TOO MANY PRODUCT PLACEMENTS IN SOPRANOS!!!
+ Aaron +
dialogue and scenery! Carmella finds herself crying over a PEDIGREE
commercial; Tony and Carmella argue over TROPICANA orange juice; Big cans of
COKE sitting on the table. Characters reaching for tubes of CREST toothpaste;
Meetings over DUNKIN' DONUTS. Even when Tony's girlfriend's tires were
slashed he tries to calm the situation by offering to get a new set of
MICHELINs there within an hour!
It's really gotten distracting and detracts from a wonderful show!! It's like
being exposed to commercials for a show you pay for! What do you think?
g-skillet
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Kronsteen
>It's really gotten distracting and detracts from a wonderful show!! It's like
>being exposed to commercials for a show you pay for! What do you think?
Well, I think I hadn't even noticed them until you pointed them out.
Besides, I'm not going to drink a certain orange juice just because a
fictional character (or a real life person, for that matter) drinks
that brand on TV.
I just watched the Superman (movie) DVD and in the director's
commentary they point out how Cheerios paid them for a product
placement. If I was on Millionaire, before seeing this DVD, I would
not have been able to name that cereal (except by lucky guess),
although I've seen the movie maybe 10 times prior.
DJoz.
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I don't agree. Nine times out of them, they aren't blatantly pushing any
product anymore than any of us in real life if we offered someone a
blah-blah-blah or asked if they wanted to go to blah-blah-blah...I think
it's more noticeable now because for decades we've had shows that NEVER
bring up commonly known products of ANY kind, and all seem to live in some
strange namebrand-less alternative universe.
Though the Snapple thing IS ridiculous.
-Oz
GabaGimpy
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I didn't really have a problem witht the product placements. Once they
showed Johnny Sacks drinking a Snapple with his lunch and I thought it was
okay. And all the ones you mentioned didn't bother me either. Just as long
as they don't blatently advertise a product then it's cool with.
If they advertised like this then I'd be pissed off:
Tony: "I have a fucking headache where's the Advil?!"
Paulie: "T, I use that Advil too, it's great, sometimes I get body aches at
night, and I take 2 Advil and I sleep like a baby."
Silvio: "I agree Paulie, Advil sure is fantastic. A few months ago I
thought about knocking over a truck load full of Advil but then I said to
myself: 'hey, Advil makes such a great product and sells them for such a
reasonable price, I'd better let the truck pass.'"
Chris
executive who said that more and more production companies are looking into
product placement on a regular basis. He said that one show, he did not
mention the name had a 26 week commitment and the in the first 13 week a
soda machine in a break room would be a Coke machine and in the the next 13
weeks it would be a Pepsi machine. It sort of reminds me of the revolving
signs at ball games. The future looks bright.
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-stark-
I think there are dozens of logos within my line of site as I
sit and type this, and I mention product names tens, if not
hundreds of times a day in the course of normal conversation. I
also watch a lot of TV, and they have...get this...ADS ON TV!
So, when I'm watching a drama that purports to be about real,
everyday life filtered through the eyes of a North Jersey crime
boss, there goddamn well better be some real products around.
Nothing jars me out of a show like "BEER" brand beer and "OAT
CIRCLES" brand cereal. Or the really big loaf of "BREAD" bread.
Fuck that. Show me Tropicana when you go for the juice. It's
what I see in my own 'fridge, and it helps me identify with the
reality of the show. I want to see the Motorola cellphone,
Uncle Ben's rice and AJ's collection of NuMetal and Rap&Roll t-
shirts. These things exist in the world, and they should exist
in dramatic television.
Besides, if it allows them to pay talent a few more hndred
thousand a year, maybe they'll continue to produce high-quality
shows with high-quality talent on networks not subsidized by
advertising.
Do you REALLY think user fees alone pay for the 15 HBO channels
I have, plus all the original movies, shows and specials they
produce? There's only so much licensing and subscription money
to go around.
I've done this before, but just to illustrate my point, I'm
foing to list the logos I can see without leaving the room:
Smint (mints)
Lux (thermostat)
vTech (cordless phone)
Verizon (cell phone)
GNC (ginseng pills)
Amazon.com (receipt for digital camera)
HP (CD burner)
Compaq (old laptop)
Dell (this laptop)
Logitech (cordless mouse)
Kodak (my new digital camera)
Jomondo (coffee mug)
Polk (speakers)
Sony (many components)
TiVo
JVC (VCR)
Toshiba (DVD player)
Terk (A/V distributor)
Proscan (TV)
Comcast/Scientific Atlanta (cable box)
3Com( cable modem)
Epson (scanner & printer)
Handspring (Visor & cradle both have logos)
Adobe (software CDs on my desk)
Philips Pronto (remote of the gods!)
WWF for Playstation (game)
Playboy (latest issue and a pink baby tee on my wife's chair)
Radio Shack (thermometer/hygrometer)
Netflix (rented DVDs)
Belkin (cable and a 7-port USB hub)
Memorex (videotapes)
Maxell (videotapes)
Advil
Jenga (game)
Sun-Maid raisins
Fossil (my watch)
Sears (a shopping bag on the floor)
This is not to mention the 325 or so DVDs I can see, any or all
of which can be considered logos, but for the sake of this
discussion I will discount.
