Aqua Teen Hunger Force "Boston" (found unfinished episode of Adult Swim animated comedy series; 2008): Difference between revisions

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On January 31, 2007, what is now known as the 2007 Boston bomb scare took place; LED Mooninite signs (Mooninites being characters from Adult Swim's animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force) that had been placed around Boston as as part of a guerilla marketing campaign by Interference, Inc. (a company who specialises in such forms of advertising) and spearheaded by Interference's John aka VJ AIWAZ and Boston artist Peter Berdovsky aka Zebbler for the then-upcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters caused panic and controversy after being mistakenly identified as improvised explosive devices by both the Boston Fire Department and the Boston Police Department. The incident ultimately led to Turner Broadcasting and Interference, Inc. being required to pay a combined 2 million dollars in damagesthe resignation of Cartoon Network general manager and executive vice president Jim Samples.

File:Midnight Society What is AQUA TEEN BOSTON. (Boston Bomb Scare 2007)

YouTube user RebelTaxi's video on the lost episode.

Following the 2007 Boston Bomb Scare (in which LED Mooninite signs placed around the city, as guerrilla advertising for the show, were mistaken for explosives), the creators of Aqua Teen Hunger Force made an episode titled "Boston" (intended as the Season 5 opener) as a response to the bomb scare, but were forced to pull the episode by Adult Swim to avoid any further controversy regarding the incident.

Not much is known about the episode, although series co-creator Dave Willis has revealed in an interview^[1] that 3 versions of the episode exist. Sadly, when asked if it would ever be released, Willis replied "yes, as soon as Boston gives us back our money", implying that there are no plans for it to ever see the light of day.

References

↑ 2008 interview with series co-creator Dave Willis. Retrieved 01 Dec '12.

[1] 2008 interview with series co-creator Dave Willis. Retrieved 01 Dec '12.

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+On January 31, 2007, what is now known as the 2007 Boston bomb scare took place; LED Mooninite signs (Mooninites being characters from Adult Swim's animated series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'') that had been placed around Boston as as part of a guerilla marketing campaign by Interference, Inc. (a company who specialises in such forms of advertising) and spearheaded by Interference's John aka VJ AIWAZ and Boston artist Peter Berdovsky aka Zebbler for the then-upcoming ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters'' caused panic and controversy after being mistakenly identified as improvised explosive devices by both the Boston Fire Department and the Boston Police Department. The incident ultimately led to Turner Broadcasting and Interference, Inc. being required to pay a combined 2 million dollars in damagesthe resignation of Cartoon Network general manager and executive vice president Jim Samples.
 [[File:Midnight Society What is AQUA TEEN BOSTON. (Boston Bomb Scare 2007)|thumb|right|345 px|YouTube user RebelTaxi's video on the lost episode.]]
 Following the 2007 Boston Bomb Scare (in which LED Mooninite signs placed around the city, as guerrilla advertising for the show, were mistaken for explosives), the creators of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' made an episode titled '''"Boston"''' (intended as the Season 5 opener) as a response to the bomb scare, but were forced to pull the episode by Adult Swim to avoid any further controversy regarding the incident.