[discostu]

Maybe. I've got a friend that was interning at the hospital nearest WTC (sorry, name escapes me). I've heard some pretty gruesome accounts of Ground Zero. I've also heard and read accounts that tell me a lot of that debris flying through the air when the planes hit was peole parts. IMHO I can fully remember the horrors of the day and stay committed to the fight against terrorism WITHOUT barfing all over my TV. Others might not and are more than welcome to seek more gruesome coverage. It's an editorial decision, only the ratings will tell us for sure if it's good or bad.

[Britton J Wingfield]

IMHO I can fully remember the horrors of the day and stay committed to the fight against terrorism WITHOUT barfing all over my TV.

That would be preaching to the choir, anyway, as it would for most people who read this forum. I know more than a few people who simply refuse to acknowledge the importance of what actually happened on 9/11, in one fashion or another. I don't know if more footage would have any impact, but it would probably do more than the syrupy tributes they mock.

It's all about ratings, and what they think most people will want to tune in to. I think that if they get enough feedback then they'll program accordingly. If I'm pissing into the wind, well, then at least I got something off of my chest :)

[NYC GOP Chick]

IMHO I can fully remember the horrors of the day and stay committed to the fight against terrorism WITHOUT barfing all over my TV.

That morning, some of us didn't have the choice to turn the channel and not face it head-on. If I can survive seeing it up close in person (close enough to be showered with glass from the secondary jet fuel explosions in the north tower shortly after it was hit), the rest of the country can watch it on TV without barfing in their living rooms.