That's 37 logos, or 38 if you count the two on the cable box.
Life is full of this stuff...get over it already.
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-stark-
> Though the Snapple thing IS ridiculous.
>
A: not for Jersey. Hell, everyone in the Tri-state area drinks
this stuff like it was flowing from the taps! Granted, I'm
exaggerating a little, but the stuff is pretty prevalent in the
greater NY/NJ/CT area.
B: It's still not as bad as Seinfeld. Every time Elaine was
near the refrigerator and someone would come in, she'd hold one
up and say "Snapple?"
Got to be so blatant the act itself was a gag and a product
placement all at the same time...
Rick
> B: It's still not as bad as Seinfeld. Every time Elaine was
> near the refrigerator and someone would come in, she'd hold one
> up and say "Snapple?"
OK, maybe twice in 180 episodes.
Rick
CarolCorb
>It's gotten distracting! Every episode blatent product placements in the
>dialogue and scenery!
Doesn't bother me. In fact I got a kick out of Tony looking outside the house
for Carmella waving the orange juice carton and yelling that he likes some pulp
in his juice and not the kind she bought. Kind of like my house where I have
to buy the Heinz ketchup because there is no other kind of ketchup ....just
Heinz. hehehe
The brand name products makes it look more realistic unlike some shows where
they show a can marked COLA with nothing else on it.
Carol
Vinnie "Spaghetti Bender" Boombotz
>Kind of like my house where I have
>to buy the Heinz ketchup because there is no other kind of ketchup ....just
>Heinz.
Heinz is still the best. Just like you'll only find Real Hellman's
Mayonnaise in my house. If one can afford it, why not buy the best?
You deserve it.
DJoz.
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> Hey, look at this, DJWax...@msn.com decided to enlighten us!
> > Though the Snapple thing IS ridiculous.
> >
>
> A: not for Jersey. Hell, everyone in the Tri-state area drinks
> this stuff like it was flowing from the taps! Granted, I'm
> exaggerating a little, but the stuff is pretty prevalent in the
> greater NY/NJ/CT area.
>
> B: It's still not as bad as Seinfeld. Every time Elaine was
> near the refrigerator and someone would come in, she'd hold one
> up and say "Snapple?"
>
> Got to be so blatant the act itself was a gag and a product
> placement all at the same time...
It's not that, I just fucking hate Snapple. It's like Satan's pee.
-Oz
Rick
> Just like you'll only find Real Hellman's
> Mayonnaise in my house. If one can afford it, why not buy the best?
> You deserve it.
Thta's right, Vinnie. "Bring out the Hellman's (R) and bring out the best."
(Best Foods Mayonnaise west of the Rockies.)
R
Dave
As I recall, she offered one to Babu's brother and one to Marla, the
virgin.
Dave (but let 'em think what they wanna think.)
Shammie
>Thta's right, Vinnie. "Bring out the Hellman's (R) and bring out the best."
I would give anything for a BLT right now.
Jonathan Diehl
I don't mind them using real products in the scenery, it makes it more
realistic......as long as they aren't obvious about it.
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DJoz.
Jonathan Diehl <jond...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Would you rather see them drinking "Lobster Cola"?
>
> I don't mind them using real products in the scenery, it makes it more
> realistic......as long as they aren't obvious about it.
As I sit here drinking my SNAPPLE, I realize I agree with you...and then I
take another sip of SNAPPLE before sending the message...oops, I've spilled
my SNAPPLE...
-Oz
ThreeE
executive who said that more and more production companies are looking into
product placement on a regular basis. >>
That would be thanks to TiVo, since we can skip the commercials, they are just
moving them into the show.
Elizabeth Chambers
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pngjr
Noticed and made me feel the charcters were normal, eating their choice of
food and
beverage....I prefer Pepsi which sets me apart....
Mike Lepore
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recommend?"
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gary
getting a little freaked, reaching for the hand-hold, the screeching turn up
the driveway. Carried the plot AND made you want a Mercedes.
gary
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CanHorseWin2day
>From: aa...@none.com (+ Aar
hey day gotta maka da loot froma
someplaca....like i mean there are no
sponsors directly...so why not toss the
product placements in our faces...every
Lira that they can extract using the
products..goes right to the bottom line.I
think actually they will come out with a
line of .....
clothing.
soft drinks
and of course the Soprano board game
Brian Kushner
the E was much better then the C, but nothing beats an S
karen...@nac.net (CupCaked) wrote:
>"gary" <ga...@garydavis.com> wrote:
>
>>When Gloria gave Carmela a ride home, speeding up the icy streets, Carmela
>>getting a little freaked, reaching for the hand-hold, the screeching turn up
>>the driveway. Carried the plot AND made you want a Mercedes.
>>gary
>
>My Honda Accord handles better in that kind of weather than my
>Mercedes C class.
Eric Shun
wrote:
>Try the S class, I had C and E and they didn't handle well, although
>the E was much better then the C, but nothing beats an S
I guess you get what you pay for.
Rick
>
> As I recall, she offered one to Babu's brother and one to Marla, the
> virgin.
>
> Dave (but let 'em think what they wanna think.)
Thanks.
rick
