bitcoin mentioned in Horrible Bosses 2 movie

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Quote from: franky1 on December 14, 2014, 07:20:37 AM

jamie foxx's character mentions paying for burner phones with bitcoins.

i say this because many people thought bitcoin would never be mentioned in a multi-million dollar movie in 2014... well.. it now has

Quote from: GreekBitcoin on December 14, 2014, 01:27:48 PM

Here is the scene: http://youtu.be/-tUT9DiqkSo

It's nice to see Bitcoin getting known everywhere Grin

It also got mentioned on "Good Wife" Series several time and also Silk Road with it Tongue

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One thing I can say for sure is bitcoin isn't for the narrow-minded.
My friend didnt even open up a wallet because she thought

"it would be a good idea if I could get anything out of it."

Huh

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Quote from: franky1 on December 16, 2014, 02:29:04 PM

i dont think that the movie is suppose to be the media bomb to create a speculative jump in price. i treat it as just a mile stone and a beginning of bitcoin entering everyday conversation.

the movie itself is not the big thing, bitcoin being mentioned is not the big thing. i only pointed it out as being the FIRST mention of it in any multi-million dollar production. and it wont be the last.

alot of people thought that dell wouldnt be accepting bitcoin in 2014
alot of people thought that paypal wouldnt be accepting bitcoin in 2014
alot of people thought that microsoft wouldnt be accepting bitcoin in 2014

so in many peoples eyes, the beginning of mainstreaming is maybe going to be happening before the 2016 block reward halving, rather than after..

Adding to that list:

alot of people thought that Time Magazine wouldn't be accepting bitcoin in 2014
alot of people thought that Expedia wouldn't be accepting bitcoin in 2014
alot of people thought that United Way wouldn't be accepting bitcoin in 2014
alot of people thought that there wouldn't be a college football Bitcoin bowl game in 2014

Just have to get Bitcoin passed around like it's a word of mouth thing, to get this boulder moving.

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i dont think that the movie is suppose to be the media bomb to create a speculative jump in price. i treat it as just a mile stone and a beginning of bitcoin entering everyday conversation.

the movie itself is not the big thing, bitcoin being mentioned is not the big thing. i only pointed it out as being the FIRST mention of it in any multi-million dollar production. and it wont be the last.

alot of people thought that dell wouldnt be accepting bitcoin in 2014
alot of people thought that paypal wouldnt be accepting bitcoin in 2014
alot of people thought that microsoft wouldnt be accepting bitcoin in 2014

so in many peoples eyes, the beginning of mainstreaming is maybe going to be happening before the 2016 block reward halving, rather than after..

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or they won't pay any attention to it and figure bitcoin is just made up for the movie?

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Any publicity is good publicity and maybe not all but many people who watch this movie will be curious as to what bitcoin is and they might google it and like the idea. This is good.

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I want to watch this movie!

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lol i watched the movie didnt even notice it thats cool tho

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Quote from: Gronthaing on December 15, 2014, 04:07:09 PM

Quote from: ChuckBuck on December 15, 2014, 10:47:26 AM

Good to see Bitcoin get more mainstream mentions in movies, TV, news, and media. Now if we can somehow get a huge blockbuster Marvel movie, James Bond movie, or dedicated episode on like The Big Bang Theory...that would be even better.

That could be interesting. I agree that the more exposure the better, but I think better results could come from targeting a more willing audience. Anyone want to phone the guys of the big bang theory and pitch an episode plot?

I think this is just an example that bitcoin is becoming something something that most people will recognize when mentioned in pop culture. Horrible Bosses 2 does shine somewhat of a negative light on bitcoin so I don't see this being particularly positive for bitcoin (although not particularly negative either)

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Quote from: axel2078 on December 15, 2014, 05:36:24 PM

Not sure what all the fuss is about. The Good Wife featured an entire episode centered around bitcoin back in January of 2012. Is the excitement because it was briefly mentioned in a movie in 2014 or what?

Speaking for myself, I never got excited about the Good Wife episode, as I've never seen any of GW episode. And have likely heard of GW because it was mentioned on bitcoin forum, not the other way around.

It's not that big of a news (meaningless compared to Overstock, Dell, PayPal news), but afaik it's the first BTC reference in the multi-million production, so just another 'milestone' crossed. That's all.

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Not sure what all the fuss is about. The Good Wife featured an entire episode centered around bitcoin back in January of 2012. Is the excitement because it was briefly mentioned in a movie in 2014 or what?

