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'ER' breast scene hits cutting-room floor
BY PRENTISS FINDLAY
Of The Post and Courier Staff
Looks like it's safe to watch the boob tube again. Thanks to rapid response by NBC executives, today's "ER" episode has undergone last-minute emergency surgery to avoid the possibility of image-threatening complications. The move is considered precautionary in the wake of last weekend's CBS Super Bowl halftime debacle featuring Janet Jackson's bare breast.
NBC decided Wednesday to delete a scene with a view of an elderly female patient's breast that was to appear in today's episode of "ER" at 10 p.m. Some network affiliates were so uneasy about the scene after the Jackson disaster that they were considering not showing the episode, according to Television Week.
WCBD General Manager Richard Fordham said he was glad the network made the decision to edit "ER" and delete the potentially offensive material.
"The scene is going to be edited out," Fordham said. "If it was going to be left in, we would have to deal with it. In light of the Janet Jackson thing, I'm glad they're doing this."
CBS is making some big changes to the Grammys to avoid a repeat of the Super Bowl halftime fiasco. CBS says new technology will allow the network to delete "inappropriate and unexpected" video and audio from the live show before it airs. In the past, the network would only bleep foul language, using a five-second delay technique. The new system uses a five-minute delay, which will assure that anything that should not go out on the air will not.
Ironically, Justin Timberlake, the guy who ripped the cloth from Jackson's right breast at the Super Bowl, is to appear on the Grammys. A publicist for Jackson said she's probably pulling out of a scheduled appearance at Sunday's Grammy Awards.
There's been talk of local CBS affiliates being fined $27,000 for the Super Bowl episode.
"There is an investigation going on by the FCC, and we have no idea what the investigation is going to bring out," said WCSC General Manager Rita O'Neill. She said she doesn't expect a local fine.
"I think everybody was surprised at what actually happened" at the Super Bowl halftime show, O'Neill said.
If that's not enough to make you think TV is family friendly, consider that the NFL has canceled its Pro Bowl halftime show Sunday featuring JC Chasez, a member of Timberlake's band 'N Sync. Chasez was to sing "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love,)" but the NFL said it wanted to go in a different direction. The NFL is now featuring Hawaiian-theme entertainment during the Pro Bowl halftime. Wonder how those hula girls will be dressed?
Prentiss Findlay covers television for The Post and Courier. Contact him at 937-5711 or pfindlay@postandcourier.com.
'ER' breast scene hits cutting-room floor
BY PRENTISS FINDLAY
Of The Post and Courier Staff
Looks like it's safe to watch the boob tube again. Thanks to rapid response by NBC executives, today's "ER" episode has undergone last-minute emergency surgery to avoid the possibility of image-threatening complications. The move is considered precautionary in the wake of last weekend's CBS Super Bowl halftime debacle featuring Janet Jackson's bare breast.
NBC decided Wednesday to delete a scene with a view of an elderly female patient's breast that was to appear in today's episode of "ER" at 10 p.m. Some network affiliates were so uneasy about the scene after the Jackson disaster that they were considering not showing the episode, according to Television Week.
WCBD General Manager Richard Fordham said he was glad the network made the decision to edit "ER" and delete the potentially offensive material.
"The scene is going to be edited out," Fordham said. "If it was going to be left in, we would have to deal with it. In light of the Janet Jackson thing, I'm glad they're doing this."
CBS is making some big changes to the Grammys to avoid a repeat of the Super Bowl halftime fiasco. CBS says new technology will allow the network to delete "inappropriate and unexpected" video and audio from the live show before it airs. In the past, the network would only bleep foul language, using a five-second delay technique. The new system uses a five-minute delay, which will assure that anything that should not go out on the air will not.
Ironically, Justin Timberlake, the guy who ripped the cloth from Jackson's right breast at the Super Bowl, is to appear on the Grammys. A publicist for Jackson said she's probably pulling out of a scheduled appearance at Sunday's Grammy Awards.
There's been talk of local CBS affiliates being fined $27,000 for the Super Bowl episode.
"There is an investigation going on by the FCC, and we have no idea what the investigation is going to bring out," said WCSC General Manager Rita O'Neill. She said she doesn't expect a local fine.
"I think everybody was surprised at what actually happened" at the Super Bowl halftime show, O'Neill said.
If that's not enough to make you think TV is family friendly, consider that the NFL has canceled its Pro Bowl halftime show Sunday featuring JC Chasez, a member of Timberlake's band 'N Sync. Chasez was to sing "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love,)" but the NFL said it wanted to go in a different direction. The NFL is now featuring Hawaiian-theme entertainment during the Pro Bowl halftime. Wonder how those hula girls will be dressed?
Prentiss Findlay covers television for The Post and Courier. Contact him at 937-5711 or pfindlay@postandcourier.com.
