Commercials you HATE [Archive] - Comic Book Resources Forums

Solaris

01-13-2007, 09:09 AM

There are times when I wonder if advertisers have holes in their heads.

The latest on my list is that damned Viva paper towel commercial. You have NO idea how many times, and how forcefully, I've had to assert to Finn that "NO, it's NOT a good idea to do what the little boy in the commercial did when he sprayed soda all over his mom in the kitchen. Those are ACTORS, son, and they're getting paid to make a mess, because the paper towel company is trying to convince people that their towels clean up messes better than other towels. If YOU did that to me, I would NOT be happy. They made a great big sticky mess in that kitchen, and I do NOT enjoy cleaning up 'great big sticky messes'." Raising my kid to behave is hard enough, without some stupid commercial giving him ideas that he never would've thought of on his own.

I will never ever buy a Viva paper towel. I made special note of the product, so I would know whom to blame and avoid buying, when I saw the commercial. And it airs CONSTANTLY.

There was a similar commercial a few years ago, that showed a toddler loading the family VHS player with oatmeal.

IF advertisers want to make commercials like this (geared toward adult understanding), WHY don't they put them on the air AFTER the kids are sure to be in bed??? But NOOOooo, they have to show them all hours of the day and night. :mad:

Ontir

01-13-2007, 09:19 AM

HEAD ON!

It's an annoying commercial, and it never says what the product is for, or what it does, just where you put it. I can hear my grandmother saying, "...and if everyone else was jumping off a roof..."

Athena Bast

01-13-2007, 09:44 AM

Any of the pharmacutical commercials that don't tell you want the drug is for at all but then asks you go see your doctor about it and then lists possible harmful side effects a mile long.

Pharmacutical commericals in general. I remember one for rheumatoid arthritis a while ago and one of the side effects could be LYMPHOMA. Basically saying we'll get rid of your arthritis worries by giving you cancer instead.

The freaking commercial for "Alesse" birth control pills where one after one various stylized female talk into their Dick Tracy wristwatches and say "I'm on Alesse" in various languages after getting off a motorcycle, reading a magazine and other things. Apparently Alesse is also for guys because it gets rid of unibrows, makes your teeth sparkle and gives you a better wardrobe.

There was a bladder control pill that instead of having to go to the bathroom to pee, you could end up going to the bathroom because you have a bloody nose.

No bloody wonder Americans pay so much for your prescriptions with all the nonsense advertising.

I swear to God if I see one more male enhancement commercial. No wonder men are insecure, Jesus Mary Christmas.

Commercials for feminine hygiene products. Men must be in charge of advertising for those things or really conservative women.

JDogindy

01-13-2007, 10:09 AM

I have said this before, but I hate all Carnival commercials that had "somewhere between...", because in the end they always mention "the Rock Wall!"

The Head On! commercial is a close second.

DonC

01-13-2007, 10:18 AM

Michael P

01-13-2007, 10:37 AM

Blake Petit

01-13-2007, 10:41 AM

Any commercial -- any commercial -- with the Burger King. But especially the one where the guy wakes up and he's IN BED with him.

Scariest... mascot... EVER. How the hell is anybody supposed to enjoy hamburgers when they're WETTING THEMSELVES?

Athena Bast

01-13-2007, 11:14 AM

They've started branching out. Now they don't even mention the drug. It's just, "If you experience these commonly shared occurrences and feelings, you may have Bullshit We Just Made Up Disorder. Millions of Americans suffer from Bullshit We Just Made Up Disorder. If you think you may be one of them, talk to your doctor. PaidforbyEnormousAssholePharmeceuticals."

I know! If you feel tired after running for 25 minutes.. you need to take this.

If you have a hard time remembering where that footstool is in the middle of the night when you go to the bathroom you need to take this.

OMG! That frickin Restless Leg Disorder pill commerical. It's not a disorder, it's poor circulation!

nervmeister

01-13-2007, 11:21 AM

Anything involving penis enlargement irritates me to no end, especially when my folks are present. It's just weird watching TV with my mom and dad when ads for wang pills come on.

Athena Bast

01-13-2007, 12:00 PM

There is this commercial where it's Christmas and these two kids open a present and just start screaming at the top of their lungs then it cuts to this new car or SUV or something and says, "Yeah, it's a lot like that."

If it's the one I'm thinking of it the kid that unwraps the box that looks suspiciously like a N64 box.

The first time I saw that ad I saw the actual video clip on like AFV the same week.

nervmeister

01-13-2007, 12:05 PM

If it's the one I'm thinking of it the kid that unwraps the box that looks suspiciously like a N64 box.

The first time I saw that ad I saw the actual video clip on like AFV the same week.The sister's acting like a normal happy kid should, while the brother's having fits and frothing seizures of joy. Yeah, I know what clip you're talking about. :D

Guy1

01-13-2007, 12:06 PM

Those boring religious message commercials.
Also, the Shane Company diamond commercials that play on the radio.
They are just so boring and I can't care about either.

