Grindhouse-inspired promo for Terminator: SCC/Dollhouse.
New promo for FOX's upcoming Friday night sci-fi lineup.
It's a little bit too cheesy if you ask me, but I think it could do a good job bringing some more people in.
February 02 2009
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Daburcor | February 02, 03:05 CET
Man, I don't think it's possible for me to be more excited about this show. START ALREADY!
[ edited by Wimpie on 2009-02-02 12:29 ]
Wimpie | February 02, 03:25 CET
Rosalind | February 02, 03:26 CET
Hubert | February 02, 03:29 CET
missb | February 02, 03:33 CET
Donnie | February 02, 03:35 CET
Wimpie | February 02, 03:36 CET
Rosalind | February 02, 03:39 CET
Wimpie | February 02, 03:41 CET
Simon | February 02, 03:53 CET
Jaymii | February 02, 04:09 CET
It's also just about the only style of promo where the Voice of Cheese™ actually works (no sound at work so cue someone telling me they've chosen not to use VoC for the one promo where he'd add something ;).
Saje | February 02, 04:12 CET
http://digg.com/television/Dollhouse_and_The_Sarah_Connor_Chronicles_Promo
fanshawe | February 02, 04:20 CET
What with the slow motion and speaking various languages, this has really pumped me up after all the talk of doom and gloom over the past few months :D
blueymcphluey | February 02, 04:31 CET
Let Down | February 02, 04:38 CET
Awesome | February 02, 04:41 CET
Nothing to do with either show, but you can't fault the ad for fun.
Nalliac | February 02, 04:50 CET
Though, didn't Grindhouse not do so well at the box office? How many people are going to get that ad?
redeem147 | February 02, 04:58 CET
(wish they'd released it over here, even in a limited run, but we only got the extended separate films)
Saje | February 02, 05:19 CET
[ edited by zeitgeist on 2009-02-02 14:50 ]
zeitgeist | February 02, 05:21 CET
Pointy | February 02, 05:43 CET
That being said, I thought it was pretty fun, and I think we can count on Joss to keep Dollhouse interesting and politically astute, no matter how it's advertised.
Dugg.
Septimus | February 02, 06:15 CET
embers | February 02, 06:23 CET
Ricardo L. | February 02, 06:31 CET
ricetxpeaches | February 02, 06:42 CET
Sunfire | February 02, 07:06 CET
And there's a better version of the video on YouTube
Nico-Angel | February 02, 07:48 CET
Yes, it's really a FOX ad, and yes, I've seen it on TV. It aired a couple of nights ago, but I only caught half of it, so it was cool to see the whole thing.
DigificWriter | February 02, 08:05 CET
On the other hand: I'm glad there's some promotion going on. So I guess I'm happy :).
GVH | February 02, 10:03 CET
And i've now experienced it in All New Sound-o-Vision ! With Added Sound ! And Action ! Plus, More ! and still quite like it. Voice of Cheese™ is, indeed, put to good use ;).
Saje | February 02, 10:13 CET
Simon | February 02, 10:20 CET
@theonetruebix | February 02, 10:22 CET
hitnrun017 | February 02, 10:29 CET
Also, there's bullet time in that-there promo.
gossi | February 02, 10:33 CET
@theonetruebix | February 02, 10:39 CET
Yes, it is a fun, silly ad that is self aware and making fun of itself. yay! Good Advertising, Fox! keep it up.
IrrationaliTV | February 02, 10:41 CET
gossi | February 02, 10:44 CET
@theonetruebix | February 02, 10:46 CET
'Effete' ? Wuh ? I think my dictionary must be broken again ...
Saje | February 02, 10:49 CET
Great! Now I'm going to have Cameron & Echo running around in my head beating off the zombie army brought on by Wolfram & Hart! Not that that's a bad thing. ;)
And I love the ad. Even if it really has NOTHING to do with the shows. It does bring the two shows together with loads of FUN, highlights Fridays (Freaky Fridays?) as being special from the other "days" of the week, and shows how kick-ass our characters are.
The only thing that bothers me in the ad is when they say "soulless" and they're showing Echo. Echo isn't soulless... isn't that part of why we're watching the show? Hmmm...
Loved Grindhouse by Tarantino. When they killed the stunt man (Kurt Russel), that was AWESOME! Planet Terror was a little too much for me though. But still fun.
