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
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