On 1/27/03 3:18 AM, "flawed jai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> lately I have become more and more aware of seeing macs being used as > props on camera, all over the place in TV shows, as an integral part of > the equipment they are relying on during the plotline of the show. This > brings a smile to my face. I propose a game we can have, onrunning here, > as a side note. To wit--any time you see a mac being used in a TV show > or a movie, see if you can ID what it is and what it's being used for > and pop it up here.. I beleive advertisers call this the all important > 'product placement' visibility. > > I'll go first: > the TV show > "CSI"( las vegas) has macs all over the crime lab. most conspicuous is > the new dome iMac, which so far I have seen at least once in every > episode. > "24" had one of the larger screen mac notebooks in the office of "Bob > Warner", in the episode when 'Reza' goes in with the federal agent, to > show him the company's records, searching for the electronic trail of > who had access, and who was party to the mysterious transfers of money > to the terrorist, at the heart of the season's plotline. The apple logo > was clearly shown on the lid of the notebook on the expensive desk, and > the startup chimes came out loud and clear when he booted up. I > unfortunately don't know all my macs or their chimes yet, so I can't ID > it, but it wasn't an 'icebook', I know that much. > > Now I'm looking closely at the props in every show I watch, watching for > macs. > If you watch TV, or movies, join the game. If you spot one, post it > here! Apple Computer pays quite a bit of money to make sure that 95% of the computers that you seen TV or film are Apples. :) -- Jblanton Austin TX -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
