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Idle Chatter: Swimming in Olympic Gold
Portfolio.com: Mixed Media —
... Sports Illustrated is shooting Phelps in an update of the iconic poster showing Mark Spitz, the previous record holder, posing in his seven gold medals. [NYP]
-Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons says you can't force him to be mayor, so just give it up, okay? [NYM]
-The Los Angeles Times has a new publisher: former DirecTV CEO Eddy Hartenstein. [LAT]
-Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane is officially a sellout. [NYT]Related Links NBC's Media Experiment Pays Off With ...
Morning Clips: 'Gossip Girl' DVD, Fox on Facebook
Media Decoder —
... The DVD set “Gossip Girl: The Complete First Season,” which goes on sale this week, includes a free audio book version of the original novel by Cecily von Ziegesar on which the show is based.— Brooks Barnes: Next month Seth MacFarlane, creator of the “Family Guy” TV series, will unveil a new animated variety show that will be distributed solely through Google. He has also created ads for Burger King to play ahead of the show.— ...
Look What Your Television Viewing Habits Hath Wrought
Jossip —
... From now on, let's have a rule that we'll stop using our DVRs and TiVos to skip commercials. That way, advertisers won't need to think of new ways to get our attention, like, oh, say, teaming up with Seth MacFarlane and Google to bring us a new web-series about Burger King. Like viral videos weren't enough of a "thing" already, now there will be a legion of frat boys quoting Whopper slogans and impressing girls with their archaic knowledge of the King. ...
Family Guy Creator To Make Burger King Mascot Even More Disturbing [Advertising]
Gawker —
... a mute character with a creepy smile, bursts through the center of the screen and runs away. Following him through the ripped screen are menacing-looking Mayans who hurl poison darts in the mascot’s direction. It ends with the Burger King logo. The Simpsons maintained its credibility after ad deals by keeping the show funny. Can MacFarlane do the same? Given the nature of his fan base I predict he can, although his haters are legion. [NYT]
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“Avril’s too sexy for Malaysia” links
Cele|bitchy —
- Avril’s ‘Too Sexy’ for Malaysia. Not sure how that can be, but I guess we all have our own definition of sexy [PopEater]
- According to his spokesman, Dan Radcliffe does have dyspraxia. This is something he has never hidden. Thankfully his condition is very mild and at worst manifests itself in an inability to tie his shoelaces and bad handwriting.” This was seriously a cause for major worry all over the internet today [Dlisted]
- Madonna celebrated 50 in London this weekend at an all night party organized by Guy Ritchie – ...
Seth MacFarlane will be creating Burger King ads for his upcoming webisodes
Stewie's Playground —
... Remember I told you about Seth MacFarlane inking a deal with Google to distribute Family Guy webisodes? Well, Seth is officially the King of the Interwebs, because not only he is creating the content, he’s also going to be creating the Burger King ads to go along with it.
Here’s what they might look like, from the NYT:
In one, blue velvet curtains withdraw to reveal an ornate movie screen. The fast-food company’s King mascot, a mute character with a creepy smile, bursts through the center of the screen and runs away. ...
