Comments on: Product Placement http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/product-placement/ falling indelibly into the past Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:49:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jason http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/product-placement/#comment-403 Jason Thu, 11 May 2006 17:19:16 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=201#comment-403 <p>Marc has a good post about Lost, the Bad Twin novel, and cross-sited narratives on his blog: <br /> <a href="http://things.wordherders.net/archives/005843.html" rel="nofollow">http://things.wordherders.net/archives/005843.html</a> </p> Marc has a good post about Lost, the Bad Twin novel, and cross-sited narratives on his blog:

http://things.wordherders.net/archives/005843.html

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/product-placement/#comment-402 KF Sun, 07 May 2006 12:11:17 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=201#comment-402 <p>Good point, JM.  By contrast, though, there’s also the attempt to convert commercials into part of the narrative with the ARG.  Is that part of the same phenomenon? </p> Good point, JM.  By contrast, though, there’s also the attempt to convert commercials into part of the narrative with the ARG.  Is that part of the same phenomenon?

]]> By: JM http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/product-placement/#comment-401 JM Fri, 05 May 2006 11:40:12 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=201#comment-401 <p>That hybrid bit warranted a TiVo replay just to be sure it was as ridiculous as it seemed at first (it was).  But Lost has another mode of product placement - Hurley & Sawyer hyping the manuscript of Bad Twin, the new novel from “lost-at-sea” author Gary Troup.  Sure it’s “organic” to the storyworld, but it’s no less of an attempt to sell. </p> That hybrid bit warranted a TiVo replay just to be sure it was as ridiculous as it seemed at first (it was).  But Lost has another mode of product placement - Hurley & Sawyer hyping the manuscript of Bad Twin, the new novel from “lost-at-sea” author Gary Troup.  Sure it’s “organic” to the storyworld, but it’s no less of an attempt to sell.

]]> By: Jason http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/product-placement/#comment-400 Jason Thu, 04 May 2006 21:00:41 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=201#comment-400 <p>I want to see how many characters they kill off by the finale (which give a good indication if they are hoping for a movie franchise or not). </p> <p> I’ve honestly not watched enough in the past 3 years to even know how much plot is being recycled.  I had no idea that Vaughn was really alive until a few weeks ago.  And I had know idea Syd *knew* Vaughn was alive until last week.  </p> <p> Shows how little I watched/cared.  Bums me out, b/c he ruined a great show (seasons 1-2).  Which gives me pause re: Lost. </p> I want to see how many characters they kill off by the finale (which give a good indication if they are hoping for a movie franchise or not).

I’ve honestly not watched enough in the past 3 years to even know how much plot is being recycled.  I had no idea that Vaughn was really alive until a few weeks ago.  And I had know idea Syd *knew* Vaughn was alive until last week. 

Shows how little I watched/cared.  Bums me out, b/c he ruined a great show (seasons 1-2).  Which gives me pause re: Lost.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/product-placement/#comment-399 KF Thu, 04 May 2006 14:24:07 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=201#comment-399 <p>Agreed, on both the destruction and recent return of interest.  And yeah, glad to see the bad guy once again reveling in his badness, because he’s just ooky as a good guy.  It’s hard not to read his doting father as child molester. </p> <p> That said:  last night’s episode really, really annoyed me.  Many of the flaws of this season—worst among them, plot recycling—were painfully in evidence.  I’m quite relieved, I have to say, that it’s nearly all over.  I’m mostly just hanging in to see how it winds up. </p> Agreed, on both the destruction and recent return of interest.  And yeah, glad to see the bad guy once again reveling in his badness, because he’s just ooky as a good guy.  It’s hard not to read his doting father as child molester.

That said:  last night’s episode really, really annoyed me.  Many of the flaws of this season—worst among them, plot recycling—were painfully in evidence.  I’m quite relieved, I have to say, that it’s nearly all over.  I’m mostly just hanging in to see how it winds up.

]]> By: Jason http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/product-placement/#comment-398 Jason Thu, 04 May 2006 14:13:45 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=201#comment-398 <p>I was flipping between that and House (with focus on the latter), so I must have missed that little gem.  But I was pleased to see that, you know, the bad guy is truly a bad guy again. </p> <p> Too bad Abrams destroyed this show several seasons ago.  Only in its last gasp has it proved to be even remotely interesting again (imo). </p> I was flipping between that and House (with focus on the latter), so I must have missed that little gem.  But I was pleased to see that, you know, the bad guy is truly a bad guy again.

Too bad Abrams destroyed this show several seasons ago.  Only in its last gasp has it proved to be even remotely interesting again (imo).

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