Xero Kaiser

01-13-2007, 12:37 PM

Scariest... mascot... EVER. How the hell is anybody supposed to enjoy hamburgers when they're WETTING THEMSELVES?

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/48/bkgod8rzdr9.jpg

The Burger King is the shit.

Zero Hunter

01-13-2007, 01:23 PM

DLFerguson

01-13-2007, 01:47 PM

Those self-righteous anti-smoking commercials from TheTruth.com.

Blake Petit

01-13-2007, 01:51 PM

Oh, GOD yes. I've never smoked a day in my life, and I hate the smell of tobacco smoke, but every time I see one of those spots it gives me an urge to go light up.

Sabrina_Fried

01-13-2007, 02:05 PM

I can't really think of any commercials on the air at the moment that I actually like...except for that Raisin Bran ballad that they ressurected from the '70s, I can TOLERATE that one at least.

In fact, the more I see something advertised on TV the less likely I am to buy it because that product becomes associated in my mind with something that intrudes on my recreation.

That said, I particularly loathe any kind of pharmaceutical commercial. Up here in Canada, we have strict laws about how (if at all) pharma companies can advertise their products to the general public. Unfortunetly, that means all we get are crappy self-absorbed "Ask your doctor" commercials, where you're not even sure why you are supposed to ask your doctor.

Here's a better idea. Work WITH your doctor to find out what the best treatment for YOU is. Don't ask for a name-brand drug just because you liked the TV commercial. Buying branded stuff because you saw it on TV is ok for T-shirts, not chemical compounds that will fundamentally alter the way your body works!

Sabrina

Gingold

01-13-2007, 02:21 PM

"This is oouuurr country!!!"

Athena Bast

01-13-2007, 02:24 PM

Those damn Helio commercials. Those to me are the most annoying things ever. I jsut want all those people who freak out when their phone is called a phone to die a horrible death in those things. Pretensious to the extreme.

Just like the VW commercials when suggesting it's a nice day for a hike the boyfriend flips out and leaves just because he drives a Jetta doesn't mean...:mad:

Athena Bast

01-13-2007, 02:27 PM

Oh, GOD yes. I've never smoked a day in my life, and I hate the smell of tobacco smoke, but every time I see one of those spots it gives me an urge to go light up.

In Canada we have stupid.ca commercials... about stuff other than smoking but just as preachy.

howyadoin

01-13-2007, 02:32 PM

OMG! That frickin Restless Leg Disorder pill commerical. It's not a disorder, it's poor circulation!Every time I take a dump, I have to wipe afterwards. I think I've got Wipey Ass Disorder.

DarkBlade

01-13-2007, 02:43 PM

OMG! That frickin Restless Leg Disorder pill commerical. It's not a disorder, it's poor circulation!

Actually, Restless Leg Syndrome is a neurological condition. Some of the symptoms are similar to effects of poor circulation though.

One of the many lovely things that sometimes accompanies both rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.

Erebus

01-13-2007, 02:49 PM

Kidz Bop. I hope all those annoying brats grow up to become homeless has-been child stars.

Athena Bast

01-13-2007, 03:24 PM

Actually, Restless Leg Syndrome is a neurological condition. Some of the symptoms are similar to effects of poor circulation though.

One of the many lovely things that sometimes accompanies both rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.

Very well so, but the commercial makes its sound like if you switch your legs a couple times while sitting in a movie theater you need to take a pill for it.

It's the lack of education and information and feeding on people's ignorance that drives me.

nervmeister

01-13-2007, 03:35 PM

Every time I take a dump, I have to wipe afterwards. I think I've got Wipey Ass Disorder.Hey, you think that's bad, it's sucks even more to have Wipe Sniffing Disorder.

Valmore

01-13-2007, 05:46 PM

I'm sick of the Geico gecko, but not the cavemen.

I want to throttle Jared everytime I see him on one of those stupid Subway commercials. Is it too much to ask for John Cena to powerslam him? Or for Michael Strahan to tackle him to the floor?

I hated TheTruth.com commercials, especially when they played the race card.

The Burger King needs to die, too.

howyadoin

01-13-2007, 05:56 PM

I want to throttle Jared everytime I see him on one of those stupid Subway commercials.Isn't Jon Lovitz the Subway guy now? I don't remember seeing Jared in awhile.

Donald M.

01-13-2007, 05:58 PM

Any commercial featuring anthropomorphic fungus or mucous.

Seriously, I don't care if my lungs were packed solid with mucous and only Mucinex could save my life.

I'd sooner die.

It's not just the grossness, but the stupidity behind the fact that anyone thought bringing pustular bodily emissions to cringe-inducing fictional life is actually a reasonable sales strategy.

