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Given the fact that on the night of the Kentucky air crash with Delta's ComAir flight, Conan O' Brien did a skit about an airplane crashing. Should've they actually pull this skit and just skip it all together? Was the skit insensitive, or even remotely funny? What do yall think?

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=40761

I demand you link us to the skit on youtube!!!!!!eleventyone!!!!

I demand you link us to the skit on youtube!!!!!!eleventyone!!!!

I actually tried to find it earlier today, but no luck so far.

Meh, I was never a Fan of Conan O'Brian. the whole "To catch a predator" part of the opening was inventive tho. including the South Park bit.

and I must admit, I did laugh at his "we got trouble, right here at NBC" song.

If he did it before the crash, then why would they pull it? Surely it's over already?

If he did it before the crash, then why would they pull it? Surely it's over already?

He did it after the crash.

Given the fact that on the night of the Kentucky air crash with Delta's ComAir flight, Conan O' Brien did a skit about an airplane crashing. Should've they actually pull this skit and just skip it all together? Was the skit insensitive, or even remotely funny? What do yall think?

WHAT?! They did a skit about a plane crash just hours after the FIRST PLANE CRASH IN HISTORY?!?!?!questionmarkone :eek:

WHAT?! They did a skit about a plane crash just hours after the FIRST PLANE CRASH IN HISTORY?!?!?!questionmarkone :eek:

Careful, or you'll get told to stfu 'cause you're not an American.

*lol*

Careful, or you'll get told to stfu 'cause you're not an American.

*lol*

I live in the DC area. :(

The skit was actually taped the day before -- it wasn't as if it was done live after they found out about the crash.

Given that it was a parody of "Lost", and that most people were not directly affected by the crash, I don't think anyone considered that it needed to be pulled. I mean, if several people were mauled by a Dobermann Pinscher, would we expect a movie that contained Dobermann Pinschers acting as guard dogs to be pulled off the air nationwide?

It would have been nice if the affiliates in KY had known what they opening skit was going to be so they could have broken into the broadcast later, but, oh well. It's not as if Conan O'Brien and the Emmys were trying to be as knowingly offensive as possible.

The skit was actually taped the day before -- it wasn't as if it was done live after they found out about the crash.

Given that it was a parody of "Lost", and that most people were not directly affected by the crash, I don't think anyone considered that it needed to be pulled. I mean, if several people were mauled by a Dobermann Pinscher, would we expect a movie that contained Dobermann Pinschers acting as guard dogs to be pulled off the air?

It would have been nice if the affiliates in KY had known what they opening skit was going to be so they could have broken into the broadcast later, but, oh well. It's not as if Conan O'Brien and the Emmys were trying to be as knowingly offensive as possible.

*tries to read post, is distracted by avatar*

WHAT?! They did a skit about a plane crash just hours after the FIRST PLANE CRASH IN HISTORY?!?!?!questionmarkone :eek:

:D :D :D

I say, do the skit. I can laugh at almost anything. Even insensitive stuff, usually cause it's insensitive.

I say, do the skit. I can laugh at almost anything. Even insensitive stuff, usually cause it's insensitive.

It's already been done. We're talking about the Emmy's, from yesterday.

It's already been done. We're talking about the Emmy's, from yesterday.

I boycotted it because Stephen Colbert wasn't nominated for "Sexiest Man EVER."

Queston: Why shouldn't they have done the skit?

I boycotted it because Stephen Colbert wasn't nominated for "Sexiest Man EVER."

Blaspheme!

Queston: Why shouldn't they have done the skit?

Because the fact that they were making light of a plane crash right after an actual one happen, some people may find it insensitive and offensive.

Because the fact that they were making light of a plane crash right after an actual one happen, some people may find it insensitive and offensive.

Go on.

Like those who the tragedy affected directly would watch the Emmies that night...

By that kind of reasoning, nobody should be allowed to ever laugh again. -

Bad timing? Yes. Bad taste? Maybe, but not necessarily.

If the plane had crashed on the next day, following the Emmies, some nutjob would probably blame Conan that he caused it.

Because of course they planned to have the plane crash just so they could make fun of it.

Blaspheme!

I know! Every man secretly wants him!

Queston: Why shouldn't they have done the skit?

Because 49 people burned alive in a plane crash, and the day after it their families might have seen a comedic skit about a plane crash during the Emmys.

That being said, this is Kentucky and most of the locals here really don't give a shit if someone does something like that by accident. If some of the people wh knew the victims want to raise a fuss, and most of the victims were locals, so it's possible, then an apology will do. But I haven't heard any local outrage over the skit, so there might not be a fuss.

Because 49 people burned alive in a plane crash, and the day after it their families might have seen a comedic skit about a plane crash during the Emmys.
So the crash and the skit have nothing to do with eachother.

So the crash and the skit have nothing to do with eachother.

Pretty much, yeah.

