Ads for 'Zookeeper' Digitally Inserted into 'How I Met Your Mother' Reruns

Did you guys see that How I Met Your Mother episode last night?  Yeah?  Did you notice that there was a magazine cover on the bookshelf which looked like an ad for Zookeeper?  No?  Me neither.  In a way, one might think it's genious to digitally alter episodes and use them as an advertising vehicle for current and future content.  On the other hand, there's got to be more cost efficient ways of getting more impressions.

To be fair, I'm not sure how much it costs to digitally alter these episodes but if it does cost several thousand dollars, I think a simple banner ad would get more impressions.

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Movie Bypasses Critics, Grabs YouTube Quotes

"I am definitely going to watch this," exclaims YouTube user PuttyDutty 123...and YouTube user Kajuiman declares, "Joshua Jackson's best role to date, but how about that Gord Downie? He's so awesome and Canadian?"

Believe it or not, that's actual "criticism" for the new Canadian movie One Week. The distributor has not screened the film for the press, according to Worst Previews, but has instead skimmed the comments section from the trailer posted on YouTube and created blurbs for the ad below. "Hope the weather is nice so I can ride my Norton to the theatre," cheers Aidanchick...

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