Sunday, August 3, 2008

really good ad campaign or reality?

I am royally confused and am wishing i had taken a picture to try and better explain what i saw. Walking down Cannal street there was a poster on a telephone booth (yes they still exist) advertising a new beverage called "Tru Blood". The caption said, "All Flavor, No Bite".

I guess this can be explained in two ways.

1) there is a new HBO show about Vampires called "Trueblood" which starts in September...or at least this is what the internet is telling me.

2) there is a new drink on the market called "Tru Blood" it's for the humans who like to drink blood and be like vampires. After some research i learned it's synthetic, but seriously, GROSS!!!

I'm 98% sure it's all connected, but it's such good advertising for this blood drink, which is meant to be had with alcohol, AND has a website and commercials with no links to the HBO show. Check it out and let me know what you guys think. Has anyone else seen this? Kinda makes my skin crawl.

this guy makes me want to hurl!
http://io9.com/5024456/our-tru-blood-taste-test

The Tru Blood Beverage
http://www.trubeverage.com/