Say hello (or not) to the CW’s ‘Aerie Girls’

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I am not a regular viewer of either Gilmore Girls or Veronica Mars, which both apparently air on the CW network on Tuesdays. But last night, American Eagle started running some unusual ads during those shows, starring the Aerie Girls, a handpicked group of young women reportedly culled from American Eagle’s customer database. (Aerie is an American Eagle brand.) In the ads, the women sit around and chat about the episode that’s currently airing, and how they can relate to the emotional turmoil therein.

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