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Megan Gill of Fancast has dropped me a line to let you all know that just in case anyone wants to chat with Ali Larter of Heroes tomorrow (Friday 30th), she’s going to be on Fancast at 11am PST (7pm GMT). You can also chat with her in the box below when the time is right.
Anyone…?
In the US: Mondays, 9/8c, TNT
Over the years, there have been surprisingly few shows set in the world of advertising. Given that it’s a sexy, sexy industry, filled with volatile creatives, loads of money and gadzillions of product placement and sponsorship opportunities, you’d have thought it would have been a no-brainer, but apparently not. Bewitched and Mad Men and that’s about it, really.
So, finally, at last, comes the show we’ve all been waiting for (?). Produced by former advertising execs and current producers of The Closer, Trust Me stars Eric McCormack (Will in Will and Grace, who recently had a brief sojourn on The Andromeda Strain), Tom Cavanagh (JD’s brother on Scrubs and Eli’s father on Eli Stone) and Monica Potter (Boston Legal and Martha in Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel & Laurence).
While the lack of class A drugs probably disqualifies it from being called a realistic portrayal of the advertising industry, in many ways it’s a reasonably accurate look at the egos of the creatives in the boys’ club that is the modern advertising industry, right down to the fact there’s only one woman in it.
Pity it’s not as funny as it thinks it is.
NBC is going all out this year to get people watching Heroes again, after volumes two and three put everyone off it. It’s even making a special ad to run during the Superbowl to advertise the show, the theme of the commercial being “what if the Heroes used their superpowers to cheat in a game of football?” Looks like everyone – even Ali and Haydn – gets to play, although Jack Coleman will be sitting on the sidelines as the team’s coach.
I’ve put together a playlist of behind-the-scenes interviews, as well as some footage of the ad being filmed (you’ll have to wait until the Superbowl to see the final version) over at YouTube, but none of the vids are embeddable so you’ll have to go there to watch them. Sorry.
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