Deliver Me From Pompous Advertisments

By The Goat

21 May

Hey, I’m a Mac! In my new commercials, I tout that I can interface with a PC, but remind you how craptacular they still are anyway!

Woody and others correctly take them to task for this dubious advertising strategy…

Speaking of stupid ads, Passat has these new spots touting their cars “low ego emissions..” If you are deciding which car to buy based on TV ads, you’re doing so BECAUSE THE AD APPEALS TO YOUR EGO! The people these adverts are aimed at are listening to NPR or reading the latest Sarah Vowell book, not watching the NBA playoffs (I think I saw that goddamn ad a dozen times the other night)…

By the way, if you have IFC you should check out The Henry Rollins Show… Good guests, some actual meaty content…

Filed under: TV

3 Responses for "Deliver Me From Pompous Advertisments"

Natalie May 21st, 2006 at 6:35 pm 1
I’m willing to cut VW some slack for those commercials, as well as the ones with the “fast,” simply because the un-pimp ze auto ones were so good. I think, though, that Burger King may have THE crappiest ads on tv right now. The “I am man” ones suck ass, as does the “big buckin’ chicken” commercial. Then again there are so many craptastic commercials on the air right now it is hard to pinpoint the worst offender. Hmm . . . maybe I need to get Tivo so I can avoid them (almost) altogether!
D M May 22nd, 2006 at 8:39 am 2
I just figure that computers are tools. Whatever tool you like, you like; I’ve tried to divorce myself from some kind of eliteism, where I feel better about myself because I have a Mac.

There are some nice advantages to Macs. There are some other things to PCs. Whatever makes you happy, non?

If you get the chance to see Rollins on a spoken word tour, go. It’s a great show.
pat May 22nd, 2006 at 9:43 am 3
Rollins Show is terrific on IFC. Everey Saturday and Thursday!