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Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Re: Review of DS Revival Series DVD as seen in 2006 Videoscope
« on: January 19, 2006, 05:58:53 AM »I didn't see the commercial with Daphne singing. It sounds truly silly, and I can't imagine what the makers of this commercial were aiming at. Iit would be very funny to see it now, but at the time I think it might have turned potential viewers off.
Actually, the promo didn't feature Daphne/Rebecca Staab - it was merely some nubile woman on a bed:
However, it was obvious from the get go that the promo was very much tongue in cheek. Also, it only ran for 4 days (12/22/90-12/25/90). And considering it was only 1of 9 different promos that were running at the time - including one that was an entire minute long - I'm pretty sure the vast majority of NBC's viewership already had an excellent idea of what type of series the '91 DS was going to be.
On the other hand...
The promo had this ridiculous over-the-top music and voiceover - just way melodramatic, and the voiceover & music all sounded rather tongue in cheek. The whole commercial reeked of some desperate attempt to get ratings by making it look as if the show were some kind of camp-fest. I found that one worse than the Christmas one, which at least was sort of semi-amusing.
...whoever it was in NBC's promo department that was responsible for that particular promo should have been shot. It was absolutely dreadful - and it most definitely sent the wrong message in a way that the two-front-teeth promo never did or even could have.
I taped a bunch of the commercials when they were first on.
GMTA, PD. Back in '01 in honor of the series' 10th anniversary, I had created a Web site which featured downloadable videos of both of the promos mentioned here as well as several others. The initial promotional campaign for the '91 series was absolutely amazing - particularly the 2 minute long theatrical style trailer that NBC produced (I still get shivers whenever I watch that one). I was able to share the promos because back in '90/'91 I'd made a VHS tape of the more than two dozen promos NBC aired along with the various pieces the entertainment/talk shows did in the runup to the '91 series' debut. The tape runs for over 90 minutes, and I keep telling myself that one of these days I should transfer it to a DVD to better preserve it. If I ever do get around to that, I'd be happy to hand out copies to anyone who might be interested.