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SnafuAl posted:Having watched the Superbowl on BBC, I didn't see any ads, except for catching the tail end of one or two when they cut to the NBC feed slightly early. One such transition was to shots of Indianapolis, with one of the commentators saying "The beautiful city of Indianapolis, brought to you by Bud Light".
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CapnAndy posted:Is that not a thing that happens on British broadcasts of sporting events? Companies sponsor every-loving-thing. In this case, it was the blimp that was providing those shots.
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Feb 8, 2012 03:25
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jojoinnit posted:The BBC doesn't do advertising. So, like...the King pays for it, or something?
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Feb 8, 2012 04:22
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DrBouvenstein posted:So, like...the King pays for it, or something? IIRC, every home that has a TV pays a tax that funds the BBC.
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Feb 8, 2012 04:26
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MD2020 posted:IIRC, every home that has a TV pays a tax that funds the BBC. Yup. It's called the License Fee. You can be fined for having a TV and not paying the fee. It's a bit of a boondoggle these days with the iPlayer because now you can watch BBC content without having a telly, and someone tried to introduce a law that would add the license fee to everyone with internet, but thankfully that got shut down sharpish.
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The commercial for Acts of Valor, in addition to looking like an awful movie independent of literally being a recruitment film for the Navy SEALS, amuses me to no end because somewhere over the past decade Eminem went from being one of those thug rappers who's corrupting our children to being patriotic red-blooded OORAH music.
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Feb 8, 2012 20:13
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That movie doesn't come out for like two or three more weeks too. It's not a good sign when you can tell the acting is going to be bad from the trailer. Not totally sure those ACTIVE DUTY NAVY SEALS are acting material.
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jojoinnit posted:Yup. It's called the License Fee. You can be fined for having a TV and not paying the fee. It's a bit of a boondoggle these days with the iPlayer because now you can watch BBC content without having a telly, and someone tried to introduce a law that would add the license fee to everyone with internet, but thankfully that got shut down sharpish. This post is everything that is right with how the British talk.
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Farbtoner posted:The commercial for Acts of Valor, in addition to looking like an awful movie independent of literally being a recruitment film for the Navy SEALS, amuses me to no end because somewhere over the past decade Eminem went from being one of those thug rappers who's corrupting our children to being patriotic red-blooded OORAH music. This happens with most "controversial" music or culture over time. Look at Elvis or The Beatles.
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Meltathon posted:That movie doesn't come out for like two or three more weeks too. It's not a good sign when you can tell the acting is going to be bad from the trailer. Not totally sure those ACTIVE DUTY NAVY SEALS are acting material. The weird thing about it is since they actually are active duty Navy Seals they won't be credited in the movie.
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Not really bad commercial, but there's still no good commercial thread so... They brought Terry Crews back for Old Spice. And the new ads are incredible.
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Feb 8, 2012 21:46
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RaspberryCommie posted:Not really bad commercial, but there's still no good commercial thread so... I'm partial to these two: Bounce Charmin Edit: But I feel guilty for liking them because they're by Tim and Eric... 
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Feb 8, 2012 22:38
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I don't remember seeing this commercial during the super bowl, but Mean Joe Greene references never get old to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dAFvrAbogSc DJExile posted:Yeah this. The commercial itself was just kind of weird, but Elton rocking an overblown monarch outfit was great. That girl I guess I'm supposed to recognize from American Idol or something pissing all over the music of Aretha Franklin wasn't so great, though. raditts fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Feb 8, 2012 |
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DrBouvenstein posted:Edit: But I feel guilty for liking them because they're by Tim and Eric... What a stupid sentence.
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There's a Just for Men commerical with a baby with a goatee that dances. It's loving creepy.
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jojoinnit posted:Yup. It's called the License Fee. You can be fined for having a TV and not paying the fee. It's a bit of a boondoggle these days with the iPlayer because now you can watch BBC content without having a telly, and someone tried to introduce a law that would add the license fee to everyone with internet, but thankfully that got shut down sharpish. And before anyone flips out about Orwellian police states, the TV licensing organisation are hilariously inept and spend most of their time sending scary letters to student accommodation to scare students into buying a TV license and threatening to perform inspections. There's really no way for anyone to know if you don't have a TV license unless you get some kind of cable or satellite package.
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Category Fun! posted:And before anyone flips out about Orwellian police states, the TV licensing organisation are hilariously inept and spend most of their time sending scary letters to student accommodation to scare students into buying a TV license and threatening to perform inspections. There's really no way for anyone to know if you don't have a TV license unless you get some kind of cable or satellite package. Don't they also have vans with some sort of fake "illegal TV signal detecting equipment" they use to scare people into paying too?
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CapnAndy posted:Is that not a thing that happens on British broadcasts of sporting events? Companies sponsor every-loving-thing. In this case, it was the blimp that was providing those shots. Combos are the official cheese filled snack food of NASCAR! Which actually seems like anti-advertising to me, because now I'm curious what their direct competitor is in the "little pretzels with some cheese inside" market.
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Arschlochkind posted:Don't they also have vans with some sort of fake "illegal TV signal detecting equipment" they use to scare people into paying too? Yes, and they're hilarious.
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Sash! posted:Combos are the official cheese filled snack food of NASCAR! Take your pick.
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DrBouvenstein posted:I'm partial to these two: You forgot the best one. POTATO CHIPS!
