NBC Regrets Emmy Award Airing Of "Mock Plane Crash" Sketch

NBC has finally owned up to its "blunder" and expressed regret over the airing of Emmy Awards comedy that include a mock plane crash. The Associated Press, via Toronto Sun reports:

NBC expressed regret yesterday for an Emmy Awards comedy skit that included a mock plane crash and aired on the network the evening of a fatal Kentucky jetliner accident.

"Our hearts and prayers go out to the many families who lost loved ones in the plane crash in Kentucky on Sunday, and to the entire community that has suffered this terrible loss," NBC said in a statement the day after the ceremony.

"In no way would we ever want to make light of this terrible tragedy," NBC said. "The filmed opening during the Emmy telecast was meant to spoof some of television's most well-known scenes. The timing was unfortunate, and we regret any unintentional pain it may have caused."

The pre-recorded skit was broadcast as part of the live Emmy ceremony just hours after a commuter jet crashed into a field and burst into flames, killing 49 people.

Criticism of the sequence appeared on websites Sunday night, including the Los Angeles Times', with a columnist for the paper calling it "cringe-inducing" and "of questionable taste."

Those of you who have seen the sketch, what do you think? Do you think it was that bad? I actually watched it last night and thought that it was quite funny. I didn't realise there was an air crash, though. I might've seen it in different light had I known about the air crash.