Cab Men II: Because fact into doubt won't go

[the]

That's something that crops up in quite a few adverts lately - projecting the idea that little children are conscientiously kind and outwardly altruistic, when everyone knows they're entirely self-centred by nature.

[buttgammon]

What, more hideous than this? Have a word

Fucking hell, I've never seen that before. It will feature in my future nightmares.

Nope this one is worse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0eEqeizNCA

Yuck, I hate that one too. Horrible cutesy nonsense, and the shopkeeper is a bastard for not just letting her have it. Surely it's all or nothing - either give her the chocolate for free or tell her to fuck off.

[Jockice]

I genuinely couldn't fucking stand those "hey, disableds like fucking too", Malteser adverts.

The deaf/dumb ones with their horrendous plappy mouth noises gave me the fucking bolk.

My objection is to the maltesers. They're vile.

[Inspector Norse]

What, more hideous than this? Have a word

Brilliant, I've been searching for a way to reduce my kids' sugar intake for ages, that'll do nicely. Just stick that in front of them any time they ask for sweets or chocolate or ice cream and bingo.

Nope this one is worse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0eEqeizNCA

I just reported that mum to child services. Neglecting her daughter because she's talking on the phone and what happens? The kid turns to shoplifting of course. Disgraceful.

[Pseudopath]

Good news everyone. I think we've hit the bottom of the lake of tods: https://youtu.be/zuOSe96BiYE

Companies producing adverts entirely on the basis of stoned direct messages from pop stars. Fucking kill me. I demand it.

[Phil_A]

Good news everyone. I think we've hit the bottom of the lake of tods: https://youtu.be/zuOSe96BiYE

Companies producing adverts entirely on the basis of stoned direct messages from pop stars. Fucking kill me. I demand it.

There's no way he wrote all that in a DM, is there. What a load of bollocks.

[Delete Delete Delete]

Ed Shillran more like.

[Jockice]

Nope this one is worse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0eEqeizNCA

I should have tried that one when my mum sent me to the shops to get her fags.

[Jockice]

Incidentally, the worst thing on TV (not just the worst advert. It's beyond that) is that Nationwide advert with irritating woman and stereotype gay best friend. If anyone ever phoned me up at 3 in the morning I can guarantee I will not be sharing sunrises with them. In fact they'll be lucky to ever see another one.

[Jockice]

Good news everyone. I think we've hit the bottom of the lake of tods: https://youtu.be/zuOSe96BiYE

Companies producing adverts entirely on the basis of stoned direct messages from pop stars. Fucking kill me. I demand it.

To make it more realistic they should have had the waiter going: 'No wonder you're hair's that colour if you use that stuff.  You're a ginger with ginger hair, you gingernut, Bet you call it auburn sauce, eh mate. Like your hair. Which is ginger.''

[Icehaven]

Incidentally, the worst thing on TV (not just the worst advert. It's beyond that) is that Nationwide advert with irritating woman and stereotype gay best friend. If anyone ever phoned me up at 3 in the morning I can guarantee I will not be sharing sunrises with them. In fact they'll be lucky to ever see another one.

There's plenty more criticism of that pile o'shite a few pages back from when the longer version was first on ages ago. Yet another classic from the ''Why have they resurrected this why why WHY?'' school of TV advertising.

[Jockice]

There's plenty more criticism of that pile o'shite a few pages back from when the longer version was first on ages ago. Yet another classic from the ''Why have they resurrected this why why WHY?'' school of TV advertising.

Yeah, I do remember seeing that. And I agree. I just find this new one more irritating. And why do they show their names at the start of the ad? Are we supposed to know or care who these people are?

[imitationleather]

Yeah, I do remember seeing that. And I agree. I just find this new one more irritating. And why do they show their names at the start of the ad? Are we supposed to know or care who these people are?

All those ads feature actual poets lapping up the Nationwide coin.

[Jockice]

All those ads feature actual poets lapping up the Nationwide coin.

They're actual poets? People actually pay for their poems? Fucking hell, Britain really is broken.

[gilbertharding]

Good news everyone. I think we've hit the bottom of the lake of tods: https://youtu.be/zuOSe96BiYE

Companies producing adverts entirely on the basis of stoned direct messages from pop stars. Fucking kill me. I demand it.

To be fair, he does seem exactly the type to ask for ketchup in a 'posh' (ugh) restaurant and then humbleboast about it.

[kalowski]

Good news everyone. I think we've hit the bottom of the lake of tods: https://youtu.be/zuOSe96BiYE

Companies producing adverts entirely on the basis of stoned direct messages from pop stars. Fucking kill me. I demand it.

Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus fucking Jesus H Christ and the fucking disciples. What a cunt. What a cunt of an advert. Fuck the universe for that. Every fucking bottle of Heinz ketchup is going in the bin. Smash the bottles and use the sauce spattered shards to pierce Sheeran's boz eyed face the utter dreadful cunt.

