Let me first start off by saying I’ve never seen an episode of Duck Dynasty. I’ve maybe seen three minutes of it in passing at my family’s house but it was more like background noise. I have nothing against the show necessarily but when I watch TV, I’m watching something else, usually sports. There’s not a single current TV show that I keep up with.
Furthermore, I have not read the interview by Phil Robertson but I know people were up in arms about whatever he said.
The show is one of the most popular in a long time. You can’t go into Walmart without seeing t-shirts and DVDs on it. It’s so popular that A&E eventually caved and took away the suspension.
A&E needs the show way more than the show needs A&E. The Robertsons were already succesful millionairs before the show was aired.
Seeing as Tyler is mack dab in the middle of the Bible Belt, many local residents tend to be conservative Christians and probably agree with Robertson’s comments. Plus, they’ve had speaking engagements in the Rose Capital, wich makes me think more and more people are excited to know they’ll still be able to watch the show and not have to see without the star of the show.
This coming fall, Tyler is going to receive some very distinguished guests. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, odds are you already know all about cable’s biggest phenom Duck Dynasty. The Robertson family has made a career, or rather a few of them, by combining ill-advised antics, with a surprisingly cogent religious message. The first family of the hunting and fishing world has always been open about its faith. As members of the Church of Christ denomination, Willie (the family scion), and matriarch “Miss Kay” are making an appearance as part of a fund raiser for East Texas Christian Academy. Given that they share a denominational affiliation with the school, they were a logical choice for the school’s funds drive. The event will be held at the Oil Palace, on Sunday, September 15th, and will start at 3:00 that afternoon. For tickets, go to www.oilpalace.com, or contact the venue by phone at 903-566-2122.