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What not to do - Product Placement
« on: November 16, 2010, 03:04:09 PM »
This is an example of what not to do when your show is spiraling down the drain.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/11/16/days-lives-product-placements-cheerios-chex/

Certain actors can be pitch people and others cannot.

ETA:  The videos are absolutely hilarious! 
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2010, 03:12:12 PM »
That's almost sad.  :'(

My current commercial pet peeve is senior citizen pitchmen (pitchwomen) who can't even read a line properly.  Unnatural pauses, unnatural emphasis on words and phrases...  it's annoying.  And I'm not just talking about Ole Andy.  I think he's just gone senile.  Or socialist.  Or are they about the same thing?

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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2010, 03:27:06 PM »
Quote from: Doggy Daddy on November 16, 2010, 03:12:12 PM
That's almost sad.  :'(

My current commercial pet peeve is senior citizen pitchmen (pitchwomen) who can't even read a line properly.  Unnatural pauses, unnatural emphasis on words and phrases...  it's annoying.  And I'm not just talking about Ole Andy.  I think he's just gone senile.  Or socialist.  Or are they about the same thing?

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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2010, 03:34:52 PM »
No, what drives me insane is the way they insert product placement into "reality" tv.
Pawn stars is interesting, all the cool stuff that comes through there.  Its obvious he gets the opportunity to research most of the items that get portrayed on the show. Fine.  But sending Chum to subway for footlongs.... :facepalm:
I've honestly pretty much quit watching that show between the obviously scripted antics, and the product placements.

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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2010, 03:37:42 PM »
Simultaneously horrific and hilarious.
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2010, 03:44:33 PM »
They're "soap" operas for a reason.

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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2010, 04:04:36 PM »
For Nathan Fillion fans, the other night's "Castle" had pretty egregious Win Mobile 7 placements in them.  =|
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2010, 04:19:21 PM »
While I detest product placement in tv/movies, as it almost always "takes me out" of the show, I understand the reason. They no doubt find it necessary for revenue given the decreasing number of views commercials get. Between DVRs, bittorrent, Netflix streaming, etc., etc., fewer and fewer people are watching the commercials, and so they're trying to figure out how else to get money from sponsors.

There are definitely right and wrong ways to do it, though.
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2010, 04:20:40 PM »
I have been expecting more and more live product placements in shows and movies to combat our consumer impetus to avoid commercials via DVR, Netflix and Hulu (or other site) viewing of TV/Movies.

My PC version of Guitar Hero III has posters on the "stages" that change.  They advertise current movies, video games or TV shows.  Just background images and they don't interfere with game play at all, but they're there and the color/brightness of them has been tweaked to be a little more vibrant than everything else around.

I bet it's showing up in other video games, too.
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2010, 04:21:21 PM »
Quote from: AJ Dual on November 16, 2010, 04:04:36 PM
For Nathan Fillion fans, the other night's "Castle" had pretty egregious Win Mobile 7 placements in them.  =|

Becket is still rocking the Palm Pre though :)
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2010, 09:57:55 PM »
Quote from: AJ Dual on November 16, 2010, 04:04:36 PM
For Nathan Fillion fans, the other night's "Castle" had pretty egregious Win Mobile 7 placements in them.  =|

Did you catch his (obligatory in that particular episode, IMO) reference to Firefly?
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2010, 10:10:42 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on November 16, 2010, 09:57:55 PM
Did you catch his (obligatory in that particular episode, IMO) reference to Firefly?

The episode about the alien abduction?
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2010, 10:29:03 PM »
Quote from: Fistful on November 16, 2010, 10:10:42 PM
The episode about the alien abduction?

Yup. Funny.
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2010, 10:49:15 PM »
I just showed these to my wife...and I think she's sworn off soap operas forever now....

Thanks, guys!..... =D
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2010, 12:12:33 AM »
I was surprised they would be so blatant (especially the Chinese food ad), but then I remembered that soap writers are about as subtle as an ax to the head.
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Re: What not to do - Product Placement
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2010, 07:04:24 PM »
I would never dream of voting for Fred Thompson now...
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