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People need to bear this in mind more often. I recall watching the second (I think?) episode of Lost in Space the other day that absolutely crowbared in a place
by untog 8y ago
People need to bear this in mind more often. I recall watching the second (I think?) episode of Lost in Space the other day that absolutely crowbared in a placement for Oreo cookies, how great they are and how much they reminded the character of home.
It took me completely out of the show. I would honestly have preferred an isolated 30 second ad to that. It does still affect the creative process, too - your show needs to be one an advertiser wants to be placed on, so there's every incentive to soften the show.
- resu_nimda 8y agoI agree with you in principle about product placement affecting the integrity of the work, but what's funny is I didn't even think twice about that one. Were there other products in the show? I remember looking for logos on the rovers and seeing none.
- greedo 8y agoThis is prevalent in movies as well. I just rewatched Terminator 2, and was amazed at how many Pepsi placements there were.