Pop-Ed: As the day wears on and the ridiculousness of Lindsay Lohan's $100 million lawsuit against E*Trade settles in,
La Femme Nikita Seasons1-5 DVD Box Seta thought popped into my head that I felt needed to be shared: On behalf of PopEater,
Criminal Minds DVD Box SetI'm officially declaring shenanigans on this story, and going out on a limb by saying that E*Trade is in on this "lawsuit" by Miss Lohan,
House M.D DVDand likely even paid her to "sue" them. Why would they do such a thing, you ask?
Scrubs DVD Box SetThe first reason this whole thing stinks like a publicity stunt is the lawsuit itself.
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Cold Case Seasons 1-6 DVD Box Set Her lawyer contended (wink wink) that Lohan is on a first-name recognition basis,
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True Blood Seasons 1-2 DVD Box Set Secondly, it's for $100 million. Say that with me, people: One hundred MILLION dollars.
Ghost Whisperer 1-4 DVD Box Set E*Trade didn't run photos of Lindsay smoking crack naked while punching a puppy.
The Wire seasons 1-5 DVD Box Set They said her name in a fleeting reference that may or may not have had anything to do with her.
Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1-2 DVD Box Set You don't file $100 million lawsuits for that.Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly in our little conspiracy theory,
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Seasons 1-8 DVD Box Set is this: Thanks to said lawsuit and the news coverage surrounding it,
South Park Seasons 1-13 DVD Box Sethundreds of thousands of people have watched the commercial in question.
Simpsons Seasons 1-20 DVD Box Set Most blogs and news sites (PopEater included) ran the commercial in the initial lawsuit coverage.
ER 1-15 DVD Box Set What better way to drum up publicity than to attach your name to a bogus lawsuit that will never happen, while still getting millions of eyes on your commercial ...
Lost Seasons 1-5 DVD Box Setwithout having to spend a penny? So,
Desperate Housewives Seasons 1-5 DVD Box Set E*Trade, we're on to you... and we've got to say, this one's quite clever.
The West Wing seasons 1-8 DVD Box SetStill, we're not embedding the commercial in this post,
Family Guy DVD Box Setbecause then you would win.