14 DAY TRIAL // Ever since the infamous 2004 Janet Jackson Super Bowl incident, the FCC has been constantly on the lookout for anything that might violate decency laws on national television, especially in prime time. It seems that this year’s Golden Globes are no exception, as the entire NBC telecast is to be reviewed after several viewers have filed official complaints.
It seems that most found offense with director Darren Aronofsky, who “flipped the bird” at Best Actor winner Mickey Rourke. Several media outlets are pointing out that, while the gesture in itself is not what one may call “advisable” with just anybody, perhaps viewers should not forget that it was nothing but an amicable jab between an actor and the director that made his comeback possible.
Moreover, SlashFilm reports that “on the West Coast, NBC filled the screen with black to censor the two-second shot,” but that did not seem enough to meet the high standards of the FCC, so it will proceed with the investigation nonetheless. But the reviewing of the telecast is not prompted just by Aronofsky, as some of the 18 offended viewers also focused in their complaints on “objectionable language caught on mic by some award winners,” as the same source tells us.
The Golden Globe Awards ceremony, which took place over the weekend, was otherwise a controversy-free affair, as in most years. Held as a potential indicator of what the Oscars will bring, this year, the Globes included among winners, besides Mickey Rourke, Kate Winslet, Colin Farrell and the late Heath Ledger.
“The Wrestler,” directed by reputed Darren Aronofsky (“Requiem for a Dream,” “The Fountain”) was definitely one of the biggest surprises of the year, as it marked the comeback of actor Mickey Rourke on the scene, while also showing the world that a book should never be judged by its cover – “The Wrestler” was constant object of ridicule on the blogosphere in its initial stages.