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QuickbreathFinisher
Sep 28, 2008

by reading this post you have agreed to form a gay socialist micronation.
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I must have seen this commercial for the stupid bird movie with Jack Black and Owen Wilson 100 times already.

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SamBishop
Jan 10, 2003

raditts posted:

Nobody should ever express a desire to support Blockbuster. Nobody.

I'm asking this genuinely because when I used Blockbuster's mail service, it worked well enough, but is there a reason aside from the fact that they were based on an increasingly archaic business model that one should hate them? I'm going to get unlimited games, blu-rays and streamed video for $10 because I have Dish, and I'm curious.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Maxwell Lord posted:

I don't even get how this is supposed to sell the car or what positive associations it's meant to be evoking.

Honestly I don't think Chevy does either. They're horrendously expensive, even with that $7500 tax credit, and they're really not selling well at all

vyst
Aug 25, 2009



Ok, I know it's been mentioned but this bothers the gently caress out of me. When the taco bell dude says "I can do that" and the smug elite chefboss goes "for 99 cents?" and the guy was like "no." - The ingredients are the loving same how would it cost more even if he can't do those stupid tricks to make it.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


vyst posted:

Ok, I know it's been mentioned but this bothers the gently caress out of me. When the taco bell dude says "I can do that" and the smug elite chefboss goes "for 99 cents?" and the guy was like "no." - The ingredients are the loving same how would it cost more even if he can't do those stupid tricks to make it.

If $.99 got me a flatbread sandwich and a show like that, I'd be throwing dollar bills at Taco Bell staff all day long. It is a goofy line though.

Malachite_Dragon
Mar 31, 2010

Weaving Merry Christmas magic
You saw that weird-rear end Geico commercial with the guy and the guinea pigs, right? :stare: That wasn't just me having a sleep-deprivation hallucination?

Polaron
Oct 13, 2010

The Oncoming Storm

Malachite_Dragon posted:

You saw that weird-rear end Geico commercial with the guy and the guinea pigs, right? :stare: That wasn't just me having a sleep-deprivation hallucination?

It apparently has an app on the website. If I had an iPhone I would check it out, because I am incredibly curious.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

Wrong about everything XIV related
~fartz~

Polaron posted:

It apparently has an app on the website. If I had an iPhone I would check it out, because I am incredibly curious.

It's probably a little guinea pig that says "Row" in that funny little voice whenever you touch it. Geico has a few funny little apps on it's website from it's commercials.

Jubs
Jul 11, 2006

Boy, I think it's about time I tell you the difference between a man and a woman. A woman isn't a woman unless she's pretty. And a man isn't a man unless he's ugly.

Polaron posted:

It apparently has an app on the website. If I had an iPhone I would check it out, because I am incredibly curious.
http://www.appsmenow.com/app_page/22283-GEICO_Guinea_Pig_Getaway

vyst
Aug 25, 2009



I know it's been mentioned but gently caress that weight watchers for men commercial. Dude is like "Well i look better than you right now". What a smug dickhead.

marchantia
Nov 5, 2009

WHAT IS THIS

Mister Kingdom posted:

"Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big. Big."












"Small."


gently caress you, Smart Car.

All I could think when I saw that was that they totally ripped off Doug.

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


SamBishop posted:

I'm asking this genuinely because when I used Blockbuster's mail service, it worked well enough, but is there a reason aside from the fact that they were based on an increasingly archaic business model that one should hate them? I'm going to get unlimited games, blu-rays and streamed video for $10 because I have Dish, and I'm curious.

You say the "archaic business model" part as though that wasn't a significant (read: complete) part of their business. The lovely way they treated customers and employees alike (I've never met a person who worked for Blockbuster that doesn't despise them) isn't something that people are going to quickly forget.

If you're getting something good out of it, I guess that's good to know, and I guess you could consider them a different company since Dish bought them out, but there's a certain stigma to that brand and I still can't shake the desire to see them vanish from existence.

