Comments on: Shilling for Adrian Veidt http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/ Newsarama contributors share what’s on their minds. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:17:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Christopher Shields http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-400467 Christopher Shields Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:02:06 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-400467 ...errrr I like this idea; as a fan I want to help shape how this is presented …errrr

I like this idea; as a fan I want to help shape how this is presented

]]> By: Robb Welch http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-391294 Robb Welch Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:22:43 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-391294 Hey, uh, you know this is pretty much a contest right? For advertising purposes? It's like saying "Why does kellogs need me to collect box tops for them? Why not just give me the x-ray specs? Like they just got lazy and needs me to do their box-top collecting job for them!! HOW DARE THEY!!" Hey, uh, you know this is pretty much a contest right? For advertising purposes? It’s like saying
“Why does kellogs need me to collect box tops for them? Why not just give me the x-ray specs? Like they just got lazy and needs me to do their box-top collecting job for them!! HOW DARE THEY!!”

]]> By: Roy http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-391275 Roy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:04:01 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-391275 Jerry Steinhelepr, are you living in the last century of what?! If anything, this is just a better way for any budding filmmaker to get his work out to the public. Ergo, you are the ONLY ONE sick of these BIG corporations getting US to do their work for them. Jerry Steinhelepr, are you living in the last century of what?! If anything, this is just a better way for any budding filmmaker to get his work out to the public. Ergo, you are the ONLY ONE sick of these BIG corporations getting US to do their work for them.

]]> By: Jerry Steinhelepr http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-391104 Jerry Steinhelepr Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:03:07 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-391104 As much fun as some of the entries can be (and as talented as some home video creators are) - am I the only sick of these BIG corporations getting US to do their work for them? Same thing with Super Bowl ads - it's like the super mega billionaire advertising companies are out of ideas and figure "hey - let's get the geeks living in mommy's basement to do it for this shiny nickle". (yes that's a broad generalization - but it's it just fits too damn well). As much fun as some of the entries can be (and as talented as some home video creators are) - am I the only sick of these BIG corporations getting US to do their work for them?

Same thing with Super Bowl ads - it’s like the super mega billionaire advertising companies are out of ideas and figure “hey - let’s get the geeks living in mommy’s basement to do it for this shiny nickle”. (yes that’s a broad generalization - but it’s it just fits too damn well).

]]> By: SilverStar http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-390733 SilverStar Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:35:43 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-390733 ummm... Nostalgia and the Veidt brand are such prominent features in the series, it'd be redundant to tag it as Watchmen related... Just my $.02... ummm… Nostalgia and the Veidt brand are such prominent features in the series, it’d be redundant to tag it as Watchmen related…

Just my $.02…

]]> By: Blake http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-390427 Blake Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:49:36 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/22/shilling-for-adrian-veidt/#comment-390427 I wish there'd been some easter egg that told us it was a Watchmen ad. I didn't see one. Or just a Watchmen logo in the last second, with maybe the smiley as well. First. I wish there’d been some easter egg that told us it was a Watchmen ad. I didn’t see one. Or just a Watchmen logo in the last second, with maybe the smiley as well.

First.

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