{"id":312,"date":"2006-10-26T17:16:46","date_gmt":"2006-10-26T22:16:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2006-10-26T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2006-10-26T22:16:46","slug":"transformers-product-placement-in-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"transformers, product placement in disguise"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was laying in bed last night thinking (thinking seems to be a problem lately \u2013 specifically the abundance of). As you may or may not know (and I’m guessing you may not) there is a live-action Transformers movie<\/a> being released by Michael Bay<\/a> (a chill runs down our collective spines) on July 4th 2007. If you already knew that then what you probably didn’t know is the list of classic transformers characters that are going to appear in the film. And on top of that \u2013 I bet you didn’t know that they changed Bumblebee<\/a> from a yellow VW bug (get it\u2026bumblebee \u2026Bug\u2026) to the 2009 Chevy Camaro concept<\/a>. Oh, the Camaro is yellow\u2026so I guess it is okay (rolling my eyes). Oh, and I’m sure this was in no way an example of product placement (rolling my eyes so much they fly out of my skull) with the new Camaro being released around the same time as the movie.. <\/p>\n

So, I was thinking\u2026 (and hoping Mike Bay doesn’t read my blog)\u2026 why don’t we apply this great concept to the other transformers characters. Even if they aren’t in the first film \u2013 Bay is planning on making this a franchise so we’ll see some of these guys at some point. <\/p>\n

So..<\/p>\n

Optimus Prime<\/a> would take the form of a Kia Optima<\/a>! Awesome!<\/p>\n

Starscream<\/a> would take the form of a Ford Freestar<\/a>! Great!<\/p>\n

Jetfire<\/a> could take the form of a Chrysler Crossfire<\/a>! Fantastic!<\/p>\n

Landmine<\/a> could take the form of a Land Rover<\/a>! Sweet!<\/p>\n

Repugnus<\/a> could take the form of a Pontiac Aztek<\/a>! (get it?)<\/p>\n

Metroplex<\/a> could take the form of a (giant) Chevy Metro<\/a>! Yay!<\/p>\n

Primus<\/a> could take the form of a Toyota Prius<\/a>! Totally Tubular (dude)!<\/p>\n

Sky Shadow<\/a> would take the form of a Saturn Sky<\/a>! Insane!<\/p>\n

Wing Saber<\/a> would take the form of a Buick Le Sabre<\/a>! Wow!<\/p>\n

Thundercracker<\/a> would take the form of a Ford Thunderbird<\/a>! Exemplary!<\/p>\n

Crosswise<\/a> could take the form of an Isuzu Vehicross<\/a>! Yes! (which wouldn’t be the vehicross’s first cameo…if anyone remembers 2000’s Mission to Mars<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Excellion<\/a> could take the form of a Toyota Celica<\/a>! Hooray!<\/p>\n

Astrotrain<\/a> could take the form of a Chevy Astrovan<\/a>! Cantankerous!<\/p>\n

Charger<\/a> could take the form of a Dodge Charger<\/a>! Simple!<\/p>\n

Hydrocruiser<\/a> could be a P.T. Cruiser<\/a>! Splendid!<\/p>\n

Laserbeak<\/a> could be a Plymouth Laser<\/a>! Fupa!<\/p>\n

Lightspeed<\/a> could be a Ford F-150 Lightning<\/a>! Woof Woof!<\/p>\n

Mirage<\/a> would be a Mitsubishi Mirage<\/a>! Uncalledfor!<\/p>\n

Prowl<\/a> would be a Plymouth Prowler<\/a>! Splendiferous!<\/p>\n

Ramjet<\/a> would be a Dodge Ram<\/a>! Poof!<\/p>\n

Seaspray<\/a> could be a Chrysler Sebring<\/a>! Unk!<\/p>\n

Shadowpanther<\/a> would be a Dodge Shadow<\/a>! Terrible!<\/p>\n

Tempest<\/a> would be a Pontiac Tempest<\/a>! Rad!<\/p>\n

See, if Mr. Bay would just hire a smart guy like me he wouldn’t have to find funding for his movies \u2013 there is enough product placement there to last for two or three sequels! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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