So I'm watching the game last night (quick segue, great great great game, and I'm so happy Texas won; I'm
sick of USC, and freaking Vince Young was amazing), and since the Rose Bowl just happened to air on a channel where
there are other shows, you just know they're going to get rammed down our throats ad nauseum. A litte after 11, right
after USC had just kicked it off, a little bug came up on the screen for Emily's Reasons Why Not. Keith
Jackson then muttered through the description of the show before mumbling "I don't care." He then did the
same thing for Jake in Progress, pronouncing John Stamos' name Stah-mos instead of Stay-mos.
Now I can come at this from both angles. On one hand, I agree with Jackson; I'm sick of seeing and hearing that crap
during football, and does ABC really think that this is the audience they should be promoting these two romantic
comedies to? Yea, I'm gonna watch Emily's Reasons Why Not, but I'm not in the majority here. On the other
hand, it is their job to do so, and that was just unprofessional. Plus, who doesn't know how to pronounce Stamos? The
man's been around forever -- perhaps you've heard of his ex-wife? The networks just need to stop forcing this
cross-promotion into every aspect of every show; produce quality shows, the rest will take care of itself. Let me know
what you think.Things I Hate about TV: Forced "cross-promotion" during sporting events
So I'm watching the game last night (quick segue, great great great game, and I'm so happy Texas won; I'm
sick of USC, and freaking Vince Young was amazing), and since the Rose Bowl just happened to air on a channel where
there are other shows, you just know they're going to get rammed down our throats ad nauseum. A litte after 11, right
after USC had just kicked it off, a little bug came up on the screen for Emily's Reasons Why Not. Keith
Jackson then muttered through the description of the show before mumbling "I don't care." He then did the
same thing for Jake in Progress, pronouncing John Stamos' name Stah-mos instead of Stay-mos.
Now I can come at this from both angles. On one hand, I agree with Jackson; I'm sick of seeing and hearing that crap
during football, and does ABC really think that this is the audience they should be promoting these two romantic
comedies to? Yea, I'm gonna watch Emily's Reasons Why Not, but I'm not in the majority here. On the other
hand, it is their job to do so, and that was just unprofessional. Plus, who doesn't know how to pronounce Stamos? The
man's been around forever -- perhaps you've heard of his ex-wife? The networks just need to stop forcing this
cross-promotion into every aspect of every show; produce quality shows, the rest will take care of itself. Let me know
what you think.Related Headlines
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1-05-2006 @ 2:47PM
e said...
I heard that part too. It cracked my sister and me up. I agree that the people who are watching the Rose Bowl are most likely not the crowd to watch "Emily's Reasons Why Not". It's just silly to make these sportscasters read it.
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1-05-2006 @ 5:36PM
Grant said...
I would love if TV networks just had to produce good shows to get good ratings, but two words
Arrested Development
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1-24-2006 @ 6:55PM
Alert said...
Actually, his name really is pronounced Stah-mos, itīs greek, thatīs how everyone should pronounce it
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