Posted on 11/21/2004 3:31:31 PM PST by tvn
Dear Editor:
The question is not who was hurt by Monday Night Football's sexploitation spot ("Don't cry in your towel for the NFL"), but rather who should be hurt. The answer is definitely ABC.
By your rendition of the events, ABC misled the NFL with respect to the contents of the intro. It may also have misled the Eagles. The network's objective was solely to use the R-rated spot to boost ratings of the "MNF" and "Desperate Housewives."
As a result of such conduct, the NFL should clearly punish ABC by awarding its "MNF" contract to NBC, which reportedly is in the hunt to get back into the professional football biz. For its part, NBC so far has remained above the battle over indecent programming.
The NFL can therefore show its support for responsible programming by moving the "MNF" franchise to the peacock network. There's another decided advantage to such a move. It will also limit the ABC-ESPN ever-growing sports rights monopoly, which some observers are finding troubling.
William L. Whitely
Chairman, Media Ethics Project, New York City
Was it tacky? Yes, do we need the nanny state to intervene. NO
I can't think of one thing that I watch on ABC.
I would say "YES!" to everything you just mentioned.
Geesh, my eleven year old son and I were watching a baseball show and an ad came on for condoms! We just looked at each other like "What?!"
And speaking of all of those commercials, I will never buy Clairol's Herbal Essence shampoo or shop from the "O" overstocks.com, simple as a matter of principle.
NBC - Nude Broad Channel. All ditzy sluts welcomed.
Desperate Housewives is one of my guilty pleasures. I think Terri Hatcher is really cute.
If anyone really wants to send a message to ABC, then watch Law & Order at 9:00 p.m. on Sundays. I'll be watching Eva, mind you, but ...
The members of society has an interest in the success of their society. When a business uses the public airwaves to proselytize short-term pleasure over long-term success, as NBC did recently, then there are many remedies available, including those afforded by the political will.
Actually- this didn't get NEARLY the OMG reaction that Janet Jackson's "moment" did. I think ABC had this all lined up- do the commercial..then immediately offer an apology. Simple. Free publicity=$$$
Who in this article said anything about the state intervening?
You damn right we should punish ABC for all those things.
my only prob is that it wasnt Teri Hatcher. that blonde looks kinda...well, you know.
I hope to see all of those commercials gone personally. I am sick of all those you mentioned.
What is this ABC of which you speak?
I don't care that there's a naked woman on television. I care that she's MARRIED AND CHEATING, and ABC thinks that's cute.
Good. Is this a promise?
As I said, I never watch the show, there it was, a big silver cross on a chain dead center of the screen. Things like this aren`t by accident, was the piece really meant to slap the religious right directly in the face?
You must think irony is done on an irony board.
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