Comments on: New TV Series ‘Scarlet’ A Hoax http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/04/29/new-tv-series-scarlet-a-hoax/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Timhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/04/29/new-tv-series-scarlet-a-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-23926 Tim Thu, 01 May 2008 03:30:50 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2464#comment-23926 I thought it was pretty clever. Sorry LG, I'm still buying the Sony. I thought it was pretty clever. Sorry LG, I’m still buying the Sony.

]]> By: Jasonhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/04/29/new-tv-series-scarlet-a-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-23925 Jason Thu, 01 May 2008 00:54:12 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2464#comment-23925 I, for the life of me don't see why they thought this was a good idea. For those in the loop, of course, it may have been funny and rewarding. But for the regular society, they checked the tv guide channel and or the actual tv guide inorder to find out what channel this new series was going to aire on. I felt it looked like a bad Alais knock off, but I was interested in seeing how bad it was.Besides it being a fake series and actually a line of TV's, how was this a good idea to sell these tv's. I mean, people were at home on 4-26-08 and not at a store to buy the thing. Nothing about it made anyone want to run out and buy this tv, because no tv was evident in the commercial.LG Should have gone wit a Ironman theme and make some sorta common sense attempt at marketing. Helll IRONMAN is freaking red/scarlet in color and would have been a better tie in for their tv's LG products are all throughout the movie, even his center light was made from LG products.Poor idea for marketing. The 500 people that showed up to the premeire for the "series" better have gotten one free, because I doubt anyone was ready to buy one after wasting their time to see a curtain pulled back to see a TV set.My first post, but I wanted to see how others felt about LG's poor marketing scheme. 100 million dollars to hype up a fake series. It would have been nice for someone to spend that much on other series that didn't get picked up for future seasonos.(Jericho, Firefly,and the list goes on Im sure.)Thx all I, for the life of me don’t see why they thought this was a good idea. For those in the loop, of course, it may have been funny and rewarding. But for the regular society, they checked the tv guide channel and or the actual tv guide inorder to find out what channel this new series was going to aire on. I felt it looked like a bad Alais knock off, but I was interested in seeing how bad it was.

Besides it being a fake series and actually a line of TV’s, how was this a good idea to sell these tv’s. I mean, people were at home on 4-26-08 and not at a store to buy the thing. Nothing about it made anyone want to run out and buy this tv, because no tv was evident in the commercial.

LG Should have gone wit a Ironman theme and make some sorta common sense attempt at marketing. Helll IRONMAN is freaking red/scarlet in color and would have been a better tie in for their tv’s LG products are all throughout the movie, even his center light was made from LG products.

Poor idea for marketing. The 500 people that showed up to the premeire for the “series” better have gotten one free, because I doubt anyone was ready to buy one after wasting their time to see a curtain pulled back to see a TV set.

My first post, but I wanted to see how others felt about LG’s poor marketing scheme. 100 million dollars to hype up a fake series. It would have been nice for someone to spend that much on other series that didn’t get picked up for future seasonos.(Jericho, Firefly,and the list goes on Im sure.)

Thx all

]]> By: Gryphonhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/04/29/new-tv-series-scarlet-a-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-23918 Gryphon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:16:38 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2464#comment-23918 Since breaking out of the traditional way generally involves invading ever more aspects of life where advertising has historically neither belonged nor appeared, I have a hard time viewing that as any kind of win. Since breaking out of the traditional way generally involves invading ever more aspects of life where advertising has historically neither belonged nor appeared, I have a hard time viewing that as any kind of win.

]]> By: Toddhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/04/29/new-tv-series-scarlet-a-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-23917 Todd Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:13:23 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2464#comment-23917 At least the advertising companies are finding a way to break out of the traditional way of getting potential customers to see their products. With that said I don't like being fooled! :) At least the advertising companies are finding a way to break out of the traditional way of getting potential customers to see their products. With that said I don’t like being fooled! :)

]]> By: Bansheehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/04/29/new-tv-series-scarlet-a-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-23911 Banshee Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:37:40 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2464#comment-23911 I figured something was amiss when Tivo online scheduling could not find it on the day it was to allegedly air. I've been had! LOL I figured something was amiss when Tivo online scheduling could not find
it on the day it was to allegedly air. I’ve been had! LOL

]]> By: Gryphonhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/04/29/new-tv-series-scarlet-a-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-23903 Gryphon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:50:40 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=2464#comment-23903 I find the whole "viral marketing" concept deeply annoying, but I can't really give you a concrete assessment as to why. Maybe just because J.J. Abrams is so fond of it, and I find him <i>infuriatingly precious</i> - and so, by association, viral marketing as well. I find the whole “viral marketing” concept deeply annoying, but I can’t really give you a concrete assessment as to why. Maybe just because J.J. Abrams is so fond of it, and I find him infuriatingly precious – and so, by association, viral marketing as well.

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