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Post by CentreHice on Oct 18, 2008 18:12:27 GMT -5
This commercial bugs me every time I see it. There is no Chad Randall, Outdoor Enthusiast. It's a male model. Gotta love the macho script, too. I get out....I ride with my buddies every weekend, y'know. You go out and get after it. If you hesitate....I'm goin' right by ya. Like today, we hit one section when everyone stopped, second-guessed it.....I just kept goin'. Rock here, rock there....I just got a handful and there she went.
If you're not on a Sportsman....I'll meet ya back at the truck.Yeah....you meet me back at the truck, "Chad Randall". Show us all what it's like to be a real man. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please share the TV commercials that drive you nuts every time you see them. I got a big laugh out of the Tim Horton's commercial in which a Japanese grandfather surprises his son by coming to watch the grandson play hockey. The older man reveals to his son that even though he told him hockey was a waste of time growing up, he'd show up to watch him play. I wanted to write a new ending..... Son: Wait a minute, Dad. You're telling me that you'd make me walk to the rink, secretly show up to watch me play, then leave early so I had to walk home? You think this coffee makes up for that? What did you put in it....cream, sugar....my lost childhood? Always time for Tim Horton's....but none to drive your kid to the rink and tell him you're proud of him. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2008 21:26:11 GMT -5
Son: Wait a minute, Dad. You're telling me that you'd make me walk to the rink, secretly show up to watch me play, then leave early so I had to walk home? You think this coffee makes up for that? What did you put in it....cream, sugar....my lost childhood? Always time for Tim Horton's....but none to drive your kid to the rink and tell him you're proud of him. Awesome. Have you seen the McDonald's one where the kitchen staff were juggling eggs? The supervisor comes in and says, "I don't know what you guys are doing but DON'T STOP!" If my supervisor or manager had caught me juggling food, I'd be surprised if I didn't get a, "What the f*** are you doing?! You have five orders up and you're standing here in front of the grill juggling food?! Get out of here; you're done." |
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Post by cigarviper on Oct 18, 2008 22:02:13 GMT -5
Here's a vote for all those stupid Pepto commercials - nausea, heartburn, diarrhea...
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 18, 2008 22:32:47 GMT -5
Son: Wait a minute, Dad. You're telling me that you'd make me walk to the rink, secretly show up to watch me play, then leave early so I had to walk home? You think this coffee makes up for that? What did you put in it....cream, sugar....my lost childhood? Always time for Tim Horton's....but none to drive your kid to the rink and tell him you're proud of him. Awesome. Have you seen the McDonald's one where the kitchen staff were juggling eggs? The supervisor comes in and says, "I don't know what you guys are doing but DON'T STOP!" If my supervisor or manager had caught me juggling food, I'd be surprised if I didn't get a, "What the f*** are you doing?! You have five orders up and you're standing here in front of the grill juggling food?! Get out of here; you're done." Right on..... And how can the manager NOT know what those guys are doing? They're juggling eggs...not conducting stem-cell research. AND...if you're on Egg McMuffin duty at minimum wage, are you and a co-worker going to feel like spending hours of free time working out an egg-juggling routine? What's next? A McCirque du Soleil Sandwich? |
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 18, 2008 23:35:12 GMT -5
Here's a vote for all those stupid Pepto commercials - nausea, heartburn, diarrhea... Yep....what's even more insulting about that campaign is that the ad people are riding on the Idol show-reject wave. i.e. It's great to laugh at talentless people who are delusional enough to think they're going to be famous. The real joke is that most of the people laughing don't have the guts to get up and perform in the first place. I hope those Pepto people were compensated on the up-and-up. |
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Post by jkr on Oct 19, 2008 6:48:41 GMT -5
I hate that Grey Power commercial with the agressive female driver. At the end of the commercial she is yelling & lurching in the car like she has the dry heaves, I hit the mute button & change the channel every time.
There is a Tim Hortons ad that makes me shake my head. About 6 employees show up at their boss' desk with chili & garlic bread. I guess he's such a great boss that they all chipped in 50 cents to buy the guy lunch.
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Post by franko on Oct 19, 2008 7:55:59 GMT -5
There is a Tim Hortons ad that makes me shake my head. About 6 employees show up at their boss' desk with chili & garlic bread. I guess he's such a great boss that they all chipped in 50 cents to buy the guy lunch. Their boss's desk? I always thought it was to lowest-man-on-the-totem-pole's desk . . . the guy that everyone mocks behind their back. Kind of like Milton on "Office Space" : I believe you took my stapler . . . " |
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Post by clear observer on Oct 19, 2008 10:37:34 GMT -5
Any of the pharmaceutical commercials that promise cure-like results only to have 50% of the run-time swallowed by disclaimers....
