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[SecretAgentFan]

Of course, it would work. But... maybe it didn

[Seannery]

[quote name='SecretAgentFan' date='24 August 2005 - 09:47']Of course, it would work. But... maybe it didn

[Turn]

[quote name='Seannery' date='24 August 2005 - 14:39'][quote name='SecretAgentFan' date='24 August 2005 - 09:47']Of course, it would work. But... maybe it didn

[Seannery]

[quote name='Turn' date='24 August 2005 - 15:46'][quote name='Seannery' date='24 August 2005 - 14:39'][quote name='SecretAgentFan' date='24 August 2005 - 09:47']Of course, it would work. But... maybe it didn

[Turn]

It would make some sense in that way.

Hope Rikki Lee Travolta won't be disappointed.

[Seannery]

It would make some sense in that way.

Hope Rikki Lee Travolta won't be disappointed.

Only Rikki would be disappointed Bond isn't Rikki.

[K1Bond007]

Where's the source for this advertising thing again? Anybody have an actual link...

[chiclit]

I am glad to see some folks are getting past the Home and Away/Mr Dannii Minogue concerns and seeing McMahon for the fine, mature actor he is in 2005 ( the breakout performer on a critically acclaimed, well acted, well written and directed show). As a big Pierce fan, I can tell you they are very different, although can both wear a tux equally well. The Sony news is fun and intriguing (and don't know if the TPTB would let him continue but the filming schedule for N/T will not interfere with Bond)I would love for him to be Bond, and frankly seems like some of the other choices are dropping out (even huge JM fan that I am, admit to warming to Clive).

However, as fun as it is to think this is related to Bond, as a Nip/Tuck fan I can report single sponsor buy outs are not unusual for this show;it was the most watched show on American cable by the prized demographic (19-49 age group). XM satellite radio sponsored the premiere last year, I think. Sure enough, Sony has a new product coming out to challenge the iPod, called the Bean. Thats what I am guessing they are promoting on the Nip/Tuck premiere, but who knows?

[Seannery]

I am glad to see some folks are getting past the Home and Away/Mr Dannii Minogue concerns and seeing McMahon for the fine, mature actor he is in 2005 ( the breakout performer on a critically acclaimed, well acted, well written and directed show). As a big Pierce fan, I can tell you they are very different, although can both wear a tux equally well. The Sony news is fun and intriguing (and don't know if the TPTB would let him continue but the filming schedule for N/T will not interfere with Bond)I would love for him to be Bond, and frankly seems like some of the other choices are dropping out (even huge JM fan that I am, admit to warming to Clive).

However, as fun as it is to think this is related to Bond, as a Nip/Tuck fan I can report single sponsor buy outs are not unusual for this show;it was the most watched show on American cable by the prized demographic (19-49 age group). XM satellite radio sponsored the premiere last year, I think. Sure enough, Sony has a new product coming out to challenge the iPod, called the Bean. Thats what I am guessing they are promoting on the Nip/Tuck premiere, but who knows?

Who knows? You could be right. We'll find out September 20.

[Seannery]

I am glad to see some folks are getting past the Home and Away/Mr Dannii Minogue concerns and seeing McMahon for the fine, mature actor he is in 2005 ( the breakout performer on a critically acclaimed, well acted, well written and directed show). As a big Pierce fan, I can tell you they are very different, although can both wear a tux equally well. The Sony news is fun and intriguing (and don't know if the TPTB would let him continue but the filming schedule for N/T will not interfere with Bond)I would love for him to be Bond, and frankly seems like some of the other choices are dropping out (even huge JM fan that I am, admit to warming to Clive).

However, as fun as it is to think this is related to Bond, as a Nip/Tuck fan I can report single sponsor buy outs are not unusual for this show;it was the most watched show on American cable by the prized demographic (19-49 age group). XM satellite radio sponsored the premiere last year, I think. Sure enough, Sony has a new product coming out to challenge the iPod, called the Bean. Thats what I am guessing they are promoting on the Nip/Tuck premiere, but who knows?

Who knows? You could be right. We'll find out September 20.

