Universal drums up publicity for Flashpoint

SINGAPORE - NBC Universal recently tapped Group Eight's A Group Of People for a guerrilla stunt for its new series, Flashpoint, alarming hundreds of passer-bys at business district Raffles Place and shopping belt Orchard Road.

Made to resemble a scene straight out of television, SWAT teams and baddies tussled over hostages, while passer-bys looked on in surprise and horror.

The stunt involved 50 actors depicting a scene in Flashpoint, a critically acclaimed hit series now showing exclusively on Universal Channel in Singapore.