Thank you for posting this. It's the only episode I remember from "Lou Grant" from its original airing. I didn't know what Hare Krsnas were at that time but ended up taking up chanting and going to temple many years later. The devotees would probably say that hearing the Holy Names sung and chanted and seeing actual temple deities awoke something within me that bore fruit later when the time was right. This was a very good handling of this material. The writer Michele Gallery obviously knew some of the core beliefs of the movement and was either a Hare Krsna hersrlf or had done meticulous research on it. David Hunt Stafford gave such a sympathetic performance as Vishnu das that I actually thought he must be a genuine devotee. From what I can discern he doesn't actually have that in his background. It's just a case of good acting. I was delighted when Lou gets to eat prasadam, and since this was filmed in a real LA temple with actual devotees, I have no doubt what Ed Asner is eating did not come from craft services.
I remember when this episode came out. I was in seminary at the time. After graduating seminary I quit the church (the only honest & logical thing to do), then converted to ISKCON. 😎
I know someone who was kidnapped by Ted Patrick when he was at the temple. He pretended that he "saw the light", then they let him go. Then he went back to the temple. Today he's very balanced householder devotee with grandchildren.
«Шоу Лу Гранта» - очень популярный телесериал 1980-х годов. Лу Грант - редактор главной ежедневной газеты Лос-Анджелеса, и истории вращаются вокруг газеты, новостей и сотрудников. В этом выпуске сын одного из репортеров присоединяется к движению Харе Кришна. Он становится преданным в Нью-Дварке, всемирной штаб-квартире Международного общества сознания Кришны, ИСККОН. Итак, они исследуют всю проблему культа, и в результате получается очень благоприятная презентация движения Харе Кришна в очень популярном телешоу.
Thank you for posting this. It's the only episode I remember from "Lou Grant" from its original airing. I didn't know what Hare Krsnas were at that time but ended up taking up chanting and going to temple many years later. The devotees would probably say that hearing the Holy Names sung and chanted and seeing actual temple deities awoke something within me that bore fruit later when the time was right. This was a very good handling of this material. The writer Michele Gallery obviously knew some of the core beliefs of the movement and was either a Hare Krsna hersrlf or had done meticulous research on it. David Hunt Stafford gave such a sympathetic performance as Vishnu das that I actually thought he must be a genuine devotee. From what I can discern he doesn't actually have that in his background. It's just a case of good acting. I was delighted when Lou gets to eat prasadam, and since this was filmed in a real LA temple with actual devotees, I have no doubt what Ed Asner is eating did not come from craft services.
I remember when this episode came out. I was in seminary at the time. After graduating seminary I quit the church (the only honest & logical thing to do), then converted to ISKCON. 😎
I worked a loan for ISKCON on 3 apartment buildings in West Los Angeles in the late 1980s.
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Hinduism Is Not A Religion, It Is A Way Of Life
I know someone who was kidnapped by Ted Patrick when he was at the temple. He pretended that he "saw the light", then they let him go. Then he went back to the temple. Today he's very balanced householder devotee with grandchildren.
Thanks for sharing I love it
Good ep
Hare Isa
Interesting
Good made
«Шоу Лу Гранта» - очень популярный телесериал 1980-х годов. Лу Грант - редактор главной ежедневной газеты Лос-Анджелеса, и истории вращаются вокруг газеты, новостей и сотрудников. В этом выпуске сын одного из репортеров присоединяется к движению Харе Кришна. Он становится преданным в Нью-Дварке, всемирной штаб-квартире Международного общества сознания Кришны, ИСККОН. Итак, они исследуют всю проблему культа, и в результате получается очень благоприятная презентация движения Харе Кришна в очень популярном телешоу.
I would kiss my mom in a sari, in front of everybody.