Comments on: Saab gets burned – product placement news

By: Mikael

Mikael — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:59:04 +0000

The show is great, I was able to capture some screenshots from the “preview” of the car,
http://www.hgttg.net/pub/bilder/burn.notice.png

By: LP

LP — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:48:01 +0000

The second episode of the show aired this week and the 9-3 convertible was shown very briefly. They had a short, but very stylistic, sequence with the car and lights turning on. It’s promising for the future.

By: Sport Mode

Sport Mode — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:05:14 +0000

I quite like the show myself, though I haven’t seen any Saab ads yet because I only recently started watching…

Thanks for heads up, Gripen!

By: 1985 Gripen

1985 Gripen — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:43:08 +0000

I just went to Hulu.com and saw that this episode of Burn Notice is like their most popular TV show right now. I wonder if this is due to all the TS traffic, or just a coincidence?

Half of me hopes it’s TS traffic and the other half not. Because if it’s not, it’s NEW people being exposed to Saab product placement!

By: Richo

Richo — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:21:57 +0000

“Saab Gets Burned”

In another TV coup Saab is the car chosen by the loud-mouthed annoying guy in the new Virgin ad’s. You want to avoid him so badly you purchase seats with more room to stop him from invading your space.

Just buy him a BMW and turn him in to a total dickhead!

By: Agglo

Agglo — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:11:13 +0000

I’m not too much of a fan of product placement on tv shows, as it is often being done embarrassingly obvious (remember Cisco on “24″?). But I’ll surely check out this one.

So, if you like to download the series – check out my favourite place (link below; free account required).

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By: Kdsaab

Kdsaab — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:03:30 +0000

I Believe Burn Notice is shown on Ten’s HD channel here in Oz.

Saab also have a Parchment Silver Aero Convertible placed on Brothers & Sisters

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:39:00 +0000

Haha, yes I’ve been watching that show since last season, and it’s great to see saab get some love. Hopefully we’ll get to see that convertible soon. They’ve been featuring Westin’s partner’s Caddy, I just saw the last episode yester day. Great news for saab enthusiasts and owners like me.

By: LP

LP — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:04:54 +0000

Burn Notice is actually a pretty fun show to watch. (I don’t watch much TV, but have my Tivo catch this show when it’s on.) A Saab connection to it would do the brand well.

When the first episode of the second season aired this past week, I was pleasantly surprised by the new Saab recycling ads (the ones features here just a few days) and then definitely took notice when the protagonist was given the Saab keys. I’m hopeful the Saab convertible gets some use rather than being a one time mention. The show does a very good job of being fashionable and pleasing to the eye. In the final episodes of the last season, they used a Cadillac CTS and it looked great. The producers could do wonders with a Saab.

As an aside, the show also features Bruce Campbell, a very entertaining actor and star of such classics as “Evil Dead”, “Army of Darkness”, and “Bubba Ho-Tep”. I wouldn’t be surprised if much of the show’s initial fan base came from him.

(A quick correction to your post Swade – the Saab convertible was mentioned in the first episode of Season 2 rather than the finale of Season 1.)

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:04:42 +0000

Burn Notice was shown here (Australia) on Network Ten earlier this year but was pulled about halfway through its run. Not a bad show at all, I hope it reappears later in the year down here.