It could always be worse though. At least we aren't seeing these sorts of ads from Monistat.

Valmore

01-13-2007, 06:07 PM

Isn't Jon Lovitz the Subway guy now? I don't remember seeing Jared in awhile.

No, they've brought back Jared and he talks about Subway subs having less fat than burgers along with wrestling's John Cena and football's Michael Strahan.

Athena Bast

01-13-2007, 10:15 PM

Royal

01-13-2007, 10:42 PM

No, they've brought back Jared and he talks about Subway subs having less fat than burgers along with sports entertainment's John Cena and football's Michael Strahan.

Fixed to put truth in advertising.

Mike Smash!

01-13-2007, 10:52 PM

Those toenail goblins creep the shit out of me...

ragnarok_2012

01-13-2007, 11:14 PM

I thought the Pepsi commercial with Britney Spears and Bob Dole was creepy.

A 70-something (at least) republican Presidential candidate....who was at the time known as the spokescritter for Viagra.....leering at a teen pop star.

How does that grow the brand, anyway? :D

Jeff Brady

01-13-2007, 11:15 PM

I'm sick of the Geico gecko, but not the cavemen.

The cavemen rule.

The Geico actor commercials suck. Especially the one with Mini-Me.

morna

01-13-2007, 11:30 PM

well, there it is... four years without cable and I have no idea what you guys are talking about!

YAAAAY!

Nick Soapdish

01-14-2007, 01:12 AM

Oh, GOD yes. I've never smoked a day in my life, and I hate the smell of tobacco smoke, but every time I see one of those spots it gives me an urge to go light up.

Another vote against Truth.com here.

It's like the ads were designed by the tobacco industry. They're practically an ad for smoking. There's nothing that teenagers like better than getting preached at, except when it's done by pretentious kids. :rolleyes:

ragnarok_2012

01-14-2007, 01:18 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8uNG02ixA

"Easy boy."

howyadoin

01-14-2007, 04:32 AM

It's like the ads were designed by the tobacco industry.No, but they were paid for by the tobacco industry.

Chris N

01-14-2007, 04:35 AM

Any Old Navy commercial. Hard to explain why. The jingles just... bothered me.

Elegance Liberty

01-14-2007, 06:36 AM

Head-On! Head-On! Head-On!

Oh yeah, and any Kidz Bop commercial too.

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 06:53 AM

Every time I take a dump, I have to wipe afterwards. I think I've got Wipey Ass Disorder.

Not only do I have this disorder, but also, STS(Smelly Toilet Syndrome}.

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 06:55 AM

Oh yeah, and any Kidz Bop commercial too.

I see those ads and I think,"What a grease ball thing to do. Having kids singing songs that really aren't all that appropriate for them." I mean, seeing some tweener singing about love(lust) is just creepy.

Drew Van T.

01-14-2007, 06:56 AM

All of them? Even the funny ones eventually become annoying, the fourth or fifth time.

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 06:57 AM

Any Old Navy commercial. Hard to explain why. The jingles just... bothered me.

The "actors" don't even seem human. It's like watching Anime-trons(robots).

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 06:58 AM

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 07:01 AM

Those toenail goblins creep the shit out of me...

ANd they are real,Mike. I caught one of those buggers sniffing around my sock drawers. Of that Mucus ad, talking boogers are too nasty and since we have pols, do we really need them in our commercials?

Athena Bast

01-14-2007, 07:54 AM

The cavemen rule.

The Geico actor commercials suck. Especially the one with Mini-Me.

the mini me one is creepy.. half the time I expect the guy to throw him on the BBQ.

Valmore

01-14-2007, 11:01 AM

Oh, and that Visa Check Card commercial where the guy gets stared at angrily by a cashier because he *GASP* paid with CASH for his lunch instead of swiping a card, interrupting some BS "smooth process" for the entire lunchroom?

Stupid.

Erebus

01-14-2007, 11:06 AM

Why'd they replace the Geico gecko with an Aussie?

Agent Helix

01-14-2007, 11:08 AM

DonC

01-14-2007, 11:08 AM

Isn't Jon Lovitz the Subway guy now? I don't remember seeing Jared in awhile.

Jared just started coming back. It looks to me like he put some of that 300 pounds he lost back on. Maybe Subway had him go to a fat farm or something.

Bear

01-14-2007, 11:13 AM

Jared just started coming back. It looks to me like he put some of that 300 pounds he lost back on. Maybe Subway had him go to a fat farm or something.

Generally don't go to "Fat Farms" to gain weight, do you?

But yes, I agree: he does look fatter.

Callie

01-14-2007, 11:26 AM

The CGI bees from the allergy medication ad creep me out. And I am sooo sick of seeing the Fitness Made Simple ads on FX. I don't know if it's the low budget commercial effects, the creepy trainer guy, or the obnoxious jingle, but I've started watching all FX shows about 15 minutes after they start so that I can fast forward through the commercials with my DVR.

