Which way did the money go?

Author: xhonzi
Date: 4-Oct-2010, 6:38 PM

Author: xhonzi
Time: 4-Oct-2010 6:38 PM
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Do you ever see product placement, or some sponsorships and wonder which way the money went?

a) Tiger woods wears a Tag Heuer chronometer. It's obvious they pay him to wear it and to have his name/image associated with their brand. (At least, this was the case a year ago.) Product -> Wearer

b) YOU wear a Tag Heuer chronometer... you pay big bucks for the watch, so... Product <- Wearer.

Those two are easy... here comes the dodgy one:

c) Pro Golfer Matt Jones wants to wear a Tag Heuer... does he have to pay for one? Does he get paid for one? Or do they give him one for free and it's a wash? Product ??? Wearer.

Iron Man drinks a Dr. Pepper. Product -> Drinker.

YOU drink a Dr. Pepper. Product <- Drinker.

So... Brad Pitt drinks a Dr. Pepper. Product ??? Drinker.

James Bond drives an Aston Martin. Product ??? Driver

What do you think?

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Author: TV's Frink
Time: 4-Oct-2010 6:55 PM (Edited)
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I think you have too much time on your hands. And I'm aware of the richness* of this statement.

Author: Johnny Ringo
Time: 4-Oct-2010 8:08 PM
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James Bond is make believe - and so is being able to afford an Aston Martin.

Author: captainsolo
Time: 4-Oct-2010 11:53 PM
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It's about the Aston's style, and the fact that he drove a DBIII in the novel Goldfinger.

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Author: TV's Frink
Time: 5-Oct-2010 7:36 AM
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xhonzi said:

YOU drink a Dr. Pepper. Product <- Drinker.

In Soviet Russia, Dr. Pepper drinks YOU. Product = Drinker.

I win.

Author: xhonzi
Time: 5-Oct-2010 10:32 AM
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You guys are no fun. I guess I'll just wait for C3PX to show up, because I know he'd like a little exercise like this.

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"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

Author: TV's Frink
Time: 5-Oct-2010 10:34 AM
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I think I broke him. :-(

Author: Sluggo
Time: 5-Oct-2010 4:23 PM
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I just don't really see a lot of TV or movies lately.

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Author: xhonzi
Time: 10-Oct-2010 12:25 AM
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This week's episode of The Office had Andy starring in a small theatrical production of Sweeney Todd. Andy's officemates came to the play and two or three songs from the show were faithfully represented. So... did the producers of the show have to license the music, etc. from Stephen Sondheim & Co.? Did Sondheim sponsor this week's episode?

Or did the writers get to do something fun, and did Sondheim get some free advertising, so they called it a wash?

Which way did the money go?

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

Author: Gaffer Tape
Time: 10-Oct-2010 12:30 AM
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I would assume they had to license the music. Because life's a bitch like that.

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Author: xhonzi
Time: 12-Oct-2010 10:59 AM
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Does blah blah blah "Courtesy of 20th Century Fox" mean that it was used for free, do you think?

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!