Ohmigod, no! Don’t do it! I know you’ve spent the last 10 days thinking of doing it, but seriously, don’t. Sure, you watched the premiere of NBC’s Heroes, and you experienced the thrill/revulsion of seeing Hayden Panettiere’s Claire mutilate her hand in the kitchen garbage disposal, only to pull it out and watch it grow back. And now, naturally, you want to see if you have the same power of regeneration. But you shouldn’t. Claire is a superhero. You are not.
What’s more, the Emerson In-Sink-Erator (nifty name, huh?) may or may not be capable of mangling your hand, anyway. I’m not exactly sure, based on a news report of Emerson’s federal lawsuit (thanks to TV Tattle for the link) that hopes to prevent NBC from rebroadcasting the Heroes pilot episode because it suggests their product ”will cause debilitating and severe injuries, including the loss of fingers, in the event consumers were to accidentally insert their hand into one.”
What does Emerson mean by that? Are they telling me that if I accidentally insert my hand into the In-Sink-Erator, I won’tpull out a bloody, malformed stump? Is the In-Sink-Erator equipped witha special human-flesh sensor that switches off to protect the morbidlycurious? Or is the company merely unhappy with the graphic, gory natureof the scene, with the way Claire’s unsightly paw dripped blood ontothe linoleum, ”cast[ing] the disposer in an unsavory light”? Oneother thing to keep in mind: Claire’s run-in with the In-Sink-Eratorwas no accident (a word that pops out of the Emerson suit); shedeliberately forced her mitt down that kitchen drain, and that’s quitea different scenario.
Anyhow, I know all this talk has probably inadvertently left youcontemplating your own fist, zeroing in on the bluish veins thatcriss-cross it, wondering whether or not it’ll fit down your kitchendrain. But once again, I have to implore you: DON’T DO IT! Thank youfor your consideration. Now back to your regularly scheduled workday.
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As if I need more reminders on how stupid people are…
I doubt anyone actually noticed that brand name of the garbage disposal. When I watch a show like that, I, you know, pay attention to the plot.
I remember in middle school home ec class, they always showed us videos where the lady would put tape on the Garbage Disposal’s switch before putting a hand down that drain. In a horror movie I saw soon after, a cursed house brought the switch down even after it was taped. My guess is that 3m probably sued the moviemaker in that one, claiming the situation preposterous because their products are 100% ghost proof.
Still, judging by the number of wrecked cars that came about from immitating the “Dukes of Hazzard”, or the filled to capacity emergency rooms that come about after the kids impersonate pro wrestling, maybe some folks really do believe that these shows are something other than fiction…
How stupid…now I know the brand name of the hand chewing disposal unit. You won’t get MY flesh Emerson!!
Slezak, how many hands do we have to shred to get a Heroes TV Watch??!! Where it at? Where it at??
Of course if you put your hand on an Emerson nothing would happen. Have you tried that brand, it’s amazingly weak, breaks down all the time, and I had to replace it three times before I switched to General Electric.
Go ahead, put your hand in an Emerson today. there’s a 50 percent chance it will break before you do.
I agree with Vicky, I don’t pay attention unless it’s obvious product placement. I don’t even know what brands of garbage disposals there are, so Emerson should be grateful that if someone asks me for a brand of garbage disposal, they come to mind! (thanks to this article — I didn’t notice on the show).
Speaking of product placement, I – LOVED – how Veronica Mars did it last night with her new Saturn. It made sense that Keith would feel guilty and get her one; and led to the great lines. “A Saturn for a Mars” “In Neptune… don’t you just love it when the planets align?” (I might have the last part incorrect as I didn’t write it down, but you get the gist).
I agree, where is the Heroes TV Watch?
We want a TV Watch! We want a TV Watch! We want a TV Watch! We want a TV Watch! We want a TV Watch!
I can keep going if necessary.
TV Watch!!!!!!!
Totally…TV Watch, please! And I’d like to be the first to insist that Mr. Slezak write it. Pleeeeeeeease? Do so and I hereby pledge not to willingly shove my hand (or any other body parts for that matter…*shudder*) in ANY brand of running garbage disposal.
I have to throw my 2 cents in too…. the lawsuit is dumb. The just want publicity. More importantly, we need a TV watch for this one.
I’m gonna have to join the chorus on this one…I’d love a TV Watch for Heroes!
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It’s SUCH a good show, and anything that can help hype/promote it is good in my book!
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I’m probably dating myself here, but I got an eerie deja vu during the disposal scene. Does anyone remember that scene from “Firestarter?” The victim gets “pushed” by the Dad and becomes obsessed with the garbage disposal, eventually shoving his arm in there all the way up to the elbow, killing himself. Hadn’t thought about that for years until I saw it on Heroes. BTW, I’m down for TV watch as well.
I was planning on jumping off the top of a really tall building as I saw in “Heroes”. After reading this post, I may have to rethink it. I may get hurt…..
Heroes TV Watch! Heroes TV Watch! Heroes TV Watch! Come on EW…give the people what we want!
I gotta jump in and say … HEROES TV WATCH!!! Listen to us EW!!! HEROES TV WATCH!!!
Dana, I totally agree wity you. I never would have known the name of the flesh-eating garbage disposal until they decided to release a statement. What morons!
Also: TV WATCH! Please?
Emerson In-Sink-Erator: never heard of them, and once this lawsuit is dropped, no one will care about them.
TV Watch, por favor.
I feel sooooo out of the loop! Everyone is buzzing about “Heroes” being so good, but for weeks now I have ignored said buzz (and indeed the show itself) cuz I thought it was NBC’s lame attempt to resurrect “Misfits of Science” from the ’80s (oh, Tartitkoff!). I guess I was wrong. (Cue Debbie Downer music.)
You better give the people want they want Ew or maybe were gonna have to start our own “Breakup with a Magazine” blog. Now, you don’t want that, do you?
Gotta vote for the TV Watch too.
Oh, and for not sticking your hand in the garbage disposal.
Emerson’s wrong. It’ll mess you up.
Oooooh! A bandwagon!! Room for one more?
Seriously though:
TV WATCH FOR HEROES PLEEEEEASE!!
That garbage disposal scene from Mr. Mom still haunts me to this day. Anyone else?
Shoot, not Mr Mom – the Incredible Shrinking Woman, I mean.
We NEEEEEEEED a TV Watch for this show. C’mon, so-called Entertainment weekly. Entertain me.
I was shocked that ew.com does not have a tv watch for this show. I’m sorry, but there is nothing else on monday night deserving of one. This is going to be a total hit, and a cult fav I can tell. So please please please! I need someone to talk to me about how great it is. Please!!
What’s next? The company who makes the clock in Japan gonna sue because the seconds-hand went backward? We wouldn’t want to give anybody the impression that if they stare hard enough, they could actually mess with the space/time continuum, ‘cuz that would NEVER happen…
As for the garbarator, all l was focused on was that it was going to be the disgustingly delicious cringe-worthy scene it was… Gross!!!