The SituAsian
Oct 29, 2006

I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed

vyst posted:

I know it's been mentioned but gently caress that weight watchers for men commercial. Dude is like "Well i look better than you right now". What a smug dickhead.

I mean he's in good shape relative to the target weight watchers for men demo but if he were to do the commercial without a shirt most people would just be like "meh".

The SituAsian fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Oct 1, 2011

Malachite_Dragon
Mar 31, 2010

Weaving Merry Christmas magic

raditts posted:

You say the "archaic business model" part as though that wasn't a significant (read: complete) part of their business. The lovely way they treated customers and employees alike (I've never met a person who worked for Blockbuster that doesn't despise them) isn't something that people are going to quickly forget.


:stare: Apparently the Blockbuster here in Mesquite is some sort of black sheep among the franchise, then, because every-time we went there as a child they were kind, courteous, and occasionally would let me rent a game for either less if not outright for free (This was in the days when all rentals were 2 or 3 days before games were given 5 or 6)

VVVV They only did it like once in a blue moon, I was six and still getting used to the cochlear implant that'd been put in just that year :downs: Maybe they thought I was 'special'.

Malachite_Dragon fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Oct 1, 2011

Adus
Nov 4, 2009

heck
Well, the employees themselves are nice, sure. I think he's just saying the company itself doesn't treat customers well. As someone who worked there some years ago I'd agree. There are and/or were a lot of confusing or dumb rules. I don't think anyone at corporate has any idea what they're doing.

I do know that giving out free rentals wouldn't fly so yeah I do think you had a unique experience as far as that goes.

Kimmalah
Nov 14, 2005

Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.


Adus posted:

Well, the employees themselves are nice, sure. I think he's just saying the company itself doesn't treat customers well. As someone who worked there some years ago I'd agree. There are and/or were a lot of confusing or dumb rules. I don't think anyone at corporate has any idea what they're doing.

I do know that giving out free rentals wouldn't fly so yeah I do think you had a unique experience as far as that goes.

It's possible they've gotten better about doing stuff like that or my local Blockbuster is another unique place. I get some kind of free rental or discount just about everytime I go there.

Spaticus
Feb 26, 2007

Understanding what thread you're in is futile the monkey said as it double-clicked the report button.
The little kid dressed as Darth Vader "starting" the car is shown way to much it's trying me loving mad. Every loving channel.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

Wrong about everything XIV related
~fartz~

Spaticus posted:

The little kid dressed as Darth Vader "starting" the car is shown way to much it's trying me loving mad. Every loving channel.

That's probably because it's pretty much the only commercial Toyota is running at the moment, and they advertise all over the place. Last week I saw it at least twice in every CBS distributed syndicated program I ran.

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


SpazmasterX posted:

That's probably because it's pretty much the only commercial Toyota is running at the moment, and they advertise all over the place. Last week I saw it at least twice in every CBS distributed syndicated program I ran.

It's not Toyota, it's VW

muscles like this!
Jan 17, 2005


Hey, Battlefield 3, maybe if you want to use a song for your commercials you might want to use one where you don't have to bleep out the last line of the refrain.

SamBishop
Jan 10, 2003

raditts posted:

You say the "archaic business model" part as though that wasn't a significant (read: complete) part of their business. The lovely way they treated customers and employees alike (I've never met a person who worked for Blockbuster that doesn't despise them) isn't something that people are going to quickly forget.

If you're getting something good out of it, I guess that's good to know, and I guess you could consider them a different company since Dish bought them out, but there's a certain stigma to that brand and I still can't shake the desire to see them vanish from existence.

I honestly didn't know about how they treated customers or employees, as I haven't set foot in an actual retail location in the better part of a decade, and didn't really follow them in the news aside from the whole Chapter 11 thing. I really did see them as just an antiquated retail store that was making a lumbering, bumbling transition into having RedBox-style kiosks and mail-based service and that the retail side was going under.