I say it's a win for Fox Advertising. Well, maybe not an A, but definitely not an F. I'm thinking a B+. :)
korkster | February 02, 11:36 CET
That's not saying I don't like action and hot girls. But both the shows are so much more. Also, bullet time is lame. Besides, I thought the point of a compound bow was that one could hold the arrow back indefinitely? Why else go for a wimpy modern bow with pulleys and other things instead of the far superior nomadic composite bow?
SteppeMerc | February 02, 12:53 CET
Uh, me?
Re: Lack of sci-fi twist. It seems to me that Fox is a little allergic to "science fiction". When Terminator first aired, they labeled it "action" rather than sci-fi. And it still applies today. But to me, these shows have more to do with "action" than they do with science fiction. Is there a philosophy category? Cuz I'd stick it there, if there was one. But there's not. :-/
Maybe drama would work, but they need something that makes Fridays different from the other "drama days" Fox has going for it. And "action" could fill that nicely.
korkster | February 02, 13:04 CET
IrrationaliTV | February 02, 13:29 CET
Not that I'm crazy about this ad specifically, but I think it's only good that T:SCC and Dollhouse are marketed in a variety of ways.
[ edited by Effulgent on 2009-02-02 22:37 ]
Effulgent | February 02, 13:34 CET
FWIW, I don't disagree with this. And, certainly, in the mass of look-alike commercials out there, at least this one stands out as different.
I'm just saying that if I were the sort of person who watched TV shows because of commercials for them, I might get annoyed when these two shows didn't actually turn out to be like I thought they would be when I saw this ad. That's all.
@theonetruebix | February 02, 13:39 CET
snowinhell | February 02, 13:43 CET
Tamara - whether you meant "snob" or "elite" or "effete" or something lighter and fluffier - there's an edge to your comment - a definite criticism you're making of folks who are given to more story analysis (I gather that's what you're making fun of?) than you are.
What's the beef? Is there some right way to view and think about TV shows that precludes discussion of any "deeper meaning" and structure and narrative devices and so on?
For some folks - including me - a kind of literary perception, analysis and discussion comes as naturally to them as whatever way you choose to watch and talk about TV may come to you. Dunno why you have to be contemptuous - they're just different ways of experiencing.
Surprisingly - given that I didn't care particularly for the Grindhouse sensibility, and after reading these comments before I watched the promo - I liked it. Grindhouse aside, it also had just enough of a 60's thing going - sorta Man From U.N.C.L.E./Bond/Modesty Blaise, etc. - and it wasn't really overboard "hot chicks" thingy for me - oooh, and his voice was just right.
Though it is a little lacking in nuance, and it might annoy someone actually looking for unabated hot-girl-with-gun action, I actually think it's one of the better, more creative promos for Dollhouse I've seen thus far - and I just kinda love that it's Summer and Eliza together.
QuoterGal | February 02, 14:33 CET
Thanks for the YouTube link, by the way, Nico-Angel. The Spoiler TV video was way choppy on my PC.
UnpluggedCrazy | February 02, 14:38 CET
... and it might annoy someone actually looking for unabated hot-girl-with-gun action ...
That is virtually what the fast-forward button was invented for. I just wish 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' was longer than 3 minutes 46 seconds is all.
(and yeah, what a place to pick to insult people that like to discuss subtext. Tough room i'd wager ;)
Saje | February 02, 14:44 CET
Except Sci-Fi's dominance consists of maybe 2 million viewers. Critics and fans can praise BSG to the sky, but everyone who doesn't watch (and that's a lot) will look at you and call you a nerd. It's sad but true.
They should do as many different promos as they can. As many as Echo has personalities.
hacksaway | February 02, 14:52 CET
catherine | February 02, 14:56 CET
janef | February 02, 15:49 CET
Septimus | February 02, 17:36 CET
Soul-less and delightful. Ahem.
fanbuoyant | February 02, 18:00 CET
@theonetruebix | February 02, 18:34 CET
jcs | February 02, 19:15 CET
*goes to start rumor*
UnpluggedCrazy | February 02, 19:27 CET
deepgirl187 | February 02, 20:00 CET
The Irish Cowgirl | February 02, 21:20 CET
Ricardo L. | February 03, 09:31 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | February 03, 13:27 CET
I liked that they played with the concept of pairing the shows up, centering the marketing on Eliza and Summers characters. yes the promo was cheesy and wonky, but that they were what caught my attention.
Numfar PTB | February 04, 01:47 CET