EEVILMURRAY Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I've been neglecting making this topic, due to the fact that since Uni is done for me as of 2 weeks ago, all I do is playing various games at my home in Leicester and drink beer at all hours of the day. However watching these adverts shown again and again, seemingly done with the sole intention of pissing me off. And you also my friends. Firstly: Davina McCall for Garnia. Again. Not confusing her braindead mother with adjectives on her dress/hair dye this time, but patronising the consumer [which is expected giving the target audience] with a foam [assumption] ball. One thing I love about that is as she squeeze said ball to show wrinkles and releases so they vanish, you have 'Dramatisation' on the bottom of the screen basically saying the product's bullshit. Another clue to the customer that bullshit is being thrown at the customer is her repeated use of the word 'appear'. "Wrinkles Appear Reduced" equals "Does Fuck All". Middle aged women are still under the illusion that age is concept which can be escaped by coating their face with Polyfiller, only enhancing the despair that when they get home from going to a teenage wine bar then wipe the Garnier gap filler from their faces when they get home they are left glaring at their true face. Added insult to injury is finding out they only had a quick dance with some blokes was because they were on a 'Grab-a-Granny' mission. Another is a small mention, I was watching Golden Balls for some reason, I think I was waiting for something to cook. It was sponsored by ITV Bingo [POWERED BY PARTYGAMING!] The latter three words are explicitly pronounced by that fat black bitch who was on Big Brother some years back. Think Sylvester the cat - but without the lisp. If someone said 'Powered by PartyGaming' to your face in this manner, you would be left drenched in more spit on your face than spunk on a porn star. On the subject of Golden Balls, I find it amazing that they can stretch, what basically is a giant bullshit lying game to an hours worth of programming. They always both Steal at the end, making the whole 60 minutes worthless. The last one which springs to mind was some Easy Fit blinds[?] with Charlie Dimmock, christ she's gotten fat, whether she's pregnant or not it doesn't make up for what I saw on the screen. There was something about this advert which annoyed my immensely but it eludes me at present. Thank the fuck christ. I'm half-tempted to go on about Jane Fonda for Loreal, but I'm holding myself back. Your turn people, j00 know the drill. Do feel free to mention the new Cadbury's ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Definitely the Cadbury one with the car race thing and the overplayed (and now frankly annoying) Queen song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 For Dutch-speaking forumees: My faith in humanity was zero after watching it the first time. It's not a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Definitely the Cadbury one with the car race thing and the overplayed (and now frankly annoying) Queen song. Damn you beat me to it. Its pointless... Also the ads (commonly used by big brother) where they just flash the logo for two seconds...weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 those don't annoy so much as they just fill me with dread, like gazing in to the night to see the falling spark that will ignite the world and burn civilisation to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Definitely the Cadbury one with the car race thing and the overplayed (and now frankly annoying) Queen song. Damn you beat me to it. Its pointless... I agree, I wasn't aware there were people apart from me who found the advert pointless. Due to people bumming the Gorilla Drumming advert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Also the ads (commonly used by big brother) where they just flash the logo for two seconds...weird. That's a great form of advertising - it makes it stick in your head. They used to do something similar at cinemas, they would flash an image of the Coca Cola label (or whatever) for a split-second and you would barely have time to see it but a while after yo would really want a drink of Coke. It's been banned now I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jav_NE Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 It's because flashes are proven to stick in our memory, subliminal messages or something. The human brain is stupid, it remembers things it sees for a splint second more than things it seems for 3 minutes. Anyway, i hate most ads. If i had my way i would flick to music channels everytime but i get shouted at. Why do people have such a problem with flicking?!?!?! Especially when its music channels?!?!! I just dont understand it. I watch Paramount alot and they repeat their ads all the fucking time. I think i've seen the Baileys advert where that woman shakes her head really fast but its shown in slow motion. I thought it was pretty good the first time, now i just want to kill her and her stupid 'batty-boom' song, or whatever the hell it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I wish I could remember an annoying ad but I can't. I guess I'm watching less TV now that exams are on the horizon. The only programme I watch regularly is Hollyoaks...I do hate their sponsored ads though...those Wrigley's Extra ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 The only programme I watch regularly is Hollyoaks...I do hate their sponsored ads though...those Wrigley's Extra ones. If I remember rightly about those ads, boys everywhere are thinking that offering a lass some chewing gum is guaranteeing a shag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 