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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 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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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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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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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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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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1 answer
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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