TV

Blog posts about product placement in TV shows.

Why is The Big Bang Theory my favorite TV Show

“The success lays always in the details” is a famous quote by billionaire Richard Branson – and the US TV show The Big Bang Theory is full of little details, references and…

Lone Star beer in True Detective

True Detective is a new TV show on HBO with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the leading roles. The story is set along the coastal plain of South Louisiana, where it…

Where is Marnie’s video for What I Am?

When I see a movie or a TV show character talking about a YouTube video or even showing it to the audience, I always think did they actually put it on YouTube…

Super Bacon T-shirt from Modern Family

I’ve spotted another interesting T-shirt in Modern Family. It was in 23rd episode of the Season 4 that premiered on May 15, 2013. Luke Dunphy wore a blue T-shirt with some sort…

How To Be Funny: the book from The Big Bang Theory

In the twelfth episode of The Big Bang Theory‘s season 7 (S07E12) Sheldon tries to learn how to be funny. On his mission he even studies a book on that topic. Sheldon…

The Best TV Shows Ever: Utopia

* This is guest post written by Klemen Zupančič This might be seen as an intruder in the best TV shows ever series, but for me, Utopia is by far the most…

Black Jack chewing gum in Homeland

Tenth episode of Homeland’s third season brought an interesting product placement: it involved chewing gum. At first I thought I’ll do a blog post on Cisco’s landline phone, but there was another…

Do’s and Don’ts of Product Placement

* This is guest post written by Grace Ernster Do you ever find yourself buying products without knowing the real reason behind it? What compelled you to buy that sweater other than…

The Best TV Shows Ever: The Wire

* This is guest post written by Anže Tomić The term golden era of television has been bandied around a lot in the last decade and is usually associated with the emergence…

The Best TV Shows Ever: Breaking Bad

* This is guest post written by Domen Savič Breaking Bad is about characters. Its main attraction is not the crystal meth, the drug dealing scum or the creative solutions to seemingly…

The Best TV Shows Ever: The Sopranos

* This is guest post written by Jernej Stritar At this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey remarked on the pronounced shift of…

Product placement in pictures: Orphan Black

I first heard about the TV show Orphan Black through a friend of mine who raved about it, saying that it’s a must see. I hesitated but gave it a go. At…

Hershey’s in Mad Men: The currency of affection

There was an interesting product placement in Mad Men’s season 6 finale. It involved Hershey’s, the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Hershey’s is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the…