LOS ANGELES—Less than two months after frantically excising any allusions to terrorism, network executives are scrambling to add terror-related storylines to TV shows, sources reported Monday. “We’re working around the clock to squeeze in a special episode where a Libyan with ties to Al Qaeda threatens to blow up the D.A.’s office,” said Law & Order producer Dick Wolf, who on Sept. 15 scrapped an episode of the NBC drama in which a character utters the word “bomb.” “We’ve got to stay on top of this thing.” Next week, Spin City, which last month pulled an episode featuring a shot of the World Trade Center, will air a “very special” one-hour episode in which Mayor Winston is infected with anthrax.
Terrorism Storylines Being Added To TV Shows As Quickly As They Were Dropped
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