Commercials

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:10 pm

Holy shit can we finally mothball the sexy shirt guy Cadillac commercial after tonight?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:17 pm

The Discover Card one where the identical twin sisters don't realize they're talking to each other until one of them says "awesomesauce" even though a) the Discover employee sister references the other's account and b) THEY'RE IDENTICAL ****ING SISTERS is my wife's favorite commercial cause my rage at its utter stupidity makes her laugh.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:08 am

They have several versions of that where the person is talking to themself on the other line, no?

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:12 am

AB_skin_test wrote:They have several versions of that where the person is talking to themself on the other line, no?

No. The other ones they are talking to someone very similar to themselves in both look and mannerisms. I think the one Giff referenced is the only one where they are identical.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:16 am

rass wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:They have several versions of that where the person is talking to themself on the other line, no?
No. The other ones they are talking to someone very similar to themselves in both look and mannerisms. I think the one Giff referenced is the only one where they are identical.

I would like to bet you a swamp buck that it's the same actor playing both characters in those other versions, but also will concede that I am not familiar with the identical twin one. Although, it seems pretty plausible that a single actor could play identical twins on opposite sides of a phone line.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:24 am

AB_skin_test wrote:
rass wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:They have several versions of that where the person is talking to themself on the other line, no?
No. The other ones they are talking to someone very similar to themselves in both look and mannerisms. I think the one Giff referenced is the only one where they are identical.

I would like to bet you a swamp buck that it's the same actor playing both characters in those other versions, but also will concede that I am not familiar with the identical twin one. Although, it seems pretty plausible that a single actor could play identical twins on opposite sides of a phone line.

Keep your Swamp bucks. You'll need them for your trip down to Glendale to hang out with DSG.

On the twin one I don't know if it's one actor(ess) or not. The others are definitely different people.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:27 am

Why am i going to Glendale?

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:33 am

See, you're not. You just have a habit of making a certain type of response in those types of threads, and I was playing (too far, I guess) off that.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:34 am

rass wrote:See, you're not. You just have a habit of making a certain type of response in those types of threads, and I was playing (too far, I guess) off that.

That's NYC swamp meetups only, Rass!

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:57 am

Awww. Thanks man!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:13 pm

I get a kick out of the Dollar Shave Club commercials.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:43 pm

the this is sportscenter ad with stephen curry:

That black kitchen worker is Baron Davis, right?

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:36 pm

howard wrote:the this is sportscenter ad with stephen curry:

That black kitchen worker is Baron Davis, right?

Not sure if it's Davis, but it is definitely the best Sportscenter ad in a long time.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:43 pm

Not Davis, unless he got really skinny really fast.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:33 pm

Maybe Andre Kirilenko can give a positive ID.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:33 am

I got the jingle below stuck in my head for a little while yesterday. I managed to lose it, but then bapo!'s fantastic thread and the references to old commercials brought it back. It must have been decades since I've actually heard this song, but the melody and tagline were still floating around.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:56 am

It's a stupid dummy idiot commercial, but the voice the guy with the Popsicle uses when he yells "hey camel ... guess what daaay it is" kills me.

bapo! · Post by **bapo!** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:01 pm

Well, I just had one of my favorite delusions proven wrong. I thought that the German actor in the H&R Block commercials was schlock-film director Uwe Boll. Turns out it's an actor named Jim Meskimen.

A friend and I were watching the Golden Globes a few weeks ago and were actually talking about Boll. Then I looked up and saw this commercial. Seemed a little too good to be true, but I thought for sure that was him. Should have never researched it and lived with the fantasy. Oh, well. Still a funny commercial.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:24 pm

There's a commercial for Plated which is a service that ships you ingredients to cook yourself. It's a fine idea and the commercial is no more or less dumb than any other (and the wife is really attractive) but then, at the end when they're eating what they made, he gives her a bite off his plate. Infuriates me.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:24 pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvp2bsFUQMc. Valu City Furniture

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:38 pm

bfj wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvp2bsFUQMc. Valu City Furniture

I watched that the first time without the sound and thought the premise was that they liked the new couch so much they were having spontaneous orgasms.

e: Seriously, try it without the sound.

