product placement?

[Jerry Heyman]

Anyone else bothered by the "over the top" Microsoft product placements
in this series? It was one thing when it was just the OS on a screen, but
now we've seen the Hawaii Five-0 staff have access to the new MS Surface
Tablet and made sure to click on the keyboards...

jerry
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[Wiseguy]

Jerry Heyman <hey...@acm.org> wrote in
news:0w8ss.19202$o91....@newsfe07.iad:

>
> Anyone else bothered by the "over the top" Microsoft product
> placements in this series? It was one thing when it was just the OS
> on a screen, but now we've seen the Hawaii Five-0 staff have access to
> the new MS Surface Tablet and made sure to click on the keyboards...
>
> jerry

In the real world, people use real products, people discuss real products,
people buy real products. They even go to Subway.

Would you prefer to see generic, non-existant brand names or go back to the
old way of doing things, put a piece of obvious tape over the brand names?

[Jerry Heyman]

Wiseguy wrote:

> Jerry Heyman <hey...@acm.org> wrote in
> news:0w8ss.19202$o91....@newsfe07.iad:
>
>>
>> Anyone else bothered by the "over the top" Microsoft product
>> placements in this series? It was one thing when it was just the OS
>> on a screen, but now we've seen the Hawaii Five-0 staff have access to
>> the new MS Surface Tablet and made sure to click on the keyboards...
>>
>> jerry
>
> In the real world, people use real products, people discuss real products,
> people buy real products. They even go to Subway.

Yes, yes they do. Kamekona buying five $5 foot longs was a bit much too -
but played well for the humor aspect.

In the real world, rarely does law enforcement receive cutting edge
technology - unless they're a TLI organization in Wash DC - where some of
it is actually developed.

Living with the table top that was the display was one thing (just like
living with the throwing of stuff on NCIS:LA to the video screen). Taking
extra time to make sure that the product is recognized is another.

> Would you prefer to see generic, non-existant brand names or go back to
> the old way of doing things, put a piece of obvious tape over the brand
> names?

You mean like ZNN news coverage in JAG/NCIS?

But then again, it's just one mans opinion (IMHO)

[tenworld]

On Saturday, November 24, 2012 10:39:57 AM UTC-8, Jerry Heyman wrote:
> Anyone else bothered by the "over the top" Microsoft product placements
>
> in this series?

Not really. I like to see to see them using new devices.
These shows have a little science fiction flavor so it fits.

Hey Motorola did the greatest product placement of all time on a certain
TV show from the 60s when the actual product wasnt 'flipped' open until
the early 90s. So much pent up demand!

[driven]

On 2012-11-24 18:39:56 +0000, Jerry Heyman said:

> Anyone else bothered by the "over the top" Microsoft product placements
> in this series? It was one thing when it was just the OS on a screen, but
> now we've seen the Hawaii Five-0 staff have access to the new MS Surface
> Tablet and made sure to click on the keyboards...
>
> jerry

Doesn't bother me too much. As the other poster said, at least it's
not just a well known product with tape over the logo.

Besides: If the producers are even marginally successful with this type
of product placement then perhaps we won't have as many show-stopping
advertisements. Producers hate ads that can be skipped by a DVR.
These types of placements seem like a win/win to me.