Calanen
03-23-2007, 05:38 AM
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Hot on the heels of their budgie-smuggler tribute to Peter Debnam and the Bulldogs knuckle-duster gaffe, the boys from The Chaser are back, bolder than ever.
Dubbing themselves prime-time prima donnas, the lads demanded a billboard campaign for the new series of The Chaser's War on Everything, which returns next Wednesday. The ABC complied, offering the cheapest billboards they could find, and posted their mugs on billboards from Iceland to Iraq, Estonia and India.
But their latest promotional stunt has come under fire from sceptics and fans alike who believe the billboards are fake - their website is flooded by commentators who are certain the work is that of a Photoshop mastermind.
After sending this column images taken by a ******* photographer in Iraq - who dashed outdoors once the curfew was lifted - the ABC publicist offered to sign a statutory declaration to further prove the validity of the billboards.
There are also videos of Indians hand-painting a billboard to a Bollywood soundtrack. But the absolute clincher was sighting the invoice sent by Diyar Outdoor in Iraq, charging the ABC a mere $US150 ($187) for each billboard face. What a bargain!
It seems there are a number of confused Estonians and Iraqis logging on to the website to see what these five blokes are about.
They may not be the target audience but their interest solidifies the posse's reputation for international mischief-making.
Posted by SMH Online
March 23, 2007 12:43 AM
http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/03/putting_the_chasers_war_on_eve.html
Hot on the heels of their budgie-smuggler tribute to Peter Debnam and the Bulldogs knuckle-duster gaffe, the boys from The Chaser are back, bolder than ever.
Dubbing themselves prime-time prima donnas, the lads demanded a billboard campaign for the new series of The Chaser's War on Everything, which returns next Wednesday. The ABC complied, offering the cheapest billboards they could find, and posted their mugs on billboards from Iceland to Iraq, Estonia and India.
But their latest promotional stunt has come under fire from sceptics and fans alike who believe the billboards are fake - their website is flooded by commentators who are certain the work is that of a Photoshop mastermind.
After sending this column images taken by a ******* photographer in Iraq - who dashed outdoors once the curfew was lifted - the ABC publicist offered to sign a statutory declaration to further prove the validity of the billboards.
There are also videos of Indians hand-painting a billboard to a Bollywood soundtrack. But the absolute clincher was sighting the invoice sent by Diyar Outdoor in Iraq, charging the ABC a mere $US150 ($187) for each billboard face. What a bargain!
It seems there are a number of confused Estonians and Iraqis logging on to the website to see what these five blokes are about.
They may not be the target audience but their interest solidifies the posse's reputation for international mischief-making.
Posted by SMH Online
March 23, 2007 12:43 AM
http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/03/putting_the_chasers_war_on_eve.html