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VIDEO: More Dead People Appear in DirecTV Ads
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Comedy, Cable/Satellite, Gossip, Internet, Video,
After hiring Chris Farley after death, the people over at Landline TV (more internet video funny guys—as if we didn’t have enough) predicted who DirecTV may hire for their next commercials:
“After testing the boundaries with their Chris Farley spot, DirecTV wrangles more famous people from beyond the grave to be in commercials. “
In the video, the level of offensiveness heightens with each ad, as Heath Ledger, President John F. Kennedy, and Jesus are all mouthpieces for the satellite TV company.
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Chris Farley Commercial: Tacky or Funny?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Commercials, Editorial, Gossip, Video,
Is starring in a commercial with your dead best friend ever funny?
Upon seeing this new DirecTV ad for the first time, many of you out there apparently felt the same way me and my husband did: icky. Resurrecting Tommy Boy‘s Chris Farley for a commercial? Is there any scene that company won’t manipulate?
Now what if I told you that the spot was approved by both David Spade and Farley’s family? Would that change your opinion?
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New Sprint Commercials Play Out Like a Miniseries
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, ABC, Commercials, Desperate Housewives, Gossip,
“They’re kind of like the old Taster’s Choice commercials,” explained Marc Cherry, creator of ABC’s Desperate Housewives. “We added a lot of wicked dark humor, murder and adultery and betrayal.”
The commercials are Sprint spots which were shot on the Housewives set and written by the show’s writers. Rebecca Staab and David Chisum will be part of a “murderous love triangle” in the spots, the first of which will premiere September 27.
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David Beckham Considering Ellen Tattoo
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Sports, Television,
Watch out, Victoria—David Beckham just might get a tattoo of Ellen DeGeneres.
The talk show host has urged the British soccer star, who already has several inkings on his body, to consider a new etching in tribute to her. When Ellen made the suggestion, David laughed and replied, “I’m very tempted.”
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Another High School Musical Star Strips Down
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip,
This time, the Disney star appearing in the buff has proper airbrushing and the esteem of a promotional campaign behind him - no grainy Webcam pics for HSM’s Corbin Bleu.
He’s one of four celebs posing, almost-nude, in new pics for The Beautiful Life, and he’s looking quite grown up. Ben Hollingsworth, Sara Paxton and Ashley Madekwe also appear in their own pictures for the campaign, but Mischa Barton is curiously absent.
The new CW series will premiere on September 16.
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Ads with sound hit Xbox 360 dashboard
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Culture, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live,
Well, how’s this for a slap in the face? It looks like ads that have sound incorporated into them have come to the Xbox 360 dashboard. As you can see in the video above, the ad appears in a tile, and if you bring that tile into primary view, sound automatically plays - even if you don’t select the ad. That’s pretty low, considering you paid for the console, paid for the games, and more than likely, pay $50 a year for an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription. Here’s hoping that Silverlight in the Xbox 360 Fall 2009 dashboard update doesn’t bring even more advertising with it.
No Charges at Free Voice Line.com
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Hot Deals, Internet,
Hooray for Free Voice Line.com. If you live in the U.S. or Canada, want to reduce your landline charges and have used up all your free minutes on your cell phone, head to the beta site that will give you free local and long distance calls within reason. You enter your number and the one you want to contact. They call and connect you after an obligatory commercial. That is a small price to pay for the service, we think.
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TiVo Top 10 Super Bowl Viewed Ads
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, HDTV, Home Entertainment,
We talked to Todd Juenger at TiVo and he told us which commercials were watched the most during Sunday’s Super Bowl. Note that the data is based not only on how many were watching the game, but also on rewinding and fast forwarding, as opposed to which were viewer favorites.
1. GoDaddy.com: “Enhanced?”
2. Bud Light Lime: “Summer to Winter”
3. Careerbuilder.com: “It May Be Time”
4. Doritos: “Crystal Ball”
5. Transformers: “Revenge of the Fallen”
6. Monster.com: “Moose Head”
7. Bud Light: “Man Thrown out the Window”
8. Pepsi: “MacGruber/Pepsuber”
9. Dennys: “Thugs”
10. Coke Zero: “Mr. Polamalu”
(Thanks Todd)
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Super Bowl to Feature 3D Commercial
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Home Entertainment,
You know that some of us dig the commercials more than the Super Bowl itself and although there will be less of them this year because of the bad economy, there will be something to make up for it. This year, in addition to talking creatures and other assorted weirdness, the 60 sec. 3D SoBe Lifewater commercial is the first ever crossover with “Monsters vs Aliens,” the new DreamWorks movie that will be out March 27. Look for the spot at the end of the second quarter. You can get the glasses at local grocery stores, Dollar General and K-Mart. Better hurry as there are only 125 million pairs available.
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Imagine That It’s 1968 with John Lennon Ad
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Videos, Rock,
Beatles fans might get a thrill when they see John Lennon endorsing a philanthropic campaign from the grave…or, they might be a little weirded out.
In a new ad spot, Lennon’s voice and image are used to promote “One Laptop per Child,” a project that offers solar-powered computers to poverty-stricken kids. As we all know, John Lennon died from gunshot wounds in 1980 (almost exactly twenty-eight years ago). His widow Yoko Ono approved the endorsement for the “Laptop” foundation.
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