I really doubt most people even pay attention to any mechanical aspect of whatever vehicle they're buying. Most people can't tell you even a basic version of how it works other than you put gas in it and it goes.
Commercials - just stop!
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I really doubt most people even pay attention to any mechanical aspect of whatever vehicle they're buying. Most people can't tell you even a basic version of how it works other than you put gas in it and it goes.
annanake
Sr Member
I had nothing but Netflix for a few year's.
Now watching regular T.V. is impossible !
No wonder attention spans are waning .
Something I noticed about some shows is they hype something right before they cut to commercial then it never happens! I mean at all .
Example.
Pawn stars some guy bring in a flute or something they will open thebox you hear "Whoah !" "Did you know this was in here ?"
Cut to commercial.
Comes back nothing is ever said about what ever caused the excitement .
But if you watch therm on DVD or Netflix without commercials they cut out that little B.S. fake hype snippit.
I noticed it in a lot of shows .
No sir I don't like it !
Now watching regular T.V. is impossible !
No wonder attention spans are waning .
Something I noticed about some shows is they hype something right before they cut to commercial then it never happens! I mean at all .
Example.
Pawn stars some guy bring in a flute or something they will open thebox you hear "Whoah !" "Did you know this was in here ?"
Cut to commercial.
Comes back nothing is ever said about what ever caused the excitement .
But if you watch therm on DVD or Netflix without commercials they cut out that little B.S. fake hype snippit.
I noticed it in a lot of shows .
No sir I don't like it !
JediMichael
Master Member
I'm so sick of that Verizon commercial where the guy keep dropping mics. Just so stupid.
Zombie_61
Master Member
Years ago there was a commercial for what was essentially a sleeping pill, and the first potential side effect mentioned was "sleeplessness". And I've seen a few ads in recent years for anti-depressants, and the first potential side effect was "thoughts of suicide". :confused
Getting back to your point, I've seen so many commercials in which the list of potential side effects is far worse than the condition you would take the medicine for that I can't imagine anyone thinking they'd be better off by taking those meds. "Do you sneeze at least once a day? Take this stuff. Possible side effects include constant itching, respiratory distress, heart failure, migraine headaches, blindness, seizures, and moderate to severe anal bleeding. If you experience any of these conditions and survive, stop taking it immediately and call your doctor." :facepalm
Dracosfire83
Well-Known Member
I watch everything on Kodi. No commercials.
JediMichael
Master Member
I know, its just totally ridiculous. Now when one of those commercials comes on, I yell out, Side effects, your gonna die or commit suicide.
DeLano80
Sr Member
As said before, ALL of the medicine commercials. I hate those things. Especially when my family is sitting down trying to enjoy a show together and the viagra, or KY commercials come on. WTF? My kids don't need to see that. And who are all these guys that need catheters? There is no hiding from these commercials. Doesn't matter what channel you have it on.
Tan Djarka
Sr Member
Maybe I didn't get them much before, but that left Twix right Twix crap is just annoying enough that I'll never buy their candy bars again.
Not only that but they say don't take the medicine if you're allergic to it. Then again given how stupid yoru average person is these days it does need to be said. It also turns out that half the side effects listed are rare but since they happened they have to be listed and they might not even really be a side effect it could just be something that happened to someone in the trial. I asked my doctor about it and he said it's mostly the companies listing everything so their butts are covered. My pet peeve: anti-smoking ads, they're stupid and obnoxious aimed at vapid kids. Best part is the new ones feature an ex con who just got out of jail for taking part in a demonstration.
I can't handle ads at all, i watch very little tv now because of them.
Most of my spare viewing time is spent on you tube, there is always something interesting i can find. Weather it be cat videos, kitten videos or other feline related vids im sorted.
[No dog videos]
Most of my spare viewing time is spent on you tube, there is always something interesting i can find. Weather it be cat videos, kitten videos or other feline related vids im sorted.
[No dog videos]
torsoboy
Sr Member
My all-time favorite commercial to rail against is one for the Ford Mustang a year or two back. It showed the car in front of a wall of speakers, and a mic (wired to said wall) placed at the muffler. The engine revs, and we're supposed to get that it's powerful. But do we? Set aside any feelings you may have for the Mustang in particular for the moment. If your car needs a wall of speakers behind it to sell us on how intimidatingly powerful the engine is, YOUR ENGINE ISN'T INTIMIDATINGLY POWERFUL. They were so close to a perfect commercial too. All they had to do was film one little extra scene - Have the car drive off set, revealing that the mic's cable wasn't plugged in. Boom, cars sold. But nooooo, our cult classic muscle car needs audio enhancement to make sales! Boo!
I love a clever commercial. I hate the ones that very obviously dropped the ball or make some kind of effort to make me feel stupid.
I love a clever commercial. I hate the ones that very obviously dropped the ball or make some kind of effort to make me feel stupid.
cboath
Master Member
And they didn't mic the engine - the mic'd the exhaust port....
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The drugs are the worst, and they were made worse by the feds who mandated the side effects be listed on the commercials. They thought it'd deter commercials as the offenders of the time were of the viagra variety. Instead it sent sails through the roof.
Rupert_Angier
Sr Member
I can't stand the Milky Way commercials. It makes those that like the candy bar look like losers that don't care about anything. Case-in-point: the tattoo girl. Man!
The best one I ever saw was probably 20 years ago. I was watching something with my mom and they had some medicine where it said "Side effects include diarrhea and the inability to control your bowels." and we both started cracking up because that was worse than what the medicine was for.
What's so stupid about the warnings is that they are prescription drugs, so (one would hope) your doctor would give the same warnings and considerations anyway.
All they need is a simple "talk with your doctor about possible side effects". Done.
(Must be a law making them do this....or lawyers, LOL)
All they need is a simple "talk with your doctor about possible side effects". Done.
(Must be a law making them do this....or lawyers, LOL)
1-800-cars4kids. I want to run them over with my donation.
A new one is for a Hydrogen powered Honda car. There are a bunch of children's heads floating in space singing a stupid song. One of the featured kid-heads is over acting so much you can see her stage mom beaming in the reflection of the kids wide eyes. The joyexplosion on that brats face is enough for a person to want to run over the cars4kids band in a hydrogen powered Honda while on a Zoloft binge.
A new one is for a Hydrogen powered Honda car. There are a bunch of children's heads floating in space singing a stupid song. One of the featured kid-heads is over acting so much you can see her stage mom beaming in the reflection of the kids wide eyes. The joyexplosion on that brats face is enough for a person to want to run over the cars4kids band in a hydrogen powered Honda while on a Zoloft binge.
I was sitting at my computer one day, not really paying attention to the commercial for some drug that came on, and the string of side effects and warnings started. I suddenly stopped and turned to the screen when I heard the voice say "How blah blah blah works is not entirely known."
I half expected them to say "The active ingredient in blah blah blah was discovered in the center of a meteor, and consumed 3 scientists before it was subdued."
I half expected them to say "The active ingredient in blah blah blah was discovered in the center of a meteor, and consumed 3 scientists before it was subdued."
KojiroVance
Sr Member
But then,… every once in a while (and apparently outside the US more than inside),… there are brilliant, absolutely brilliant, ads that stop the world cold and make me fall out of my couch laughing (or my jaw dropping in surprise and wonder).
E.g. look for the SmartBeep "Blind Date" ad from many years ago. It's on Youtube and elsewhere, surely.
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E.g. look for the SmartBeep "Blind Date" ad from many years ago. It's on Youtube and elsewhere, surely.
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