Remote. Remote remote remote.
Raise your hand if 'ew.'
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Betsy HP - Aug 22, 2006 5:30:15 am PDT #591 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Frankenbuddha - Aug 22, 2006 5:31:18 am PDT #592 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Remote. Remote remote remote.
It loses all meaning!
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2006 5:31:21 am PDT #593 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
advertisers shouldn't be paying for me as a TiVo user
Problem is, the less they pay for you, the less of your TV you stand to get.
What sacrifices (or suggestions) are we TiVoheads willing to make to accomodate that?
Making peace with the onscreen bugs is totally not a way I'm willing to go.
Betsy HP - Aug 22, 2006 5:39:37 am PDT #594 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
What sacrifices (or suggestions) are we TiVoheads willing to make to accomodate that?
Per-show subscription fees. It's time.
Theodosia - Aug 22, 2006 5:41:56 am PDT #595 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Honestly, I think it's up to the advertisers to make ads that make me want to backup the FF and watch. I actually do do that for movie trailers that flash past. Or the Comcastic ads that have been running of late, or the cute Target ads with people dancing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 22, 2006 5:54:29 am PDT #596 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I stop to watch that Gap "Khakis swing" ad when watching oooold tapes of shows it sponsored back in the 90s. It was generally more fun than the actual programming around it.
CFerg - Aug 22, 2006 6:01:50 am PDT #597 of 10001
"Or move their existing ones. How committed is SciFi to a Tuesday line-up?"
I don't know. I don't think we fit on that Friday though - that was always "Space and Alien Night". I mean, we're holding our numbers alone on Tuesday so if I were them, I'd try working with two different nights to launch all the new shows they're working on.
Then again, only they know all the variables they're considering. So who knows. Maybe they're clearing a spot for that Galactica prequel.
Ginger - Aug 22, 2006 6:20:22 am PDT #598 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Colin is kind enough, or at least circumspect enough, to believe that there's rational thought involved. This is the network of "we don't do space-based science fiction except for the space-based science fiction we do, and professional wrestling is scifi, or at least it's fiction and there's gravity involved."
Jessica - Aug 22, 2006 6:30:21 am PDT #599 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
if you notice the product placement, they are doing it wrong
And yet if you don't notice it, they're not selling anything. "Subtle" is a relative term -- I mean, if there's a logo onscreen, I assume it's product placement. If I don't see the logo, I have no idea what the product is, and therefore no incentive to buy it even if it is product placement.
bon bon - Aug 22, 2006 6:33:33 am PDT #600 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Yeah, what Jessica said. I know what Robin's saying about it seeming natural, but so many people are hip to product placement (and seeing logos disguised when it's not) that all logos come under scrutiny.