"...do not take 'so-and-so-wunderdrug' if you...blah, blah, blah..."
"...if you start to experience a sudden drop in, blah, blah, blah...".
Buy our miracle drug (with a provision or THIRTY)!
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 19, 2008 11:55:16 GMT -5
Any of the pharmaceutical commercials that promise cure-like results only to have 50% of the run-time swallowed by disclaimers.... "...do not take 'so-and-so-wunderdrug' if you...blah, blah, blah..." "...if you start to experience a sudden drop in, blah, blah, blah...". Buy our miracle drug (with a provision or THIRTY)! Yeah, and all disclaimers are spoken in the same soft voice with the music in the background. The drug conglomerates have found a whole new sales staff and approach: Us and our self-diagnosis. How many times do you hear, "Talk to your doctor about (insert brand-name here)." Sometimes I really wonder if pharmaceutical companies want us to be healthy at all. Healthy people don't need their products. And so they continue to treat symptoms and could really care less about the cause and cure. |
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Post by Cranky on Oct 19, 2008 12:01:20 GMT -5
Here's a vote for all those stupid Pepto commercials - nausea, heartburn, diarrhea... Those have degraded to poop and scoop level of comercials. |
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 19, 2008 12:08:54 GMT -5
Any cat food commercial that has the cat eating out of a crystal dish in a lush dining room atmosphere.
Says a lot about a society, doesn't it?
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Post by franko on Oct 19, 2008 20:26:29 GMT -5
CHIP reverse home mortgages and those stupid beds and walk in tubs. Of course, in 50 years I'll think those were the greatest ideas ever.
And anything Sportsnet/Leafs.
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Post by habernac on Oct 29, 2008 13:42:50 GMT -5
Any of the pharmaceutical commercials that promise cure-like results only to have 50% of the run-time swallowed by disclaimers.... "...do not take 'so-and-so-wunderdrug' if you...blah, blah, blah..." "...if you start to experience a sudden drop in, blah, blah, blah...". Buy our miracle drug (with a provision or THIRTY)! Yeah, and all disclaimers are spoken in the same soft voice with the music in the background. The drug conglomerates have found a whole new sales staff and approach: Us and our self-diagnosis. How many times do you hear, "Talk to your doctor about (insert brand-name here)." Sometimes I really wonder if pharmaceutical companies want us to be healthy at all. Healthy people don't need their products. And so they continue to treat symptoms and could really care less about the cause and cure. LOL! Reminds me of a Simpson's episode. Krusty's ratings were hurting due to competition. He shows up in a commercial spot and says "Watch my show and I'll send you a cheque for $30!!!" then the soft disclaimer voice: *cheques will not be honoured |
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Post by Skilly on Oct 31, 2008 8:46:21 GMT -5
I saw the dumbest commercial ever last night on RDS .......
The English version makes some semblance of sense. But the french version is absolutely foolish.
In the English version, the lady of the house finds the Art Ross trophy in the closet. She doesn't ask Sittler or the person he is playing table hockey with how it got in the closet (which is a dumb part of the commercial) but goes straight outside and asks "Who hid the Art Ross in the closet?" And it was Jerome Iginla's fault. That makes a little sense because Jerome actually won the Art Ross (2002), so he could have one, and he could want to hide it so no one else gets what he deems "his" (and he actually has a chance to win the thing each year).
