Boston Mayor Urges Theaters to Boycott Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Boston Mayor Urges Theaters to Boycott Aqua Teen Hunger Force

www.cinematical.com

Remember that incident a few months back involving the city of Boston and a marketing idea gone wrong? In case you're totally oblivious or have a bad memory, it consisted of a silly stunt to promote Aqua Teen Hunger Force that accidentally caused a terror alert. In the end, the mistake resulted in two men facing felony hoax charges, the head of Cartoon Network resigning, Turner Broadcasting paying out $2 million in restitution and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino hating the surreal animated series forever. Unfortunately for Menino, the cinematic spin-off of the series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, opens this Friday around the country, including in two theaters in his city. Menino has made attempts to convince these locations to boycott the film, "out of respect to the people of Boston," but obviously the theaters are not willing to meet his demands. The thing Menino doesn't appear to realize, which doesn't take an expert in marketing communication to point out (though the Boston Herald quotes one, just to go with an official perspective), that any negative attention he can give the movie will help in its appeal.

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino does realise he is just giving the movie more publicity right?
What do Bostonians think of this?

www.cinematical.com
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Not One To Hold A Grudge, Is He?

Gotta feel for the poor kids who TP'd his house back in '93, because you just know he's going to find out who they are and track them down someday.

I think it would be best for all concerned, especially the City of Boston, if Mr. Menino were to just let it go.

May The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Be With You.




[edit on 4/11/2007 by Majic]

Boycott Boston!

Frylock for President!

I didn't even know there was going to be a movie. I just might be inclined to actually pay to see that one. ATHF4LYF!

Originally posted by Umbrax


Mayor Thomas M. Menino does realise he is just giving the movie more publicity right?
What do Bostonians think of this?

www.cinematical.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

I think 'ol mumbles is making us look like the laughingstock of the nation. again. ugh.

I wouldn't really see it anyways, but there's a lot of talk around here that people want to go see it just because mumbles said not to. I don't really agree with that mindset, but I also think that not seeing it "out of respect" is absolutely ridiculous! I just wish the whole thing would just disappear!

Shouldn't he be busy, doin' ya know... Mayor stuff?