[Poobum]

Now that's a deserving reason to be grabbed round the throat and frog marched out a dinner for. He didn't even taste it first the absolute bastard. Skilled chef are you? Worked hard have you? Expressed your creativity have you? Too fancy, sugary shit going all over your creations, splodge. Bland man's philosophy in life is make all bland.

[Cuntbeaks]

Just saw an ad for bottled tea, with unicorns piss and cocaine in it, Fuze Tea, i think.

Annoying enough to begin with, but the way the cunt holds the bottle with both hands as he sips God's piss is more than i could cope with.

[Gulftastic]

Red Dwarf shilling for the AA?

And it's funnier than everything from season 6 onwards.

[Tikwid]

I have the feeling those horrifying PPI adverts have been discussed here before (since the campaign's been going on for two years now) but I've only found out about them recently, and I've since developed something of a morbid fascination. There's just something about the animatronic head with limited facial movement, veering across the uncanny valley with its little tank treads, voiced by Arnuld himself rather than a mere soundalike. come ahn....take action before i's too late....DO IT NAUOOWW

[Pseudopath]

voiced by Arnuld himself rather than a mere soundalike

IIRC it is an impersonator.

While the FCA would not disclose how much it paid Mr Schwarzenegger to use his image — it is an actor that impersonates his voice in the ad — it said that £5m was spent on production costs, including on "talent". It also paid £3m to its advertising agency, M & C Saatchi.

[dr beat]

And why do they show their names at the start of the ad? Are we supposed to know or care who these people are?

I've been wondering something similar about how a lot of recent ads name the people in them. The voiceovers say things like 'this is Dave. Dave is very clever for choosing this bank', or 'hey Sharon, haven't you saved money!' Is this a psychology thing?

[the]

And why do they show their names at the start of the ad? Are we supposed to know or care who these people are?

Don't think this is quite what you're mentioning, but something similar and godawful are adverts that announce themselves with film-like titling. "Anusol presents..." or whatnot, maybe with the title of the campaign as well. As if advertising wasn't self-regarding and pompous enough. "Gather round and hush to take in the precious message everyone"

[Icehaven]

Don't think this is quite what you're mentioning, but something similar and godawful are adverts that announce themselves with film-like titling. "Anusol presents..." or whatnot, maybe with the title of the campaign as well. As if advertising wasn't self-regarding and pompous enough. "Gather round and hush to take in the precious message everyone"

This has definitely already been mentioned but there's been a few where the shortened versions are shown on TV and end with ''See the whole film on youtube/at www..com'' etc. Hex on anyone who actually does. Also the editing often renders them nonsensical, there was one starring Peter Dinklage a few years ago that you'd have thought was a trailer for an actual film until you looked it up and realised it was just a 20 minute beer advert. Which tbf was probably exactly the intention.

[Chollis]

Yeah that Peter Dinklage one was weird, did they just make a proper feature length film that was an advert for the beer (Estrella I think it was).


The names thing too, Barry Scott of Cillit Bang. What? Who is he? Why is he introducing himself?


Wiki says
"Cillit Bang television advertisements have been presented by "Barry Scott", a brashly enthusiastic character played by Neil Burgess, who claims that Cillit Bang can remove limescale, rust and groublahblahblah..."

[Sebastian Cobb]

While the FCA would not disclose how much it paid Mr Schwarzenegger to use his image — it is an actor that impersonates his voice in the ad — it said that £5m was spent on production costs, including on "talent". It also paid £3m to its advertising agency, M & C Saatchi.

8 million quid.

That's 3 Last Seductions or 3 Timecrimes' or one New Jack City's.

[Icehaven]

Yeah that Peter Dinklage one was weird, did they just make a proper feature length film that was an advert for the beer (Estrella I think it was).

No it was just a short film/very long advert available on youtube, with the edited TV version deliberately made look like a movie trailer, which along with the fact it starred a famous film actor, and the added encouragement to 'watch the full film', all intended to give the impression there was a feature length film. Sort of a spin on the other aforementioned trend for ads which tell you to ''watch the full version' when it's obviously just going to be an extended version of the TV ad, by using the same technique just giving the impression that it's going to be a 'real' film starring Dinklage.

[mothman]

Jean Reno and Mads Mikkelsen have also done them, I think.

[neveragain]

Red Dwarf shilling for the AA?

And it's funnier than everything from season 6 onwards.

Bit of trivia for you: that ad was written by Grant and Naylor, the first time they've worked together since series six.

Yeah. Worth it, eh? (eh)

[Isnt Anything]

help please

this american ad a friend sent me for reasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qEl-lGfqds

what the fuck is the advert we use this music on over here ?

ta and thank you