daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) (10/10/89)
Entertainment Tonight will have a segment on 'The Making of the New Commodore-Amiga Commercials' tonight. It is on channel 3 (NBC) at 7:00 EST here in the Philadelphia area. I believe the thrust of the segment will be that it is the first time George Lucas and ILM (Indistrial Light & Magic) have done a commercial. Watch for it! daveb
navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU (David C. Navas) (10/11/89)
In article <8135@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: > > Entertainment Tonight will have a segment on 'The Making of the > [deleted] >(Indistrial Light & Magic) have done a commercial. Watch for it! > > daveb Doggone it Dave B., but I sure did, and it tweren't there... Did I miss it, was it a bad post? Wrong date? I really want to see this! David Navas navas@cory.berkeley.edu
daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) (10/11/89)
In article <18226@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (David C. Navas) writes: >In article <8135@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: >> >> Entertainment Tonight will have a segment on 'The Making of the >> [deleted] >>(Indistrial Light & Magic) have done a commercial. Watch for it! >> >> daveb > >Doggone it Dave B., but I sure did, and it tweren't there... >Did I miss it, was it a bad post? Wrong date? > >I really want to see this! > They switched it to tonight (Wdenesday). Watch for it (again). daveb
langz@asylum.SF.CA.US (Lang Zerner) (10/12/89)
In article <8135@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: > Entertainment Tonight will have a segment on 'The Making of the >New Commodore-Amiga Commercials' tonight. It is on channel 3 (NBC) at >7:00 EST here in the Philadelphia area. Damn! I didn't see this article until it was too late. Did any other fanatic happen to tape the segment? If so, please mail me; I will pay for a new tape and shipping and even for your labor in copying it, if you wish. Thanks! -- Be seeing you... --Lang Zerner langz@asylum.sf.ca.us UUCP:bionet!asylum!langz ARPA:langz@athena.mit.edu "...and every morning we had to go and LICK the road clean with our TONGUES!"
schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger X2502) (10/12/89)
In article <8145@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: > They switched it to tonight (Wdenesday). Watch for it (again). > > daveb I watched for it again tonight, and it wasn't shown. Anyone got the latest word as to when this segment on the making of the upcoming commercial campaign is to be shown? Jeff Schweiger -- ******************************************************************************* Jeff Schweiger CompuServe: 74236,1645 Standard Disclaimer ARPAnet (Defense Data Network): schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil *******************************************************************************
navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU (David C. Navas) (10/12/89)
In article <8145@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: > They switched it to tonight (Wdenesday). Watch for it (again). > daveb Uh huh... You're sure that they didn't switch it to RSN. Ya know, I thought things might change with Commodore, but if they can't even manage to get a plug from ET in between stories about aging actors -- what can they do?? *sigh* I have to keep repeating 'mustard seed' to myself. Over and Over and... implied ;-) of course. David Navas navas@cory.berkeley.edu
jal@pan.cs.wayne.edu (Jason Leigh) (10/12/89)
I set my VCR to record it on Wednesday but my TV Guide was a week old and so I recorded USA Today instead. Fortunately I hear that it was not on ET last night, and particularly fortunate it was on USA Today. Do you guys want me to describe the ad or do you want to wait to see it for yourselves? -- Jason Leigh jal@zeus.cs.wayne.edu -- :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) :) It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose. :) :) That is not a weakness, that's life. :) :) - Jean-Luc Picard :)
mclek@dcatla.UUCP (Larry E. Kollar) (10/12/89)
>>In article <8135@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: >>> >>> Entertainment Tonight will have a segment on 'The Making of the [etc] >In article <18226@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (David C. Navas) writes: >> >>Doggone it Dave B., but I sure did, and it tweren't there... In article <8145@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb again: > They switched it to tonight (Wdenesday). Watch for it (again). I saw it, but not on Entertainment Tonight. It was on "USA Today," a "news" show that's pretty insipid even by today's insipid TV news standards*. The Amiga segment ran all of 30 seconds, and the announcer talked about the commercials for "Commodore's new line of personal computers." New? Does that mean I've just dreamed about having an A500 for the last year & a half? I guess I shouldn't complain; *that*, at least, is no worse than what the "mainstream" press does to the Amiga. (Come to think about it, calling the Amigas "new" can't hurt. The hardware's still more advanced than most computers.) *What do you expect from USA Today, though? They should call themselves "News Lite: Less than 1/3 the information content of a regular news(paper|show)." I'm happy for the coverage, though. They *do* occasionally hit on something worth covering.... -- Larry Kollar ...!gatech!dcatla!mclek Pray for me: I drive on Georgia 400.
peter@cbmvax.UUCP (Peter Cherna) (10/12/89)
Last night in the wee hours of the morning the "Usa Today" television
show carried a two minute or so long segment on one of the new
Amiga commercials. The commercials are too good to spoil for those
of you who don't yet know the story-line and participants, so I'll
limit the details.
