Blitz Posted June 27, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 27, 2014 "The much-maligned series finale of Dexter was shocking to fans due to the fact that it was a terrible, no good, god-awful way to end the show. But it literally shocked at least one New Yorker, who was so traumatized by the subway advertisements for the final season, she broke her ankle. DNAInfo reports that Ajanaffy Njewadda and her husband Sheik Ahmad Tejan Wadda, a former Gambian ambassador, are suing the MTA and Showtime over ads featuring star Michael C. Hall's face that were placed on stariwells around Grand Central Terminal. "Our contention is that the ad shouldn’t have been there,” the couple’s lawyer, Rehan Nazrali, told DNAinfo. "The combined nature of the ad along with its placement poses a hazard to people on the steps." The lawsuit claims that Hall's face was “shocking and menacing," It frightened her enough that it allegedly caused her to lose her balance and fall down the steps, causing her to break her ankle and suffer a concussion. Njewadda's lawyer says she is still having nightmares about it, which is how Dexter fans probably feel about the end of that show as well. Some might think this lawsuit frivolous, but if suing Showtime over an ankle will bring some measure of peace to the millions of disappointed Dexter fans, then so be it." This is ridiculous. How can she blame the placement of the add for her own clumsy accident? How many children walk past that add every day and manage to stay upright?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted June 27, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 27, 2014 People will always find some stupid thing to sue someone over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted June 27, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 27, 2014 Sorry lady, thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts for you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted June 27, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 27, 2014 People have won money for dumber things...wouldn't be shocked if she gets a small settlement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted June 27, 2014 Share #5 Posted June 27, 2014 People have won money for dumber things...wouldn't be shocked if she gets a small settlement If I was the judge, her settlement would come in the form of $2.75. Just enough for the snack and cola machine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted June 27, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 27, 2014 I agreed with Blitz. Speaking off that, when NICE Bus had GoMobile poster at bus shelter and by schedule, no one was seem to notice. Nobody pay attention to ad on subway or turnstile, or on bus when they're in hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted June 27, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 27, 2014 If the judge has any brains, (s)he will toss this lawsuit as frivolous and with prejudice to both the MTA and CBS...the owner of Showtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted June 28, 2014 Share #8 Posted June 28, 2014 I agreed with Blitz. Speaking off that, when NICE Bus had GoMobile poster at bus shelter and by schedule, no one was seem to notice. Nobody pay attention to ad on subway or turnstile, or on bus when they're in hurry. Please don't mention anything pertaining to NICE in this section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted July 3, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 3, 2014 A Bronx woman says a creepy ad for the Showtime serial killer TV series “Dexter” — painted on Grand Central Terminal stairs — spooked her so much that she tumbled down the steps and broke her ankle. Ajanaffy Njewadda and husband Sheik Ahmad Tejan Wadda are suing the MTA, Showtime and the city over the sinister images that allegedly caused her spill on June 20 last year. Njewadda claims in her Bronx Supreme Court lawsuit that she had gotten separated from her husband when they got off a subway and was shocked by a publicity image of “Dexter” star Michael C. Hall painted over an entire staircase. The Showtime drama casts Hall as a mild-mannered crime scene investigator who carries out gruesome executions of criminals who unjustly beat the system. The popular TV vigilante usually wraps his victims in plastic. The photograph “extending the full length of the steps from the top of the platform to the bottom, depicted a shocking and menacing face of a Caucasian man ['Dexter’] exhibiting an expression of fear or shock and was covered, draped or enwrapped in cellophane/plastic wrap,” according to the lawsuit. “That sight of the photograph startled, shocked and overwhelmed plaintiff Njewadda, causing her to panic and become fearful, which fright and anxiety caused her to panic and lose her balance on the steps thereto resulting in her falling and down the steps to the bottom thereof.” The MTA declined comment. Source __________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted July 3, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 3, 2014 I was reading then realized this was definitely posted before. http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/45318-woman-sues-mta-and-showtime-network-over-dexter-add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted July 3, 2014 Share #11 Posted July 3, 2014 Didn't find that thread, my apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 4, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 4, 2014 Don't worry about it. I've merged the two topics and moved it to the subway section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted July 5, 2014 Share #13 Posted July 5, 2014 Humans are born with a sense of fear, but not for something this stupid. If the fall didn't do her in, natural selection didn't work hard enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themikepeng Posted July 7, 2014 Share #14 Posted July 7, 2014 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 7, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 7, 2014 ... what the HELL!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traingoat Posted July 8, 2014 Share #16 Posted July 8, 2014 Its cheaper to pay her off a nuisance fee than to fight the claim and win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Dude Posted July 8, 2014 Share #17 Posted July 8, 2014 ... ... Come a little closer? Then I will be going on the tracks to get closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted July 8, 2014 Share #18 Posted July 8, 2014 ... Come a little closer? Then I will be going on the tracks to get closer. I think we all got the joke (silently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 10, 2014 Share #19 Posted July 10, 2014 ... Come a little closer? Then I will be going on the tracks to get closer. Read the small text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted July 12, 2014 Share #20 Posted July 12, 2014 Read the small text. Pretty quirky way to advertise for a funeral service tell me about it. I really don't know about these marketing firms these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted July 12, 2014 Share #21 Posted July 12, 2014 German humor... It's weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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