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iPhone 4 Was On Modern Family In the May 5 Episode

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I opened the ABC app on my iPad today and a Modern Family episode caught my interest. It was the "Airport 2010" episode, which aired on May 5. Not a bad show, by the way.

At one point during the episode a character gets a text message and checks his iPhone. I saw an iPhone that appeared to have a flat, glass back in the few seconds it was on-screen, so I rewinded it and checked again. There was the unmistakeable metal frame. I paused it and took a screenshot on my iPad:

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I'm surprised that this is the first mention of it I've found. It seemed unlikely that Modern Family would air an episode with the iPhone 4 in it a few month before it was even announced, but I can clearly see the iPhone 4 in that episode. It's surprising that nobody noticed it.
 
MICHAELSD said:
I opened the ABC app on my iPad today and a Modern Family episode caught my interest. It was the "Airport 2010" episode, which aired on May 5. Not a bad show, by the way.

At one point during the episode a character gets a text message and checks his iPhone. I saw an iPhone that appeared to have a flat, glass back in the few seconds it was on-screen, so I rewinded it and checked again. There was the unmistakeable metal frame. I paused it and took a screenshot on my iPad:

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I'm surprised that this is the first mention of it I've found. It seemed unlikely that Modern Family would air an episode with the iPhone 4 in it a few month before it was even announced, but I can clearly see the iPhone 4 in that episode. It's surprising that nobody noticed it.
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Um. I keep hitting the 'play' button. It doesn't play.

Also, ;)
 
Brymo said:
Um. I keep hitting the 'play' button. It doesn't play.

Also, ;)
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When I paused it on my iPad, that big Play button shows up. Then, I took a screenshot of my iPad screen. That's a real image, you can check the episode (though I don't have the exact time into the episode that the iPhone 4 shows up).
 
No, it's not.
I've said it before, but here it is again:

These threads are awesome.

A very limited number of people at Apple had access to the new phone. Why would they give it to the production crew on a TV show or for a movie weeks or months before it is shown to the world?
 
That's exactly what I thought, that Apple wouldn't give these out. I've read other threads like this, and I was surprised when every time I rewatched those few seconds I made out a flat back and a metal frame. This looks the most convincing to me out of other threads I've seen like this.
 
That's a 3gs. It sorta looks like a 4 because of the light relecting off of it. But you can notice that there is no LED flash.
 
vizkiz said:
Why would they give it to the production crew on a TV show or for a movie weeks or months before it is shown to the world?
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Well Steve Jobs is the largest shareholder of Disney and Disney owns ABC, and Modern Family is on ABC. I agree that it's not the iPhone 4, but if it were to be on any network it would ABC.
 
LoganT said:
Well Steve Jobs is the largest shareholder of Disney and Disney owns ABC, and Modern Family is on ABC. I agree that it's not the iPhone 4, but if it were to be on any network it would ABC.
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Modern Family also had the iPad before it was released, but after it was announced.
 


Here's a better picture. Definitely not and iPhone 4. The edge is clearly rounded black. :)
 
After the fourth ad played and I still had yet to see a single second of video from the show, I clicked out. Precisely why I don't use Hulu.
 
Fiction87 said:
After the fourth ad played and I still had yet to see a single second of video from the show, I clicked out. Precisely why I don't use Hulu.
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Precisely why tvshack.net wins! I have a good photo above you can look at.
 
Apple would have no reason to give them an iPhone 4 early, which surprised me when I saw something that at least resembles it. I won't deny that the picture I posted looks like it has a flat back and a metal frame, which can be clearly made out at the top of the iPhone.
 
MICHAELSD said:
Apple would have no reason to give them an iPhone 4 early, which surprised me when I saw something that at least resembles it.
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look at all the pictures
it doesnt resemble the 4 at all when deciding between a 3G/3GS and a 4
 
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