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Quote from: Gronthaing on December 15, 2014, 04:07:09 PM

Quote from: ChuckBuck on December 15, 2014, 10:47:26 AM

Good to see Bitcoin get more mainstream mentions in movies, TV, news, and media. Now if we can somehow get a huge blockbuster Marvel movie, James Bond movie, or dedicated episode on like The Big Bang Theory...that would be even better.

That could be interesting. I agree that the more exposure the better, but I think better results could come from targeting a more willing audience. Anyone want to phone the guys of the big bang theory and pitch an episode plot?

I don't think it would be that difficult to get BBT to mention bitcoin, but it surely will be costly.
Notice they've got shitload of product placements in their series.

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Quote from: ChuckBuck on December 15, 2014, 10:47:26 AM

Good to see Bitcoin get more mainstream mentions in movies, TV, news, and media. Now if we can somehow get a huge blockbuster Marvel movie, James Bond movie, or dedicated episode on like The Big Bang Theory...that would be even better.

That could be interesting. I agree that the more exposure the better, but I think better results could come from targeting a more willing audience. Anyone want to phone the guys of the big bang theory and pitch an episode plot?

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Quote from: turvarya on December 14, 2014, 08:48:05 AM

It is also mentioned in the series "Silicon Valley"

Haha, yup I remember that. Bertram Gilfoyle asks to be paid in Bitcoins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqlVU1VWAhw

Good to see Bitcoin get more mainstream mentions in movies, TV, news, and media. Now if we can somehow get a huge blockbuster Marvel movie, James Bond movie, or dedicated episode on like The Big Bang Theory...that would be even better.

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Simpsons did it, simpsons did it.

Watched the scene, not bad, lets just hope bitcoins gets mentioned in as many legit ways as quirky or illegal ways.

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Quote from: TrailingComet on December 15, 2014, 05:00:12 AM

Cool, if really really crap movies start referencing btc, we may actually be onto something here Wink

C'mon these films aren't that bad. Could be worse. Give it a year or two and I'm sure we'll see bitcoin being mentioned more prominently or maybe even a film based around bitcoin (or at least heavily featured).

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Cool, if really really crap movies start referencing btc, we may actually be onto something here Wink

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Quote from: franky1 on December 14, 2014, 07:20:37 AM

Quote from: GreekBitcoin on December 14, 2014, 01:27:48 PM

Here is the scene: http://youtu.be/-tUT9DiqkSo

Nice share Franky
I paid with Bitcoins ... something something else
Well a mention is a mention even if its the Silk Road it totally looked like a package of cocaine lol.

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Quote from: Ruthful on December 15, 2014, 04:47:45 AM

Quote from: Willisius on December 15, 2014, 04:25:37 AM

It makes it so more people will be interested in bitcoin. It is a sign that bitcoin is common enough that many people will understand when it if referenced in 'pop culture'

By affirming to the ignorant suspicion that bitcoin is an anonymous payment system used by the underworld to circumvent detection?

For all intensive purposes, using bitcoin is anon. This is especially true for smaller transactions.

Unfortunately bitcoin is used by criminals to hide their identity (although there are many other uses for it as well)

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Quote from: Willisius on December 15, 2014, 04:25:37 AM

It makes it so more people will be interested in bitcoin. It is a sign that bitcoin is common enough that many people will understand when it if referenced in 'pop culture'

By affirming to the ignorant suspicion that bitcoin is an anonymous payment system used by the underworld to circumvent detection?

Quote from: fryarminer on December 15, 2014, 03:35:07 AM

it doesn't strike me as bad. It's clear that it's anonymous. I think it's awesome exposure! The slight pause makes the word more noticeable, and it is used as part of the story line, drawing just enough attention to it.
"Prepaid with gold coins" / "prepaid with bitcoins" - nice. I like it!

"Anonymous" isn't exactly something that most people cares as much as the ones who frequent this forums do(besides, bitcoin isn't exactly anonymous).The fact the line was spoken by an outlaw pretty much means they're trying to invoke an underworld connotation .While it may not exactly be a bad (they could do it a lot, lot worse)it may just draw enough attention for audience to conclude that it a "criminal thing" without bothering to look it up.Perhaps if a different type of character(nerd, political activist,fringe economist etc) saying might be less jarring to me.

I'm more interested in the tv's show context ,though.Too bad we don't air that show here.Anyone can provide a summary of that episode?

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