Like sands through the hourglass, so are the product placements in "Days of Our Lives - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-15-2010, 11:39 PM

Comedian Kristen Schaal tweeted a couple of videos on Saturday morning highlighting some cringe-worthy product placement from Days of Our Lives.

The Twitter tag #soapoperaproductplacement is now blowing up. Favorite entries include "Bad news, Hope is in a coma. Now she'll never get to experience the delicious flavor of Pepperoni Bagel Bites," and "She's been sleeping with your brother on your Tempur-pedic sleep number bed."

Boy I can't wait to be a screenwriter so I can come up with outside-the-box, value-added solutions to consumer awareness challenges.

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Marvo301 · 11-16-2010, 12:30 AM

I guess this is what it takes to keep a soap opera on the air these days. It's a shame that what was once a legitimate TV genre has been reduced to this.

catlover79 · 12-17-2010, 02:47 AM

Well, to play devil's advocate for a minute, in the early days of the TV soap genre, the sponsor's products were seen quite often onscreen. That was then, this is now. It just seems crass and greedy these days. I miss the generic TV food just labeled "Chips", "Cola", etc.

11-15-2010, 11:39 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Like sands through the hourglass, so are the product placements in "Days of Our Lives Comedian Kristen Schaal tweeted a couple of videos on Saturday morning highlighting some cringe-worthy product placement from Days of Our Lives. The Twitter tag #soapoperaproductplacement is now blowing up. Favorite entries include "Bad news, Hope is in a coma. Now she'll never get to experience the delicious flavor of Pepperoni Bagel Bites," and "She's been sleeping with your brother on your Tempur-pedic sleep number bed." Boy I can't wait to be a screenwriter so I can come up with outside-the-box, value-added solutions to consumer awareness challenges. http://www.urlesque.com/2010/11/15/d...uct-placement/ Attached Images
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	I guess this is what it takes to keep a soap opera on the air these days. It's a shame that what was once a legitimate TV genre has been reduced to this.
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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Well, to play devil's advocate for a minute, in the early days of the TV soap genre, the sponsor's products were seen quite often onscreen. That was then, this is now. It just seems crass and greedy these days. I miss the generic TV food just labeled "Chips", "Cola", etc.
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