Commentary
Did Teri Hatcher Get to E! On HDTV?
By Bob Parsons
HD Observer

Washington, D.C. (August 24, 2006) -- I read in Swanni's newsletter yesterday that E! Entertainment will not show the Red Carpet Emmys show (this Sunday) in HDTV. So INHD won't be able to show it in high-def.

(Editor's Note: INHD, a high-def network, has broadcast the Live From the Red Carpet Emmys pre-awards show since 2003; the show was produced in high-def by E!, which allowed INHD to air it in HD. However, INHD said this week that it will not air the HDTV broadcast because E! has decided not to produce it high-def. See Emmys for more.)

The Red Carpet show was great. On my HDTV, you could see the TV stars as they really look. The picture was unbelievable. It was like seeing them in my living room.


Teri Hatcher's forehead veins were visible in HD.

But I think that the stars got upset that you could see them as they look in real life. Swanni reported last year about Teri Hatcher's bulging veins on her forehead as she walked down the red carpet and Donald Trump's pasty face. I think they put pressure on E! not to show the show in HDTV.

Maybe that's not the case, but maybe it is, too. Either way, I wish the E channel would change their mind and show the Red Carpet show in HDTV!

(Editor's Note: Sarah Goldstein, a spokeswoman for E!, told TVPredictions.com Thursday that the channel's HD awards coverage is decided on a "case by case basis." However, she said she could not explain why E! will not broadcast this year's Emmys pre-awards show in HD after having done so for three straight years. Pressed for a specific reason, Goldstein responded: "What is this? Woodward and Bernstein?" Goldstein said she would call back after trying to get a better explanation. She had not returned the call as of Saturday.)

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