According to 9-to-5′s reliable sources, Apple filmed a funny sketch re-writing the story of Powell and his lost iPhone prototype. The short features John Hodgman – who plays PC Guy in Apple’s commercials – playing a barman getting a guy drunk. More »
Floppy-haired Justin Long has said in an interview with the AV Club that the ‘Get A Mac’ adverts “might be done…I think they’re going to move on.” Move on to more ads with disembodied hands and loud indie-pop? More »
If you’ve got nothing better to do between now and the January 27th, head over to AdWeek where all 66 TV adverts starring John Hodgman and Justin Long have been saved for posterity’s sake. [AdWeek]
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Apple heard Windows 7 was out and called in the usuals to make fun of it as more “broken promises”. The real question: How long has the “Hodgman—Miami Vice attire” Post-It been on the writers’ bulletin board? [Apple]
John Hodgman, now perhaps best known as the PC in the “I’m a Mac” ads, spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner about nerds, Trekkies, and President Obama’s favourite “name-brand smartphone [he]shall not name, for contractual reasons.” More »
