ABC rips off – or pays homage to – Apple ‘1984’ spot to promote mega new talent show Duets
May 23 2012, 8:32 am | | 3 Comments
US network ABC is promoting Duets, its new talent show, with a homage (same say rip-off) of the famous Apple ‘1984’ spot, created by Chiat\Day, LA, which aired just once – during the 1984 Super Bowl.
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Do you seriously think there is any question about whether this was a rip off or an homage?
It’s definitely sucking
So by that logic, Apple are guilty of ripping off George Orwell. It’s called parody – see VW The Force – and it’s a legitimate creative technique.