I'll update myself here--I checked the story again chiclit and the specific advertiser for Nip/Tuck on September 20 is "Sony Pictures". Hmmmmm......seems it won't be an ipod BUT most likely something movie related being advertised.

[Seannery]

Where's the source for this advertising thing again? Anybody have an actual link...

I don't know how to create a link BUT it's from Imdb on August 22 under, I believe, Studio Briefings. You can google this by using Nip/Tuck season 3 and adding Sony and will get the story. If you know how to create a link perhaps you can add it here.

[Trident]

http://www.imdb.com/.../sb/2005-08-22/


...
Sony To Be Sole Sponsor of 'Nip/Tuck' Season Opener


The 90-minute season premiere of FX network's hit series Nip/Tuck will have a single sponsor -- Sony Pictures -- and commercial content will be limited to just 11 minutes, TV Week reported today (Monday). The trade publication estimated that Sony probably paid FX more than $1.8 million for the package, which also includes a custom opening and close, vignettes and thank-you messages in addition to the spots, which will air on the Sept. 20 telecast. ...

Edited by Trident, 24 August 2005 - 05:16 PM.

[Bon-san]

"....please no, please no, please no, please no, please no, please no....."

[Spoon]

I can't see any way that there is any possible Bond connection here.

Why would they announce a Bond through a TV commercial? Since when do they do that?
Why would they need to buy all the advertising? Are they going to run the same 30-second "McMahon is Bond" spot 22 times?
Who the heck runs TV commercial spots for a movie that isn't going to be out for at least a year (if we're lucky)?
Isn't it a lot more likely that they wish to advertise films coming out sooner, as is normal for movie commercials? (Sony has three films coming out in the two weeks after that episode: Oliver Twist, Sep. 23; Capote and Into the Blue, Sep. 30.) Or perhaps they're advertising MP3 players... cameras... videogames... or any of the literally hundreds of other things Sony has going?

Amazingly farfetched, IMO.

Edited by Spoon, 24 August 2005 - 06:35 PM.

[Seannery]

[quote name='Spoon' date='24 August 2005 - 19:35']I can't see any way that there is any possible Bond connection here.

Why would they announce a Bond through a TV commercial?

[K1Bond007]

Thanks for the link and story guys...

Not sure I buy this theory though. 11 minutes is a ton of time for an announcement that "hey McMahon is Bond dudes.." and only on FX? If you're gonna put up the dough for a special announcement like that, why Nip/Tuck? Because McMahon is on the show? Why not a bigger audience than FX? Why not Desperate Housewives or something. I'm serious. It was the #1 show last year and I'm sure if you're announcing a Bond on a special advertisment deal you'd want to hit up a sizable market. And why September 2005? Seems rather early. Maybe not for the announcement of Bond (which is going to gain national/international attention the moment it's decided - it markets itself), but to start generating buzz about Casino Royale - September 2006 would work just as much, if not better.

Still, I'm sure it's possible, but I don't think it makes that much sense. Sony is a huge corporation. It could be for any number of gadgets, video games, music, films, television shows, or Z: All of the above.

[Seannery]

Thanks for the link and story guys...

Not sure I buy this theory though. 11 minutes is a ton of time for an announcement that "hey McMahon is Bond dudes.." and only on FX? If you're gonna put up the dough for a special announcement like that, why Nip/Tuck? Because McMahon is on the show? Why not a bigger audience than FX? Why not Desperate Housewives or something. I'm serious. It was the #1 show last year and I'm sure if you're announcing a Bond on a special advertisment deal you'd want to hit up a sizable market. And why September 2005? Seems rather early. Maybe not for the announcement of Bond (which is going to gain national/international attention the moment it's decided - it markets itself), but to start generating buzz about Casino Royale - September 2006 would work just as much, if not better.

Still, I'm sure it's possible, but I don't think it makes that much sense. Sony is a huge corporation. It could be for any number of gadgets, video games, music, films, television shows, or Z: All of the above.

Actually I agree with you that it's possible but that it could be many other things and probably is.

