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You are a god among insects, Mr. Thompson.
I don’t have Tivo, mainly because I simply wouldn’t have the time to go back and watch all the crap that I record, so I am stuck watching commercials. A few have caught my eye as being pretty funny, particularly the Geico commercials with has-been stars accompanying fat real people. I also laugh my ass off at those Hummer commercials with the fake magician and his creepy Asian assistant.
Saw a couple of new ones for Yahoo! tonight. The air bag recall was pretty good.
But the one that made me laugh was the one about fertilizer in a bottle. When the little girl’s dog was resurrected, I laughed pretty good. Just didn’t see it coming…
It’s not on much now that the US Open is over, but that Nike commercial with everyone singing “I Feel Pretty” as Maria Sharapova walked out to the court was absolutely brilliant.
Was anyone else weirded out by the Ford commercial with the family seemingly on a vacation and it turns out the parents are divorced and the Dad is just around for the weekend? It was an ending I certainly didn’t see coming.
Yeah, that one is kind of strange, “Ford, hey, you’re divorced, but you can still ride in our cars.”
I am overjoyed that the staples “Copycat” commercial is coming back.
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| Originally Posted by Richard Dickson It’s not on much now that the US Open is over, but that Nike commercial with everyone singing “I Feel Pretty” as Maria Sharapova walked out to the court was absolutely brilliant. |
Kept hearing about that from friends, but never saw it. Always saw the one with Roddick vs. Pong…
Edit: Got the bright idea to check YouTube, and found it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-_CgWugraA
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| Originally Posted by Richard Dickson It’s not on much now that the US Open is over, but that Nike commercial with everyone singing “I Feel Pretty” as Maria Sharapova walked out to the court was absolutely brilliant. |
Thanks for the link, WayDen. That was great.
HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead!
That slays me every time.
Am I the only one that finds the Apple/PC commercials with Justin Long…really…really annoying.
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| Originally Posted by Leonard HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! That slays me every time. |
I love the expression on the woman’s face as she’s passionately rubbing it into her head.
Anyone else seen this creepy as hell PS3 commercial?
And am I this out of the loop? Does that date at the end say it’s coming out in five days?! It looks like 11/7, but I can’t be sure because the ones look just like slashes…
Hell yes WayDen! The first time I saw that damn doll my balls shrunk.
Had anyone seen the Gears of War spot? Pretty damn good with “Mad World” playing along with the action.
Just looked it up on Sony’s website - PS3 coming out on 11/17!!
I guess I am that out of the loop…
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| Originally Posted by BorisTheCheese Had anyone seen the Gears of War spot? Pretty damn good with “Mad World” playing along with the action. |
I’ve been watching less and less tv, so this is the first time I’ve seen the following commercial-
It’s for Kleenex, and they take these blue chairs and just sit down with people in heavy foot traffic areas of the city.
And these people talk about everything under the sun, being in love, good times, bad times, etc. Yes, tears flowing and reaching for Kleenex as they naturally open up to a complete stranger, on camera, on the sidewalk.
Yes, I know they’re actors, but this commercial is as good a reason as any to shoot your tv. It’s everything I hate about this type of “we care about you, we care about your family.” advertising.
I presume kleenex sales have dipped and the fact that this product is used to wipe up human emissions isn’t the angle the Kleenex bigwigs want to be associated with.
On the one hand, it’s a product and they have a right to adverstise it how they choose. But it’s also this “it’s not about how effective our product is, it’s about how important our product is in your family’s lives.” bullshit that makes me yearn for even more public displays of anti-consumer art attacks.
But that’s just me…
Has anybody seen the new Old Spice ad that’s been running? I don’t want to spoil anything if you have yet to catch it, but it’s easily one of the funniest commercials ever. I’m gonna have to resist telling you who’s in it so you can be as pleasantly surprised as I was.
OS definitely picked “The Man” for this ad campaign, and I promise you won’t be disappointed once you finally get see it.
I saw who was in the “Old Spice” ad, but I was on the phone and couldn’t hear what he was saying. Hopefully it’ll show up more, though it sure seemed like a long ad.
As a fan of the Coors’ “Coach press conference” spots I was glad to see them finally base one around Jim Mora’s “Playoffs?” rant:
Big fan of the Geico cavemen, as I’m sure most people are.
I’m turned off by the sexuality of the “Axe Effect” ads, though. Making women into rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth horndogs just like men sure doesn’t seem all that progressive or funny.
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| Originally Posted by fabfunk I’m turned off by the sexuality of the “Axe Effect” ads, though. Making women into rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth horndogs just like men sure doesn’t seem all that progressive or funny. |
*blinks*
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| Originally Posted by Leonard HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead! That slays me every time. |
Personally, I’m a fan of the ones that start off this way, but then cut to someone saying something to the effect of, “I HATE your commercials, but I LOVE your product!”