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August 19

POKEMON LEAF GREEN GLITCHES

Can you please help me out with these glitches (if they're possible, how to acheive them, etc.)

1st one- How to get a Togepi (if at all possible)

You can get it from Water Path. serebii.net HYENASTE 03:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

2nd one- Can you turn a Magikarp into a Mew?

You would need a Gameshark. And if you had the Gameshark, you wouldn't need the Magikarp. :P HYENASTE 03:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

3rd one- THIS IS FOR RUBY- How do you clone Pokemon by trading?

The trick here involves removing the link cable at precisely the right time. Pokémon aren't transferred really; they are only copied and deleted. What you must do is wait until the Pokémon you want duplicated is registered on both systems. Of course, the other Pokémon will be deleted, so the trade should be against a Pidgey or similar. Sorry I don't know the exact time to remove the cable though. HYENASTE 03:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Product Placements in Films and TV Shows

It is my understanding that when a specific product is utilized in a film/TV show, the makers of that product have to pay a fee to get their product, in essence, advertised. So, let's say that Jennifer Aniston / Rachael on Friends is drinking a can of Pepsi. The Pepsi people had to pay NBC (or whoever makes the Friends TV show) for them to place the Pepsi in the story. Is my understanding correct? Or is it the other way around ... NBC has to pay Pepsi for Pepsi to allow NBC permission to use the Pepsi in the TV show? And a related question ... when a film or TV show mentions another film or TV show ... do they need permission to do so? So, for example, Rachael on Friends is specifically watching an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. Do the Friends people need permission from the Raymond people? And is there a payment of money at all? And finally ... let's say in a film/TV show, they specifically mention a real person by name. So, let's say that Rachel on Friends says to Joey ... "Hey, Joey, when you wear that suit, it reminds me of Ben Affleck." Do they need Affleck's permission or clearance (or to pay him) in any way to be able to use his name? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro 03:55, 19 August 2007 (UTC))

Hmmmm...product placement buries the info, but companies generally pay to have their products displayed in films and on TV, although sometimes they supply them below cost or free. I'm pretty sure they don't have to pay to mention celebrities' names because they're public figures. Not sure about other films or TV shows. Clarityfiend 05:39, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

According to a show I saw by Charlie Brooker (called Screenwipe - great show) if you are 'critiquing'/assessing something it can be done for free, but things like showing photos/playing music etc. do cost money if you are not reviewing it/that sort of thing. I think the scenes are on youtube somewhere (not sure about linking to it due to copyright reasons). ny156uk 09:46, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Usually, when you see a character watching another show, it's a case of cross-promotion. The show they are watching is likely from the same production company, or at very least the same network. (That's why the example you gave wouldn't happen. Friends was an NBC show, and Raymond was on CBS. But you might see Rachel watching NewsRadio or Fresh Prince.) As for products, almost always the company pays the production company for placement. The production company benefits two ways: it gets money, and it gets more realism by not having to use fake brand names. Of course, a company will only place its products if it is assured the product will be seen in a positive light (or at very worst, neutral). … Of course, sometimes a fake brand is what the producers want, because it's funnier (such as Duff Beer in The Simpsons). — Michael J 18:52, 19 August 2007 (UTC)