Post by **Shirley** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:49 pm

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:33 pm

That was outstanding. That dog is the best.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:07 pm

That is one dog who clearly believes that "You don't win friends with sal-ad! You don't win friends with sal-ad!"

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:45 pm

If you ignore that this is one giant, mega-corporation clowning (ha!) on another, this is a pretty awesome commercial.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:38 pm

It is mind-boggling to me how much money was spent on a three-minute commercial that has minimal opportunities to air on television, simply because it is there minutes long and it would be hard to keep it coherent if edited for time. Aside from those during Adult Swim (I figure the only way I won't see that commercial there is I just am not watching the correct program), there are few commercial breaks long enough.

I know it'll be on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and many other online media forms, but still.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:48 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:It is mind-boggling to me how much money was spent on a three-minute commercial that has minimal opportunities to air on television, simply because it is there minutes long and it would be hard to keep it coherent if edited for time. Aside from those during Adult Swim (I figure the only way I won't see that commercial there is I just am not watching the correct program), there are few commercial breaks long enough.

I know it'll be on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and many other online media forms, but still.

I'm guessing Taco Bell thinks a viral online video is more likely to be watched by their demo than a TV commercial. And while it may have been expensive to make, it doesn't cost them a cent to post it on YouTube (I don't think).

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:40 pm

I usually hate Geico commercials, but the free range chicken one makes me laugh every time.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:55 am

Shirley wrote:
DSafetyGuy wrote:It is mind-boggling to me how much money was spent on a three-minute commercial that has minimal opportunities to air on television, simply because it is there minutes long and it would be hard to keep it coherent if edited for time. Aside from those during Adult Swim (I figure the only way I won't see that commercial there is I just am not watching the correct program), there are few commercial breaks long enough.

I know it'll be on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and many other online media forms, but still.
I'm guessing Taco Bell thinks a viral online video is more likely to be watched by their demo than a TV commercial. And while it may have been expensive to make, it doesn't cost them a cent to post it on YouTube (I don't think).

You're probably right regarding their target audience.

And, they ran a 60-second version last night during the Bieber Roast. So, I'm just gonna show myself out in order to go fuck myself without disturbing the rest of you.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed May 20, 2015 11:25 am

h/t

Post by **Shirley** » Wed May 20, 2015 12:44 pm

That's great. Radical, even. Mom must like the purple stuff.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:19 pm

What the fuck is the new Wendy's salad commercial. She says "Do I believe they make these fresh every day? I do." That means nothing. Is it a way of implying they do when they really don't?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:20 pm

Do y'all get the Shiner Beer commercials?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:42 pm

I am a terrible beer snob, but I would buy that beer based on the ads.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:04 pm

Pruitt wrote:I am a terrible beer snob, but I would buy that beer based on the ads.

Never had Shiner Bock? (Actually given you're in Canada, maybe not entirely surprising, but it's available nationwide in the U.S.).

It's one of my favorite "default" beers. Totally happy to drink a Shiner at places that don't have that great a beer selection. It's $6 for a 24-ouncer at my favorite live music venue in Vegas. That's a steal for Vegas.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:12 pm

brian wrote:
Pruitt wrote:I am a terrible beer snob, but I would buy that beer based on the ads.
Never had Shiner Bock? (Actually given you're in Canada, maybe not entirely surprising, but it's available nationwide in the U.S.).

It's one of my favorite "default" beers. Totally happy to drink a Shiner at places that don't have that great a beer selection. It's $6 for a 24-ouncer at my favorite live music venue in Vegas. That's a steal for Vegas.

That's a steal at any music venue. Except however much the shot and beers were at wherever we saw Blitzen Trapper.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 2:32 am

Not a Shiner Bock fan, but the Ruby Redbird is a fantastic summer beer. Cheer isn't bad either.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:21 pm

cool ad

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 2:59 pm

But doesn't he still play in the MLS?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:05 pm

Shirley wrote:But doesn't he still play in the MLS?

Retired after last season.