Not necessarily a paid placement. They might be following the Seinfeld tradition of working product names into the storyline to humorous effect (e.g. Junior Mint, Snapple, Panda Express.) IMO the flow of the ep wouldn't have been as good if it were "Red Mango."
This is one of the most blatant examples of product placement of all time, yet Larry manages to make it work by building the product into the story. Most other shows don't build it into the plot, thus making the placement appear utterly contrived. HOWEVER, this is BEYOND overkill. HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY HAVE TO SAY PINKBERRY? Is HBO that desperate for money? Wouldn't just one mention of it be enough? Then in the very next episode, the product is mentioned again, in the very first line.
@BrentonSteinhilber So? So, what? You LIKE being constantly brainwashed by advertisers? Both the poster and myself simply pointed out the blatant product placement, and you don't see any issue here? The issue is that artists become controlled by advertisers so much so that they are forced by the producers to alter their visions for the sake of placing giant ads into their scripts. There are thousands of articles on this practice and the damage it inflicts upon the creative process.
c) People aren't being brainwashed you fucking idiot, it's their choice whether to go there or not. It's a marketing strategy. Wouldn't you do the same if you had a business you wanted other people to try?
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ManOfWealthnTaste 3 weeks ago
korean holiday, roflmao
basten2 1 month ago
@GOODPLAYA20 hell yea. pinkberry is the shit
showbizroxs 1 month ago
Because it's on HBO, they actually do not receive a penny from advertising, since they do not accept advertising.
JJpmfc 2 months ago
It could be mock product placement. Like Arrested Development did with Burger King.
50Dashes 4 months ago
"Who the fuck needs lunch"
cosmiccountrynoir 4 months ago
Not necessarily a paid placement. They might be following the Seinfeld tradition of working product names into the storyline to humorous effect (e.g. Junior Mint, Snapple, Panda Express.) IMO the flow of the ep wouldn't have been as good if it were "Red Mango."
coyoteatquiznos 4 months ago
"There's no Pinkberry's near prisons!!!!" hahahhahaha
johnnynitetrain 5 months ago
This is one of the most blatant examples of product placement of all time, yet Larry manages to make it work by building the product into the story. Most other shows don't build it into the plot, thus making the placement appear utterly contrived. HOWEVER, this is BEYOND overkill. HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY HAVE TO SAY PINKBERRY? Is HBO that desperate for money? Wouldn't just one mention of it be enough? Then in the very next episode, the product is mentioned again, in the very first line.
organboi 6 months ago
@organboi If you tried a pinkberry.. you would understand
rthebest123 6 months ago
@organboi
So?
BrentonSteinhilber 6 months ago
@BrentonSteinhilber So? So, what? You LIKE being constantly brainwashed by advertisers? Both the poster and myself simply pointed out the blatant product placement, and you don't see any issue here? The issue is that artists become controlled by advertisers so much so that they are forced by the producers to alter their visions for the sake of placing giant ads into their scripts. There are thousands of articles on this practice and the damage it inflicts upon the creative process.
organboi 6 months ago
@organboi ok.....
a) you're a douchebag
b) Pinkberry is awesome
c) People aren't being brainwashed you fucking idiot, it's their choice whether to go there or not. It's a marketing strategy. Wouldn't you do the same if you had a business you wanted other people to try?
Beejeification 5 months ago
@organboi Wait, Pinkberry is real? I thought they made it up. Is it any good?
GOODPLAYA20 1 month ago