What does it mean to think biblically about television and film today?

What's it like for Christians trying to make a difference in TV and film?

And how should Christian actors and actresses think about the roles that they are asked to play?

We'll discuss these questions and a whole lot more with our guest, Tom Helene,

30-year industry veteran, best known for his work as executive VP at AMC,

launching some of the most successful shows in television such as Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Better Call

Saul, and The Walking Dead, and current and founding dean of the Snyder School of Cinema

and Media Arts here at Biola University. I'm your host, Scott Ray. I'm your co-host,

Sean McDonnell. This is Think Biblically from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.

Tom, welcome. Really glad to have you with us. We've been wanting to do this for some time,

and I'm so glad we can get you here. We've got lots of questions about what the worldview of the

industry is like and how people who claim to follow Jesus

and want to faithfully follow Jesus can make a difference in that arena.

So tell us first, how did you become interested in film and just a little bit about your

experience in the film and television industry.

Oh, I'm happy to. And thank you for the invitation. I love sharing about the media. It's been

the world I've lived within for three decades now, as a Christian the entire time. It really

goes back to my college days, and it's coincidental now that I'm a college dean, this was the pivotal moment in my own

life. I thought I wanted to be an attorney because my dad was and he was great at it from what he

told me. I love it. No, he actually was excellent and I thought, well, if dad can do it, I can do it.

But my heart wasn't in it.

I didn't love learning about it.

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