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FOX Sports Sends A Message: "We Are Shameless Corporate Whores" [Media Meltdowns]
Obviously, the FOX television network is not known for subtlety or restraint when it comes to shilling for its various synerg-tatsic properties, but their ridiculous Avatar promos on Sunday redefined crappy product placement (for crappy products.) It was bad enough when they tried to weave the ...
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Looking Back, Looking Forward
Fack Youk — ... And finally, if you were watching FOX when the broadcast first started up last night around 8:00, you were treated to one of the most contrived promotions of all time. They showed a mash-up of highlights from the World Series alongside clips from Avatar, the ...

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