Mr. Nay Nay
It's that time of year again. The time when the supposedly best "quality" commercials are aired in front of millions of people. This is the time for advertisers to shine, pull out all the stops, use their secret weapon creatives, and entertain the world with their talent. And according to Advertising Expert Katie, fail miserably and totaly come up short. Again.
Sit. Let's have a chat. I promise I won't be bitter. *snort*
Was it me, or did all the commercials have a running theme this year? I honestly think there's a secret society of Creative Directors that meet once a year to drink elk blood and try to outdo each others' blather. They then decide on some dumb theme for the Superbowl, paddle each other, then go back to their respective agencies. This year, they chose bad potty humor and being just plain gross. Shall we take a look?
The ugly girl dousing herself in cashew scent. That uni-brow will haunt me forever.
Careerbuilder's "Follow Your Heart" where the heart rips out of her left booby and quits her job for her. I think I actually vomited a little in the nacho dip when I saw that.
Okay and why is Donkey Lips applying ANYTHING to his nipples?!? I will never drink Amp just on the principle that they showed me Donkey Lips' clamped down nips.
Etrade with the baby puking...necessary?
And the commercial for Gatorade with the maximized sound of a dog slurping up water. I can hear that on a daily basis from François thank you. Could have done without that.
When the ads weren't being vulgar, they were being sucky. How hopeless have we become that we've reached back ten years to pull out a Saturday Night Live sketch? Don't get me wrong, loved Night At The Roxbury, might have been the only one besides Maeve and Krysten that did, but why on Earth did Diet Pepsi Max have to use it? The only thing that saved that ad was Chris Kattan's angry shout of "Stop it!" when coming out of the dry cleaners. Other than that. Bad.
The only two that did it for me, were the talking stain that the CEO couldn't take his eyes off of (very Bruce Almighty-ish but funny nonetheless) and the Doritos commercial that was made by some Joe Nobody. Go figure that the ad I enjoy the most is made by someone not employed by an agency. It's probably someone like me that couldn't get an actual job and is working in a low management position in a manufacturing company. Good for you, dude! I've included it for my readers. Cracked me up. Probably because it is so far-fetched and something that could have been made on a contact high.
So in the spirit of grotesque ads, I came up with my own in the shower while shaving today. I then took 45 minutes to draw it out in 8 panels. It's a take off on The Godfather (and the Audi commercial). I hope you enjoy the nastiness. (To see it clearly, click on it, then click on it again for full size)
Sit. Let's have a chat. I promise I won't be bitter. *snort*
Was it me, or did all the commercials have a running theme this year? I honestly think there's a secret society of Creative Directors that meet once a year to drink elk blood and try to outdo each others' blather. They then decide on some dumb theme for the Superbowl, paddle each other, then go back to their respective agencies. This year, they chose bad potty humor and being just plain gross. Shall we take a look?
The ugly girl dousing herself in cashew scent. That uni-brow will haunt me forever.
Careerbuilder's "Follow Your Heart" where the heart rips out of her left booby and quits her job for her. I think I actually vomited a little in the nacho dip when I saw that.
Okay and why is Donkey Lips applying ANYTHING to his nipples?!? I will never drink Amp just on the principle that they showed me Donkey Lips' clamped down nips.
Etrade with the baby puking...necessary?
And the commercial for Gatorade with the maximized sound of a dog slurping up water. I can hear that on a daily basis from François thank you. Could have done without that.
When the ads weren't being vulgar, they were being sucky. How hopeless have we become that we've reached back ten years to pull out a Saturday Night Live sketch? Don't get me wrong, loved Night At The Roxbury, might have been the only one besides Maeve and Krysten that did, but why on Earth did Diet Pepsi Max have to use it? The only thing that saved that ad was Chris Kattan's angry shout of "Stop it!" when coming out of the dry cleaners. Other than that. Bad.
The only two that did it for me, were the talking stain that the CEO couldn't take his eyes off of (very Bruce Almighty-ish but funny nonetheless) and the Doritos commercial that was made by some Joe Nobody. Go figure that the ad I enjoy the most is made by someone not employed by an agency. It's probably someone like me that couldn't get an actual job and is working in a low management position in a manufacturing company. Good for you, dude! I've included it for my readers. Cracked me up. Probably because it is so far-fetched and something that could have been made on a contact high.
Click to viewSo in the spirit of grotesque ads, I came up with my own in the shower while shaving today. I then took 45 minutes to draw it out in 8 panels. It's a take off on The Godfather (and the Audi commercial). I hope you enjoy the nastiness. (To see it clearly, click on it, then click on it again for full size)