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Emmy Plane Crash Spoof
I watched a sum total of roughly 10 minutes of the Emmys tonight. I enjoy Conan O'Brien and I expected the opener to be amusing. It was a montage, cleverly assmebled, that involved a number of celebrated shows, including The Office, Lost, and 24, some of which was filmed on the shows' respective sets and all of which involved one or more actors from each show.
I found it pretty amusing. Despite the highly unfortunate timing of the Lost segment, which included an over-dramatized (for comedic effect) plane crash, uncomfortably timed with today's tragic Comair crash that claimed 49 lives, I found the segment to be pretty well done as such things go.
Many are debating whether it was in good taste. Obviously, the bit was conceived and filmed well before today's tragedy. But equally obviously, the producers had the opportunity to yank the segment in light of today's tragedy and chose not to. I don't particularly begrudge the decision. Unfortunate timing: certainly. A travesty: I'm not so sure.
Anyway, Hot Air has the video. Judge for yourselves.
Handcrafted by Flip on August 28, 2006 |
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"Unfortunate timing: certainly. A travesty: I'm not so sure." I am sure whenever something like this happens in a redneck state like Kentucky and not in high- societies back yard, it is simply not a big deal. Why inconvenience the high priced writers of the Emmys and certainly not a star like Conan O'Brien. As you said, "I don't particularly begrudge the decision" but for once, take a step outside of your self-centered little bubble and think about those who lost loved ones and how YOU might react if in their shoes. Then maybe you might think this was just a little more than "unfortunate timing." It is the mentality such as you just displayed that is the exact reason why so many Americans are so desensitized and why such insensitivity aired in the first place without a second thought to those who might be watching.Posted by: RL | Aug 29, 2006 12:07:46 AM
