There goes the Planet

[Anasazi]

Arafat is dead.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/10/arafat.obit/index.html

[Swagger]

YEAH! like its a big deal AT ALL..............They had to cut the screen while we were watching "LOST" to like 1/4 the friggin size..............TWICE!? WTF!?

Its not like its news and its not like its that important.

[DeadLamb]

yeah it's not really news when a person near death, dies..

I mean not to the point of breaking into a show .. OMFG no?!!? He really died?! Quick, anasazi, swagger, fuel up the FLG Jet, we have to get out there!!!

All time worse tv "news" break in ever is still the OJ chase.. the cut into an NBA finals game, to show a bronco going down the freeway, slow for an hour or so.. Not just break in and then back to the game.. No no no no.. game down to 1/4 size in the corner, sound cut off so I could hear "we think oj is in there.................."
:mad:

[Swagger]

CBS Apologizes for Interrupting CSI; Will Rebroadcast Episode

CBS NEWS interrupted the final minutes of Wednesday night's episode of CSI: NEW YORK in order to air a special report about the death of Yasser Arafat. CBS has apologized and says it will rebroadcast the episode, in its entirety FRIDAY at 9PM CENTRAL TIME.

"An overly aggressive CBS News producer jumped the gun with a report that should have been offered to local stations for their late news. We sincerely regret the error. The episode of CSI: NEW YORK will be rebroadcast Friday, Nov. 12."

At least they had the balls to admit it wasnt THAT important.

[Stagger]

It would only have been news if he hadn't been dead for the last week. his wife only kept his body breathing long enough to get her monies. :scared:

[FreedomFGHTR]

Originally posted by Stagger
It would only have been news if he hadn't been dead for the last week. his wife only kept his body breathing long enough to get her monies. :scared:

quoted for truth

[Stagger]

Originally posted by Swagger
CBS Apologizes for Interrupting CSI; Will Rebroadcast Episode

CBS NEWS interrupted the final minutes of Wednesday night's episode of CSI: NEW YORK in order to air a special report about the death of Yasser Arafat. CBS has apologized and says it will rebroadcast the episode, in its entirety FRIDAY at 9PM CENTRAL TIME.

"An overly aggressive CBS News producer jumped the gun with a report that should have been offered to local stations for their late news. We sincerely regret the error. The episode of CSI: NEW YORK will be rebroadcast Friday, Nov. 12."

At least they had the balls to admit it wasnt THAT important.

Sheeeeyit..... It gets even better:

CBS Axes Producer for Arafat Cut-In

By Allison Romano -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/12/2004 2:55:00 PM


CBS News has axed a news producer who cut into prime-time programming Wednesday night to report the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.


The staffer, a female senior producer for CBS’s overnight newscast Up to the Minute, broke in to CSI: N.Y. shortly before 11 p.m. with the report, outraging viewers who missed the end of the crime drama.

CBS apologized for the interruption Thursday, saying an “overly aggressive” staffer “jumped the gun on a report that should have been offered to local stations for their late news.”

As for the producer’s dismissal, a CBS spokesperson said Friday, “We do not comment on personnel issues.” CBS planned to repeat the CSI: N.Y. episode Friday night to placate viewers.

An executive at a rival broadcast network said the whole situation left them puzzled. “I think people here were scratching their heads over the decision to break in, and then scratching it even harder over the apology for breaking in,” the exec says. “And now we’re wondering what kind of process they have in place to take the network to a special report.”

[Swagger]

Now I want the same sorta thing at ABC!.............I WE WAS WATCHIN LOST DAMNIT!

[Stagger]

Yeah and they did it at one point when the hot chick (thief) was bending over!!! :twitchy: