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Digital Daily: Microsoft, Fox Team Up to Create Worst Episode of Family Guy Ever
CrunchGear: Surprise! “Family Guy” too raunchy for Microsoft sponsorship
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Take that Bill Gates! http://bit.ly/T7Wks Jajajaja... Creo q usualmente no ven el programa antes de pedir publicidad para el Windows 7 #FAIL 30 days ago |
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RT microsoft cancelo el episodio de family guy por que vio este de aqui http://bit.ly/Bww2u 10/30/2009 |
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Has Microsoft ever watched Family Guy? http://bit.ly/4gthr9 Clearly they missed this episode: http://bit.ly/4gtc4L 10/29/2009 |
Microsoft, Fox Team Up to Create Worst Episode of Family Guy Ever
Digital Daily —
The last time Microsoft was featured in an episode of “Family Guy,” it was the butt of a Zune joke. Peter Griffin’s father-in-law asked Bill Gates to help him program his Zune and then taunted the Microsoft chairman, noting that he owns an Apple (AAPL) iPod “like the rest of the world” (see video below).
This time it’s going to be different. That’s because Microsoft (MSFT) is paying to make it so. The company has teamed up with Fox to sponsor a “Family Guy” special built around Windows 7. The show, dubbed “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” after creator ...
Surprise! “Family Guy” too raunchy for Microsoft sponsorship
CrunchGear —
When I first heard that Microsoft was going to be publicizing Windows 7 in the legendarily offensive “Family Guy,” I thought “Wow, either Microsoft is cooler than I thought or they’ve never actually seen the show.” Unsurprisingly, it seems to have been the latter.
“Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show” has already been made, of course, and will air as usual, but it won’t be Microsoft sponsoring its the advertisement-free presentation. Microsoft decided that “riffs on deaf people, the ...
Microsoft Rethinks Family Guy Tie-In
Mobility Site —
Well, here’s another shocker. After looking over the script and attending the actual taping of "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show" starring Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein, Microsoft pulled out of their somewhat controversial (and heavily mocked) sponsorship of the show. This sponsorship was to include no commercials, but include marketing spots for Win 7 worked right into the show itself. The show will go on Nov 8th, but Fox is looking for a new sponsor.
Says Microsoft…
"We initially chose to participate in the Seth and Alex variety show based on the audience ...
Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy sponsorship
Newlaunches.com —
Earlier this month reports surfaced that Microsoft will be sponsoring an episode of Family Guy in November to promote Windows 7. However Microsoft has pulled out of the sponsorship saying the shows content does not fit Microsoft's image. What the deuce Microsoft, didnt any of the blokes from marketing ever watch a single episode of Family Guy? An average episode has a couple of fart jokes, anti-semite references and racial comments. But that was before Microsoft execs attended the special's taping Oct. 16. The program included MacFarlane and Alex Borstein -- the voice of "Family Guy" matriarch Lois -- pitching Windows 7. For most of the special, however, ...
