[ClancyJ]

Hm.....wonder why the sudden necessity to show a female breast? Why is it impossible to cut that scene?

Oh, the wonders of broadcasting. Such very meaningful decisions. Sometimes it is just time for a producer to get his way in his quest to mark his legacy.

Must be a real power rush to upset the public to the point of overloading their email and phone systems.

Gee, I thought the point was to provide great entertainment in order to sell advertising space at higher rates. Why would advertisers wish to participate in something risky with their hugh advertising budgets?

[weegee]

The media has been doing the whole "breast examination" thing for a long time. Educational content is different than looking at a mutilated (a pierce of that size and ornamenation IS mutilation) bare nipple.

Sounds like NBC is trying to pick up some viewers for sweeps by playing up a "controversy".

Adult dramas at least come with warnings and ratings these days. There was no such guide for the Super Bowl.

[philetus]

wonder why the sudden necessity to show a female breast? Why is it impossible to cut that scene?

It's called another shot across the bows of morality.