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US Version of Little Mosque on the Prairie to air 2009ish

Posted by chinesecanuck on June 10, 2008

According to the Globe and Mail, an American version of the show is set to debut some time next year.  Anyone worried that it’ll be screwed up?  I am WILLING TO BET that Fox will make the Muslim characters lower-income.  And no way would the Baber character be a funny bigot.

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One Response to “US Version of Little Mosque on the Prairie to air 2009ish”

  1. Renee said

    June 10, 2008 at 9:42 am

    Fox is perhaps the worst network to take on this challenge. This is the network that airs the family guy. Good racial representation is something that network simply does not do. Even their so-called news is heavily biased and racialized.

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