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The worst commercial on television is for Lunesta. A green glowing butterfly floats across the screen and back, a lady says "follow the wings" and the website address pops up. That's it. Why the hell are prescription sleeping pills being advertised like a goddamn teaser trailer for The Dark Knight Rises or something?
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Mar 8, 2012 20:50
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Jubs posted:Any commercial with a baby is so eye rolling. Especially the Capital One commercials with Jimmy Fallon and the baby. The first one was hilarious, and it was entirely due to that kid's perfect timing. The new ones are the start of yet another run-this-poo poo-into-the-ground commercial mascot run.
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Mar 8, 2012 20:55
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I give the baby a pass because he's basically tried to flat out murder Jimmy Fallon by throwing a fire extinguisher at his head.
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Mar 8, 2012 21:36
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cp91886 posted:The worst commercial on television is for Lunesta. A green glowing butterfly floats across the screen and back, a lady says "follow the wings" and the website address pops up. That's it. It has to do with drug advertising laws. If you say what the drug is for, you have to list all the potential side effects and complications, and no one likes doing that. By now, almost everyone knows what Lunesta is, so they can cut back to ads jsut saying their name and a website, and no need to go into stuff like "A small number of Lunesta patients experienced a psychotic break. If you have thoughts about murdering your family and raping your post-man, please see your doctor."
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Mar 8, 2012 21:42
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cp91886 posted:The worst commercial on television is for Lunesta. A green glowing butterfly floats across the screen and back, a lady says "follow the wings" and the website address pops up. That's it. As long as they don't mention the drug by name, in either VO or in text they don't have to list side effects and/or interaction warnings. EDIT: drat that was fast son
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Mar 8, 2012 21:42
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DrBouvenstein posted:It has to do with drug advertising laws. If you say what the drug is for, you have to list all the potential side effects and complications, and no one likes doing that. By now, almost everyone knows what Lunesta is, so they can cut back to ads jsut saying their name and a website, and no need to go into stuff like My favorite all-time side effect was for a medicine for restless leg syndrome of all things. "If you experience any unusual gambling or sexual urges please consult your doctor." 
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Mar 9, 2012 02:10
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I'm sure it's been mentioned before since the ad has been on for a lot longer than it should be, but the one for Vonage with the couple who brought home their newborn baby, and the wife is complaining about their bundled phone bill being so expensive while the guy is thinking that she's talking about the baby as a "bundle" and that she wants to get rid of it before it gets too expensive. I don't know who thinks it's a funny commercial, because it's not and every time I see it, I keep wondering why they still air it. 
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Mar 9, 2012 03:21
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100 Years in Iraq posted:My favorite all-time side effect was for a medicine for restless leg syndrome of all things. Now I kind of want to take that drug.
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Mar 9, 2012 05:39
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Seriously that sounds like a great way to kill a weekend.
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Mar 9, 2012 14:57
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DrBouvenstein posted:Now I kind of want to take that drug. Trust me if it's anything like my gabapentin abuse, you really won't know it happened until you're thinking about it the next day, and how out of character it was.
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Mar 9, 2012 15:02
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Iron Crowned posted:Trust me if it's anything like my gabapentin abuse, you really won't know it happened until you're thinking about it the next day, and how out of character it was. Oh God you talked your rear end off all weekend didn't you? My dad got prescribed that and it was annoying beyond belief.
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Mar 9, 2012 17:56
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100 Years in Iraq posted:My favorite all-time side effect was for a medicine for restless leg syndrome of all things. I always like "may cause unusual dreams" for antidepressants (and yes I know that really happens). I don't know if it's been mentioned or not, but I'm already getting sick of those weird Allstate commercials where they dub the usual announcer's voice over different actors mid-sentence. It's pointless and really weird when they could have accomplished the same thing by using the actors' real voices.
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Mar 9, 2012 18:25
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jojoinnit posted:Oh God you talked your rear end off all weekend didn't you? My dad got prescribed that and it was annoying beyond belief. Yeah, if you were unlucky enough to talk to me I did, but it was nice, it shut off my self-consciousness, and I literally gave no fucks.
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Mar 9, 2012 18:36
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Adult Gummy Vitamins (ughhh) that inspire healthy competition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULV91ZKxFOY
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Mar 9, 2012 18:39
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Their ads don't appear to be on YouTube, but here in California we have a great anti-smoking ad that basically says, 'People smoking outside are KILLING YOUR BABY.' I don't even smoke and I find these ads at best annoying and at worst insulting.
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Mar 10, 2012 00:25
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vyst posted:gently caress this rear end in a top hat trying to push me that gross looking arbys reuben. What a smug jerk After seeing this commercials dozens of times I just now noticed that he has two different colored eyes.
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Mar 11, 2012 03:30
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There is a Charter commercial for high speed with a boy named Timothy that freaks me right out. I can't find it on Youtube. Timothy looks like he just stepped out of "The Shining" to be addicted to the internet, and all the cats in the neighborhood suddenly go missing.
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Mar 11, 2012 03:43
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PIckle Toes posted:There is a Charter commercial for high speed with a boy named Timothy that freaks me right out. I can't find it on Youtube. I want the dad to come in an just scream "TIMOTHY, SHUT THE gently caress UP" except it's supposed to be in the kid's head so I shall go wanting.
