Boston threat scare blamed on CN

[Riley_dfwm]

cartoon promo goes too far

http://www.comcast.net/news/index.jsp?cat=GENERAL&fn=/2007/01/31/575584.html&cvqh=itn_boston

 

[Frasier]

I hear Roger Dryer is calling for the network's satellite transponder to be revoked. ;D

 

[Slambang]

Obviously the city of "Bahston" has lost its sense of humor..seeing that the red sox didnt win the world series again, add to the fact the bruins and celtics havent brought home any titles in..how long?

Seriously, Guerilla marketing is a tricky business,sometimes nobody notices, others it will capture their interest and shut down a whole city. This is the best thing to happen to Adult Swim in awhile, as this will more than likely push their numbers through the roof due to the fact people will tune in to see what happens next. For the artist who designed and placed up the mooninite signs, it's going to be an interesting next week, as he is to arraigned tomorrow morning.

 

[genius]

Well seeing how nine out the ten cities when the marketing scheme was executed had no incident, it appears that Boston has become the laughingstock of the country tonight...

 

[BRNout]

Well seeing how nine out the ten cities when the marketing scheme was executed had no incident, it appears that Boston has become the laughingstock of the country tonight...

That's because Bostonians were the only ones sharp enough to notice the suspicious "devices" set above their heads. In other cities, the locals just blithely walked on by and never saw anything. Hardly a laughingstock, Boston came off as being well prepared and as the last city in the US that you'd want to leave bombs in.

On the other hand, CN came off as being a bunch of idiots. In this day of post 9-11 heightened security, you need to think before you act. That they let this go on for hours and hours before 'fessing up (around 5 pm) was irresponsible.

And, keep in mind that I love the Aqua Teens and can't stand Ted Kennedy or Mayor "Mumbles" Menino.

 

[formeraa]

Because of the ridiculous Boston over-reaction to a stupid marketing ploy, we are probably going to have teenagers out trying to play tricks all over the country. Good Going, Boston!! :

Of course, this was a city that thought a black guy had jumped into a car and murdered a pregnant white woman. Never mind that the car was going the wrong way in the wrong neighborhood and it was nearly impossible for the alleged event to have happened based on the story as told. And that went on for months before they found that the husband had murdered his wife...

 

[BRNout]

Of course, this was a city that thought a black guy had jumped into a car and murdered a pregnant white woman. Never mind that the car was going the wrong way in the wrong neighborhood and it was nearly impossible for the alleged event to have happened based on the story as told. And that went on for months before they found that the husband had murdered his wife...

Oh please, Boston is one of the safest and most well-educated big cities in the US. In other cities (Philly, Detroit, Atlanta come to mind), a whole city probably wouldn't have been so taken with a single murder case when hundreds happen every year. Besides, you had to go back like 18 years for that one.

Face it, at the minimum, the electronic signs should never have been posted without the permission of (and/or payment to) the owner of each location. Because they were in places where they didn't belong - and located in some of the most crucial transportation hubs of the city - this was a big deal. The city of Boston had to act and they did so appropriately. Mind you, I am generally a harsh critic of most political decisions made in Mass. But they got it right this time.

I don't know where they were placed in other cities, so that could have been a factor. For example, I don't know that the little boards were found in train stations in other cities. Perhaps the guys in charge of placement in Boston were a little too "imaginative" for their own good.

But, I do think that this criticism of Boston over this issue is absurd. If you were familiar with Boston, you saw the list of where these devices were located, and you saw how they were mounted, you wouldn't be making these silly comments bashing Beantown.

CN's campaign was dumb. It's as simple as that.

 

[bostonmusicman]

I agree. Being from Boston, I thought the response was good. It should never have occurred. Common sense would just tell people this could be suspicious. I agree, too, the campaign was successful. The thing I think the police etc were thinking is.. Look maybe these first 3 that aren't explosives are only a diversion to a real one planted some place and treated each situation carefully. Boston News Stations (WCVB and WFXT most notably) had some good coverage of the unfolding of events. Its really scary to see something that could potentially be explosives in such high travelled areas by the residents of Boston, therefore a prompt response was in order.