But the french version? The same sort of thing, except it is Cournoyer (instead of Sittler) and when the lady asks outside "Who hid the Art Ross", its Francois Bouillon??? Why? One: he is a defenseman, two: Art Ross and Bouillon will never be used in the same sentence except in this dumb commercial. If they wanted a current francophone Hab in the commercial, why not Tanguay? I guess they are trying to say "I'm hiding it because I dont have a chance of ever seeing it ...." But I find it dumb. (IMO, they should have asked Martin St. Louis to be in the commercial)
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Post by jkr on Nov 2, 2008 5:18:59 GMT -5
I saw the dumbest commercial ever last night on RDS ....... The English version makes some semblance of sense. But the french version is absolutely foolish. In the English version, the lady of the house finds the Art Ross trophy in the closet. She doesn't ask Sittler or the person he is playing table hockey with how it got in the closet (which is a dumb part of the commercial) but goes straight outside and asks "Who hid the Art Ross in the closet?" And it was Jerome Iginla's fault. That makes a little sense because Jerome actually won the Art Ross (2002), so he could have one, and he could want to hide it so no one else gets what he deems "his" (and he actually has a chance to win the thing each year). But the french version? The same sort of thing, except it is Cournoyer (instead of Sittler) and when the lady asks outside "Who hid the Art Ross", its Francois Bouillon??? Why? One: he is a defenseman, two: Art Ross and Bouillon will never be used in the same sentence except in this dumb commercial. If they wanted a current francophone Hab in the commercial, why not Tanguay? I guess they are trying to say "I'm hiding it because I dont have a chance of ever seeing it ...." But I find it dumb. (IMO, they should have asked Martin St. Louis to be in the commercial) Skilly If they were using Bouillion maybe they should have used the Norris trophy instead.  |
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Post by cigarviper on Nov 2, 2008 13:16:09 GMT -5
I see they've changed the work accident commercials that are running on RDS to show the outcome of safety at the workplace. Those ghastly ones were over the top and I'm sure they heard many complaints.
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Post by Skilly on Nov 4, 2008 7:58:33 GMT -5
I saw the dumbest commercial ever last night on RDS ....... The English version makes some semblance of sense. But the french version is absolutely foolish. In the English version, the lady of the house finds the Art Ross trophy in the closet. She doesn't ask Sittler or the person he is playing table hockey with how it got in the closet (which is a dumb part of the commercial) but goes straight outside and asks "Who hid the Art Ross in the closet?" And it was Jerome Iginla's fault. That makes a little sense because Jerome actually won the Art Ross (2002), so he could have one, and he could want to hide it so no one else gets what he deems "his" (and he actually has a chance to win the thing each year). But the french version? The same sort of thing, except it is Cournoyer (instead of Sittler) and when the lady asks outside "Who hid the Art Ross", its Francois Bouillon??? Why? One: he is a defenseman, two: Art Ross and Bouillon will never be used in the same sentence except in this dumb commercial. If they wanted a current francophone Hab in the commercial, why not Tanguay? I guess they are trying to say "I'm hiding it because I dont have a chance of ever seeing it ...." But I find it dumb. (IMO, they should have asked Martin St. Louis to be in the commercial) Skilly If they were using Bouillion maybe they should have used the Norris trophy instead. At least it would make more sense ..... Bouillon with an Art Ross Trophy?  Maybe a Ross Art Trophy for some abstract he painted back in grade 3. |
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Post by franko on Nov 4, 2008 12:04:40 GMT -5
That scratch BINGO thing
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 7, 2008 0:05:44 GMT -5
This one makes me laugh.  The Benchmark "Safe Cut" from Home Hardware, designed specifically to cut through molded plastic packages. At the end of the commercial....they show that the "Safe Cut" comes in a molded plastic package. DOH! |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 7, 2008 0:38:06 GMT -5
Just saw a new commercial for a drug called "ABILIFY"....taken to augment anti-depressants. The side-effects are outrageous. Here's an earlier version which focuses on its use with bipolar disorder. While I totally sympathize with those battling pyschiatric disorders....do they need all these side effects to worry about on top of it? How can something with so many dangers a. get approved and b. stay on the market? |
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Post by CrocRob on Nov 7, 2008 1:01:26 GMT -5
Just saw a new commercial for a drug called "ABILIFY"....taken to augment anti-depressants. The side-effects are outrageous. Here's an earlier version which focuses on its use with bipolar disorder. While I totally sympathize with those battling pyschiatric disorders....do they need all these side effects to worry about on top of it? How can something with so many dangers a. get approved and b. stay on the market? Simply, I imagine, because the alternative is a medication with MORE side-affects.. or no medication. My cousin battles bipolar disorder, and whenever I see him I thank the heavens I was born without such difficulties. |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 7, 2008 1:19:05 GMT -5
Just saw a new commercial for a drug called "ABILIFY"....taken to augment anti-depressants. The side-effects are outrageous. Here's an earlier version which focuses on its use with bipolar disorder. While I totally sympathize with those battling pyschiatric disorders....do they need all these side effects to worry about on top of it? How can something with so many dangers a. get approved and b. stay on the market? Simply, I imagine, because the alternative is a medication with MORE side-affects.. or no medication. My cousin battles bipolar disorder, and whenever I see him I thank the heavens I was born without such difficulties. Which is why I said I sympathize totally...as I know several families with a suffering member. And I would imagine that ANY medication is better than none...and that any new drug would be welcome with open arms. But the new commercial says the drug is used to augment anti-depressants already being prescribed. Like an enhancement agent/catalyst. To still be worth all those risks is astounding. |
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Post by CrocRob on Nov 7, 2008 1:22:08 GMT -5
Simply, I imagine, because the alternative is a medication with MORE side-affects.. or no medication. My cousin battles bipolar disorder, and whenever I see him I thank the heavens I was born without such difficulties. Which is why I said I sympathize totally...as I know several families with a suffering member. And I would imagine that ANY medication is better than none. But the new commercial says the drug is used to augment anti-depressants. Like an enhancement agent/catalyst. To still be worth all those risks is astounding. Totally. I'm not very informed about bipolar disorder as it's a part of my family I don't see often, but I can't even imagine being saddled with something like that, and something with that kind of side effects would be a step up. Wow. |
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Post by franko on Nov 7, 2008 6:54:41 GMT -5
Dealing with someone close to you with BPD ain't pretty.
