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Originally Posted by DonRotolo
I'm not sure if everyone knows that will.i.am paid for the airtime from his own pocket. "The preceding was paid programming", just like the Sham-Wow infomercial. Perhaps he made a few dollars back selling those advertisements, probably not. Consider that ALL the pre-show publicity on TV was paid advertising as well.
What do you think an hour on ABC costs at 7pm on a Sunday night?
I thank will.i.am for producing and delivering this program. FIRST got a huge boost tonight. You can't buy this kind of stuff.
You know, I've been listening to will.i.am a lot lately, and my opinion of him goes up a lot every time I hear him speak. This guy is smart, really smart. If this entertainment thing doesn't work out, he has a future in engineering.  |
I've been saying it too, that when you, regardless of who you are, buy an hour of primetime television, you believe you can sell the product (in this case, FIRST) and make a massive return on it (which means me getting more calls from Regional directors to ask for FLL coaches and rookie collaborations). If/when Dean and Woodie get to old to carry on the message about FIRST, will.i.am seems ready to keep perpetuating it.