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1. In the beginning, many years before Darth Revan was even born, there were no TV commercials. Then, in 1941, the watchmaking company Bulova became the first to officially advertise on television, an effort that cost them only a few dollars. What "all-American" sports game was broadcast after this 10-second commercial, a match between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies?
2. Darth Revan was rather fond of TV, but commercials were the bane of her existence. Having just watched some TV, Darth Revan felt strangely compelled go and buy this fancy new hair product - it'll make her look like a model! (Yeah, right...) The ad must have sent her subliminal messages. What lemon-lime soft drink, manufactured by the Coca-Cola company, urged viewers to "obey their thirst" and used a "sublymonal" advertising campaign?
3. "Snap, crackle, pop, Rice Krispies" ... "Meow meow meow meow Meow meow meow meow" ... "What would you do-oo-oo, for a Klondike bar?" Like it or not, Darth Revan had to admit that a few of these annoying commercials are accompanied by some pretty catchy tunes. What word refers specifically to a song written for advertising purposes?
4. It was finally time to take control of television: enough of these annoying commercials! Darth Revan wanted to decide what she watched and when she watched it, and to hold the power to skip through advertisements at will. So, she invested in a Digital Video Recorder (aka, DVR). What popular brand of DVR, one of the first, became available in 1999?
5. Finding no escape on television from the relentless commercials (her DVR wouldn't arrive for some time), Darth Revan put her favorite DVD into the player - surely no commercials there, right? "The following preview has been approved for all audiences." Ugh, fast forward! Movie previews, like those shown at a theater or on a DVD before the feature presentation, are called what?
6. You'd think Darth Revan had finally found a respite in her DVD, but then all the characters started drinking Dr Pepper, eating at Burger King, and using Dell electronics. It's called product placement, a common and often successful form of advertising. What movie's use of product placement led to a revived interest in Mr. Potato Head and other classic playthings?
7. Darth Revan next turned to her computer and the Internet. Unfortunately, the Web is a heavily commercial-infected place. While trying to check out her favorite websites, Darth Revan felt like she was playing a video game! It became a race to close all the browser windows that came up on her screen, advertising various sites and products. What are these obnoxious windows called, also part of the name of an informative VH1 television series?
8. You've got mail! Darth Revan was greeted with an inbox full of electronic messages. But, knowing that she is not so popular as to warrant that many e-mails, she checked the subject lines and saw that most of them were urging her to buy illicit drugs, get out of debt, and earn millions working from home. Such unsolicited junk e-mails share a name with what much-maligned Hormel meat product?
9. Desperately attempting to escape the annoying commercials, Darth Revan hopped in her car and went to the local McDonald's for a bite to eat (yes, she *might* have been influenced by that Big Mac ad, earlier...but hey, she was hungry anyway!). On the way, she crossed paths with a large, roadside billboard. You can thus determine that Darth Revan does not reside in what 49th U.S. state, where billboards are banned?
10. In the end, The Enemy, that inescapable advertising world, simply couldn't be defeated. So if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! In a bizarre turn of events, Darth Revan made a career change and became an advertising executive, in search of the perfect commercial. Goal achieved, she was honored with what advertising award, named for a Greek muse?
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