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 02:30 PM

howyadoin

01-14-2007, 02:33 PM

Not only do I have this disorder, but also, STS(Smelly Toilet Syndrome}.There's a pill you can take for that.

One of the side effects is diarrhea.

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 02:34 PM

There's a pill you can take for that.

One of the side effects is diarrhea.

Funny, isn't that always on of the side effects? I think that Pepto Bismal is slipping some of these companies some money. I smell a CONSPIRACY!!

nervmeister

01-14-2007, 03:35 PM

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 04:39 PM

Well the new AXE commercial with some filthy couple rolling around in a field kind of annoys me. Then there's the penis pill commercials as I mentioned before but that no one acknowledged me on. :mad:

I haven't seen any of the penis pill ads, but AXE or Tag ads make me wish that for once commercials told the truth.

Valmore

01-14-2007, 04:44 PM

I haven't seen any of the penis pill ads, but AXE or Tag ads make me wish that for once commercials told the truth.

Announcer: "AXE will not make you irresistable to women. AXE will not cause hot chicks to chase you down the street and rip off you clothes. AXE will not even make you smell better. In fact, AXE sucks, so don't waste your money on it."

howyadoin

01-14-2007, 05:19 PM

Announcer: "AXE will not make you irresistable to women. AXE will not cause hot chicks to chase you down the street and rip off you clothes. AXE will not even make you smell better. In fact, AXE sucks, so don't waste your money on it."You missed your calling, my friend. That's great copy.

And if I may be so bold as to continue in the same vein:

"AXE will make you smell like a girl, so be sure to use the whole bottle at once!"

Ronald Bryan

01-14-2007, 05:57 PM

The new Active On commercial or whatever the name of the product is, from the makers of Head On, where they begin by acknowledging how annoying Head On commercials are.

Donald M.

01-14-2007, 06:57 PM

The new Active On commercial or whatever the name of the product is, from the makers of Head On, where they begin by acknowledging how annoying Head On commercials are.

Oh, I know!

Wow, you're acknowledging how annoying your commercials are, how hip and self referential! :rolleyes:

I wouldn't use that crap even if it worked. I mean come on people, a headache remedy that you smear on your forehead? What, does it seep through your skull and into you brain?

Karl J. Barnes

01-14-2007, 07:15 PM

You missed your calling, my friend. That's great copy.

And if I may be so bold as to continue in the same vein:

"AXE will make you smell like a girl, so be sure to use the whole bottle at once!"

"Carrying a can of Tag Body Shots around with you only proves that you need to take a shower more often."

Fabian

01-14-2007, 07:23 PM

Olive Garden commercials anger me. No waiter would be happy to serve on the people who are shown there. Soup, Salad, and Breadsticks for $6 only shows what a cheapskate you are.

Also, if you ever watch Bravo, they repeat the same commercials on every commercial break. I now hate 6 Feet Under even though I haven't seen one episode of it.

And the Bowflex commercial with that 50 year old guy and it keeps repeating the fact that he's in a rock band to show how cool he is.

Puma

01-14-2007, 07:31 PM

any of the re-do your mortgage now ones, they go on forever with some smiling guy while the fine print goes on and on.

Cam63

01-14-2007, 07:48 PM

The fucking Chrisco ad.

Athena Bast

01-14-2007, 09:03 PM

The fucking Chrisco ad.

The Chrisco hampers?

nervmeister

01-14-2007, 10:41 PM

Olive Garden commercials anger me. No waiter would be happy to serve on the people who are shown there. Soup, Salad, and Breadsticks for $6 only shows what a cheapskate you are.The commercals may anger you, but the food satifies you. Face it. But your right Olive Garden is simply another name for Cheapass Italian Dining. Maybe the word "Italian" shouldnt even belong in there either. The Italian pretty much left along with the f^&king Garden (it was once behind the restaurant).

And the Bowflex commercial with that 50 year old guy and it keeps repeating the fact that he's in a rock band to show how cool he is.A gay rock band. :D

Motormouse

01-15-2007, 02:12 AM

Cillit-Bang. Makes me want to kill Barry Scott...what a twat!

nervmeister

01-15-2007, 02:20 AM

Cillit-Bang. Makes me want to kill Barry Scott...what a twat!What the hell kind of product is Clit-Bang? :confused: Is it meant to satisfy Barry's twat? Did he demonstrate this on TV?! :eek: If he did, then I understand why you're pissed.

Typo Lad

01-15-2007, 06:57 AM

Kidz Bop. I hope all those annoying brats grow up to become homeless has-been child stars.

It really, really messed up when you think about the content of some of those songs.

thehod

01-15-2007, 07:29 AM

What the hell kind of product is Clit-Bang? :confused: Is it meant to satisfy Barry's twat? Did he demonstrate this on TV?! :eek: If he did, then I understand why you're pissed.

From wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilit_bang)

And, motormouse is right. I'd cheerfully take a pick-axe to Barry Scott's head.

Personally, I can't stand the Loans Direct advert which played in the UK for best part of a decade.

It involved some spod coming down to breakfast, sitting down on a chair and sitting on his young sons squeeky toy boat.

Then, and this bit really got annoying after the thousandth time, he says. "Oh, that reminds me, I must sort out that loan. Ahh, but I can't get to the bank." (because getting a loan is the first thing I think of when I've sat on a toy boat.)

Cue blue cartoon telephone who leaps into frame saying that one call to loan direct and you can get that loan for whatever you want. New car. House extension. Frontal Lobotomy. And its so easy, and we promise not to make you homeless and break your legs when you can't afford the repayments. Honest.

At the end of the advert everyone is happy. Spod is happy because he's now in debt to the tune of the gdp of a small african nation. Spod missus is happy cos now she's got enough cash to finally leave the moron. Kiddie is happy, although daddy squashed his boat, but he's left a pressie in his nappy just to offset that particular naval disaster. And blue telephone is happy because he's just conned another family into a legal loan sharks clutches. He's so happy in fact that he winks at the camera. Twice. And then repeats the fucking phone number ad nauseam for the remaining ten seconds of the advert, just in case you didn't get it the first five times it was mentioned.

The number of tellys I've wrecked because I couldn't turn over fast enough, and it was quciker to lump the remote through the TV just to stop watching that advert again.

thehod

01-15-2007, 07:31 AM

They made a great big sticky mess in that kitchen, and I do NOT enjoy cleaning up 'great big sticky messes'."

Taken out of context, that sentance takes on a whole new meaning.

JDogindy

01-16-2007, 06:41 AM

If it's the one I'm thinking of it the kid that unwraps the box that looks suspiciously like a N64 box.

The first time I saw that ad I saw the actual video clip on like AFV the same week.

Yeah, but then they modify the damn box into some crappy "Laserobo". It was also on WebJunk 20 on VH1 several times.

Here's another dumb commercial that I hate:

Those vacuum commercials where something gets spilled, and everyone breaks out the featured product and starts to dance with them. Since when does this offer a chance to make a Broadway show?!

JDogindy

01-16-2007, 07:01 AM

I see those ads and I think,"What a grease ball thing to do. Having kids singing songs that really aren't all that appropriate for them." I mean, seeing some tweener singing about love(lust) is just creepy.

They hurt my ears, so I turn down the volume or change the channel. And now they are singing COUNTRY songs! The horror! The horror!

And the AXE commercial looks stupid, indeed. I have a bottle, and whenever I use it, I think about using it as a toxin to kill someone with.

jessecuster3

01-16-2007, 07:27 AM

I am seriouly going to kill someone the next time I hear the opening to "Iron Man" Especially those annoying guys and the tivo fast forwarding to get to the commercial version.

HomerJay

01-16-2007, 01:50 PM

The ads for the CDs featuring kids singing the latest pop songs make me insane. The only thing worse than having a crappy Goo-Goo Dolls song stuck in my head is having a crappy Goo-Goo Dolls song sung by preteens that's stuck in my head.

Has anyone seen the absolutely terrifying Orville Redenbacher commercial featuring his re-animated corpse?

jessecuster3

01-16-2007, 02:08 PM

Has anyone seen the absolutely terrifying Orville Redenbacher commercial featuring his re-animated corpse?

At least that is better than the Empire Carpet ads here, their guy got so old(probably died) that they are now using a cartoon version of him in the ads.

And anyone who has spent at least a little time in Chicago has to know": 5 - 8 - 8 2 - 3 - 00

HomerJay

01-16-2007, 02:12 PM

At least that is better than the Empire Carpet ads here, their guy got so old(probably died) that they are now using a cartoon version of him in the ads.

And anyone who has spent at least a little time in Chicago has to know": 5 - 8 - 8 2 - 3 - 00

I know it well. Five eight eight two three hundred...EMPIRE!!

Joe Acro

01-16-2007, 02:23 PM

There aren't any commercials that I hate. There I plenty that I don't understand the appeal of and a few I find annoying or overplayed, but none that I hate. Maybe I just like watching commercials too much.

Pól Rua

01-16-2007, 08:14 PM

Anything involving penis enlargement irritates me to no end, especially when my folks are present. It's just weird watching TV with my mom and dad when ads for wang pills come on.

You said "Wang". :p

nervmeister

01-16-2007, 09:53 PM

You said "Wang". :pDamn straight I did. Maxoderm and Enzyte can kiss my ass.

