| The Simpsons did it first! [message #255116] |
Mi, 03 Mai 2006 02:57 |
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"Homer discovers that he has a long-lost half brother in Detroit, Herb
Powell, who is the wealthy CEO of a car company. . . . When Homer and
Herb meet, they instantly hit it off and Herb takes in the Simpson family
as his own and then he hires Homer to help design and make a car for
regular guys. "--"The Simpsons" episode description, "Oh Brother, Where
Art Thou," aired Feb. 21, 1991
"Project Runway, meet Monster Garage. That is the gist of a concept
executives at the Ford Motor Company are tossing around for a new reality
show. While corporate sponsorships of reality shows are nothing new--Ford
has been a prominent sponsor of "American Idol"--the company is looking
to produce the show itself in the hope of reconnecting with younger
consumers who have drifted away to other brands like Honda and
Toyota."--New York Times, May 1, 2006
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It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which
the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
for them, it's failing.
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| Re: The Simpsons did it first! [message #255118 ] |
Mi, 03 Mai 2006 04:19 |
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Ubiquitous wrote:
> "Homer discovers that he has a long-lost half brother in Detroit, Herb
> Powell, who is the wealthy CEO of a car company. . . . When Homer and
> Herb meet, they instantly hit it off and Herb takes in the Simpson family
> as his own and then he hires Homer to help design and make a car for
> regular guys. "--"The Simpsons" episode description, "Oh Brother, Where
> Art Thou," aired Feb. 21, 1991
>
> "Project Runway, meet Monster Garage. That is the gist of a concept
> executives at the Ford Motor Company are tossing around for a new reality
> show. While corporate sponsorships of reality shows are nothing new--Ford
> has been a prominent sponsor of "American Idol"--the company is looking
> to produce the show itself in the hope of reconnecting with younger
> consumers who have drifted away to other brands like Honda and
> Toyota."--New York Times, May 1, 2006
>
>
Call my "Unckie Herb".
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| Re: The Simpsons did it first! [message #255124 ] |
Mi, 03 Mai 2006 16:42 |
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"Ubiquitous" <weberm [at] polaris.net> wrote in message
news:sY-dnfTRrcRiYsrZnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d [at] comcast.com...
> "Homer discovers that he has a long-lost half brother in Detroit, Herb
> Powell, who is the wealthy CEO of a car company. . . . When Homer and
> Herb meet, they instantly hit it off and Herb takes in the Simpson family
> as his own and then he hires Homer to help design and make a car for
> regular guys. "--"The Simpsons" episode description, "Oh Brother, Where
> Art Thou," aired Feb. 21, 1991
>
> "Project Runway, meet Monster Garage. That is the gist of a concept
> executives at the Ford Motor Company are tossing around for a new reality
> show. While corporate sponsorships of reality shows are nothing new--Ford
> has been a prominent sponsor of "American Idol"--the company is looking
> to produce the show itself in the hope of reconnecting with younger
> consumers who have drifted away to other brands like Honda and
> Toyota."--New York Times, May 1, 2006
>
I find the connection weak, not to mention that TV shows have been sponsored
by car companies since TV began.
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| Re: The Simpsons did it first! [message #255126 ] |
Mi, 03 Mai 2006 18:15 |
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A better example would be:
Tonight on Fox: ... man has always loved his buildings, ... but what
happens when these buildings say, "no more", ... "When Buildings
Collapse".
Tonight on the History Channel: "Modern Marvels, Demolition" (scenes
of buildings being imploded)
And another:
Tonight on Fox, ... "When Animals Attack Magicians".
Years later, a tiger attacked one of those Sigfried and Roy guys.
Aaron Space Museum
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