The Shelia's Wheels adverts are still being shown, and they're still pissing me off. Stupid bitches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokhed00 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 On the flipside, loving the new Thunderbirds ads. The specsavers one is OK, but the bottled water one where Brains does a dance routine is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 If I remember rightly about those ads, boys everywhere are thinking that offering a lass some chewing gum is guaranteeing a shag. pretty much. that or it's some kind of 'chewing gum 2.0' social networking tool for skullfuckingly stupid bellends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 The Shelia's Wheels adverts are still being shown, and they're still pissing me off. Stupid bitches... I love the bit where they claim women make the safest drivers, yet are not keeping their eyes on the road, nor with their hands on the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soag Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 On the flipside, loving the new Thunderbirds ads. The specsavers one is OK, but the bottled water one where Brains does a dance routine is brilliant. The brains one has got to be one of the best adverts ever!! . I quite like the cadbury car racing advert For me its any car advert, as they dont actually show you anything about the car, instead it shows you it jumping from roof top to roof top are doing something else impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I've never seen this Cadbury's ad... I love the Big Brother ads where they just flash the eye for a split second. It makes it more mysterious and intriguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 I quite like the cadbury car racing advert I don't mind it, it's just that I expect and advert to at least try to promote the product on its merits or whatever. Watching airport vehicles have a race and ruining peoples luggage doesn't inspire me to have some Dairy Milk, neither did the Phil Collins Gorilla. The fact that Dairy Milk is fairy shit didn't even come into the equation. For me its any car advert, as they dont actually show you anything about the car, instead it shows you it jumping from roof top to roof top are doing something else impossible. Fuck off, it's obvious that every car can transform into a robot and grind along the barriers on a mountain road. I guess you haven't found the button yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokhed00 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 The brains one has got to be one of the best adverts ever!! . It's amazing, was watching something on V+ and it came up first, not knowing what it was I was hypnotised, finding out what it was advertising made it all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I love the Big Brother ads where they just flash the eye for a split second. It makes it more mysterious and intriguing. I will break all possible "mysterious"ness of Big Brother. It will be shit, just like every fucking year. Because its Big Brother. Mystery Solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I've never seen this Cadbury's ad... Some shite cars racing, to the cliched Queen song. Think it's Don't Stop Me Now. It was cliched a few years ago, it still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 For Dutch-speaking forumees: My faith in humanity was zero after watching it the first time. It's not a joke. What. The. Fuck. Is that what I think it is? God, that's just wrong. (I don't speak a lick of Dutch. But damn...) Anyway, there aren't many commercials I hate, other than the "Call **** for this cellphone utility!", which are hideous, annoying, and a lot of bad things. There are, though, those that make me laugh because of stupid/ridiculous things. Like this milk ad where a woman is in the kitchen, drinking milk, drops the cup, and the cup proceeds to fall through the steps and into an opening front door, never breaking, with the slogan "Make your bones stronger and more resistant" (Good ad, by the way). And all I can think of is "Why is the kitchen on the 2nd floor? And how come the door blocks those stairs completely? What a crappy house." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Damn you beat me to it. Its pointless... Its used to advertise, it did that pretty well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soag Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 It's amazing, was watching something on V+ and it came up first, not knowing what it was I was hypnotised, finding out what it was advertising made it all the better. I saw it when the girl was flicking through the music channels and stopped at hits or something crap like that, so when i saw it i thought it was a music video, I was like wow what an awesome video then when I saw it was an advert that made it even better . Gerry Anderson must be raking it in now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 There seems to be an influx of those internet bingo and party gaming adverts on TV. The one that I particularly hate is the William Hill one where the wife tries to get her husband out for work as much as possible just so she can be alone on the computer....to play bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 If I remember rightly about those ads, boys everywhere are thinking that offering a lass some chewing gum is guaranteeing a shag. They have a new one now, its a bit wick... A girl and a fella rolling down a hill making out.... Odd. As. Hell. As for the big brother ads, I hated them 'cause Big Brother is annoying, and it stuck in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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