On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:26:56 PM UTC-5, M-D November wrote:
>
> I dunno - there IS a Red Lobster in Manhattan, so it's not unthinkable
> that the HIMYM gang could end up there.
>
> For my money, the two most egregious examples of product placement were
> both car related*:
> 1) from Heroes - any reference to a Nissan product ("BLUE NISSAN VERSA!
> BLUE NISSAN VERSA!" or "The ROUGE? Oh daddy!")
> 2) from Alias - Sydney and Vaughn were chasing a Ford Mustang through a
> parking structure, and one of them shouts "Take the F-150!" Not 'take that
> pickup', 'take the F-150'. I'm surprised the writers didn't have Vaughn &
> Sydney commenting on the optional extras or the ride quality during their
> high speed chase.
>
>
"Alias" was particularly blatant. I remember Sydney and Vaughn driving a
Ford Focus in one chase, and they kept cutting in closeups of the "Focus"
badge on the back of the car.
It reminded me of an old Mad Magazine satire of Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s "The
FBI," in which Mad ridiculed the show for working in references to Ford
cars in every episode. Their satire was called "The F.I.B.," which stood
for "Ford Idea Better."
-Tim
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