so Jerry Seinfeld...doing McDonald's ads?

northzax

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Sun Nov-25-07 05:35 PM
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so Jerry Seinfeld...doing McDonald's ads?

sure, tied into Bee Movie, but didn't his wife just release some sort of cookbook to help parents help their kids eat better?

doesn't he have enough money? does he really need to sell out to Mickey D's?

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KitchenWitch

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Sun Nov-25-07 05:37 PM
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1. He probably did not have much choice in it.

Whomever did the licensing for Bee Movie chose MickeyDs

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northzax

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Sun Nov-25-07 05:50 PM
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3. sure he did

he was the producer, writer and star, he signed off on any ads, especially ones he would be doing the voiceover for.

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underpants

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Sun Nov-25-07 05:41 PM
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2. BTW_ this movie started over lunch with Spielberg

Seinfeld made a joke about making a movie called a "B Movie" and Spielberg pretty much greenlighted it on the spot. This guy didn't get rich ignoring the chance to be a part of things like Jerry's first real project since the show ended.

That being said, I am almost positive that this was going to be released a while ago like 6 months or so but got pulled back and reworked-probably had bad focus group results.

Yeah McD's and Seinfeld-what COULD go wrong?? but your point about his wife's book is a good one.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Sun Nov-25-07 05:57 PM
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4. "What is WITH those Chicken McNuggets? Are they CHICKEN? Are they NUGGETS? What's UP with THAT?"

:silly:

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Fire Walk With Me

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Sun Nov-25-07 08:16 PM
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11. Who ARE these nuggets!?

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Orangepeel

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Sun Nov-25-07 06:33 PM
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5. I don't think it is about money. It's a pride issue with his movie.

It's probably more important to his self image that Bee Movie do well on DVD or whatever than it is not to sell out to McDonald's.

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Boojatta

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Sun Nov-25-07 07:14 PM
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6. How about Michael Richards (aka Kramer)...

isn't he working in a McDonald's now?

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Bluzmann57

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Sun Nov-25-07 07:17 PM
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7. Hmmm...Does Seinfeld have the right to do what he wants?

Edited on Sun Nov-25-07 07:19 PM by Bluzmann57

I am just wondering. If he wants to make commercials for McDonalds then I guess he can. Conversly, if you don't want to eat there, then stay away.

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northzax

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Sun Nov-25-07 07:47 PM
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8. i refer to the hypocrisy

of simultaneously flacking for McDonald's and his wife's "how to get your kids to eat healthy" cookbook.

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Boojatta

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Sun Nov-25-07 08:06 PM
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9. If people eat enough McDonald's food, they might make themselves

feel sick enough to resolve to stay away from it forever. Then they'll need the cookbook. Is that called a "two-pronged" strategy?

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CreekDog

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Sun Nov-25-07 08:14 PM
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10. I don't see anything wrong with an occasional visit to McDonalds

It's regular eating there aside from some of the salads that is problematic.

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Catshrink

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Sun Nov-25-07 08:36 PM
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13. Every once in a while, I get a Mickey D's Fries Craving

Not very often, but when it happens, there is just nothing else that will do. And, on occasion, I'll sin boldly and go for a sausage biscuit. 29 grams of fat never tasted so good.

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Deja Q

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Sun Nov-25-07 08:34 PM
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12. Because when it comes to money, one does not need to believe what they sell.

They just want you to buy into it.

Which is why I probably won't get anywhere in the writing biz. :crazy:

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