The Jesus Files - An Interview

I present here the first interview with Sir Albert Thomas Winchester-Smyth III that I ever found. His views are well silly at the least and offensive at the more realistic view. The interviewer did his best but Sir Albert was quite crazy and the interview was never published in the British press. See for yourself why this man was considered the Number 2 wasted talent in British Film behind Oliver Reed who was just drunk all the time.

Interviewer = Your latest work is a serious of shorted films about Jesus is that correct?

Sir Albert Thomas Winchester-Smyth III = Yes well they are a serious about Jesus and his dealings with a false Idol and the Devil in a make believe world of Eggs who are people.

Interviewer = Eggs who are people?

Sir Albert Thomas Winchester-Smyth III = Yes indeed. I didn't want to work with Actors. Ungodly as they are so I used a type of puppetry and they happened t be egg people. I thought that was a great metaphor that we all come from eggs.

Interviewer = as in we evolved from eggs?

Sir Albert Thomas Winchester-Smyth III = Don't be silly boy I mean we where once just a sperm in an egg - the spark of life give to us by our Lord. A spark threatend by the gays and they're sperm stealing

Interviewer = Your series tackles some issues that some would consider controversial or possibly even offensive. What do you say to these people?

Sir Albert Thomas Winchester-Smyth III = I say prepare the way of the lord so he can send those people to hell where they belong. I say make these people go to church so they can see the error of there ways. And if they still can't be saved send them to the catholics *he laughs* Catholic church full of gays you know. And cows pretending to be men. It's sick.

Interviewer = I think that's all we have time for. Thank you for you time today. I look forward to seeing the series of films

Sir Albert Thomas Winchester-Smyth III = Yes you should watch them and take note of what they say or you will burn in hell. Very nice to meet you. Turn or burn Britain it is your choice.

In the new year - Jesus Files

Yes that is correct. The new year will see the launch of the online critically ignored series Jesus Files. This landmark in christian childrens broadcasting will be event viewing. As in if anyones watches it will be an event. You see the genius of The Jesus Files is that it was years ahead of it's time. Why, had it been made today people whould have well found it insulting and sort of offensive. I mean it just wouldn't have been made today. Full Stop. No one would dare make this show now. Why to even attempt to make such rough shod shows with practically no production value would be utter madness. Absolute Madness. No one would attempt such a thing. No. What I bring is the madness of someone else. But I find it funny and I think other people might hate it. Or find it funny as well. So we all wait with a hushed sense of "meh" - The Jesus Files is coming but much like Jesus's second coming we're not sure when so don't ask.

A small clarification

It was brought to my attention by myself that I mentioned in the previous blog entry that The Jesus Files had an influence on many, many childrens TV shows. It did but it was an unknown influence even by those who made the programmes. You see The jesus files have never been shown anywhere in the world at any time. Well it had a brief run in the 1962 at 3 am in the morning on the main TV station on the Pitcairn Islands. As no one had a TV this didn't do the show any favours.

The Jesus Files holds a fond place in my heart now. The shows none PC attitude towards telling the gospel is outstanding. Yes the frank nature of the show may be shocking or indeed "insulting and not fit for viewing" but there is something about that I find enlightning and feel the show to be from a more enlightend time. William Booth would have liked the show I am sure of it. And ofcourse we all know Jesus loved to laugh.

You see John 11 verse 35 tells us Jesus Wept. The man was very much human and what is more human then too laugh. When I am finally promoted to glory my first question will not be the meaing of life or why there was a sequal made to Daddy Day Care. No my question is simply this - did you like The Jesus Files. And I have a feeling he'll say yes.

The Jesus Files - how it all came about

Well hello my name is Richard Wright and I would like to talk to you about how I came to unearth the treasure that is The Jesus files. Well basically as part of my love of film I took it upon myself to look into film history. I came across a little known contemporary of D.W.Griffiths by the name of Sir Albert Thomas Winchester-Smyth III. He is very little known but considered to be an absolute genius. The Jesus Files is however not. By the time he in his 60's he converted to Christianity and was quite mad. He decided that what the world needed was short films about Jesus. These in retrospect where not short films but the birth of of Childrens TV. If a very strange, condemnation filled version of it.

He never used actors. he used voice over and each story had a moral from the bible. He really doesn't get the credit for influencing shows as varied as Robot Chicken and Mr Ben. I researched the man and discovered that these shows still actually where in print. So I tracked them down and am giving them to world as they had never previously been viewed by the public. As well TV really hadn't taken off when he made them.

There was a strong temptation on my part to remake these classic episodes but I have decided to let them stand as was. Genius and insanity. Quality ahead of its time and rather poor quality filming. So I will chart my life with the project on this blog. I will give you insight into the initial creating of the show and also what people had to say about the great man himself in this troubling time of his life. Thank you for your time.

Richard Wright