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Red-Eyed Killer Diva Turns Out To Be LG Shill

That bizarre trailer for a new series about a supermodel-spy-superhero-cyborg-actress named Scarlet, that we featured a while back, turned out to be a marketing hoax just as everybody had suspected. It's a stealth marketing campaign for a new TV set from Korea's LG Electronics, with a red back panel. I'm actually kind of sad, since I'd let myself hope the red-eyed killer diva might be real, mostly due to veteran director David Nutter's very public involvement. It would have been better than Bionic Woman, anyway. [Wall Street Journal, via Wes]

2:12 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,068 views, 19 comments

Latest by Romero76: 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 more »

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Fashion Model Clobbers Ninjas -- But What Is It About?

I've watched this trailer for Scarlet, a new TV miniseries, three or four times without actually understanding what the show is. She's a fashion model and a movie star, and some old guy screams into the telephone that she's going to change television forever. And meanwhile, she beats up ninjas, does the Batman power-grapple thing, and has weirdly glowing red eyes. Oh, and a group of men follow her around while she tells them they're overlooking crucial evidence. But does this show have a plot, or just lots of posing and kicking? Click through for more details. More »

4:38 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
8,740 views, 52 comments

Latest by Garrison Dean, King Awesome: @Wesman: oooooh. I saw that at CES. its nice. Its basically a TV designed to be put anywhere in a room because the back doesn't look like an electronic wasteland like all other TV's. more »