Seriously? OMG! WTF?

NBC expressed regret Monday for an Emmy Awards comedy skit that included a mock plane crash and aired on the network the evening of a fatal Kentucky jetliner accident."Our hearts and prayers go out to the many families who lost loved ones in the plane crash in Kentucky on Sunday, and to the entire community that has suffered this terrible loss," NBC said in a statement the day after the ceremony (MSNBC is a joint venture between NBC and Microsoft)."In no way would we ever want to make light of this terrible tragedy," NBC said. "The filmed opening during the Emmy telecast was meant to spoof some of television’s most well-known scenes. The timing was unfortunate, and we regret any unintentional pain it may have caused."The prerecorded skit was broadcast as part of the live Emmy ceremony just hours after a commuter jet taking off in Lexington, Ky., crashed into a field and burst into flames, killing 49 people. Only a co-pilot survived.Criticism of the sequence appeared on Web sites Sunday night, including the Los Angeles Times’, with a columnist for the paper calling it "cringe-inducing" and "of questionable taste."The airing of the skit, a spoof on the ABC plane-crash drama "Lost," was condemned by the general manager of NBC’s Lexington affiliate, WLEX."It was a live telecast. We were completely helpless," Tim Gilbert was quoted as saying Sunday night on the Lexington Herald-Leader’s Web site. "By the time we began to react, it was over. At the station, we were as horrified as they were at home."The segment, which opened the Emmys, started with host Conan O’Brien boarding a private plane to Los Angeles. Asked by a stewardess if he was nervous about hosting the show, O’Brien answered "Nervous? What could possibly go wrong?"The plane then pitched violently and a crash was implied but not shown. Instead, the skit cut to O’Brien stranded on an island resembling the one in "Lost."

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BTW What is the Genreal Manager doing at home watching the Emmys on a day a plane crashed in his backyard? Maybe because I worked for real TV news stations, but anytime we had a plane crash in our backyards the GM worked through the night and did not go home to watch the Emmys. 

When it happened, we really weren’t sure. We thought we saw Mindy Kaling’s breast pop out of her dress during The Office’s acceptance speech… we alerted friends of ours on the West Coast to see if censors caught wind of said Indian nip… we thought surely Drudge would have a nipple-siren ablaze within the hour… and yet, it seems we were the only ones to catch Kaling’s wardrobe malfunction. And now we would like to share it with you. Best Week Ever Presents: The Most Breast NBC Will Ever Allow On the Air (now with more slo-mo!). More Emmy coverage to follow today… but for now, enjoy.

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You know CBS is going to turn this into the FCC!

LEX 18 News ended an evening recap of yesterday’s coverage of the Comair Flight 5191 crash for the live broadcast of the prime-time Emmy Awards. The annual TV awards show opened with shots of host Conan O’Brien bouncing inside a plane before it crashed on an island in a spoof of ABC’s hit show Lost.WLEX’s president and general manager, Tim Gilbert, who was home watching the telecast with his family, was “stunned” by the intro; if station managers had known about the intro before the broadcast, Lexington viewers wouldn’t have seen it, he said.“It was a live telecast — we were completely helpless,” Gilbert said of the Emmys. “By the time we began to react, it was over. At the station, we were as horrified as they were at home.”Gilbert said he’ll complain to NBC, but he said an apology won’t make up for insensitivity.“They could have killed the opening and it wouldn’t have hurt the show at all,” Gilbert said. “We wish somebody had thought this through. It’s somewhere between ignorance and incompetence.”

Lexington Herald 

I do not think it was in bad taste because they were doing a parody on Lost. My sympathies goes out to families who lost people in today’s crash, but this skit was not insensetive.

Emmy voters feted Fox’s "24" and NBC’s "The Office" as the best drama and comedy series on televison, respectively.Kiefer Sutherland ("24")and Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC) won tonight’s dramatic lead acting kudos, with Tony Shalhoub (USA’s "Monk") and Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("The New Adventures Of Old Christine," CBS) winning for comedic thesping.HBO slides ahead of the pack with nine wins, including three for made for television movie "The Girl In The Café." Telepic won best made for television movie, writing for a miniseries and thesp Kelly Macdonald won for supporting actress in a miniseries or movie.Miniseries kudos went to HBO’s "Elizabeth I," which also saw actress Helen Mirren, supporting actor Jeremy Irons and helmer Tom Hooper win in their erspective categories.Pay cabler also scored with "Entourage’s" Jeremy Piven for supporting actor. Terence Winter won drama writing for his "Sopranos" episode ‘Members Only.’Tony Shalhoub was voted comedy actor for his role in USA’s "Monk," and Andre Braugher won as actor in a miniseries or movie for FX’s "Thief."NBC’s Emmys include two for its sitcom "My Name is Earl." Greg Garcia won for writing "Earl’s" pilot, and Marc Buckland for directing.Peacock also took evening’s first two awards, with Alan Alda and Megan Mullally winning for suporting roles.Mullally won the first Emmy of the night, for supporting actress in a comedy. Alda took supporting actor in a drama for his role in "The West Wing.""The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" has snagged two Emmys for best variety, music or comedy series and writing for a variety, music or comedy series .Showtime’s Blythe Danner won supporting actress, drama, for her role in "Huff."After missing out in the supporting thesp categories, Fox’s "24" took drama directing for Jon Cassar

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They suck. The only one I like is Tony Shaloub, the rest I do not care to watch. I really wish that Shatner would’ve won because that would’ve saved Boston Legal.

Access Hollywood has learned that Dick Clark will appear onthe Emmysbroadcast later this month.The former host of "American Bandstand" has not been seen on television since he made an appearance on the ABC New Year’s Eve program, which he had hosted for many years. The icon had suffered a stroke in December

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Dick Clark would never let anyone accept his award. Even if he was on life support, he would still show up. 

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