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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Big John @ Nov 9th 2007 7:25PM
Where is that glow on his cheek coming from?
The D Train @ Nov 9th 2007 7:37PM
the screen, its not backwards just upside down. Either way why the hell would a "CIA" agent have an Iphone for doing "CIA" agent things.
E71 @ Nov 11th 2007 12:15PM
What do you expect from a show full of limeys?
Bradley @ Nov 9th 2007 7:51PM
Guess you guys didn't watch the episode. That character is Victor Booth aka the bad guy of the episode and has dirty blond hair. The CIA agent's name is Tom and has black hair.
The D Train @ Nov 9th 2007 8:12PM
I tend not to watch bad television but thanks for filling us in that he is the antagonist of the episode, it doesnt make it any better.
Mark @ Nov 9th 2007 7:51PM
The iPhone's accelerometer lets you hold it upside down as well.
Mark Richardson @ Nov 9th 2007 8:13PM
Was that a joke?
Mykal Bloom @ Nov 10th 2007 1:15PM
Except no, it doesn't.
Wolfgang @ Nov 9th 2007 8:50PM
He might have it on speakerphone and a previous firmware. Remember how hard to hear that was back then :-))?
JAmerican @ Nov 9th 2007 9:01PM
Wow okay. NEXT! Is this really newsworthy?
Brian @ Nov 9th 2007 9:35PM
come on dude, it involves an iphone - OF COURSE it's newsworthy!
Brian @ Nov 9th 2007 9:38PM
PS that was sarcasm, the tags didn't show up
kastonie @ Nov 9th 2007 9:56PM
wtf this is a blog not the new york times or cnn....if i were a writer on engadget mobile or whatever blog, id post about how my crap went last night...just because....
tristan @ Nov 10th 2007 12:12AM
wow ok, why not scroll past instead of wasting time commenting that it's not news?
Big John @ Nov 11th 2007 2:58PM
It's a fun story that points out Hollywood's shortcomings when it comes to electronics. From wrong-looking computers (Swordfish, anyone?) to improper use of gadgets seen here... lighten up man.
pintweaks @ Nov 9th 2007 9:38PM
I wouldn't be too surprised if the director told him to hold it that way so as not to set off the proximity sensor located in (or near) the ear port - so the screen wouldn't turn off.
David @ Nov 9th 2007 9:41PM
lol, yeah I was watching that and I pointed that out to my friends too. "He's holding the iphone upside-down." o_o
While you're at it, last week Stephen Colbert took a call on an iPhone (that was completely off) from the South Carolina Democratic Party. Somehow the call still went through, he must have installed truthiness...
tristan @ Nov 9th 2007 10:37PM
lol i saw that! it was distracting me from the scene
supes @ Nov 9th 2007 11:07PM
he's a cylon!
Jeremy W @ Nov 9th 2007 11:27PM
NBC must have some kind of deal with Apple for iPhone product placement. It's been pretty blatant in a few episodes of Chuck.
jamma @ Nov 10th 2007 8:09AM
and in LOST as well: the satellite phone from series 3 if anyone's wondering
Brad @ Nov 10th 2007 12:09PM
in Journeyman (NBC) the main character uses an iphone
BigD @ Nov 11th 2007 5:21AM
Isn't NBC beefing with Apple? So wait...let me get this straight...
NBC doesn't like their shows on iTunes, but they have this deal to place Apple's products in everyone of the shows that they don't want Apple to profit from...
Make sense?
Jeremy W @ Nov 11th 2007 7:59PM
Why doesn't it make sense? Business is business. NBC was glad to take the money for the product placement, and Apple was glad to have it. The whole iTunes deal doesn't enter into the equation.
c.Lake @ Nov 29th 2007 9:27PM
@ Jeremy W
The hell it doesn't! If business IS business -- than you're in business to make money. So why would NBC pull their show's off iTunes? Stupidity. Obviously they shot the shows, before the iTunes deal fell apart, I'm sure you want be see iPhones on NBC show any more -- maybe Nokia.
JAmerican @ Nov 9th 2007 11:35PM
I kinda like the iPhone because it shows who knows their tech and who simply likes flashy designer toys.
Duscrom @ Nov 11th 2007 12:37AM
Oh? It does?
Well, i guess you didn't say it was accurate telling of that. Cause there are some of us who know tech AND like flashy toys. I have my reason for owning the iPhone.. and I know my tech. I had a T-Mobile Wing. I just wanted something a bit more stable and user friendly.
ryan @ Nov 10th 2007 3:11AM
Its the same on journyman... He holds the phone upside down when he talks... I noticed that in one of the early episodes, thought it was kind of weird and must be a mistake... but its like that every time he uses it.
Apple has some fantastic product placement. I am an apple fanboy (sans iPhone..) and I dont know if its because I love their stuff so much or what, but I tend to notice apple products in different movies, shows. in Bones and House they use ACD's, Computers and iPhones in Chuck and Journyman, tons of others...
muddyh2o @ Nov 10th 2007 9:33AM
actually, two NBC characters this year have some unique physical characteristics.
it seems that victor booth and dan vassar both have the ability to speak with their ear canals. and they can also sense audible sounds through vibrations in their teeth. these things are accomplished through bionic implants.
later this season, we'll see that will anthros implanted these devices into them in 1997. didn't you notice that both shows are set in san francisco?
it's all detail in the plot, and reminiscent of 80s tv shows, we're going to start to see some character crossover. stay tuned.
but they're certainly using their bionic powers to use the iphone in an even more advanced manner.
nmason @ Nov 10th 2007 11:14AM
I, for one, welcome our new iPhone toting CIA overlords.
elgee02 @ Nov 14th 2007 12:18PM
LOL!
akashmohan @ Nov 10th 2007 5:37PM
I KNOW... IT was on two and a half men and on How i met your mother... and it was lk BAM!! right there on the screen....
Ben @ Nov 11th 2007 6:47AM
I saw an iPhone on House as well...
Fraggle.Rock @ Nov 22nd 2007 8:41AM
What's an iPhone?
Jose @ Nov 22nd 2007 11:32AM
Maybe Hollywood is holding it upside down to avoid displaying the Apple logo on the back.
kevin chan @ Nov 22nd 2007 2:26PM
They just want the screen to be on cos they think it looks cooler. i think they did it on purpose.
Yuusou @ Nov 23rd 2007 1:02AM
I think Jose hit the nail in the head. They're doing it to hide the apple logo.
Proof being every show with Macbook Pros putting a round sticker over the apple logo.
Case closed. Next mystery?