The skit was actually taped the day before -- it wasn't as if it was done live after they found out about the crash.

Given that it was a parody of "Lost", and that most people were not directly affected by the crash, I don't think anyone considered that it needed to be pulled. I mean, if several people were mauled by a Dobermann Pinscher, would we expect a movie that contained Dobermann Pinschers acting as guard dogs to be pulled off the air nationwide?

It would have been nice if the affiliates in KY had known what they opening skit was going to be so they could have broken into the broadcast later, but, oh well. It's not as if Conan O'Brien and the Emmys were trying to be as knowingly offensive as possible.ok, that made sense, a parody of Lost...

There is every chance in the world they didn't even know about it until after. When you're on the eve of putting up a big ass award show you don't exactly have CNN playing in the background.

There is every chance in the world they didn't even know about it until after. When you're on the eve of putting up a big ass award show you don't exactly have CNN playing in the background.

And I'd imagine it would be a bitch of a bitch to try to fill that time with something else last minute. Those skits are generally filmed so that the crews can get shit together for another part of the live show, right? They need the time.

Yes, they should have aired it as they did.
The skit was a parody of several popular shows and the plane segment was from Lost, not KY.

The families will NEVER watch a plane crash without recalling their loss, but who sits down to watch a 3 hour Emmy broadcast the day after you lost loved ones in a fiery plane crash?

*does best Beavis impression*


hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe He said air the skit about a plane crash Butthead. heheheheheheheheheheheheehhehe

*drops Beavis impression*

I dont think they meant any disrespect airing the skit and indeed probably it was an unfortunate but complete oversight on their part. What could they possibly gain by being intentionally cruel? They probably were deep in preparations for the show until the last second (possibly to the pont of not even being aware of the plane crash in Kentucky) and the filmstrip for that small part of the show was completed earlier and thus forgotten in the rush.

I'm just going to say no to self-censorship.

Life is too short to worry about your fun giving people unpleasant reminders. It's their loss, it shouldn't be your problem. Call it selfish and insensitive, but there it is.

I'm just going to say no to self-censorship.

Life is too short to worry about your fun giving people unpleasant reminders. It's their loss, it shouldn't be your problem. Call it selfish and insensitive, but there it is.

But with freedom of speech, comes great responsibility.

But with freedom of speech, comes great responsibility.

Responsibility to abuse the hell out of it!

But with freedom of speech, comes great responsibility.

Yes, and people also have a responsibility not to be offended by things that were not in any way, shape or form meant to be offensive.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait....hold on a sec...people actually watch the Emmys?

What the hell for?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait....hold on a sec...people actually watch the Emmys?

What the hell for?

That was pretty much what I was thinking too! :p

But with freedom of speech, comes great responsibility.

No, no it does not. If one has a right, then one has ALL of that right. My right to freedom of speech means I can use that speech however I feel, whenever I feel, and in whatever manner I feel.

I have no responsibility to you, or to anyone else, as to how I chose to exercise my rights. If rights came with a handbook on responsible use, then it wouldn't be a right, it would be a privlidge.

I don't have the "privlidge" of free speech, provided i only do good things with it. I have a RIGHT to it. And my RIGHT to it allows me to use it however I want to, and I have no responsibility to you about it.

...Who the hell gets offended over a skit about a plane crash?

It wasn't even the same damn scenario.

He did it after the crash.

What an asshole.

:rolleyes:

And I'd imagine it would be a bitch of a bitch to try to fill that time with something else last minute. Those skits are generally filmed so that the crews can get shit together for another part of the live show, right? They need the time.

More than likely it was filmed over a week ahead of time, even stupid little skits are hard to organize and execute, and the more money you spend the longer it takes sometimes. I can run out with a three chip camera and some friends and film something stupid and have it kinda ready tommorrow, but that wouldn't work here-it's got to be ready to feed into that program (I forgot its name, I used it on a musical once and it's both easy and stupid hard to change things...), run it a few times, have it ready for rehersals that probably took all of the previous few days, tweak things here and there.

The crew that filmed it had probably moved on to thier next project long before it aired, and the people running the show where knee deep in something that takes an unreasonable amount of the day. It's not uncommon to lose touch with the outside world for a few days surrounding a performance and then catch up afterwards. Hell, I hadn't even heard of the crash and all I've been doing is holding my breath waiting for a phone call for a job.

As far as the over all question, might as well ask if they should pull the show Lost because planes crash, or take Alive off the shelves. Car crashes happen, pull both Crashs off the shelf. Cars get stolen, no Gone in 60 Seconds. Things happen in real life that happen in films tv and skits. I always hoped that the primary difference between 'us' and people who would blow themselves etc. is a sense of humor. We're starting to lose that, and it's going to be the worst casuality.

They should show the skit on big screens at each of the 49 people who died's funerals.

Now *that* would be comedy.

has tom cruise sued the emmys yet for showing the southpark bit with him coming out of the closet?