ABC has canceled plans to promote the upcoming sci-fi TV show V with a skywriting campaign over major U.S. landmarks, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network had planned to cover the skies over 26 landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and Boston s Fenway Park.
While the network has released a statement that it is putting marketing money elsewhere, Hollywood Reporter speculates otherwise. After they broke the story, a Washington Post article exposed the amount of air pollutants ABC’s plan would have released into the air. The Post also pointed out how ABC parent Disney has vowed to cut its emissions by half by 2012.
For anyone wondering what the stunt might have looked like, the Reporter offers a glimpse with a shopped photo.
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