RaggtyMan

01-16-2007, 11:09 PM

Zantrex-3yes!

sehthan

01-17-2007, 04:17 PM

I hate the commercials for cable television that just lie about satellite. I've currently got Charter cable and they're terrible about it. When they added DVR a while back, they were running spots bragging that satellite doesn't do that, even though DirecTV had already been offering it for years. Their new spot claims you lose your signal whenever it rains, which, even allowing for hyperbole, is ridiculous.

Black Atom

01-17-2007, 06:15 PM

"Kidz Bop" is concrete proof that there is a Satan.

nervmeister

01-17-2007, 09:19 PM

I hate the latest line of Mac computer commercials. All they do is flame PCs.

Bear

01-17-2007, 09:35 PM

Eh...this has got to be a cliche at this point, but has anyone mentioned: "Head-on!"

Just because: I know the name--BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE F IT'S FOR!

I know now what it does; I just don't know why I would bother.

"Just rub sh#$ on your head!" They should say that instead.

Also: Any commercial that tells you to ask your doctor about the product, but not what it's actual purposes is, are f@#king annoying!

nervmeister

01-17-2007, 10:04 PM

Guys Gone Wild. Nuff said.

Donald M.

01-17-2007, 10:13 PM

I hate the latest line of Mac computer commercials. All they do is flame PCs.

It doesn't help that the PC guy is actually pretty sympathetic while the Mac dude is an obnoxious twat I'd really like to smack.

I don't think I've ever seen an ad campaign that looked more like it had been designed by the competition.

Other than those Truth ads, I mean.

Donald M.

01-17-2007, 10:14 PM

Guys Gone Wild. Nuff said.

Awesome! Now gay guys too get to learn just how boring porn can be!

nervmeister

01-17-2007, 10:21 PM

Awesome! Now gay guys too get to learn just how boring porn can be!Exactly. The GGW series doesnt impress me at all.

sehthan

01-18-2007, 11:21 AM

I hate the latest line of Mac computer commercials. All they do is flame PCs.

Yeah, I dislike them for the same reason as the cable ads - they're dishonest. But at least they're well made, and I have to admit I usually find them entertaining despite myself.

Athena Bast

01-18-2007, 11:59 AM

Dukocal (sic?)

Just saw it... it's a pill or something for bouts of "travel diareaha" (sic).

Merey

01-18-2007, 12:27 PM

Has anyone mentioned the Shake 'n Bake commerial yet?

"We made Shake 'n Bake, and I helped"

GAH! Overly cute, precocious children irritate the hell out of me.

Also, that commerical and the old Welch's juice commerical are tied for the most loathed.

Typo Lad

01-18-2007, 12:29 PM

"Mom cooked and I shooked!"

They're cute when you're six, I guess.

Merey

01-18-2007, 12:33 PM

"Mom cooked and I shooked!"

They're cute when you're six, I guess.

Oh, I don't remember that version. Yikes, that would render me catatonic. Well, not a 6, but it sure would today.

howyadoin

01-18-2007, 12:46 PM

It doesn't help that the PC guy is actually pretty sympathetic while the Mac dude is an obnoxious twat I'd really like to smack.Basic target marketing, I guess. I do see the Mac guy as a bit obnoxious, but the PC guy seems like a schlub with no social skills. Almost every office I've worked in has a tech guy like that, and while they're usually nice enough people, they're still annoying as fuck because they can't grasp the fact that other people don't find their tech obsessions interesting.

The other thing to keep in mind, of course, is that the way the two guys look is also meant to symbolize the Mac/PC schism.

Valmore

01-18-2007, 01:18 PM

Basic target marketing, I guess. I do see the Mac guy as a bit obnoxious, but the PC guy seems like a schlub with no social skills. Almost every office I've worked in has a tech guy like that, and while they're usually nice enough people, they're still annoying as fuck because they can't grasp the fact that other people don't find their tech obsessions interesting.

The other thing to keep in mind, of course, is that the way the two guys look is also meant to symbolize the Mac/PC schism.

So I'm supposed to feel sorry for the PC and want to kick the Mac in the head?

And seriously, a Mac IS a PC. A Mac is a brand name for a personal computer. So it's a PC and a PC in the commercial.

Donald M.

01-18-2007, 04:57 PM

A recent post on the YouTube thread reminded me how much I hate those Sentra ads with the douchebag living out of his car. For seven whole days, wow!

Homelessness: A fun adventure!

nervmeister

01-18-2007, 05:43 PM

Announcer : "Are you fat as hell? Well dont worry. It's NOT your fault. Fatty carbohydrates put into your body against your will build up over time in the form of fat over your muscle tissue. Blah blah blah blah blah. Only this drug can make you acceptable in public again. Remember, being fat is NOT your fault."

Nick Soapdish

01-18-2007, 08:04 PM

Basic target marketing, I guess. I do see the Mac guy as a bit obnoxious, but the PC guy seems like a schlub with no social skills. Almost every office I've worked in has a tech guy like that, and while they're usually nice enough people, they're still annoying as fuck because they can't grasp the fact that other people don't find their tech obsessions interesting.