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WHEEZY KISS A DUDE posted:Take your pick. That list sure is dominated by Combos!
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For some reason the Art Institutes ads that play ALL THE loving TIME on Adult Swim just annoy the poo poo out of me. But at the same time, I can't remember a single detail about them. They are literally white noise after the moment the ad ends.
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Mother loving Everest commercials. I swear they've been on TV atleast three years now, but it sure feels like thirty. They have to know that talking down to the audience is a bad habit. All you gotta do is watch the video. Why you makin' it complicated? It's easy!
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Feb 9, 2012 07:50
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The Jumbaco commercial. gently caress off. I'm trying to watch the Kings game and you shitlords come in with your earworm garbage. I'm boycotting them until I can get through a game without hearing that commercial.
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I hate how the store is called Dunkin Donuts and everyone I have ever met has called it Dunkin Donuts, yet they insist on calling the place simply 'Dunkin' in the commercials on the radio and for some reason that pisses me off. It's like they're trying to get people to call it that in some attempt to disassociate the unhealthy 'Donut' from the brand but it is forced and I don't like when the manipulation is so obvious. gently caress you Dunkin Donuts, gently caress you.
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DrBouvenstein posted:I'm partial to these two: Holy poo poo these are awesome. That Bounce one is the best. The Grimace posted:Mother loving Everest commercials. I swear they've been on TV atleast three years now, but it sure feels like thirty. They have to know that talking down to the audience is a bad habit. I've been staying at my parents' place until I can find work. My folks watch loving Jerry Springer, Steve Wolzkos or whatever, and Maury and these ads come on during almost every loving break. And they wonder why I don't watch TV with them.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I hate how the store is called Dunkin Donuts and everyone I have ever met has called it Dunkin Donuts, yet they insist on calling the place simply 'Dunkin' in the commercials on the radio and for some reason that pisses me off. It's like they're trying to get people to call it that in some attempt to disassociate the unhealthy 'Donut' from the brand but it is forced and I don't like when the manipulation is so obvious. This bugs me, too. At least it's more because they have some sort of slogan like "I'm Drinkin' Dunkin'" then it is just trying to change it's image. Remember years ago when McDonald's commercials insisted on calling it Mickey D's?
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Yeah, I still hear Mickey D's thrown around occasionally in ads and it's just as eye rolling. Their slogan is 'America Runs on Dunkin' which is fine because they sell more than just coffee and doughnuts. But I have never ever in my life heard someone refer to their coffee as just Dunkin. If someone said "I'll take a Dunkin with two sugars!" to me I'd probably be intentionally obtuse until they said coffee just because I'm a dick like that.
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Category Fun! posted:Yes, and they're hilarious. Heh, this was a joke on an old Doctor Who episode ("Remembrance of the Daleks"). The Doctor and Ace see a van with some weird looking aerials on it, the Doctor says "What do you suppose that is?" and Ace says "I dunno, TV detector van?" (They're in 1963.)
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Feb 9, 2012 16:40
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I hate how the store is called Dunkin Donuts and everyone I have ever met has called it Dunkin Donuts, yet they insist on calling the place simply 'Dunkin' in the commercials on the radio and for some reason that pisses me off. It's like they're trying to get people to call it that in some attempt to disassociate the unhealthy 'Donut' from the brand but it is forced and I don't like when the manipulation is so obvious. I could be wrong but I think it has to do with them branching out from just donuts and coffee. They sell breakfast sandwiches now, and some locations offer ice cream treats. Doesn't make their commercials any better.
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Feb 9, 2012 16:43
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Doomsday Jesus posted:Doesn't make their commercials any better. Or their coffee. This whole Dunkin' thing reminds me of RadioShack trying desperately to have everyone call them The Shack. Did they ever actually change their name or was that also a marketing thing?
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Feb 9, 2012 19:07
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SpacePig posted:This bugs me, too. At least it's more because they have some sort of slogan like "I'm Drinkin' Dunkin'" then it is just trying to change it's image. Remember years ago when McDonald's commercials insisted on calling it Mickey D's? I know people who call McDonald's Mickey D's and have been calling it that forever.
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Dunkin Donuts has been selling more coffee than donuts for a while now. It's why they slaughtered Krispy Kreme in the northeast.
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Feb 9, 2012 21:15
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Peanut President posted:I know people who call McDonald's Mickey D's and have been calling it that forever. It's one thing to have it as a nickname. It's another to try to adopt the persona and try to force it to be commonplace.
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Feb 9, 2012 21:27
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ElwoodCuse posted:Dunkin Donuts has been selling more coffee than donuts for a while now. It's why they slaughtered Krispy Kreme in the northeast. It also didn't help that Krispy Kreme really overextended themselves a couple of years ago.
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muscles like this? posted:It also didn't help that Krispy Kreme really overextended themselves a couple of years ago. And the corporation was managed like someone's personal side gig.
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skooma512 posted:The Jumbaco commercial. Its' run is probably over already since they're rolling out the commercial where the dude marries bacon.
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Thwomp posted:This whole Dunkin' thing reminds me of RadioShack trying desperately to have everyone call them The Shack. Did they ever actually change their name or was that also a marketing thing? Not sure about the States, but in Canada they changed the name of their stores to The Source.
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Vakal posted:Not sure about the States, but in Canada they changed the name of their stores to The Source. 
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