[Turn]

Another possible thought here about the September 20 Nip/Tuck premiere and the Sony connection:

Sometimes F/X runs shows in their entirety with maybe one or commercial interruption. They did it with Nip/Tuck's season finale last year. Maybe Sony will have the intro and they will say something like "This F/X show is presented without commercial interruption by Sony Pictures" or "by Sony Pictures new film (Fill in the blank)." Then they will have a commercial at the end or something.

[trumanlodge89]

Another possible thought here about the September 20 Nip/Tuck premiere and the Sony connection:

Sometimes F/X runs shows in their entirety with maybe one or commercial interruption. They did it with Nip/Tuck's season finale last year. Maybe Sony will have the intro and they will say something like "This F/X show is presented without commercial interruption by Sony Pictures" or "by Sony Pictures new film (Fill in the blank)." Then they will have a commercial at the end or something.

that is the likely answer.

[chiclit]

Well, ok, maybe its not "the Bean". (Stupid name BTW, Sony). It could be for a "creative" Bond announcement, the only recent clue to that is Julian definitely shut up about the topic, compared to his earlier chatty take on every Bond inquiry. Of course the buy could also be for any picture/slate of pictures Sony is releasing in the fall, not just right around September 20. Seems like word will leak out as to what they are promoting or not before then. In any case, I can't wait until the new season of Nip/Tuck starts, no matter who the sponsor is!

I am not Bond expert, or Public Relations expert, but this "picking the new Bond" thing just doesn't seem too well handled, no matter who ends up with the tux.

[Loeffelholz]

No disagreement there. But I don't think McMahon is the one. I think Bond will be...a bit younger...

[Onlooker]

Hi everyone, first post here. I was the one who put the link up on Mi6.

I didn't for a moment think that an announcement would be made during Nip/Tuck BUT it did occur to me that perhaps when Sony committed all that money to the sponsorship they knew something that we didn't - that when people tuned in to the premiere of Nip/Tuck (a highly anticipated event in any case) they would also know that they were seeing the next James Bond. That would certainly add a bit of bang to the advertising buck.

If I could also just ask a slightly technical question, is it possible to change the colour sceme on the board from the black background?

[spynovelfan]

I didn't for a moment think that an announcement would be made during Nip/Tuck BUT it did occur to me that perhaps when Sony committed all that money to the sponsorship they knew something that we didn't - that when people tuned in to the premiere of Nip/Tuck (a highly anticipated event in any case) they would also know that they were seeing the next James Bond.  That would certainly add a bit of bang to the advertising buck.

Onlooker, that's perfectly possible BUT it could be something else and we won't know until it happens, and until then I will continue to point out that nothing is certain in this life and that none of us know anything at this point and that any suggestion anyone has about anything at all could be right BUT then again it could also be wrong until I'm blue in the face.

Seannery wasn't online, so I thought I'd do the honours.

[Seannery]

[quote name='spynovelfan' date='25 August 2005 - 12:57'][quote name='Onlooker' date='25 August 2005 - 09:58']I didn't for a moment think that an announcement would be made during Nip/Tuck BUT it did occur to me that perhaps when Sony committed all that money to the sponsorship they knew something that we didn't - that when people tuned in to the premiere of Nip/Tuck (a highly anticipated event in any case) they would also know that they were seeing the next James Bond.

[spynovelfan]

Finally spynovelfan, you begin to make sense.

BUT we can't be sure yet.

[Seannery]

Finally spynovelfan, you begin to make sense.

BUT we can't be sure yet.

YET if you follow my lead, we can be.

[spynovelfan]

I don't think McMahon looks like Bond. He looks like a male model in a photo shoot that's trying to capture a bit of the Bond feel. In fact, he looks almost exactly like one such model, Nick Zanetti, who'd be a hell of a lot cheaper. And doesn't have quite as large a forehead.

[trumanlodge89]

agreed, if they wanted someone with a huge forehead, why not get ted danson?

[Pussfeller]

That Zanetti does look a lot like McMahon.

[WC]

That Zanetti does look a lot like McMahon.

Actually, Kerr Smith looks a LOT more like Julian McMahon, or McMahon looks like Kerr Smith. Smith even guest-starred on Charmed, like McMahon.







Both have that metrosexual look about them.