It's a shame they dicked over so many people, though. I'm glad to hear there were exceptions to the norm, and I really do hope that the Dish ownership might change things, as I'm just excited about getting all the crap in the mail for a flat rate. I've little doubt that their streaming service will suck next to Netflix, but if I can get major Blu-ray releases and games for relatively cheap, I'll be happy to see Blockbuster morph into some kind of half-assed Netflix/Gamefly combo.

marioinblack
Sep 21, 2007

Number 1 Bullshit

Zifnab posted:

I like this one :v:

There's a whole series of them-
Animal Control guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjO33zQJPg&NR=1
Plumber http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5D6nyYKVRQ&feature=related
ESPN seriously puts out great commercials. This one is my favorite ad running:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bANItdkEI4w

Red Minjo
Oct 20, 2010

Out of the houses, which is the most blue?

The answer might not be be obvious at first.

Gravy Boat 2k
I wasn't able to find a video for the ad, but this one played all the time for a couple of years and it made me so angry.

The following conversation was recorded by a Griffin Pest Solutions dispatcher at an area resident.

:v: Griffin Pest Solutions?

:byodame: *Only now, after having confirmed that someone's ear is to the phone, does she scream as loudly as she can*

:v: *calmly asks about what kind of bug she's got instead of immediately hanging up and drinking himself to death*

:byodame: A BIG, YUCKY one!

:crossarms: A big, yucky one?

:byodame: Well, YEAH, is there any other kind? :smugbert:

And the "totally real conversation with a client" ends there. I sure love it when an ad starts with someone shrieking at me and ends with insulting everyone's intelligence.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

Wrong about everything XIV related
~fartz~

DJExile posted:

It's not Toyota, it's VW

Typo on my part. I was thinking Toyota for some reason.

Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

Douche Baggins
Okay, so this isn't a TV commercial, but there isn't really another thread to rant about it. I loving hate these, and I see them around all the time on bus stop benches:



1) The big "See!" thing comes off as smug, like I was somehow arguing a point and this totally proved me wrong. Which is a lovely way to advertise.

2) I didn't prove poo poo. To "prove" it works, wouldn't that mean I'd have to actually call the number and advertise something, rather than just read it? Well, I didn't. So what exactly did I prove?

3) If bench advertising supposedly works so well, shouldn't there be a real ad there, instead of an ad for an ad?

4) There's a variation that says "You just proved signs work!" If your point is that people read big words on objects, then congratulations I guess. But it's not just ads that do that, nor are benches the only thing you can put signs on. Either way, I didn't buy anything.

Yes, I realize I'm technically advertising these by complaining about them, but at least I'm not claiming that you're an active participant in buying what they're selling simply by seeing it.

Bonk fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Oct 3, 2011

DrBouvenstein
Feb 28, 2007

I think I'm a doctor, but that doesn't make me a doctor. This fancy avatar does.
"Thanks for the falcon..." :words:
God, why do almost all insurance commercials universally suck?

The Quake
Nov 1, 2006

Gary Busey started doing ads for a car dealership here in Houston, which is funny because when I youtubed it I saw he had done some for another dealership in Pittsburgh. Guy gets around.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

DrBouvenstein posted:

"Thanks for the falcon..." :words:
God, why do almost all insurance commercials universally suck?

A few of the State Farm ones are pretty good. Along with some of the "Does Switching to Geico do something something" ones.

ebg
Mar 31, 2008

Why must the NFL have one commercial that is shown entirely too much during one particular game? Why must one company buy out an entire Sunday's worth of airtime? :sigh:

gently caress you, Old Navy Tiffany song ripoff blouse commercial. And gently caress you, Geico guinea pigs. There is a special layer of hell just for you, JLo mom shorts.

Kimmalah
Nov 14, 2005

Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.


