On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > Deadline is reporting that Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. is trying to do all > they can to convince the Emmys and/or Fox to pull Sheen off of the show. > > http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/emmys-producers-under-pressure-to-cut-charlie-sheen-from-emmy-broadcast/ > > I guess the man is trying to repair some napalmed bridges and salvage his > career, and perhaps he is trying to detox and sober up as well, but > honestly, who thought Sheen being there would be a good idea -- well, on > balance. I suppose they thought it would be good for ratings, but I would > have guessed having a ticking time bomb would overall weigh as a negative.
The year after Ozzy's reality TV show debuted, the show that made him out to be nothing more than a mumbling old fart whose brain had been ravaged by drugs, it was announced that he'd be host of the AMAs that year. I fired off an email to the producer asking if he had taken leave of his senses, that he was making a mockery of the program and that hoisting this man up sent the wrong message. He replied that clearly I had no idea what it took to stay on top in this business -- he stated if I couldn't understand why using Ozzy was a good idea, I needed to stay out of the entertainment industry. The thing is: I did understand; I just didn't approve. And I did stay out of the industry. Now I find myself trying to work with young talent, helping them to define success for themselves, and trying to set for them goals that won't cost them their respective souls. But I can't argue with them when they hold up Charlie Sheen as an example -- after all, he can do whetever drugs he wants, use and discard as many women as he wants, offend anyone in the industry he wants, but the industry keeps inviting him back, because the industry has no sense of right or wrong. All that matters is how to get attention and how to translate that attention into ratings or profit. So when my former students become the next Charlie Sheen or Lindsay Lohan, people need to know that it is because of moments like this when big decisions are badly made. Enjoy the Emmys, whoever watches. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
