<span style="font-size:9pt;">The Parents Television Council now is starting to criticize TV projects even before they have gotten on the air. The TV watch group, which recently waged a campaign against MTV's racy new series Skins, today issued a blistering statement against ABC's dramedy pilot Good Christian Bitches. "ABC's decision is not only an affront to women, it blatantly attacks the world's largest faith," PTC president Tim Winter said. "The 'b-word' is toxic and is used to degrade, abuse, harass, bully and humiliate women. And the 'Christian' element only adds insult to injury. Would ABC even consider another faith to denigrate? Would they even consider a program title or a plot line based on 'Bitches' who were Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist? I suspect not, and I certainly hope not. So why the double standard?"

Good Christian Bitches is, of course, a working title for the pilot, which is based on Kim Gatlin's book of the same name and will be changed if the project goes to series, as will be the moniker of another ABC pilot briefly mentioned in PTC's statement, comedy Don't Trust the Bitch in Apt. 23. Even as working titles, Winter finds those offensive. "Regardless of whether the title ultimately makes it to broadcast, ABC has publicly proclaimed its values and it has tarnished the Disney brand," he said.

Described as a secy soap, Good Christian Bitches stars Leslie Bibb as a mother of two and onetime "mean girl" in high school who returns home humbled following a scandalous divorce, hoping to get a second chance at winning over her old classmates.

PTC previously unsuccessfully tried to change the name of CBS' comedy $#*! My Dad Says which got on air with the original title announced by the network at its upfront presentation.

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Edited March 10, 201114 yr by Sylph

<span style="font-size:9pt;">Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth has joined the ABC pilot Good Christian Bitches. The dramedy project, from Sex and the City executive producer Darren Star, follows a woman (Leslie Bibb) who moves back to her Dallas neighborhood after a divorce only to become the center of salacious gossip from the community's churchgoing wives.

Chenoweth, whose previous TV credits include Glee and Pushing Daisies, will play the role of Darlene in the ABC Studios production. She will join previously cast Jennifer Aspen, Miriam Shor, Marisol Nichols, Annie Potts and Bibb. Christina Applegate, one of pilot season's most in-demand actresses, passed on the lead role.

Robert Harling (The First Wives Club, Laws of Attraction) will serve as writer and executive producer for the project, with Star and Aaron Kaplan (You Me and Dupree, Knowing) on board to executive produce. Alan Poul (The Big C, Rome, Big Love) has been tapped to direct the pilot.

The Parents Television Council has already slammed the ABC pilot, arguing the decision to pick it up is “not only an affront to women, it blatantly attacks the world’s largest faith." The historically vocal group also took issue with the title, which will undoubtedly change if the show does land on ABC’s fall schedule: "The ‘b-word’ is toxic and is used to degrade, abuse, harass, bully and humiliate women. And the ‘Christian’ element only adds insult to injury.”

Chenoweth is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment.

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i would LOVE it if they left the title.

I think it's so obvious they won't keep the title. It'll court too much controversy and probably hurt ratings. I just wish they'd retitled it when they decided to adapt it for TV. I think it's such a good title, but such a tease. Maybe if it was a cable show where there's a CHANCE it'll stick, but on ABC? I just don't see that happening.

I don't really care about the title, actually, I hate it, I just want this show to be – good.

I really love the title--I understand why people are offended, but it's good, trashy fun. And it's giving the show a lot of publicity.

And, last I heard, ABC was determined to stick behind it. Will that remain the case? Dunno but it would be totally awesome if they had the balls to keep it.