As we made our way to the Great Lawn we noticed how many other people were playing Frisbee... and therefore became extremely jealous. It was not fair that all these other jerks were getting to have fun while we had to just sit there and eat the pile of snack food we brought (hey, I said we weren't athletic.) Then we noticed something; everyone had the same, blue Frisbee! We then noticed that there were several of these blue Frisbees discarded around the park. Like people didn't want them anymore. Carolyn picked up the closest one and we found out that it wasn't just a normal flying disc!
The Frisbee was actually a piece of marketing material for the TBS show My Boys. I've seen a lot of promos for My Boys, and there has been a lot of hype surrounding the comedy as it goes into its sophomore season, but I officially became a fan when they saved my afternoon with a free toy. "What a great piece of marketing," we thought! I'm sure TBS spent more money on the Frisbees than they would have on say, fliers or postcards, but I doubt there was a pile of Frisbees in the garbage can at the end of the day.We set out our blanket, turned up the iPod jams and started tossing the promo disc. So, maybe we only played for a few minutes, but it was the fact that we could play if we wanted that really mattered. I really can't remember a piece of marketing material that had such a fun impact on my day. I guess I didn't get to watch My Boys last night, but I'm going to have to check it out. It's actually getting some great reviews, and with the lack of good TV this summer it's great to see something new on the tube. Do you like My Boys? What do you think about it?