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Mar 11, 2012 08:31
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PIckle Toes posted:There is a Charter commercial for high speed with a boy named Timothy that freaks me right out. I can't find it on Youtube. "It's not my bedroom. It's my headquarters." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv19awMHks0
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Mar 11, 2012 17:00
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100 Years in Iraq posted:My favorite all-time side effect was for a medicine for restless leg syndrome of all things. I think the SNL Chantix commercial sums this up nicely. I had a friend on Chantix who told his girlfriend he needed to leave because he was getting super angry about something stupid and didn't know what he was going to do.
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Mar 11, 2012 17:10
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So, MiO furries. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCV4xUz9Ke8
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Mar 12, 2012 01:26
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MiO commercials in general are awful.
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Mar 12, 2012 01:41
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-46gnKMMVo I saw this earlier today.
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Mar 12, 2012 04:31
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Sash! posted:Haribo made my curious how a gummy bear company could afford commercials. Evidently they have over two billion euros a year in revenue and are accused of using Jewish slave labor during the war. Haribo Gummy Bears are awesome. Also, the ones in Europe taste differently than the US ones. They have a chewier, less sugary flavor. I have to smuggle as many as I can when I go to Germany.
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Mar 12, 2012 04:31
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Haribo bears are best eaten after being in a fridge for about a half hour
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Mar 12, 2012 04:32
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I will also chime in and say that Haribo Gold Bears are a superior gummy bear to any and all other brands. I normally pick a bag of them up for a buck at a gas station; they're infinitely more affordable than any of the 5-6-7 dollar candy that movie theaters try to sell you.
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Mar 12, 2012 04:38
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Getting tired of the car commercial where the guy goes to sleep with "Mr Sandman" playing, and then cuts to some racetrack with crappy 80s music playing.
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Mar 12, 2012 05:52
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Rirse posted:Getting tired of the car commercial where the guy goes to sleep with "Mr Sandman" playing, and then cuts to some racetrack with crappy 80s music playing. The worst part was that the original airing played Mr.Sandman the entire run of the commercial. VVVVV:I swear one version had the song play the entire time.:VVVV Tardcore fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Mar 12, 2012 |
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Mar 12, 2012 05:57
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Tardcore posted:The worst part was that the original airing played Mr.Sandman the entire run of the commercial. I'm actually really annoyed by the recuts, because in its original format it had a decent gag -- dude busted out of his stereotypical dream and went and got his wife, which was nice. Now it's the much less clever "hey look a car and bikini girls" poo poo with no subversion.
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Mar 12, 2012 06:27
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vyst posted:Haribo Gummy Bears are awesome. Also, the ones in Europe taste differently than the US ones. They have a chewier, less sugary flavor. I have to smuggle as many as I can when I go to Germany.
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Mar 12, 2012 18:20
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Guinness St. Patricks commercial. Every loving break I hear those stupid bagpipes and see the guy check out another guy bending over.
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Mar 12, 2012 23:57
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Speaking of Super Bowl commercials: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpi2IAec9Ho No, Fiat, gently caress you. There is no way that car is equatable to that girl in any way. This is the only commercial on TV right now that gets me angry but I won't turn it because that woman is ridiculously hot.
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Mar 13, 2012 02:31
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I was oddly impressed with the Abarth when I saw one in person. However, if you have a passenger you don't have enough cargo space for a pizza. Seems like an oversight for an Italian car maker.
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Mar 13, 2012 03:12
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Gonz posted:I will also chime in and say that Haribo Gold Bears are a superior gummy bear to any and all other brands. I normally pick a bag of them up for a buck at a gas station; they're infinitely more affordable than any of the 5-6-7 dollar candy that movie theaters try to sell you. Movie theater profit margins are all in the concessions, that's why everything is so ridiculously expensive when the exact same thing in a store is a quarter of the price.
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Mar 13, 2012 04:07
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SolarFire2 posted:Their ads don't appear to be on YouTube, but here in California we have a great anti-smoking ad that basically says, 'People smoking outside are KILLING YOUR BABY.' Yes, you are an evil person for smoking in the comfort of your home when your neighbor might have an infant princess trying to sleep with the window open- you're ruining the future of society just as your grandparents did to your mom, and look how messed up you are
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Mar 13, 2012 04:25
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MindlessHavok posted:There is no way that car is equatable to that girl in any way. This is the only commercial on TV right now that gets me angry but I won't turn it because that woman is ridiculously hot. I swear both Fiats I've seen advertised in the US look like the retarded love child of a Neon and a Beetle, and I own a Neon.
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Mar 13, 2012 13:54
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Okay the original Mio Energy Drink squirt thing wasn't bad and not worth mentioning here. But they have two new ads where it shows CGI furries talking while drinking this poo poo.
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Mar 14, 2012 20:57
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Rirse posted:Okay the original Mio Energy Drink squirt thing wasn't bad and not worth mentioning here. But they have two new ads where it shows CGI furries talking while drinking this poo poo. No, the ads show CGI anthropomorphic animals talking while drinking that poo poo. A furry is someone who watches that commercial and 
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Mar 14, 2012 21:37
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Robnoxious posted:gently caress Haribo bears. It's all about Haribo cherry coke bottle gummies. This dude? This dude knows what the gently caress is up.
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Rirse posted:Okay the original Mio Energy Drink squirt thing wasn't bad and not worth mentioning here. But they have two new ads where it shows CGI furries talking while drinking this poo poo. The thing that confuses me about those commercials is that the animals are all hanging out in a bar type setting but they're drinking water with Mio drink mix.
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