Oh yeah. Holy cow thats a good find. I have memory of it looking like a subway but I don't remember any details. I'll have to rewatch the show again.
derekabutton
joined 2 years ago
I have never thought of this before, but you are on to something.
The show has done quite a few advertisements as part of the show. First that comes to mind are Fight Milk, Kitton Mittons, and Patty's Shotgun, which aren't real of course. Dick towel was made to be real but that was just a genuinely good idea.
In one scene an individual is mentioned eating a whole sleeve of Oreos, but based on the way they talk about the Oreos and the person eating them, no way they got paid to mention the product. The show also depicts Wawas quite badly in a similar way. Wouldn't be surprised if those got mentioned purely because of their ubiquity in some areas including Philly, and not as paid advertisements. Sears comes up in one episode, but they are seemingly critiquing this exact type of advertisement as it is used in the Extreme Home Makeover show. I wonder if they were paid or if they were just convenient plot devices. Dave and Busters and TGI Fridays in the recession episode, of course.
The Coors Light mentions are in your face ads, but I had to do some real thinking to come up with that one, since I don't drink beer. Any others you thought of that I fail to remember?
Absolutely. I believe they shortened the seasons a while back to give themselves more time for each episode, and it shows. On subsequent watches, the newer episodes are just as great as the old ones.
How about a spread across genres in no particular order:
Death Note (controversial, considering the ending)
You're the Worst (underappreciated masterpiece)
Avatar the Last Airbender
The Good Place
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (incomplete, but has maintained a 10)
Breaking Bad, which is worth listing again even though you mentioned it.
I wouldn't say it's quiiite there, but honorable mention to Modern Family, which is the best episodic sitcom I can think of. Has some meh moments but starts and ends as a 10.
That's just objectively untrue. Some might have, sure, but many firms joined the fight immediately. Don't suggest nobody else came to their aid when that is just not the case.