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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 114989" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>Huh? Wha? Somebody call my name? Rollergames? Oh hell yeah!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That used to be 'Seinfelds' attitude when it came to the cereal boxes. I don't remember if it was Jerry himself or not, but someone on that show hated the practice of 'greeking out' name brands. That is where you cover up some of the logo with black tape or disguise it in some fashion, even though the audience can 90% of the time tell exactly what the product is. So they didn't do it, which is a huge risk should you tick off one of those brands and they decide to sue. Instead what happened was, the show got so popular that the brands wanted to pay the show to have their box visible at the front of the shelf. The show refused that too, because they weren't trying to advertise. Instead they just rotated the order every couple of episodes.</p><p></p><p>The Junior Mint episode was the riskiest. The makers of that candy were none too happy to find their product at the center of a life threatening plot point. They contemplated legal action, and then remembered the whole M&M's thing with E.T., and how Reece's Pieces exploded thanks to that movie. Realizing that fans of the show would actually be talking to friends about Junior Mints, thus exposing the brand even more, they backed off.</p><p></p><p>What am I trying to say with this? Go for it FarSight! Just put it out there! Pepsi won't care one bit I'm sure! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> *doot de doo*</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 114989, member: 134"] Huh? Wha? Somebody call my name? Rollergames? Oh hell yeah!! That used to be 'Seinfelds' attitude when it came to the cereal boxes. I don't remember if it was Jerry himself or not, but someone on that show hated the practice of 'greeking out' name brands. That is where you cover up some of the logo with black tape or disguise it in some fashion, even though the audience can 90% of the time tell exactly what the product is. So they didn't do it, which is a huge risk should you tick off one of those brands and they decide to sue. Instead what happened was, the show got so popular that the brands wanted to pay the show to have their box visible at the front of the shelf. The show refused that too, because they weren't trying to advertise. Instead they just rotated the order every couple of episodes. The Junior Mint episode was the riskiest. The makers of that candy were none too happy to find their product at the center of a life threatening plot point. They contemplated legal action, and then remembered the whole M&M's thing with E.T., and how Reece's Pieces exploded thanks to that movie. Realizing that fans of the show would actually be talking to friends about Junior Mints, thus exposing the brand even more, they backed off. What am I trying to say with this? Go for it FarSight! Just put it out there! Pepsi won't care one bit I'm sure! :rolleyes: *doot de doo* [/QUOTE]
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