 john safran vs god is an eight-part television documentary series by john safran which was broadcast on sbs tv of australia in 2004. it has been described in a media release as "john safran's most audacious project yet". it had a much more serious tone than safran's previous work music jamboree. the show was released by ghost of your ex-boyfriend productions and sbs independent, was co-written with mark o'toole, directed by craig melville, and produced by richard lowenstein, selin yaman and ghost pictures. the series won the 2005 australian film institute award for best comedy series. the show's opening theme is hate priest by the band mozart on crack. the opening sequence features john in a black suit breaking out of a patch of black scorched earth with his bare hands during a thunderstorm. the words "when the thousand years are over satan will be released from his prison" are spoken in a low pseudo-ominous voice. == episode guide == === episode one === * in the uk, safran meets sheikh omar bakri and sheikh abu hamza and succeeds in getting a fatwa placed on rove mcmanus for dropping john's scheduled appearance on rove live. the fatwa was later removed from mcmanus. * safran tries out a religion based on hallucinogenic cactus plant, peyote; vomiting and weak hallucinations ensue * safran examines scientology at the expense of jamie packer and the nine network === episode two === * safran looks at the duplicity of australia's "sorry" attitude to indigenous rights * safran tries out zen buddhism in japan, the segment includes two incidents of safran being beaten with a stick as punishment for m
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