Personally, I'm not that big of a film person. I enjoy watching television shows much more because most tv shows are around 30mins to 1 hour long so I don't have to invest so much time into them. Although we have covered Christ-figures in film, not much have been discussed when it come to Christ-figures in television. In some shows, the transition is quite obvious. For example, if Superman is seen as a Christ-figure, then the transition of the Christ figure from Superman the movie to Smallville (a show based on the Superman character) is pretty obvious. The characters share the same traits. However, there is a type of Christ-figure that is present in television but not so much in films: the comedic Christ-figure.
The comedic Christ-figure is literally Jesus. This figure is primarily present in animated series such as Family Guy, American Dad, and South Park. The role of the Jesus character is look at the Christian culture (specifically in the US) in a humorous manner. I think a comedic Christ figure is more accepted in these types of television shows because we expect shows such as Family Guy to produce humor which cross boundaries and offend us. If a show such as CSI or even Jersey Shore attempted to make fun of Christianity or Jesus Christ, the network will be receiving obscene amounts of complaints. Actually, now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure FOX is receiving tons of complaints about Family Guy already.
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