| Hampsterfan | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:17 am 
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Tuesday night's episode of ``Big Brother 2'' appeared to take the concept of prime-time product placement to a new level -- at least at first glance.
A so-called ``luxury challenge'' on Tuesday's segment had the ``Big Brother'' house guests competing for a shot at a screening of Universal Picture's ``American Pie 2.''
"no money changed hands"
"It would never cross my mind to do that at all"
"It's coincidental synergy"
"the studio didn't pay a dime for the clip"
CBS might want to consider charging in the future, based on the ratings performance of ``Big Brother 2.'' Tuesday's episode was the most-watched program of the night on any network in all key demographics.
See entire article at http://tv.yahoo.com/news/va/20010823/099855618700.html |
| What555456 | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:21 am
It's all for the money. No cash changed hands, but compensation was provided somewhere. Someone agreed to something to have this happen. |
| Judy | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:27 am
Great news to see that the ratings are going UP!
Of course someone had to make a deal to show that movie in the BB house- I mean they didn't just send some PA to the theater with a Sony Digi-cam to bootleg the thing! |
| Babyruth | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:30 am
More:
While the segment seemed to be a well-designed plug for Blockbuster and ``Pie,'' a CBS representative and ``Big Brother'' executive producer Arnold Shapiro both said no money changed hands.
` `It's coincidental synergy,'' a CBS spokesman said of the contest's ``blockbuster'' theme, noting that the word ``blockbuster'' is a fairly common adjective for a hit movie.
GIMME A BREAK!! Blockbuster was the main advertiser!! Every commercial break started with a Blockbuster ad!!! |
| Franny | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 07:38 am
No money has to change hands..It's the barter system at it's finest...
Plug our movie...get better ratings
plug blockbuster...get better ratings
Let's face it they needed better ratings and this was a way to make everyone happy...Nothing wrong with that. |
| Snee | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 08:07 am
coincidence or not? not. |
| Kitt | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:14 pm
Did you notice when they laid the pitch for the challenge they described American Pie 2 as "this summer's biggest hit"? I don't think so! |
| Tata | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:23 pm
Also, everytime Bunky and Monica were about to say something bad about the movie in the live feeds, they went to the FOTH... Why would they care if they liked the movie or not when they didn't have any deal? Makes you go, "Hmmm." 
(JMO) |
| Ophelia | Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 05:33 pm
Here is a list of the folks who worked on the film. Are any of then associated with CBS?
Directed by
James B. Rogers (II)
(as J.B. Rogers)
Writing credits (WGA) (in credits order)
Adam Herz
(characters)
David H. Steinberg
(story) and
Adam Herz
(story)
Adam Herz
(screenplay
Produced by
Jane Bartelme
(co-producer)
Chris Bender
(co-producer)
Stefan Frank
(associate producer)
Adam Herz
(executive producer)
Chris Moore (II)
(producer)
Craig Perry
(producer)
Chris Weitz
(executive producer)
Paul Weitz
(executive producer)
Warren Zide
(producer)
Original music by
Billie Joe Armstrong
(song)
Tre Cool
(song)
Mike Dirnt
(song)
David Nessim Lawrence
(as David Lawrence)
Cinematography by
Mark Irwin (I)
Film Editing by
Larry Madaras
Stuart H. Pappé
Casting by
Joseph Middleton (I)
Production Design by
Richard Toyon
Art Direction by
Kitty Doris-Bates
Set Decoration by
Karen Agresti
Costume Design by
Alexandra Welker
Makeup Department
Sharon Simon
....
assistant makeup artist
Joely Upchurch
....
assistant makeup artist
Production Management
Jane Bartelme
....
unit production manager
Daniel M. Stillman
....
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marco Black
....
first assistant director
Art Department
Scott Buckwald
....
property master
Archie Hankins
....
carpenter
Bret Ross
....
set dresser
Sound Department
Norval D. Crutcher III
....
adr editor
Jeffrey Hefner
....
second boom operator
utility sound
Andy Koyama
....
sound re-recording mixer
Bill Meadows
....
sound recordist
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein
....
production sound mixer
Ken Strain
....
boom operator (as Kenneth Strain)
Stephen Tibbo
....
production sound mixer
Special Effects by
Alan E. Lorimer
....
special effects supervisor
Other crew
Virginia Landis Albertson
....
post-production supervisor
Kevin Barnett
....
assistant to director
Ted Bayard
....
assistant location manager
Justin Bourret
....
assistant editor: avid
Kendra Carter
....
casting assistant
Jeffrey N. Civa
....
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark J. Coyne
....
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Egor Davidoff
....
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Lisa Furia
....
post-production accountant
Eric J. Goldstein (I)
....
camera operator
Douglas S. Johnson
....
camera loader
C. Clifford Jones
....
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Monique Klauer
....
assistant editor
Virginia Landis
....
post-production supervisor
Ming Liu (II)
....
martial arts trainer: Eddie Kaye Thomas (uncredited)
Ray McCort
....
helicopter pilot
France Myung Metz
....
location scout
Melissa Remenarich
....
first assistant editor
Mike Saad (II)
....
second assistant camera
Josh Shader
....
assistant to writer
Deborah Simmrin
....
unit publicist
Aaron Skalka
....
transportation coordinator
Ryan D. Thompson
....
production assistant
John Trapman
....
camera operator: Wescam camera
Gary Katsuya Ushino
....
first assistant camera
steadicam assistant
Gabrielle Wallack
....
production coordinator
J. Wilfrid White
....
marine crew |
| Analyzer | Friday, August 24, 2001 - 07:33 am
Sortof like Clintonise- 'I did not have sex with that woman!'
'a CBS representative and ``Big Brother'' executive producer Arnold Shapiro both said no money changed hands.' Well, of course it didn't change hands- it was transferred electronically! |
