In the wake of the horrendous bombing in Oklahoma City, is it almost blasphemous to air a TV show or trailer featuring an explosive conclusion? That's the question facing several Hollywood execs. Here's a rundown:
Melrose Place In the May 22 season clincher, Kimberly (Marcia Cross), back from female-empowerment camp, detonates a bomb in the complex. The last 20 seconds show Jo (Daphne Zuniga), Amanda (Heather Locklear), and Alison (Courtney Thorne-Smith) airborne in their apartments. According to a source, execs at Fox and Spelling Television decided they couldn't reshoot the ending but would refrain from showing the final series of shots. In a statement, Fox said no decision had been made.
All My Children The ABC soap has been developing a mad-bomber plotline focusing on the character of Janet (Robin Mattson). Before the April 24 and 25 shows, Mattson appeared in an announcement explaining that the story line was taped long before the tragedy. ''We didn't want anybody to think we were cashing in on today's headlines,'' says AMC executive producer Felicia Minei Behr. Subsequent references to the plotline have been edited and AMC's writers are reworking the story arc.
Die Hard With a VengeanceThe trailer for the May 19 film features more crashes and explosions than it does of Bruce Willis. Twentieth Century Fox won't comment on whether it has plans to recut the film or edit the ad campaign.
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