Comments on: Big Money Yields Same Exact Results

By: WandaSue

WandaSue — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:13:47 +0000

The tongue of the “True Blood” poster looks … rather phallic.

By: Jessa Slade

Jessa Slade — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:26:06 +0000

I’m a newcomer to the Sookie scene and I was excited to hear about the show. I agree (and speaking of devils & demons, I do marketing for my day job) that the True Blood poster doesn’t really capture the flavor the books. Um, other than the flavor of blood apparently. Even the colors aren’t right. Kinda muddy.

If you look around from women’s magazines to online avatars, the lips image repeats a lot in various permutations. Apparently it sells. Add blood and you get sex AND violence in one tidy package. Marketing perfection.

By: Katrina Strauss

Katrina Strauss — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:00:35 +0000

The TrueBlood poster is nice and I’m happy to hear the upcoming HBO series is receiving some high dollar media blitz. On the other hand, I am wondering how exactly this captures the downhome Southern gothic charm of the Sookie books? But I’m not the one with the marketing degree, so what do I know…

By: Leeann Burke

Leeann Burke — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:37:23 +0000

I have to say between both posters I prefer the True Blood one better.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:24:30 +0000

Similar or not I’m definitely more drawn to the True Blood one. Something about the teeth of the other one… faintly repulsing. Weird.

By: Randi

Randi — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:42:00 +0000

I thought we were supposed to always blame Gisselle?

By: Has

Has — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:28:36 +0000

Someone blogged about this the other day
http://www.rowthree.com/2008/07/25/i-blame-angelina-jolie/

Angelina Jolie was the first to pose with the blood in the mouth but it seems to be gaining in popularity but like the blogger says - blame Angie :D

By: Kitty

Kitty — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:39:50 +0000

Okay, this isn’t a case of stock photography being used. The people at Fox Marketing apparently feel like their idea for the Jennifer’s Body poster got ripped off. It’s hard to know which came first, but I know the JB poster was created using a photograph of Megan Fox (the star of the movie) and it’s supposed to give the impression that the movie is gory and bloody (it is - the title character becomes a flesh-eating demon).

By: Kalen Hughes

Kalen Hughes — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:14:35 +0000

Jennifer’s Body has nothing to do with vampires or Sookie. From IMDB:

A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?

That said, I’m confused about the True Blood show too. But given that it’s from the guy who brought us 6 Feet Under (which rocked for the first few seasons), I’m willing to give it a try.

By: Randi

Randi — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:55:07 +0000

I’m confused. There’s going to be a Sookie show AND movie? I think they could have gone with advertising, for either of them, with something similar to Pushing Daisies. The Sookie books always held a sort of surreal brightness for me; like Pushing Daisies.