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I never understood why product placement upsets people so much. Unless the premise is pure fantasy or a completely alternate reality, real brands help more quic
by lr4444lr 9y ago
I never understood why product placement upsets people so much. Unless the premise is pure fantasy or a completely alternate reality, real brands help more quickly get me past the sense artificiality that is drama/theater that suspends disbelief. I can get engrossed more quickly. When I see products that are similar and obvious knock-offs of a brand that avoids the name or trademark design, I'm immediately somewhat distanced again from the performance. I genuinely court it. Surely I'm not the only one who feels that way.
- detaro 9y agoIt upsets at least some people precisely because it often breaks suspension of disbelief. Not many people complain if the hero drives a cool real car or uses a Dell laptop, but it is irritating if the technician in a crime show is telling everyone how they are using "Microsoft Windows Photo somethingorother" to enhance the image of the suspect (when they've been using the typical TV made-up interface that looks totally different everywhere else), or they hold a glowing logo on a device always just in frame.
- isostatic 9y agoI don't mind it as "character in contemporary show eats Frosties cereal rather than shredies" When Captain Kirk answers his Nokia phone while drinking his Budweiser, that's when I hate it.
- styfle 9y agoAgreed. I used to notice that there were many Microsoft products like the Surface in the show Arrow. But it was subtle enough that most people wouldn’t know unless they can recognize the logo on the device.