The other thing to keep in mind, of course, is that the way the two guys look is also meant to symbolize the Mac/PC schism.

The PC guy (John Hodgman) does bits for The Daily Show. He explained Ted Stevens' remarks about the internet being tubes in one of them and Jon extracted an "I'm a PC" out of him during an example.

howyadoin

01-18-2007, 08:17 PM

And seriously, a Mac IS a PC. A Mac is a brand name for a personal computer. So it's a PC and a PC in the commercial.Ah, nothing like a pointless game of semantics.

Cam63

01-19-2007, 05:20 AM

The Chrisco hampers?

Yep. Those bastards.

Cam63

01-19-2007, 05:27 AM

It really, really messed up when you think about the content of some of those songs.

Years ago, there was a childrens TV show on at 4 p.m. that started with " Afternoon Delight " as it's themesong up until someone explained to the idiots the contents of the lyrics.

Cam63

01-19-2007, 05:30 AM

Here's another dumb commercial that I hate:

Those vacuum commercials where something gets spilled, and everyone breaks out the featured product and starts to dance with them. Since when does this offer a chance to make a Broadway show?!

Hell, even vikings on a pillage mission break into a Broadway number occasionally.

Davideaux

01-19-2007, 06:02 AM

I hate the KY Jelly ads.

A. the woman is usually far better looking than the guy.
B. the guy is too busy reading a paper or fixing a TV to reach out to his horny partner.
C. it takes the KY for the guy to drop his tools/newspaper, etc and get interested.

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 06:09 AM

The PS3 commercials are starting to get on my nerves instead of my mind now.

JDogindy

01-19-2007, 07:20 AM

The PS3 commercials are starting to get on my nerves instead of my mind now.

There are several factors into why the PS3 ain't so hot:

It was delayed. When it came out, there wasn't that many units due to the price of Blu-Ray.
People got shot and robbed during the wait.
There were bugs in it when people got them.
Because of #1, the price was too damn expensive.
The commercials were beyond creepy. The first one they had (a baby doll) was, without a doubt, the creepiest commercial EVER! Then the next one I saw (a Rubic's cube getting alinged, then exploding) was odd. The magazine ads don't do it much better, either (since when do chess pieces bleed, anyway?)

I gotta go with #5 here.

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 07:26 AM

People got shot and robbed during the wait.Holy shit dude! :eek: [/quote]
The commercials were beyond creepy. The first one they had (a baby doll) was, without a doubt, the creepiest commercial EVER! Then the next one I saw (a Rubic's cube getting alinged, then exploding) was odd. The magazine ads don't do it much better, either (since when do chess pieces bleed, anyway?)

I gotta go with #5 here.I'm with you on that one. They hardly even show clips for the games. I'm sick of seeing a Satan'-posessed baby doll.

Gladiaria_Alata

01-19-2007, 07:30 AM

My mother apparently hates the L'Oreal How the hell do you spell that?!?'Mirror Mirror' one.

Said she wanted to belt the woman one. :eek:

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 07:36 AM

Here's one we've all heard before................

(camera focuses in on someone in a beautiful meadow)

"Hi. I'm an insanely gorgeous guy/girl.................. and I have genital herpies."

Greatest buzz-kill in advertising!

Davideaux

01-19-2007, 07:54 AM

I hate the VW accident ads. The people don't die.

Karl J. Barnes

01-19-2007, 07:57 AM

I hate the VW accident ads. The people don't die.

True, but I do like the Un-Trick your Ride VW commercials. Where the all in white German dude and his assistant destroy someone's custom job and then givesd them a new VW car. Kind of freaky funny.

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 07:58 AM

I hate the VW accident ads. The people don't die.Thats kind of the point, David.

Davideaux

01-19-2007, 08:01 AM

True, but I do like the Un-Trick your Ride VW commercials. Where the all in white German dude and his assistant destroy someone's custom job and then givesd them a new VW car. Kind of freaky funny.

Those are nice. VW makes great ads. And to think that German guy is the woodchipper psycho in Fargo.

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 08:04 AM

Those are nice. VW makes great ads. And to think that German guy is the woodchipper psycho in Fargo.That reminds me. Dennis Hopper did a commercial recently.

Karl J. Barnes

01-19-2007, 08:05 AM

That reminds me. Dennis Hopper did a commercial recently.

The one about the definition of "retirement". I don't even know what the spot is selling, but I like the inspirational message that it gives.

Karl J. Barnes

01-19-2007, 08:06 AM

Those are nice. VW makes great ads. And to think that German guy is the woodchipper psycho in Fargo.

He was also, the Russian guy in Armeggedon(sp?).

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 08:09 AM

The one about the definition of "retirement". I don't even know what the spot is selling, but I like the inspirational message that it gives. I had no clue either.