DrBouvenstein posted:

"Thanks for the falcon..." :words:
God, why do almost all insurance commercials universally suck?

Most of the insurance ads (including this one) wouldn't be so bad if they didn't play over and over again non stop. Granted none of them are really all that good, but they would be easier to ignore if they weren't being shoved down my throat all the time. It's actually something I've kind of wondered about for a while now. I don't remember seeing many insurance commercials until the last few years and then suddenly it's like every other commercial I see is for some auto insurance company. Did they change some advertising regulation or something?

To contribute, pretty much all the Coldwater Creek commercials have been weirding me out lately. Especially the one with the woman hugging someone and unzipping their dress because she just has to know who made it. :rolleyes:

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Good job Fiat, we were almost certainly going to buy a 500 next year but you went and hire JLo for the new ads.

Christe Eleison
Feb 1, 2010

The Quake posted:

Gary Busey started doing ads for a car dealership here in Houston, which is funny because when I youtubed it I saw he had done some for another dealership in Pittsburgh. Guy gets around.

Ahahahaha it's so terrible!

For the curious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En8F9QPWOvY

Definitely :wtc:

The Moon Monster
Dec 30, 2005

Some new Old Navy ad for a blouse is bugging me. One of the lines is "with or without jeans is what it's all about."

"With or without jeans" literally covers all possible situations. Do they really expect me to believe that one garment could possibly be that versatile? Madness.

Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

The Moon Monster posted:

Some new Old Navy ad for a blouse is bugging me. One of the lines is "with or without jeans is what it's all about."

"With or without jeans" literally covers all possible situations. Do they really expect me to believe that one garment could possibly be that versatile? Madness.

Look, just buy our damned clothes.

005060524
May 1, 2008

ಠ_ಠ

Gonz posted:

What the gently caress, Heineken?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bywh_r0bvGs

I too hate this commercial big time and don't drink Heineken, but I always end up watching it because that model they got to play the girl is absolutely gorgeous. drat you Heineken :argh:

SamBishop
Jan 10, 2003

Cup of Hemlock posted:

Ahahahaha it's so terrible!

For the curious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En8F9QPWOvY

Definitely :wtc:

Are you kidding me? That commercial is incredible! If I lived in the area, I would lose it every time that off-camera dude yelled "hey, Gary!" and Gary's stony mask of insanity cracks just enough to let ONE eye half-blink. I seriously watched that video like five times in a row for that and the spaz out at the end.

Gary Busey is pure joy. Wait, not joy, I meant crazy that collapses into joy just by watching it. It's like Schrodinger's Brain Condition, a superstate of nuts and hilarity that becomes hilarinuts. I love that man.

Industrial
May 31, 2001

Everyone here wishes I would ragequit my life

The SituAsian posted:

I mean he's in good shape relative to the target weight watchers for men demo but if he were to do the commercial without a shirt most people would just be like "meh".

Also he is incapable of talking without swaying his body from side to side. He never stops moving and its totally distracting.

Malachite_Dragon
Mar 31, 2010

Weaving Merry Christmas magic
Gary Busey unironically scares the poo poo out of me. The man is like a real-life Joker without the makeup and with slightly less psychoticness :stare:

Che Delilas
Nov 23, 2009
FREE TIBET WEED
"Big. Big. Big." For far too long, of course. They could make their point in half a dozen, not loving 30 of them.

Then "unbig. uncar." They left out "unsafe" and "uncrumplezone." Cars like that are death traps on a road full of pickups and SUVs, no matter how environmentally friendly they might be.

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404GoonNotFound
Aug 6, 2006

The McRib is back!?!?
That and if your commute is short enough to justify it (no loving way would I ever take one of those things on an interstate), why not just walk or take a bike? Hell, the bike would probably have more cargo room than one of those drat things.

This is all assuming you live in a city without public transport, of course. Still have no idea how those things caught on in London.

404GoonNotFound fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Oct 4, 2011

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