Star Wars advertising

lumberjim · 12-15-2015, 12:38 AM

I don't think I've seen an actual trailer for the movie. I have definitely seen every other company that advertises include some kind of Star Wars branding in their ads. Just missing the geico add where the gecko takes on a sith Lord in order to save 15% on light saber insurance.

DanaC · 12-15-2015, 03:19 AM

The supermarkets are wall to wall with Star Wars breakfast cereals

glatt · 12-15-2015, 07:20 AM

I'm trying so hard to avoid spoilers before I see it at 6:40 on Friday. But every freaking commercial is showing a new character or some planet they are on.

Sundae · 12-15-2015, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

The supermarkets are wall to wall with Star Wars breakfast cereals

Are they?
I may have to go to Sainsbury's after I finish up here.
Just for fun.
Won't be buying any (unless Sainsbury's Value Muesli has jumped on the bandwagon - hahaha) as I have no clean bowls or milk.
Hmmm. Maybe I won't go after all, might make me feel sad.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-15-2015, 10:30 AM

Ridiculous.

Happy Monkey · 12-15-2015, 10:34 AM

Indeed. BB8 is a navel orange.

Gravdigr · 12-15-2015, 01:01 PM

I will be avoiding this like the plague.

I've been tired of it for a year.

tw · 12-15-2015, 05:46 PM

How many forget the first Star Wars. It was considered a good and maybe promising movie by studio executives. First weekend shocked all executives.

We stood in line that was clearly a block buster. The theater owner came out and personally promised everyone that they would see it that night. He stopped playing all other movies. All theaters only played Star Wars. I got in to an 11:30 viewing. When I came out, those massive lines were gone. He kept his word. Always credit the little people for making things work.

Today, so many forget how both Star Trek and Star Wars so changed what had previously been awful and totally dumb science fiction - because movie executives are so routinely out of touch.

BTW, who fought for Star Trek? NBC killed it off calling it "too cerebral". Yeph. Most of us are adults who still think like children. Lucille Ball took on a campaign to do something that almost never happened. Star Trek was given a second chance.

Movie executives know most of us only want and understand emotional stories - not stories based in realities. But a powerful minority (and Lucy) saw what the better educated want.

Will this Star Wars target the emotional or the '"cerebral"?

Happy Monkey · 12-15-2015, 05:53 PM

There may have been a lot of "cerebral" that went into making it, but Star Wars was always about the "emotional".

That's why the new Star Trek trailer looks worrisome. Star Trek is supposed to be the cerebral one, and the trailer makes it look too roller-coastery.

lumberjim · 12-15-2015, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

Most of us are adults who still think like children.

are you actually including yourself in that 'us'?

fargon · 12-15-2015, 06:48 PM

This is why we watch PBS. When I finally watch it, it will be fresh. But I still click on every Star Wars story I see on the web.

Sheldonrs · 12-15-2015, 07:35 PM

All I know is I'm glad the Star Whores are no longer camped out on Hollywood Blvd. You could get down the street without some dork trying to look casually impressive in his or her costume they made from mom's old drapes.
And I'd be willing to bet they beat off in front of a mirror in said costumes.

lumberjim · 12-15-2015, 09:38 PM

The kids and I are going to the 11:40 viewing on the 23rd. Ripley and I have gone to the late showing of the current hobbit movie for the last 4? years on Christmas eve eve... We wondered last year what we would go see this year.

Are they releasing the next one next Christmas???

xoxoxoBruce · 12-15-2015, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

And I'd be willing to bet they beat off in front of a mirror in said costumes.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

monster · 12-16-2015, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

Are they?
I may have to go to Sainsbury's after I finish up here.
Just for fun.
Won't be buying any (unless Sainsbury's Value Muesli has jumped on the bandwagon - hahaha) as I have no clean bowls or milk.
Hmmm. Maybe I won't go after all, might make me feel sad.

you could clean the bowls and then go as a celebration treat?

12-15-2015, 12:38 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Star Wars advertising I don't think I've seen an actual trailer for the movie. I have definitely seen every other company that advertises include some kind of Star Wars branding in their ads. Just missing the geico add where the gecko takes on a sith Lord in order to save 15% on light saber insurance. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ridiculous. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-15-2015, 10:34 AM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Indeed. BB8 is a navel orange. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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12-15-2015, 05:53 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	There may have been a lot of "cerebral" that went into making it, but Star Wars was always about the "emotional". That's why the new Star Trek trailer looks worrisome. Star Trek is supposed to be the cerebral one, and the trailer makes it look too roller-coastery. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-15-2015, 07:20 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm trying so hard to avoid spoilers before I see it at 6:40 on Friday. But every freaking commercial is showing a new character or some planet they are on.

12-15-2015, 05:46 PM	#8
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	How many forget the first Star Wars. It was considered a good and maybe promising movie by studio executives. First weekend shocked all executives. We stood in line that was clearly a block buster. The theater owner came out and personally promised everyone that they would see it that night. He stopped playing all other movies. All theaters only played Star Wars. I got in to an 11:30 viewing. When I came out, those massive lines were gone. He kept his word. Always credit the little people for making things work. Today, so many forget how both Star Trek and Star Wars so changed what had previously been awful and totally dumb science fiction - because movie executives are so routinely out of touch. BTW, who fought for Star Trek? NBC killed it off calling it "too cerebral". Yeph. Most of us are adults who still think like children. Lucille Ball took on a campaign to do something that almost never happened. Star Trek was given a second chance. Movie executives know most of us only want and understand emotional stories - not stories based in realities. But a powerful minority (and Lucy) saw what the better educated want. Will this Star Wars target the emotional or the '"cerebral"?

12-15-2015, 06:48 PM	#11
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	This is why we watch PBS. When I finally watch it, it will be fresh. But I still click on every Star Wars story I see on the web. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

12-15-2015, 07:35 PM	#12
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	All I know is I'm glad the Star Whores are no longer camped out on Hollywood Blvd. You could get down the street without some dork trying to look casually impressive in his or her costume they made from mom's old drapes. And I'd be willing to bet they beat off in front of a mirror in said costumes. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

12-15-2015, 09:38 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The kids and I are going to the 11:40 viewing on the 23rd. Ripley and I have gone to the late showing of the current hobbit movie for the last 4? years on Christmas eve eve... We wondered last year what we would go see this year. Are they releasing the next one next Christmas??? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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