I have not seen the ep yet either (I am on the road this week). But I do not recall any athlete doing this. If it was not done specifically as a gag in cohoots with Colbert, then it would rub me the wrong way too. Athletes do commonly appear on sports radio and television interview shows with sponsored caps or t-shits or jackets, and as often will drop an explicit plug for their sponsor during the interview (this happens a lot on Dannica's brother's program the Dan Patrick Show).
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:25 PM, David Bruggeman <bru...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Off the top of my head, Morgan Spurlock comes to mind. But he was logo'd > up for his documentary about product placement, so it made sense. As for > athletes, I can't recall other NASCAR or Indy/F1 drivers wearing logos > during talk show appearances, unless there was some driving involved, or > their car was shown. But that was usually a clip, which is a whole > different thing. Now, I have heard drivers mention sponsors during > interviews, but at nowhere near the frequency you might hear during a > racing broadcast. > > I am always a bit behind in TDS/TCR watching, so I can't comment on last > night's program. But Colbert does, infrequently, have special show > sponsors. For instance, Doritos sort of sponsored one of his presidential > campaigns. Perhaps his show doesn't mind so much? > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> > *To:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:51 PM > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] re: Last night's Colbert Report > > Danica Patrick was the guest. I like Ms. Patrick -- she is, in fact, > my second favorite Danica (after McKellar). However, she appeared on > the show wearing a pleather jacket with a giant "GoDaddy" logo on it, > and it rubbed me the wrong way. I know race car drivers have sponsors, > and there are rules in their contract regarding how they display their > sponsor's logo at public appearances. But I can't recall ever seeing > another athlete do such blatant product endorsement on wardrobe at a > talk show. Any of the more focused talk show watchers have any > thoughts on this? I'm sure it has happened before, but it isn't > common, and I didn't like it. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
