We're getting ready for the Super Bowl party, but I just have to take time to comment on the flap that occurred in Boston this week. You know the story: a promotion for the herbivore-themed "Aqua Teen Cudchewing Force" (whose characters are a radish, a container of grass clippings and a wad of partially-digested cud) caused that city to shut down in fear of a terror attack.
I've never seen the show itself on Adult Swim (That scheduling block really should be renamed "Males, 18 to 24 Swim."), but I do recognize the characters enough to spot them on a sign. No so the government and media of that Fair City, who apparently feel that Osama is given to bombs with rude hand gestures created on them in Lite-Brite. Some of the funniest videos on YouTube right now are actual clips from local Boston TV outlets featuring clueless reporters in the starring roles.
The big winner in all this is The Cartoon Network; even after offering to pay the city's expenses, they've reaped more a more effective advertising windfall than any dumb ol' Super Bowl commercial.
