Did anyone see the Rent commercial during Chicago on NBC?

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 8:18pm

Nothing new, and a natural fit, but I hadn't seen it on TV before. Also, if you're not watching the White Sox and Astros, here's a reminder about Chicago on NBC. They just started the actual movie - as I type Cathrine Zeta-Jones is singing the first few notes of "All That Jazz."

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 8:19pm

Damn, beat to it!

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:37pm

I didn't know you couldn't say "Jesus Christ" on network television.

EDIT: I'm talking about Chicago, of course.

Updated On: 10/22/05 at 09:37 PM

[my2cents]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:39pm

or have a full on ass grab.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:39pm

They edited out the "screwin'" in Cell Block Tango. Funny.

[my2cents]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:44pm

HOT!!!! Two different rent ads, nice. Was the second one the exact international trailer or was it different? I thought i saw thigns I had never seen before, and I have watched all the trailers??

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:44pm

They also said, "...and Sophie Tucker will spit, I know..." Interesting.

They also just showed another Rent preview. If I'm not mistaken, it might be a new one - I haven't seen it, anyway.

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:45pm

Another one! wow! I swesar these ones on tv are slightly different that what we saw online. I'm seeing some new stuff that looks increadible!!

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:56pm

And who knew that Go-to-Hell Kitty can't say, "Go to Hell?" Crazy, crazy, crazy.

[almostxfamous]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:00pm

The ones(it played twice) during One Tree Hill on the WB were ones I had seen before, that had Mimi at like, the rehab center or whatever it is.

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:14pm

They just did the scene between Roxie and Billy right before "Razzle Dazzle" with the vamp underneath it, but went to commercial right as the song was about to start. GRRRRR!!!

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:01pm

Anyone else laugh when they showed "Class" afterwards? With the bleepping instead of editing like they did in the movie? However, they didn't edit or bleep "son of a bitch" in the song, but they did in the movie. Very interesting...

[zzannahk]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:14pm

Re: RENT

I think it had new scenes in it? or am I crazy?

[442namffug]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:17pm

Best Censorship Of the Night Goes To....

"Single he told me? Single my ass" = "Single he told me? Single my eye"

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Updated On: 10/22/05 at 11:17 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:32pm

This is really sad. They cut out Dominic West’s three frame ass shot and blurred Rene’s silhouette when she was getting out of bed...

I wish they'd just cut lines instead of "single my eye". that's just stupid. who says that?

[Elphabuff2]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:46pm

Really good trailer. Is this the first time it was shown? I have never seen it (on network television) before. I think it's very smart marketing to advertise a musical during a musical. Looks great.

-The trailer reminded me to watch out for Taye in CHICAGO.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:50pm

they cut Chita's cameo... burn.

[billygoatgirl300]

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:50pm

Wow the censorship in this was messed up. Come on NBC, people say 'ass' and 'go to hell' on most of your shows.

Rent looks great. I was wondering how it got away with a PG-13 rating?

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 12:04am

Huh, I didn't catch "Single my eye." Maybe it was better that I didn't.

And Chita WAS in it, but they went to commercial immediatly after it, before "When You're Good to Mama."

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 12:11am

if they can't air it as is why bother? harry potter would get better ratings... mess up harry potter.

[Kringas]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 3:14am

"If Joan of Arc had lived in Chicago today, and she had $5000 and she'd come to me, things would have turned out differently."

[Marquise]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 3:18am

Why did anyone even bother watching this on television, cut to pieces and drawn out by commercials?

I thought people gave up watching theatrical films on television ages ago.

[jam_man]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 3:20am

Well, it was my way of mourning my Cardinals not being in the World Series this year.

[Kringas]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 3:22am

Marquise - I set my tivo to record it, because I curious to see what sort of changes would be made.

But I always wonder who actually watches theatrical films on network television, too.

[Marquise]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 3:30am

Kringas, that's a good point.
I will have to do this in 2008 when RENT makes it's network television debut.