Donald M.

01-19-2007, 09:19 AM

I think the Dennis Hopper retirement ads are for some investment website or something.

RaggtyMan

01-19-2007, 09:54 AM

The dennis hopper ad was a movie website for rentals.

jessecuster3

01-19-2007, 09:56 AM

The dennis hopper ad was a movie website for rentals.

Dennis Hopper is also doing retirement ads for Ameriprise Financial.

RaggtyMan

01-19-2007, 10:08 AM

Damn, he gets around! he must be broke.

HomerJay

01-19-2007, 11:29 AM

Since Christopher Walken doesn't do commercials, Hopper must be the go-to typecast crazy guy.

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 11:30 AM

Since Christopher Walken doesn't do commercials, Hopper must be the go-to typecast crazy guy.If only Hopper would do a commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. :D

JDogindy

01-19-2007, 12:16 PM

If only Hopper would do a commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. :D

Well, I don't imagine Hopper endorsing Greyhound bus lines anytime soon.;)

I'm with you on that one. They hardly even show clips for the games. I'm sick of seeing a Satan'-posessed baby doll.

I prefer the Wii commercials, because not only do you see the games, but people actually PLAYING them!

Here's another bad one:

Those Target ads where you see products being used, but instead of their intended use, they are stacked up in a tower of sorts. Not only is it illogical (since when can a bathtub be held by toilet paper?), it's dumb looking when you get the full view at the end. At least it beats the ones where inanimate objects become something that looks like people with the Black Eyed Peas in the background.

JerrBear81

01-19-2007, 12:18 PM

Those Geico commercials where actors interpret for normal people.

Kristofer

01-19-2007, 12:23 PM

The Mountain Dew commercial with the psychodelic colours with the people who look like a very bad 1970s British punk group...."Supersonic...Electronic" or whatever...

and the new VW commercials with the German guy who "pimps his ride" and does that gay ass VW gang sign at the end

howyadoin

01-19-2007, 12:32 PM

Hopper must be the go-to typecast crazy guy.That's the basis for his entire career.

Donald M.

01-19-2007, 01:02 PM

The Mountain Dew commercial with the psychodelic colours with the people who look like a very bad 1970s British punk group...."Supersonic...Electronic" or whatever...

Mountain Dew is incapable of producing a commercial that doesn't give me a headache.

Right up there with Old Navy, Gap and Target.

HomerJay

01-19-2007, 01:06 PM

Right up there with Old Navy, Gap and Target.
I refuse to shop at Old Navy for 2 reasons:
- Their annoying ads.
- The headsets they wear in the store. Your store is not that fucking important that each of your sweatshirt-folding 17 yr-olds need a headset.

Blake Petit

01-19-2007, 01:35 PM

Oh, man, Old Navy commercials. As if the godawful ads with the dog and the washed up celebrities weren't bad enough, now they've got those stupid commercials where they sing to people to "get your fash-on." The English teacher in me weeps every time.

Old Navy deserves some sort of lifetime... what's the opposite of achievement? Failure? Lifetime Failure Award? Something like that. Regardless, Old Navy is the only store that I wish had a Big and Tall section so I could refuse to shop there out of general principle.

Donald M.

01-19-2007, 04:02 PM

Has anyone seen the absolutely terrifying Orville Redenbacher commercial featuring his re-animated corpse?

I know, that ad is frickin' creepy! Everyone else in the ad seems to know it too. When he mentions his name there are a couple of shots of the people around him with dull, frightened expressions on there faces.

At the end, they all gather around him, shuffling reluctantly, plastic smiles on some of their faces.

There's something terrible going on behind the scenes of that commercial.

nervmeister

01-19-2007, 04:37 PM

There was this one senseless "get rich quick" ads with a toll free number featuring some nutcase wearing a suit with dollar signs all over it. It was stupid beyond beliefs.

Oh, and let's not forget the "BUY MY BIKES!" commercial where some fatass douche forces his family to wear retarded getups and go on the air to advertise his friggin bicycles. Dude, if you want to sell bicycles, have you and your family act like a charming normal family instead of desperate redneck trash. Then maybe you'll get more income.

Athena Bast

01-27-2007, 09:31 PM

Found a new one. I think it's Canadian.

It's the "I've just been infected with HIV" PSA. It largely just gives in to the fear that you can catch it from just looking at someone that the health officials tried so hard to convince people you can't.

Bah!

Michael P

01-27-2007, 09:50 PM

I know, that ad is frickin' creepy! Everyone else in the ad seems to know it too. When he mentions his name there are a couple of shots of the people around him with dull, frightened expressions on there faces.

At the end, they all gather around him, shuffling reluctantly, plastic smiles on some of their faces.

There's something terrible going on behind the scenes of that commercial.

Best Brains should really reunite to do a "Zombie Orville Popcorn" sketch.