A recent TV advert in New Zealand blatantly copied a Sony montage advert featuring Kevin Butler, Sony’s VP of Everything. Instead of ushering in an army of nameless, faceless lawyers, armed with a cease-and-desist order, Butler let the broadcaster know what he’d like as recompense, namely "TV3’s support in making the PS3 the Official Game Console of New Zealand. … That, and a box set of Flight of the Conchords."
Tv3’s complied, sending Butler a gift hamper of the finest New Zealand has to offer. In addition to a plaque declaring the PS3 as the “official console of Aotearoa,†the Maori name of New Zealand, the basket included kiwi treats like Marmite (YUM!) and Milo (DOUBLE YUM!). Oh, and he got that Flight of the Conchords boxset too. Don’t know the Conchords – formerly New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo?
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Last Updated: August 3, 2010
squirrely
August 3, 2010 at 15:10
Imagine a world without corporate lawyers
Bobby Kotick ruler of New Zealand
August 3, 2010 at 15:50
That is absolutely brilliant, and can you truly go wrong with a gift basket filled with some cool DVDs, Milo and marmite?
Grant Hinds
August 4, 2010 at 09:44
SA has it’s own Flight of the Concords type band. They’re here with free track downloads: http://www.brothersstreep.com/
They rock 🙂
RSA-Ace
August 4, 2010 at 10:01
So which on in the band are you?
RSA-Ace
August 4, 2010 at 10:13
Jokes aside. They are pretty good :tongue:
Bobby Kotick Coffee Bean Critic
August 4, 2010 at 12:11
Meh! They’re ok-ish, but maybe they’re better live? But… more comedy bands are always a good thing.