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more about #advertising Kishi: Um, wasn't there already an article about this the day after it aired? more » WestMantooth: Is that a moneyback guarantee? more » HelenofPeel: And that's why I did not go see Avatar, when they ruined my favorite program with they're "in your face" product placement. From what I've heard, eve... more » WRyan: isn't that one guy actually in avatar too? that's meta or something. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Goth intern dude. I was like, DUDE, where's your black fingernail polish?? Where's my prize? Plus, although Bones does have its stupid moments, I l... more » Chip Overclock: I agree the whole product placement thing in BONES was morally bankrupt, not to mention just plain stupid. But you gotta love BONES and NUMB3RS, where... more » syafiqjabar of Mars: io9 itself has pointed out that blue women are sexy, so Avatar making people men horny isn't much of a stretch. more » Smeagol92055: Those are all better than that new National Guard ad with the fake Latin chanting for FIVE STRAIGHT FUCKING MINUTES more » salthegeek: Is it true that Space Command uses the term Jeffries Tube? more » BobTheCool: what was that last ad? a rescue romance? did you see the legs intertwining? more » sea_alex: And I thought my recruiter lied to me when I joined the AF... this is a whole new level of BS. more » sicboi: Great here we go again, recruiting kids with false images of what they're signing up for, nothing about getting nailed by IDEs but parachuting into an... more » Tre-Zombie: i was in usaf space command for awhile. it was cool. if your idea of "cool" is infuriating bureaucracy and catching fed civilians asleep at their de... more » dgarcia.art: You can't sell cigarretes to kids but it's perfectly fine to market videos at kids to get them to enroll in your killing machine. Shouldn't adds like ... more » vinylrake: Ad # 1. Good thing there was someone in charge able to make the determination that maybe the satellite should try to avoid the debris. I am sure the p... more » Shai_Hulud: Pretty good. Though they conveniently left out the fact that people shoot at you in real life. more » Bill-Lee: My dad was in the US Air Force in the 60s and 70s. He had poor eyesight and wasn't allowed to do anything cool. He was a supply clerk and checked equi... more » atrus123: I think I saw a little Goa'uld in one of the scenes. It was very small... easy to miss. more » LittleDragon: Actually my favorite USAF aid is one I cut out of a magazine that says. "There's no telling what you will be working on. Seriously, we can't tell you.... more » Chip Overclock: Hurm. I've been inside Cheyenne Mountain, maybe fifteen years ago. Mostly it looked like a flashback to the 60s era of interior design. At that time, ... more » -
#scifiairforce
Commercials Show the US Air Force's Science Fiction Side
If Stargate SG-1 is to be believed, the US Air Force's Space Command hides fantastical technologies and runs space-bound missions. A new ad campaign paints the US Air Force as straight out of science fiction — without the aliens. More » -
#michaelbay
A Victoria's Secret Ad By Michael Bay. Your Unmentionables Will Explode In 30 Seconds...
Helicopters, flames, explosions, cars... and cheesecake. It can only be Michael Bay's unique view of women's sexuality. Michael Bay has done Victoria's Secret ads before, but this new one is the purest expression of his vision. More » -
#defense
The Art of the Space Race
Over at Berg London, Megan Prelinger has an amazing essay about the design of advertisements for defense industry companies during the mid-twentieth century space race. Interestingly, socialist-inspired designs were used to advertise anti-commie missile systems. More » -
#caprica
Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
Remember a while back, when we showed you six draft posters for the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica? Syfy has chosen the final poster... and it's very naked. Would you Adam and Eve it? Full version at the link. [Chicago Tribune] -
#badvertising
Did Stupid Marketing Kill "Jennifer's Body"?
Jennifer's Body may not be an artistic masterpiece, but it's a smart, fun horror movie with a big star. It was a cut above the usual B-grade horror fare. So what caused its abysmal box office returns? Misguided, boy-targeted marketing.
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#madpsychology
Subliminal Messaging Works Best When the Message is Negative
Bad news for advertisers hoping to sell products to consumers' subconscious: a new study finds subliminal messaging works best not with images of happiness or consumer satisfaction, but when the message leaves the viewer feeling anxious or threatened. More » -
#sdcc
Stargate Treats, Zombie Sanitizer And Crowns: Comic Con Radvertising
Yesterday we showed you the ugly side to Comic Con in our badvertising special. Today we're focused on the good. Here's the swag we loved at Con. More » -
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#startrek
Star Trek Ad Shows You How To Grease Your Nipples
Burger King has assaulted our brains with creepy-weird ads for years now, but this is the weirdest. A woman dressed as a BK-themed "Kingon" does a "dance of seduction" to steal your Star Trek glass. More » -
#robotuprising
Denny's Joins The Resistance, Fights The Machines
This surprisingly clever Denny's commercial pits humans against machines, when the kitchen helper asks, "When do you think we'll get a human substitute?" Glad to have the Grand Slamwich on our team. -
#advertising
Terminate It Like Beckham
Soccer great David Beckham posed for this new Terminator-inspired Motorola ad, where he exposes his bare chest - and his skeleton, and a red cyber-eye. Click through to see the whole thing, plus a video. More » -
#futurebeer
Beer Commercials From The Future, Today
This ad for Australian beer Carlton Natural Blonde asks you to "taste the future." If the Australian future includes golden unitards, Geordi glasses, robot handshakes and pogo feet, then I'm drinking this beer. -
#scifiart
Maybe You Should Consider the Alien Perspective Once in a While
You guys are all Earth-centric humanists, and that's why the Sci Fi Channel has to school you in what it's like to see alien invasion and mutant menace from the other side. More » -
#scifiads
The Moon Is No Place To Lose Your Tires
Hip-hop astronauts dance on an alien moon... until their space buggy gets jacked and their ship gets stolen, in this Bridgestone ad from the Superbowl. I have to admit a weakness for dancing space-dudes. -
#clashofthetitans
The British SF Crossover You've Been Waiting For!
The two big bass drums that dominated British science fiction in the 1970s-early 1980s have teamed up at last. Okay, so the Tom Baker/Brian Blessed encounter is only for a cellphone ad. But still. -
#design
Global Warming Swimming Pool Shows the Fun Side of Climate Change
No, this isn’t a scene from The Day After the Day After Tomorrow. It’s a swimming pool design ordered by British banking group HSBC, supposedly to increase awareness about the possible consequences of global warming. But far from portraying rising sea levels as a disaster of apocalyptic proportions, it suggests a strangely tranquil future where cities will be transformed into underwater amusement parks. More »
