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I like when the car in the commercial is a trim level not even available in the US.
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so I am watching jane the virgin on hulu, catching up on season 2 before it comes back from the break (so excited), and hulu keeps playing this ad for an asthma inhaler that covers the entire screen, including the volume control bits, so I have this direct-to-consumer medical ad playing at full volume for 60 seconds and I can't even tab away from it, I have to mute my entire browser. and I don't even have asthma! anyway it's supes annoying thank you for your time ad-hate thread.
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Jan 18, 2016 20:21
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9K3kQeji4E Honestly, points for sheer chutzpah here. Watch how many ways they find to imply that you're gonna get cable and premium channels for free without ever saying so.
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Jan 18, 2016 21:27
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CapnAndy posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9K3kQeji4E What I love about that commercial is that apparently we've gotten to the point where an OTA TV antenna is so foreign to people that it can be advertised as this amazing and novel thing.
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Jan 18, 2016 21:29
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It's great how the family in the commercial has what looks like a 22 inch TV above the mantle. Because that's a good size for a TV put up on a wall. Sure.
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Jan 18, 2016 21:32
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Does the Free TV Key from Clear TV come with an old timey explosives plunger, too? How else do they expect me to safely detonate my cable bills?!?
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Jan 18, 2016 21:37
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TMMadman posted:The one that gets me lately is the Chevy commercial where some idiots come in and try to guess what model car it is and they are all like "Oh, I don't know, maybe a Lexus/BMW/Audi and this car probably costs like 60,000", but it turns out to be some lovely Chevy Malibu with a base price of like 22,500. But the car they actually show is on with all the upgrades and actually costs 36,550. Have these people not been inside a car built in the last 5 years because it looks like most of that options price is like, the sunroof and leather and poo poo. If you're driving a 2007 whatever of course you're going to be blown away by touchscreens and hooking up your iphone and that kind of stuff.
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Jan 19, 2016 06:33
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRP_l-hZql0 Yeah, liven up a wine party with something not nearly as alcoholic as wine!
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Jan 20, 2016 06:32
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Tukol - The Phlegm Ejector! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZCEctYeJMI (lovely sound) Watching people nearly hurl is not the best way to sell your product.
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Jan 20, 2016 23:58
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How is it that every single loving chevy commercial is so loving bad.
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Jan 22, 2016 00:35
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TontoCorazon posted:How is it that every single loving chevy commercial is so loving bad. At least the quality of their ads reflects the quality of their cars?
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Jan 22, 2016 01:03
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TontoCorazon posted:How is it that every single loving chevy commercial is so loving bad. Are you referring to the ones with the guy surprising the focus group with how much better their cars are then their reputation?
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Jan 22, 2016 12:55
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The Grey posted:Are you referring to the ones with the guy surprising the focus group with how much better their cars are then their reputation? That's their latest ones but they have been just plain bad for a while now.
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Jan 22, 2016 12:57
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The Grey posted:Are you referring to the ones with the guy surprising the focus group with how much better their cars are then their reputation?
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Jan 22, 2016 13:20
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raditts posted:What I love about that commercial is that apparently we've gotten to the point where an OTA TV antenna is so foreign to people that it can be advertised as this amazing and novel thing. At work week or so ago, I spent a good 20 minutes explaining OTA TV to someone in his late 50's because he was convinced that there was something fishy about the "satellite" he saw at Wal-Mart advertising free TV. He finally got it when he was like "oh, it's like the old rabbit ears!" The thing that always gets me about OTA antennas is they're all advertised as being able to be installed in a hidden fashion, typically right behind the TV itself. This is the worst loving spot for an antenna, I'm sure modern flat screens are a little less harsh since there's not a giant electrified tube taking up most of the box, but you want those things as high and far away from the TV as possible. I bet I could make some good money installing OTA antennas for people.
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Jan 22, 2016 14:36
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Urdnot Fire posted:These weird me out a bit because the Chevy guy looks to me like a low-rent Steve Buscemi. If it's the commercial I think it is, I always thought Rider Strong
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Jan 22, 2016 16:06
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lzqvJN4WJg I get this vibe that Prince is getting his lawyers ready for some of that sweet, sweet Dr. Pepper money. e: Not that I hate the ad, just it's pretty obvious who the "lil sweet" character is supposed to be.
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Jan 24, 2016 23:52
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Pickles from Metalocalypse, obviously.
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Jan 24, 2016 23:59
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Wanna talk about obvious? Here's a Hormel Pepperoni commercial whose joke I think was done before almost 40 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mi88MA5FMo
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Jan 25, 2016 00:05
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lzqvJN4WJg I wouldn't be sad if that annoying commercial went the way of this annoying commercial from back in the day.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:53
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Rahonavis posted:I wouldn't be sad if that annoying commercial went the way of this annoying commercial from back in the day. I think you're lost, this is the bad ad thread
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Jan 26, 2016 07:16
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TontoCorazon posted:How is it that every single loving chevy commercial is so loving bad.
