Posted on 07/15/2008 9:49:42 AM PDT by Abathar
Last fall, Ian McKellen dropped his pants on stage to reveal everything he has -- and soon the full-frontal scene may play on public television.
The nude scene was part of the "Lord of the Rings" star's performance in the title role of "King Lear" in New York.
The scene depicts Lear losing his sanity.
"King Lear" was taped and will air on PBS next year -- but it's not known if McKellen's private parts will make it to television.
PBS is not cable. It's a regular broadcast network and it has to worry about wardrobe malfunctions.
Pressed for an answer as to whether the McKellen full-frontal scene would be shown, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger said a Television Critics Association meeting that she would address the issue at the next meeting of the group, set for January.
McKellen, 68, was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role as director James Whale in "Gods and Monsters," and for Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Gandalf, the wizard, in "The Lord of the Rings
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My feelings exactly, even if I paid to see it in a Broadway production you can leave that part out, thank you very much.
There’s good nekkid and bad nekkid. That’s bad nekkid.
Yeah, showing us his “Brown Eye of Sauron” is not something I need to see with the kids on PBS.
Wouldn’t surprise me a bit after the topless Rigoletto they broadcast one weekend afternoon a few years ago. When I called the local PBS affiliate, WETA, to complain, I was told 1) no, they would not tell me who the underwriting sponsors were and 2) to get over being so prudish. But who in the world wants to see a naked geezer?
Scene Three: King Lear holds his dead weapon in his hand.
I liked Gandalf, but I have no desire to see his privates...
Well... I guess this isn’t too magnetic for Magneto, eh?
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Gandalf the gay strikes again.
Ian Mckellen used to play Magneto on X-Men the movie.
” Nuts.” Now thats funny ! And I want to see his little tenders because???
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