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For questions about advertisements and promotional videos for speculative fiction works.

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Book about a British boy from a futuristic world

It's a story about: a boy called "Jay" he has a sister who is apparently a hacker and can block the WiFi in specific places and a mom who works for rich people and a dad that works in a ...
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What character is this on the back of Reese's Puffs?

What character is this on the back of Reese's Puffs cereal? It seems to be some weird mutant Mickey Mouse.
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Dystopian short story about a man who can only think in the language of adverts

I read this a while back and can’t remember much. It was a short story where a man can only think in the language of ads - the narrative is subjective to his POV and he can barely describe himself or ...
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Looking for Westernized military sci-fi cover art of future woman tank commander and tank battle from 90s or early 00s

I’m searching for what I’m certain originated as cover art from a sci-fi gaming magazine which I once collected from basic internet image search for “future woman soldier” or “sci-fi woman soldier” or ...
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Did Ralph McQuarrie design or complete concept designs for Levi’s Kledian Warlord commercial?

Reference this thread for additional details about the “Kledian Warlord” advertisement for Levi’s jeans — widely described as a cross between Heavy Metal and Star Wars. In ongoing search for more ...
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Why is Aleksandr Orlov associating with supervillains?

The TV character has numerous off-tv pieces of media, such as an autobiography, as listed here, but no where does it explain the recent supervillain animals he is associating with. Here is the advert:
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What is Kool-Aid Man?

Besides being an anthropomorphic nearly full pitcher of cherry kool-aid, has there ever been any detailed description of how this pitcher of cherry kool-aid came to be so large, given appendages and ...
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Do we know why Jovan Sex Appeal should only be used for good?

Jovan’s nameless barbarian climbs up a mountain fraught with danger: He is rewarded for his efforts with some Jōvan cosmetics that descend from the sky. A godlike ...
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Do we know anything else about the Kledian Warlord besides his apparel fit preferences?

Who is the Kledian Warlord and its Companions? The Kledian Warlord, his parrot-faced majordomo, and a Levi’s jean-wearing earth boy have a conversation about the boy’s jeans: ...
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What old sci-fi film is the source of this Hotels.com ad clip featuring a spaceship blowing up Earth?

Youtube continues giving me ads for Hotels.com, and now I've seen a slightly different ad with another brief clip that looks like it must be from an old sci-fi film: A saucer-shaped spaceship does a ...
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What old sci-fi film is the source of this Hotels.com ad clip featuring a fire-breathing monster?

Youtube keeps giving me ads for Hotels.com, which feature a few seconds of what looks like it must be a scene from an old sci-fi film: There's a giant seal-like monster, on top of a pile of rocks, ...
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Where did the scenery for the Star Wars anti-smoking PSA come from?

A saw a link today to the classic Star Wars droids’ anti-smoking public service announcement. It looks like C-3PO and R2-D2 are working in a warehouse or storage area ...
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What is the magazine advert on Dennis Nedry's desk

I wondered if someone may help me to identify the advert of the open magazine on Nedry's desktop in Jurassic Park. It looks like a computer advert with purple 3D mesh and some graphs. It's possible to ...
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Did "2001: A Space Odyssey" make any reference to the names of companies, or show any evidence of the existence of advertisements?

In SE comments elsewhere 1, 2, 3 I talked about barriers of mixing advertising and spaceflight at NASA. In one I said: ...I'm not sure if Kubrick include any advertisements in his visionary ...
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Beer Commercial - Men Devolve into Salamanders - "Worth the wait"

I saw this commercial years ago. It starts out in a bar, with three guys having a beer, and suddenly this (kinda catchy) music starts playing and time seems to reverse, and everything around them ...
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Name of the song used in TMNT 2 HBO commercial

In this HBO commercial, there is a song playing in the background. It's kind of rock and dubstep fused together. I have contacted HBO through Facebook, but they couldn't reach the department who made ...
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Was the "Something Wicked This Way Comes" tag line to the Prisoner Of Azkaban movie poster taken from the 1962 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name?

I remember seeing this Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster when I was younger and thinking that the "Something Wicked This Way Comes" tag line was very catchy and incredibly clever. I was ...
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Did The Lucky Charms Leprechaun always exist in the same universe as other General Mills characters?

In new Lucky Charms boxes, the Leprechaun is featured alongside the Trix rabbit and Chip the dog in several stories. This is the first time that I've ever seen this. If I recall correctly, in all ...
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Sci fi story with a coke sign on the moon?

I can remember reading a sci fi story where a rocket package was placed on the moon and when detonated sent the explosion of glitter fragments into the lunar atmosphere. And because of the lack of ...
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What is the storyline of this #CreateCourage Star Wars ad?

So there's this kid who wears a Stormtrooper helmet and I guess is therefore shunned as an outcast. Then everyone sees a Rogue One trailer and the next day everyone inexplicably has Stormtrooper ...
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Which characters does this LOST promo refer to?

A strange, avant garde LOST season one promo was shown in the United Kingdom. It referred to various characters from the show. However, many of the lines from it don't really make sense to me. ...
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What do the "half-blue" portraits represent in the Game of Thrones Season 3 ads?

The promotional posters for HBO's season 3 of Game of Thrones all depict an individual facial image of key characters from prior seasons with their faces half-lit in a blue hue. What's this meant to ...
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