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Tune In | 10.28.09
Tubular —
... As if Top Chef wasn't painful enough to watch while hungry. YES. I'M SURE IT WAS CONCERN OVER THE ENVIRONMENT : that prompted ABC to scrap skywriting plans for V . Ahem. ...
Morning Static: TRAUMA, GLEE, COUGAR TOWN & More!
the TV addict —
• The TRAUMA continues for NBC, and no, this headline has nothing to do with Jay Leno.
• Aren’t their labour laws against this? The cast of GLEE’s never-ending promotional tour continues.
• “I’ll be there for you,” said Lisa Kudrow to friend Courteney Cox upon agreeing to
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• What the V? The Washington Post rains on ABC’s clever promotional parade.
• Hate to say we told you ...
Remember the V skywriting stunt? Forget it!
TV Squad —
... Like ABC media, I didn't contemplate the environment hazard posed by spraying the skies with red skywriting materials. The skywriting stunt has been canceled because one clever reporter did. She snagged ABC in its own press net. ...
ABC’s V Sky Writing Marketing Squashed
Screen Rant —
... the campaign to scribble red letters in the air with airplanes would use 400 gallons of fuel that contains 800 grams of lead and produce approximately 3 tons of CO2 and other pollutants.
All in all, this campaign was found to be hypocritical of Disney’s carbon neutral stance.
So if you’re wondering why you aren’t seeing big red “V“s in the sky, that’s why.
Sorry gang.
Sources: THR, Washington Post
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