TMC
01-02-2016, 01:59 AM
http://deadspin.com/disney-inundates-general-hospital-episode-with-referenc-1750413684
The promotional force has even reached afternoon soaps, as ESPN parent ABC tries to get last-minute word out to potential viewers. Wednesday’s General Hospital (http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/College-Football-Playoffs-gets-awkward-crossover-6730559.php)—a Disney (http://mashable.com/2015/12/31/college-football-playoffs-espn-disney-we-get-it/#KjJ3YA5U88qB) property—made reference (http://fansided.com/2015/12/31/disney-using-subliminal-messaging-college-football-playoff/) to the New Year’s Eve playoff games no fewer than seven times, each of them an awkward shoehorn of dialogue talking about how much more fun watching football is than going to a party (see the above video) or, in this case, the playoff logo prominently featured in the background:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--0S1IELdV--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/featucez64dn4aunhem0.jpg
The promotional force has even reached afternoon soaps, as ESPN parent ABC tries to get last-minute word out to potential viewers. Wednesday’s General Hospital (http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/College-Football-Playoffs-gets-awkward-crossover-6730559.php)—a Disney (http://mashable.com/2015/12/31/college-football-playoffs-espn-disney-we-get-it/#KjJ3YA5U88qB) property—made reference (http://fansided.com/2015/12/31/disney-using-subliminal-messaging-college-football-playoff/) to the New Year’s Eve playoff games no fewer than seven times, each of them an awkward shoehorn of dialogue talking about how much more fun watching football is than going to a party (see the above video) or, in this case, the playoff logo prominently featured in the background:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--0S1IELdV--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/featucez64dn4aunhem0.jpg