Doesn't hollywood know (or care) that a plane crashed in Lexington Kentucky and killed 50 people?
Would they have opened with the same scene if A famous celebrity had died on the plane crash?
Would they have opened with the same scene if the plan had crashed outside Burbank?
Or is it just that in Hollywood, Kentucky doesn't count?
2006-08-28 00:28:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
They could have edited out the scence without affecting the quality of the program, so the "they filmed it prior to" defense just doesn't cut it.
2006-08-28 00:50:41 · update #1
I wonder if the "if it offends you turn it off mentality" explains NBC's consitently poor ratings.
2006-08-28 02:49:22 · update #2
*****The question everybody is avoiding, "would the skit have still ran if the crash happened in California? "
2006-08-28 06:28:40 · update #3
A SEVERE case of insensitivity.
Unbelievable!
PS All these "excuses" that it was taped far in advance just don't cut it. As you point out, if one of their own had died in a crash, they would have found something else to put there.
2006-08-28 00:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I seriously doubt that NBC had any intention of being insensitive or disrespectful to the families of those that died in the Lexington, Kentucky plane crash.
Yes, there are those that found the opening scene questionable, but you can't really blame NBC for any wrong doing. How could NBC or anyone have predicted that such a tragic event would happen?
If we edited or censored all television content for fear that someone would find something insensitive, questionable, in bad taste, off color, racist or anything of the like, then basically you would probably have nothing to watch because invariably there will ALWAYS be someone that may not agree with what is aired on tv. As the saying goes. You can please some of the people some of the time. And you can please all of the people some of the time. But you can't please all the people all of the time.
2006-08-28 14:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Unknown 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be in poor taste if it was just random in the skit, but it was a parody of LOST, which is a show all about how a plane crashed on an island and then the people get stuck there. So, it was based on that.
Plane crashes happen and it was just bad luck that one happened on the same day as the skit. It's sad, but we can't always be so PC about everything or else we'll never be able to laugh at ourselves.
That's all I have to say...
2006-08-28 14:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by phoenix7 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We seem to be living in a time where oversensitivity is the order of the day. Some people prefer to see something funny. The reviews for that segment seem to be all positive. I have seen the episode of The Simpsons many times where Homer is at the Twin Towers. It's still funny.
Realistically, the world can't avoid the fact that bad things happen. It also can't avoid the fact that there will be coincidences regarding tragedies. Overly censoring everything that people say and think and show on TV could result in many shows and movies never being shown, regardless of their quality, and people having to censor every word that ever comes out of their mouths. It could also be considered offensive that two movies about the Flight 93 crash of 9/11 were nominated for Emmys on the day of the Kentucky crash.
Let's get a grip and see comedy for what it is. If it offends you, turn it off
2006-08-28 08:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by get a grip 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it was intentional. I am just now learning of the plane crash in Kentucky. The right people may not have been aware.
Keeping in mind the rest of the opening skit....should victims of pedophiles be offended by the "Dateline" portion, should Tom Cruise be offended by the South Park portion, or how about people who have received bad news from a doctor? Let's not be overly sensitive....
2006-08-28 11:01:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question everybody is avoiding, "would the skit have still ran if the crash happened in California?"
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No, because people care about what goes on in California. Most people (including me) didn't even know there was a plane crash in Kentucky until this whole Emmy-controversy thing, because, quite frankly, nobody cares what goes on in Kentucky.
2006-08-28 14:24:56 · answer #6 · answered by got_da_scoop 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please! The emmy's couldn't possibly know months ago when the program was planned that a plane would be crashing on that day. It's like asking how a police program could be aired showing an officer shot on a day that a real officer was shot. It was filmed and scheduled long before that day. There is no need to seek evils where none exist when there is so much out there that does. Lighten up!
2006-08-28 07:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by Robert P 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They filmed that scene a long time ago and it had to do with the show Lost where the cast gets stranded on the island after the plane crash. They weren't trying to disrespect Kentucky!
2006-08-28 07:31:47 · answer #8 · answered by sg1alias 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wow! Over-sensitivity is wide and awake this morning. While I have compassion for the victims and their families, and hope each one of the deceased has found peace I don't think either of these subjects are related. I find it poor taste to link these two separate events in order to sensationalize the news.
2006-08-28 13:18:04 · answer #9 · answered by dmack 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hollywood has decided it's time to josh Americans out of their sorrow over 9-11 by making constant references to it in movies and television. Unfortunately, its not time yet.
2006-08-28 07:31:58 · answer #10 · answered by Wonderer 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