Tuesday, September 15, 2009

L.A. Confidential

Welcome to L.A. Where anyone can be a private eye.
photo LA Frog

7 comments:

est said...

So LA!! It looks like a total joke but it's for real!

LA Frog said...

Yes: real. Caught at the local liquor store, taped on the free dailies' rack.

Glen said...

It's a real ad, all right - an ad for HBO's new series Bored To Death, with Jason Schwartzman as private detective Jonathan Ames.

LA Frog said...

Glen, you're absolutely right: your comment made me dial the number, and sure enough it's an ad for an HBO show -- posted "haphazardly" in our local liquor store.

Disappointed on 2 counts: 1) Got fooled by an ad. 2) Killed that private eye mystique. Clever, though.

The Daily Connoisseur said...

I can't wait for this series on HBO... clever ad too. If I hadn't recognized Jason Schwartzman I would have fallen for it too!

Great blog by the way :)

LA Frog said...

Thanks, Daily Connoisseur! I guess I need to beef up on my HBO/Schwarzman skills...It was fun while it lasted, though.

LA Frog said...

Slate's review of the show - Bored to Death: http://www.slate.com/id/2228715/