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12-13-2006, 04:46 PM
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Re: Bad commercials enfuriate me. wtf.
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People still watch commercials on TV [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]? -Al [/ QUOTE ] I told my roommate to go get DVR box 6 months ago as im @ school 8-5 and hes only there 8-12. However, both he and I are too lazy. Maybe hell see this post (hes a lurker) and do it over our christmas break while im out of town. (hint hint). -JP 
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#32
12-13-2006, 04:47 PM
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Re: Bad commercials enfuriate me. wtf.
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Bad threads enfuriate me. wtf. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] so petition me for a star or something. it seems everyone else is enjoying the discussion. -JP [/ QUOTE ] Others have noted it, and I apologize that I went for the quick one-liner quote than fully explain, but you didn't give any examples that started off your rant. That makes it a bad start. It's picking up since examples are being given. My contribution: I hate Apple's "PC vs Mac" commercials. I do like Geico's "Cavemen" commercials. [/ QUOTE ] np man...im all for witty one liners. I have no grudge. Good contribution...those mac ones drive me crazy too...like were supposed to think the geek from dodgeball is cool??? wtf. -JP
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#33
12-13-2006, 04:48 PM
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Here's what infuriates me. The current new tactic of networks, in retaliation to fast forwarding Tivo/DVR users, is to show a advertisement for the show that is currently playing during a commercial break, so you believe that the show is back on, when in fact there are more ads to come. Jesus, that's a run on sentence worthy of Jerry Springer's final thoughts. [/ QUOTE ] I also DESPISE those gigantic lower-corner advertisement for THE CLOSER or something when I'm in the middle of watching something else. I hate that.
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#34
12-13-2006, 04:50 PM
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Re: Bad commercials enfuriate me. wtf.
I cringe every time I see the Axe commercial with the strip poker game where the girls are about to take their shirts off but then the dad comes in to break up the party. Then it says, WARNING: IF YOU MESS WITH THE KING'S QUEEN'S YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR ACE, JACK!
Who was the brilliant marketing exec that thought that was clever?
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#35
12-13-2006, 04:50 PM
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Re: Bad commercials enfuriate me. wtf.
JMP - hahaah dude, DVR is so worth it.
As an aside, as far as watching commercials, recent research on DVR viewing habits indicate people still watch them (fast-forwarding, see something that looks interesting, stop and watch commercial). And even fast-forwarding through commercial, there's some brand penetration with the viewer. -Al
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#36
12-13-2006, 04:52 PM
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Re: Bad commercials enfuriate me. wtf.
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Here's what infuriates me. The current new tactic of networks, in retaliation to fast forwarding Tivo/DVR users, is to show a advertisement for the show that is currently playing during a commercial break, so you believe that the show is back on, when in fact there are more ads to come. Jesus, that's a run on sentence worthy of Jerry Springer's final thoughts. [/ QUOTE ] In the spirit of other things about commercials that bug me, I really don't like when a station puts their call letters in a corner of the screen over and over, or just for many minutes on end. TBS does this all the time, for instance. Worse is when they have ads actively running while a show is on, especially if they're big enough that they actually taking away from your ability to see the program. It can be very distracting to see some idiot sitcom star mugging and dorking it up, bouncing all over the place, when you're watching something suspenseful or more serious. The commercial really takes over.
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#37
12-13-2006, 04:58 PM
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Re: Bad commercials enfuriate me. wtf.
Two kinds of commercials I hate:
1- commercials that lie: best example being the Mac v PC adds that make it seem like the PC is a horrible game machine or something, when that's super not true. 2- commercials that function on the assumption that the avg human being is unable to operate a knife. David Cross has a great bit on this. I think a few of the commercials mentioned in this thread are pretty good. And that Bud add isn't Jay-Z selling out as much as it's him using a budwiser add to cross promote his new album.
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#38
12-13-2006, 05:01 PM
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Re: Bad commercials enfuriate me. wtf.
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People still watch commercials on TV [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]? -Al [/ QUOTE ] STFU! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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