Gosh people are stupid right? We can’t do anything right, and that’s why we need informercials. To help us recover and get some assemblance of an existance together to make it through the day. So here is AS SEEN ON TV, a compilation to a catchy tune about not getting it right, and needing some “miracle” product that would solve all our problems for the low low cost of _____ easy payments. And with a free gift. Right Studio Audience?
Be a mascot on a team that hasn’t made it to the playoffs for awhile. Have an amazing, semi-death-defying-really-cool trick up your sleeve for just such an occasion. Perform it flawlessly in front of a sold out crowd when said team makes it to the playoffs. Incredible. Over 2 million views on Youtube since Monday, and it’s Wednesday. Bucks. Bango. Boo-ya.
Not commenting on the design of the poster as much as it’s content. This post was inspired by the new KFC sandwich which uses chicken patties as buns. Seriously. So when scouring the internet I stumbled on this monstrosity (which incidentally I think is a perfect use of that word), which came out in October 2009. It was a cross promotion between Burger King and Microsoft, and they thought a seven patty whopper released in Japan to promote Windows 7 was a great idea. I get it Windows 7 = seven patties on a burger clever. Well I’m sure it garnered some buzz, just look at it! It’s like a brick of solid meat sandwiched between two buns. It’s humorous in it’s ridiculousness, but they actually served these, albeit in limited quantities, AND some people actually ordered and ate them. Crazy. What’s next a big-MAC? (ba-dum-bum ching.) Watch this CNN clip on the whole thing.
Okay, Tiger isn’t making Nike “Air” in this commercial, he’s silent and looking dejected, while words from his late father Earl permeate the spot. It’s emotional and powerful, an instant classic.
What is real or fake in movies or TV? If you fall under the “If it looks real, it’s real.” category then you’re in for a shock. CGI has been really creeping into movies in the last 10 years, it allows movies to film at cheaper costs because they don’t have to build sets, or shoot on location. We’ve all known this, it’s no big surprise. But to me CGI is recognized in crazy unbelievable scenes, and airplane crashes, and aliens and other worlds. It’s now creeping into TV, but in ways you don’t know. Some television shows have been getting more noticeably movie like in appearance - Dramas like 24, Heros, CSI-whatever and the like. Well they need to save money too, so they have been incorporating shooting on green/blue screens and filling in the details of things that we normally wouldn’t realize was CGI’d. Normal everyday things like city landscapes and public monuments, and walking down a street. Really. Watch this clip from Stargate’s work on some shows and be in awe, but BEWARE you are now given a choice; Like the movie The Matrix, you can take the blue pill or the red pill at this point. The choice is yours. Take the blue pill, back out of this post, don’t watch this clip and go about your life - unaware. OR, take the red pill, watch this clip and you stay in wonderland, realize what is happening to your favorite shows, and sadly can’t go back. Your choice.
Love the colors and the Milwaukee Power Pop via Cambridge. The Reckless Hearts video “Yer a Blur”, is Colorful, fun and low budget. Good things can be done.
Love Dan Jansen, Love the Winter Olympics, and Love this Visa commercial that uses both of these + emotion to it’s fullest effect. I’m curious to see if they unveil anymore ads during the olympics that are this moving.
I really loved the last Coldplay album “Viva la Vida” because I think it shows them back to form. My favorite song was “Strawberry Swing” because of it’s subtle charms and this over-the-top video is incredible. It gives this song a new direction because I never would have imagined the world they created to surround it.
