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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

What are you thinking, FOX?

I really enjoy some of FOX's drama programming - specifically, Prison Break, House, and Bones. So imagine my delight tonight when Michael & Co. began making the break out of Fox River Penitentiary. Fantastic episode! However, I couldn't help but notice that during the montage highlighting each convict's motivation for escaping (in addition to the fact that he's in prison) they were playing the House theme music. It's a nifty little tune, and it did kind of fit the moment, but it was also a bit distracting. Rather than focusing on the poignancy of the backstories, I was pondering why FOX was doing this. Does it really cost that much to get some tv background music? Perhaps it does.

1 Comments:

  • My assessment: cross-promotion. They're counting on their viewers being too stupid to realize it's the same music, all the while implanting the subliminal message in their heads: "waaaaatch Hoooouuuuuse!"

    In fairness, they're probably correct about most of their viewers. How else do you explain the fact that Arrested Development is gone and The War At Home is not yet burning in bad TV show hell???

    By Blogger Law Fairy, at 9:36 AM, May 02, 2006  

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