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Post by Skilly on Nov 7, 2008 10:34:26 GMT -5
Dealing with someone close to you with BPD ain't pretty. NO it isnt ... my wife's cousin sadly refused to take his drugs and took his own life. Little kids walked in and saw the aftermath .... I still well up thinking of that day and hearing the horrific stories of what they went though dealing with it. |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 9, 2008 21:56:39 GMT -5
A campaign that has never made sense to me........
The Moose and Deer talking mounted heads for Montana's restaurant. I know both guys who provide their voices...so I'm happy for them.....BUT.....
Isn't there something macabre about dismembered animal heads gleefully watching people eat parts of other dead animals?
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Post by Skilly on Nov 9, 2008 22:47:53 GMT -5
I saw the dumbest commercial ever last night on RDS ....... The English version makes some semblance of sense. But the french version is absolutely foolish. In the English version, the lady of the house finds the Art Ross trophy in the closet. She doesn't ask Sittler or the person he is playing table hockey with how it got in the closet (which is a dumb part of the commercial) but goes straight outside and asks "Who hid the Art Ross in the closet?" And it was Jerome Iginla's fault. That makes a little sense because Jerome actually won the Art Ross (2002), so he could have one, and he could want to hide it so no one else gets what he deems "his" (and he actually has a chance to win the thing each year). But the french version? The same sort of thing, except it is Cournoyer (instead of Sittler) and when the lady asks outside "Who hid the Art Ross", its Francois Bouillon??? Why? One: he is a defenseman, two: Art Ross and Bouillon will never be used in the same sentence except in this dumb commercial. If they wanted a current francophone Hab in the commercial, why not Tanguay? I guess they are trying to say "I'm hiding it because I dont have a chance of ever seeing it ...." But I find it dumb. (IMO, they should have asked Martin St. Louis to be in the commercial) Skilly If they were using Bouillion maybe they should have used the Norris trophy instead. How come Iginla wears the Flames jersey in the commercial but Bouillon isn't wearing a Habs jersey? |
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Post by jkr on Nov 10, 2008 18:34:03 GMT -5
Another thing that bugs me is the way commercials are aired. A lot of companies do this "sandwich" thing. Their ad comes on followed by a different ad & then followed by their ad again. Really annoying.
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Post by jkr on Nov 10, 2008 18:36:01 GMT -5
A campaign that has never made sense to me........ The Moose and Deer talking mounted heads for Montana's restaurant. I know both guys who provide their voices...so I'm happy for them.....BUT..... Isn't there something macabre about dismembered animal heads gleefully watching people eat parts of other dead animals? Do they ever wonder who ate the rest of their bodies?  |
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Post by CentreHice on Nov 11, 2008 19:37:10 GMT -5
How about the ad on RDS....two guys standing in the hall outside an apartment, eating their fill of pizza. They enter....announce PIZZA.....then go over and immediately start charming the ladies. The message: two cool dudes with a master plan to get women.
Yeah right.....
1. Only the guys want pizza? Ladies do their fair share of pizza scarfing at a party.
2. How long will take the other guys to get a couple of slices and come back to the girls? About 30 seconds, I'd say. Besides, the "dudes" left the pizza no more than 10 feet away. They don't think the other guys will see what they're up to? Forget 30 seconds...they'd be back in 10.
3. It took more time to go out, get the pizza, and stand in the hall eating 4 pieces each than they'll get alone with those girls.
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The commercial continued: Two guys explaining to an Emergency nurse how a pizza box got "up there".
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Maybe a Ross Art Trophy for some abstract he painted back in grade 3. 