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    Image of MrThunderfield MrThunderfield
    06/18/09

    In reply to The Good And The Bad Of Recent Sci Fi Product Placement
    What? Of course a car from one company would, if it was one of its features, transform into something from the same company? If, theoretically, Ford would make a car with such a feature, it wouldn't make too much sense having it transform into a Chrysler or a Mercedes, or any other car not made by Ford?


    I have never watched a single episode of Knight Rider, so I don't know if it's some government agency-built car with no ties to its manufacturer, but it would still make sense to transform into models from the same company. Why waste space with parts from other companies if you can just use parts that fit naturally?


    It just makes sense!


    So I think, product placement as it may be, that it fits perfectly.

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    MrThunderfield was starred MrThunderfield was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    06/19/09

    @MrThunderfield: Except, "Ford" didn't actually build KITT--the evil senator from X-Men did. And, presumably, if you had a car like KITT, the inside would probably not have any parts in common with ANY car on the road today.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of TrixRagnarok TrixRagnarok
    06/18/09

    In reply to The Good And The Bad Of Recent Sci Fi Product Placement
    Yes! Damn those new movies and their product placement! I'm going back to watching 2001, with the AT&T videophone and the Howard Johnson's.
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    TrixRagnarok was starred TrixRagnarok was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    06/19/09

    @TrixRagnarok: Now, wait a minute--the product placement in 2001 was a purposeful, artistic choice. Kubrick specifically wanted to describe a world in which that kind of branding had become ubiquitous (also, to get money for his movie, but whatever). I don't think it's fair to count that one.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Arkestral Arkestral
    06/18/09

    In reply to The Good And The Bad Of Recent Sci Fi Product Placement
    It's probably irrelevant, but what about 'I,Robot' for a groan-worthy example?


    "Converse. Vintage 2004."

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    Arkestral was starred Arkestral was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    06/19/09

    @Arkestral: I was just about to mention that--the worst, most painfully bad product placement I'd ever seen.
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    12/29/08

    In reply to Product Placement (And Microsoft) Are Alive And Well In 2050
    Pan-Am and AT&T in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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    Grey_Area was starred Grey_Area was unstarred
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