Before they broke for their commercial, the USA Today announcers
said that a look at Tip O'Neill's latest endorsement was upcoming.
When they returned, they showed several clips from the new Commodore
Amiga commercial, which included glimpses of a couple of the celebs
that are featured. Two prominent shots of Our Favorite Computer
in action were shown, including the end of the ad which features
an Amiga playing an animation while the words "Commodore Amiga" appear
beside it, and a voice says the new slogan.
They mentioned that the ad campaign cost $15 Million and that the ads
were produced by George Lucas' production company. As an amusing
note, they said that the ads were to promote "Commodores new(!) Amiga
computer".
Meanwhile, in print, yesterday's (October 11) USA Today newspaper carried
about a five inch column (plus photo) on the Amiga ad campaign (page 7B).
--
Peter Cherna, Software Engineer, Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
{uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!peter peter@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com
My opinions do not necessarily represent the opinions of my employer.
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition
from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
A personal observation: "Claiming the latter hardly proves the former."swarren@eugene.uucp (Steve Warren) (10/13/89)
In article <987@wsu-cs.uucp> jal@pan.cs.wayne.edu (Jason Leigh) writes: > >I set my VCR to record it on Wednesday but my TV Guide was a week old >and so I recorded USA Today instead. Fortunately I hear that it was >not on ET last night, and particularly fortunate it was on USA Today. >Do you guys want me to describe the ad or do you want to wait to see >it for yourselves? Tell us about it... --Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------- {uunet,sun}!convex!swarren; swarren@convex.COM
daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) (10/13/89)
In article <322@cs.nps.navy.mil> schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger X2502) writes: >In article <8145@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: >> They switched it to tonight (Wdenesday). Watch for it (again). >> >> daveb >I watched for it again tonight, and it wasn't shown. Anyone got the latest >word as to when this segment on the making of the upcoming commercial >campaign is to be shown? > Sigh! They bumped it again! There is no word when they are going to show it other than they'll let us know when they are. Sorry. daveb
king@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca (Stephen King) (10/14/89)
I saw a commercial for Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) in which a small girl is shown seated in front of an Amiga 1000. I have seen a brochure for Agfa film wherein the is a picture of an office and on the desk is an Amiga 2000 showing a business graphic. These things pop up in the most unusual places!
swan@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US (Joel Swan) (10/14/89)
In article <322@cs.nps.navy.mil> schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger X2502) writes: :In article <8145@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: :> They switched it to tonight (Wdenesday). Watch for it (again). :> :> daveb :I watched for it again tonight, and it wasn't shown. Anyone got the latest :word as to when this segment on the making of the upcoming commercial :campaign is to be shown? : :Jeff Schweiger From the very beginning, we've been told that ET will have reports on the Amiga ads DURING the first week they air. Logic also seems to indicate that they would feature their production on the first night they air, beside the fact that they will be aired during a big event like Monday Night Football. These past reports seem to be coming from thin air, no basis whatsoever. Keep your eyes peeled all next week, and especially monday. Joel
poirier@dg-rtp.dg.com (Charles Poirier) (10/16/89)
In article <8135@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: > Entertainment Tonight will have a segment on 'The Making of the >New Commodore-Amiga Commercials' tonight.... Just a word of friendly advice.... When posting info about upcoming events, please don't use terms like "tonight" without including the actual date. "Tonight" on Usenet is about 14 different days, depending on your distance from the poster. Also think about how much of Usenet is going to be able to use that info. This show was six-day-old history before I received this notice. Maybe I can catch a rerun though.... Cheers, Charles Poirier
langz@asylum.SF.CA.US (Lang Zerner) (10/18/89)
>In article <8135@cbmvax.UUCP> daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes: >> Entertainment Tonight will have a segment on 'The Making of the >>New Commodore-Amiga Commercials' So what is the deal? Did this ever happen? All I've seen here is `no, wait, it's been pushed back another day' and `no, not ET, it's on some other program' postings. If it *has* happened, and anybody has seen it, please give us a summary. Also, if you happened to have taped it, please let me know; I'd be happy to do all *kinds* of things to get a copy from you. -- Be seeing you... --Lang Zerner langz@asylum.sf.ca.us UUCP:bionet!asylum!langz ARPA:langz@athena.mit.edu "...and every morning we had to go and LICK the road clean with our TONGUES!"