianity and capitalism, but also what Hollywood gets wrong about Christians, what Christians get wrong about Hollywood, and what acting has in common with preaching. Much of the fun in the show’s early episodes (I’ve seen four) stems from Jesse’s frantic, flopsweat-drenched attempts to prevent his father from finding out about some of his bad behavior, while Eli glides above it all, trying to keep his megachurch empire alive through sheer inertia and willpower.Īs always with projects that McBride is involved in creatively, The Righteous Gemstones offers a look at a side of America that doesn’t always turn up on TV - in this case evangelical Christianity. ![]() ![]() They feel like such natural fits to play onscreen family in some capacity that I was surprised to learn The Righteous Gemstones is their first collaboration ever. HBO’s Vice Principals does more to explain Trump's rise than any show on TV. ![]()
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