Commercials

OK, I'm starting to think that maybe I watch too much TV. There are some commercials that just make no sense, and others that I really enjoy watching.

Example 1: Bridgestone tires - that whole 'The wheel goes round and round' thing that they've been doing for the past few years. That really gets on my nerves. First off, Bridgestone makes tires, not wheels. I would hope that people understand that tires, the product they sell, are the black rubber things that actually touch the ground. Wheels, on the other hand, are the metal things that bolt to the car. Maybe if Bridgestone sold wheels, I could warm up to this commercial a bit. My second beef, what exactly is the connection between a bunch of dancers/models carousing about doing a tango or (in more recent spots) an urbanized, pseudo-hip-hop version of that song about the product they don't actually sell? I mean, who would see that and make a mental note that Bridgestone tires are the ones to get? It's baffling to me.

Example 2: The one reason I'm thankful that the NFL season is over is that hopefully I won't have to see any more commercials with the New England Patriots. Five layers of protection commercials with linemen, Coors Silver Bullet train commercials where a train interrupts a footbal game by driving onto the field through the tunnel (where does it leave the field exactly?), Diet Pepsi machine, and even the Sirius radio commercials with Tom Brady and John Madden. Hoo boy, am I tired of the Patriots.

Example 3: Goldfish commercials. 'The tasty snack that smiles back until you bite their heads off'. If that line doesn't creep you out, then you're a psychopath. 'Nuff said.

Example 4: I think the people who used to make the wacky Mentos commercials are the same ones who make the new Bailey's commercials. All these wacky 20-somethings hanging out doing wacky things with smarmy looks on their faces. If that's what you turn into from drinking Bailey's, please count me out. When I first saw the Foo Fighters video that made fun of those Mentos commercials, I LOL'd.

There are lots of commercials I like. The post before this one was about the new VW 'un-pimp your auto' commercials. That shit's funny. There was one ran by GM a couple years back for the Silverado SS that had a bunch of lowriders hopping in it and had some killer music ('Return of the Tres' by Delinquent Habits, if you're curious). That commercial was pretty cool. They had another Impala commercial a while back that had some old Impalas and 'I'll be around' by The Spinners that was pretty cool too. I love commercials where there's cool music. I've searched out the name of the songs from commercials I've seen on countless occasions. It's how I've found Modest Mouse, Delinquent Habits, Dirty Vegas, Thievery Corporation, Orquesta Del Plata and many others. Always cool in my book if you find out about a cool tune from a commercial.

Seriously, how hard can it be to make a commercial that at least doesn't piss me off?

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