Sorry 'bout that; I typed this before I saw the 'O-T' post. 'Though it still brings a tear to my eye when I see a Mac in a movie, or saving a life, or the entire planet, on TV. Sighhhh.
> From: Philip Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PCI PowerMacs) > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 01:53:53 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PCI PowerMacs) > Subject: Re: Interesting side game we can play 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. :) >> >> They only pay the $ if the machine is to be used by a Good Guy. >> > I don't know about this. If Apple were paying lots of money for their > products to be featured in TV and film, don't you think they'd throw quite a > legal fit to see that the Apple logo is often covered over with a sticker of > some sort? No, I don't believe Apple pays for product placement (not that > I've ever heard of, and I'm SURE they haven't when the logo is covered). > > My impression, and I've read many articles about the entertainment and film > industry that back me up, is that the (seeming) majority of bright, > talented, and creative people working in film and TV perfer to use a > Macintosh and the Mac OS. Nothing more. So the props used in many shows > and movies tend to also be Macs. No payola, no Apple Corp. plots. > > BTW, all the computers (and they changed over the years) on Jerry > Seinfield's desk in his apartment were Macs, starting with an Apple Plus, > and going on to a Duo dock and lastly (that I remember), a Twentieth Anniv. > Mac. There may have been a few others, but I remember seeing those. > > Also, my favorite, all the laptops used by Jill in 'Home Improvement' were > Apple, but they usually had a strawberry sticker over the logo when it was a > G3 Powerbook. > > Oh yeah, and I remember reading that in the first season of Fox's '24', it > was a well-kept secret that ALL of the good guys used Apple Powerbooks, and > (hah!) ALL the bad guys used PCs! (Until exposed, it was difficult to tell > who was good and who was evil, but someone noticed the connection, and asked > the producers about it; they smiled and didn't comment...) Doubt even Apple > would have thought of that, but the creative-types in Hollywood, they > thought of that..! > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
