Considering Mad Men's sordid shenanigans, The Walking Deads gory moments, and the hero of its most successful show being a high school teacher specialising in crystal meth, AMC has clearly grown balls. Even so, the channel still doesn't have the same level of freedom as Home Box Office, which almost makes you wonder why Preacher didn't settle there in the first place. Back in 2006, HBO picked up Preacher after a number of failed attempts to bring it to the big screen. Appointing Mark Steven Johnson to write the pilot and a plan for an entire season, the intention was that every instalment would be an issue of the comic book. Ultimately though, the channel that's had more swearing and sex scenes than a Lars von Trier marathon saw Preacher as too dark and religiously offensive. Now resting at AMC, Rogen and Goldberg have braved the fire and brimstone for Preacher and dished out a script that has already been met with praise. We just need an equally brave soul or two behind the camera to make it all a reality.
