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David Lynch vs. Product Placement

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(Not that any of you haven’t heard the “F” word before.)

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By Jimmy on May 31st 2009
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  1. May 31, 2009 Chris said:

    I am in love with him.

  2. May 31, 2009 Zac said:

    I’m a big fan of his book (you guys mentioned it once as I recall) but it is lacking this wit– I also love discussing the trend of people watching movies on their iPods. I can’t find the link. YouTube it yourselves!

  3. May 31, 2009 Zac said:

    Er–
    I meant “I also love David Lynch discussing the trend…” and you know. That barely makes sense as it is.
    I feel bad about screwing up my first comment on this great new site. SO, to repent, here is the link:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0

  4. June 1, 2009 Chris said:

    Don’t worry about it, Zac…you’re welcome here anytime.

  5. June 1, 2009 Stetle said:

    Stephen Lynch, never afraid to speak his mind. I agree with him with his view on watching movies on your iPods and the excessive product placement ads in movies and TV.

  6. June 1, 2009 Tim T. said:

    Product placement?
    That’s so odd because I’ve got footage of him contradicting his views…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grIv5mfnGu8

  7. June 1, 2009 Nicholas West said:

    I love it!

  8. June 2, 2009 Chris said:

    Wow. After watching this guy’s work, I’m, frankly, shocked at his attitude. I always pictured him as a real Kumbaya kinda guy.

  9. June 2, 2009 Ryan said:

    It’s cool that he’s speaking his mind. I also think product placement is stupid- but what I hate MORE is people complaining about it.

  10. June 2, 2009 Dylan said:

    Product placement in movies can be okay if it is used discretely. On the other hand it can be really fucking annoying. I don’t want to be watching Transformers and have an XBOX 360 and a Mountain Dew Transformer on the screen for no point other than saying, “Go and buy XBOX 360 and Mountain Dew!” Sometimes it really pisses me off.

  11. June 3, 2009 Zac said:

    Yeah– I think there’s a line, and like, a glittering can of Mountain Dew in Optimus Prime’s hand would definitely be over it.

    Question: my wife pointed out to me that on TV shows like Seinfeld and Friends, letters on brand name products are often obscured, like say, a box of Cheez-Its have red tape over the C. Why would they self-censor like that? To avoid the appearance of product placement? It seems perfectly reasonable a person would have a box of Cheez-Its in his or her house, no? Would Sunshine Products be angry about free advertising?

  12. June 3, 2009 Dylan Carver said:

    Yeah I don’t know why they do that. Maybe you have to have permission to show a product on TV. The companies probably don’t want the products in situations where people are doing bad things.

  13. June 3, 2009 Adam said:

    The worst film I’ve seen for product placement has to be Night Watch. Every shot of Moscow has a Nokia billboard in it and Svetla spends ages stirring a coffee in a Nescafé mug, until a screw fall in it…

  14. June 7, 2009 Zac said:

    The “people doing bad things” thesis is probably the right one, but what would be an example of that? A pedophile showing up on To Catch A Predator, walking into the back yard with a box of Cheez-Its and some Capri-Sun? That actually might the kind of edgy ad campaign that could resurrect Capri-Sun: “The Molester’s Beverage of Choice!” “Tired after a long day of sexual predatoring? Unleash the Capri!”

    How am I not employed by an Ad Agency? I think I could offer a unique perspective!

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