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more about #defamer TheKenoshaKid: There was an entire Simpsons episode that only existed to plug the Canyonero. That was shameless. more » Pope John Peeps II: God forbid he would even take a sip of that beer, maybe adding one single, microscopic edge to that giant fat fucking spherical sponge of human idiocy... more » Lysergic Asset: I never really paid much attention to product placement until I was watching a rerun of "The Closer" the other day, and Kyra Sedgwick's sitting at her... more » jasonelias: Sell that beer moonface! Really it's not as bad as that old-time shilling on TV shows but it still sad for this day and age. more » Sonar Jose: He does shill a lot, but I don't think this one was a forgotten plug, I think it was an impulsive corny joke: "Have a beer, ... or have a 'Buttweiser!'" more » CrayonSmoothie: He makes Jimmy Barrett look subtle. more » seyswho: It is kind of sad. We are massively inundated with subliminal advertisements on such a regular basis that we don't always recognize them anymore. If h... more » Airvault: Because when I think of Budweiser I think of ass. more » Matt Cherette: I love that Leno couldn't even pretend to like it, either, as he doesn't drink. more » CrayonSmoothie: 3. I'm thinking Queen Latifah for this one. more » NotChoinski: 1 - Sarah, Todd, and Jesus Christ 2 - Jillian Reynolds, because I hate her 3 - Lady Gaga, to Zoroastrianism. more » WalterPater: 1. Jackman, his beard and his boyfriend. 3. Mariah. more » ClockOnTheStove: 4. What two talented A-list bloggers are returning to Gawker? more » Island of Misfit Toys: 1. The Travoltas 2. Kathy Griffin 3. J. Lo more » NoelleBlue: Jordin Sparks for 3? more » siarna: 1. Will and Jada. 3. Christina Aguilera. more » ArmCandy: 1. Sigh. Invite me over, Hugh Jackman. 2. What is a Real reality star? 3. Sounds like Jessica Simpson, but wasn't Papa Joe a pastor? I'll go with JLo. more » DennyCrane: 2 smells like New York to me. more » econdave: 3. Shakira, Shakira. more » TNT Freckles McGee: #3 JLo? more » -
#advertising
Someone Patented Product Placement in TV Shows
It's hard to believe that there is actually an inventor of product placement; like swine flu, it always seemed just nature's dark side. But someone thinks he did in fact invent it and is willing to sue to prove it. More » -
#badvertising
'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
Marketing whizzes for a movie called I Love You, Beth Cooper figured that a good idea to generate "buzz" would be to pay some valedictorian for a product placement in her high school graduation speech. They were wrong. More » -
#productplacement
Desperate Chuck Fans in Futile Sandwich Frenzy
NBC went and sold the most blatant product placement in TV history in its show Chuck, and what do you know, it worked! Not for Chuck; that shit is getting canceled. But for Subway, yes! More » -
#productplacement
NBC Sells Its Nonexistent Soul For a $5 Subway Sandwich
NBC has shockingly ruined the integrity of its dramatic show Chuck by allowing Subway what is perhaps the most blatant (and therefore laughable!) product placement in network TV history. Mmm, smell that chicken teriyaki. More » -
#sitcommunism
The Future of Television is Laid-Off Bankers
Look, the nimble television networks are seamlessly transitioning into recession-era programming! Instead of sitcoms about upwardly mobile whites, it's sitcoms about downwardly mobile whites. With product placement for the poors! More » -
#marketing
30 Rock's 'McFlurry' Episode: More Protestations of Purity
Last week we totally harshed on NBC's 30 Rock for writing McDonald's McFlurry into its script in such a sellout-y way. But it was all natural, no ad money, just for fun, allegedly! More » -
#30rock
'30 Rock' McFlurryGate Overshadowing More Persuasive iPhone-Contra Affair
For all the e-ink spilled over whether 30 Rock gave the McFlurry too much product placement last week (even Jane Krakowski is unsure now!), we think there's a different, far bigger case to be made. More » -
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#30rock
Tina Fey Denies McFlurry Payola, Disowns Twitter Account
Last night's McFlurry-obsessed episode of 30 Rock? Totally not a McDonald's product placement, avers Tina Fey, the show's writer and star, and we must believe her, as she is everything right and good about America. More »
