A few years ago, before Facebook had really been exploited for marketing purposes, I received a box that contained, among other things, a pair of swim trunks that had been torn, and my own printed obituary from my own local newspaper. Reading your own obituary is a strange thing, particularly given the fact that YOU’RE STILL ALIVE. It was spooky, and very well done. There was also a web address given, where I could watch a video memorial of my own life. It contained pictures of me and my friends and loved ones, and said that my cause of death was by shark bite. It knew a lot about me. It also provided an address, where a memorial would take place.
It was bizarre, and it took me a full hour before I realized that it was a promotion from Discovery for Shark Week, and that all the information, images, addresses, etc., were pulled from the Internet, mostly from Facebook. It was funny, but also kind of violating, not unlike last night’s Coca Cola commercial featuring footage from hidden security cameras, which was amazing, but for the fact that none of these people knew they were being filmed. This is where we are now, I suppose, and it’s no wonder I’ve read a book and seen two shows within the last month about a future which in which the government is bailed out by private companies, with whom we have fewer constitutional protections. In the future, our Facebook friends will be pitching products to us and police departments will be outsourced to private security firms. GOOD GOD, LEMON.
Likewise, CBS aired a 15-second teaser promo for Stephen King’s Under the Dome during the Super Bowl last night. It wasn’t anything special, which makes sense because Under the Dome still hasn’t started filming. The 13-episode series is not slated to begin for some time. However, if you visit the website mentioned in the promo — Under the Dome — it will ask you to enter your home address. Go ahead, why not! It’s just a website. What could they possibly do with your home address (besides SPAM you with junk mail, which they’re probably already doing anyway, or show up and turn your dial to CBS while Under the Dome is airing). Cleverly, using Google Maps, the website will then put a dome over your house. Your actual house.
Nope. Nothing creepy about that, folks. Don’t mind me. I’m just going to be living in a yurt at an unknown address in the backwoods of New Hampshire.
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Shit doesn’t work if you live in a building that has more than 2 stories apparently, the dome actually cut through my apartment, thanks CBS!
Or if you live in city row homes… It got my house but cut through some of my neighbors!
DIdn’t the Simpson’s Movie already cover this?
Except we never saw what actually happened under the Springfield dome (btw would be a very watchable episode, just sayin’). Only the aftermath.
Simpsons did it!
excited for this, I enjoy King. book was pretty good. however, they should have jumped on the zombie train and made a tv series or mini series out of his other recent book “Cell”
Out of everything coming our of my television screen last night, this ad blew my son’s mind. I spent the next 10 minutes assuring a six year old that the dome was probably fake, and then answering every question he had as to where the dome came from, why was it there, how can it go away, who lives under the dome, what is it made of, is it like a mirror, how do they breathe, can you fill it with water, are the people like fish…?
was he talking during the game? That’s what bars are for you know.
I like watching football with him.
oh and I’m from NH, yay shoutout!
Looks like Dustin is going to be joining “The Citadel” fairly soon. TAKE ME WITH YOU!
I loved the book. Of course, I am a Stephen King fan, so I was excited when I heard they were making a series. Hope they do the book justice!
I remember I got that book for really cheap when it was first released. And now I use it as a door stop. Or to assault burglars.
They’re finally going to make an adaption of a Stephen King story that doesn’t crap all over the book! Right?…..Right? Guys?
There have been quite a few, we just remember the shitty ones.
The funny thing is that the ones Stephen King is involved with seem to be the worst (the STand comes flying into my mind)
I think “quite a few” might be too generous. Off the top of my head I can only think of Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me. Maybe Carrie?
well that might be an upgrade from the source material.
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i’d care about this if it wasn’t on network television.
yup