i'm just having nightmares seeing pictures of john travolta in character, i cannot imagine what will happen if i sit through a two hour movie. plus, the high school musical kid as link larkin? he has less sex appeal than clay aiken!
oh...I thought this had to do with aquanet...you want me to boycott?! IN THIS HUMIDITY?!
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
Is it really a boycott if I wasn't planning on seeing it anyway? I actually don't mind John T, but his expression does not change from one promo shot to the next.
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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
- Randy Pausch
Can I still watch it as an inflight movie? That's how I see most films nowadays, anyway.
I'm still using the same headset I bought to watch "Elf" two or three years ago, so it's not like I'd be giving any more money to that dirty Scienceamatology thing.
They had me look at photos of impulse lines from grocery stores, and then I had to list all the products I remembered seeing.
Another time, the company sent me a video of a sitcom pilot -- something awful called "Dads" co-starring Rue McClanahan as a nanny with a German accent -- and wanted me to write out my opinion of the show. When they called to ask me my opinion, they spent the entire time asking me about the Shaquille O'Neill Nestle's Crunch commercial that was stuck in the middle of the show.
Yes Calvin-- it's because the focus group was REALLY about that commercial. If they told you "watch this commercial and tell us what you think" you'd look at it far too closely than you normally do. So they SAY it's a new Sitcom and make you watch the whole thing. They really just want to talk about the ads.
And why do they ask you about the sitcom at all? Because they KNOW it's a crummy piece of pooh and they discard the opinions of anyone who liked that stinky thing.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
Well, I really realized that a few years later, when my mother was contacted by the same people and got the exact same sitcom -- only with a different commercial.
But, I didn't realize my opinion of the sitcom was a test as well. Good to know my taste is intact.
You see, obsessions are very personal things, they come from deep inside us, where we are open and vulnerable, which is why I consider them sacred, not to be belittled....PalJoey