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Jan 26, 2016 23:44
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SpacePig posted:Wanna talk about obvious? Here's a Hormel Pepperoni commercial whose joke I think was done before almost 40 years ago. It's fair use to parody The Knack's original song, but that is just a straight rip off from Weird Al. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4_G7HHJ0GE
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Jan 27, 2016 02:24
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You Are A Elf posted:It's fair use to parody The Knack's original song, but that is just a straight rip off from Weird Al. "It's fair use to rip off one 37 year old song but not this other 37 year old song"
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Jan 27, 2016 02:34
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I believe Al does have to pay to use the same tune (and he also tries to get the artist's OK but that's his own initiative), so theoretically Hormel's ad guys could have done the same thing. Getting the rights to do a cover or use the same tune is way cheaper than actually licensing a specific recording of a song.
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Jan 27, 2016 02:50
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ayn rand hand job posted:"It's fair use to rip off one 37 year old song but not this other 37 year old song" Also both of them are completely horrible and I'm worse off for knowing they exist.
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Jan 27, 2016 03:40
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ayn rand hand job posted:"It's fair use to rip off one 37 year old song but not this other 37 year old song" One's a parody and one's a rip-off of that parody is all I'm saying. Parody ≠ rip off. You Are A Werewolf fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Jan 27, 2016 |
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Jan 27, 2016 03:40
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Maxwell Lord posted:I believe Al does have to pay to use the same tune (and he also tries to get the artist's OK but that's his own initiative), IIRC, parodies do not have to license the tune under copyright law unless they're using the actual original recording. Al's just polite enough to ask permission.
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Jan 27, 2016 05:04
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Mokinokaro posted:IIRC, parodies do not have to license the tune under copyright law unless they're using the actual original recording. Al's just polite enough to ask permission. Yeah this was the 2 Live Crew case over their version of "Pretty Woman"
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You Are A Elf posted:It's fair use to parody The Knack's original song, but that is just a straight rip off from Weird Al.
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Maxwell Lord posted:I believe Al does have to pay to use the same tune (and he also tries to get the artist's OK but that's his own initiative), so theoretically Hormel's ad guys could have done the same thing. Getting the rights to do a cover or use the same tune is way cheaper than actually licensing a specific recording of a song. Lest we forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFjctVBg6K8
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You Are A Elf posted:It's fair use to parody The Knack's original song, but that is just a straight rip off from Weird Al. Well, yeah. That's why I was saying the joke's been done. I know it's technically fair use, but it's close enough to Weird Al's own parody that it's almost laughable. e: Not saying it's illegal, just lazy and stupid.
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Jan 27, 2016 15:53
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Actually, I wonder Weird Al could do something about this since you could make the argument that they're not really parodying the original song but just using his parody with the numbers filed off.
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muscles like this? posted:Actually, I wonder Weird Al could do something about this since you could make the argument that they're not really parodying the original song but just using his parody with the numbers filed off. The argument could be made, but it wouldn't have a leg to stand on. It's Al's (parody) song in the same style with new lyrics. Most of Al's modern parody songs are songs in the same style with new lyrics. The ad's still terrible though.
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Jan 27, 2016 20:16
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Tylenol has been running this commercial where a divorced father takes the medicine so he can be ready for his daughter's visit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO7-wUmhwVs I like how the ex-husband and ex-wife are all winks and smiles as she drops off the daughter and not a couple of spitting cobras facing off as they would be in the real world.
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rockinricky posted:If Tom Shane ever calls me and asks what I'm getting my lady for Christmas, I'm telling him that I got her a dildo. I hate the current Tom Shane radio ad campaign. Radio ads suck, anyway. OH MY GOD IT'S BACK!!! But now, it's for Valentine's Day. gently caress you, Tom Shane!
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Vakal posted:Tylenol has been running this commercial where a divorced father takes the medicine so he can be ready for his daughter's visit. Every time I see this commercial I'm weirded out by how oddly specific the characters are. Are divorced dads with kids that are on good winky terms with their exes a big target audience for cold medication?
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Feb 2, 2016 05:03
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I imagine it works on a wish fulfillment angle. It targets that demo insofar as how they'd like to see themselves, not the reality of the situation.
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McSpanky posted:I imagine it works on a wish fulfillment angle. It targets that demo insofar as how they'd like to see themselves, not the reality of the situation. That and 99% of ads with kids are probably of the "married couple" variety so having some that's explicitly outside of that demographic just gets you in a niche that hasn't been exploited.
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I've been seeing this ad for a stupid beer delivery service on youtube lately and what really strikes me is how they're already out of beer, and the guy's friend is clearly into this potential beer run, but this dude just shuts him down to use his dumb phone app and get beer "less than an hour later" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-AGQO9m8lg In real life the party would be dead by this point
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