The Holy Grail
| QuickTime link to the :30 commercial, which will pop in a new window. Around 1 MB. |
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| I can’t believe this guy is my geometry teacher |
This spot represents to me the Holy Grail of awful commercials. March Madness might be over but this spot will stay in your brain well into your second marriage.
This guy is imitating some famous announcer or something and - Oh my God it’s just horrible! Make it stop!
For shot composition and editing they get some respect from me, which leads me to conclude this was a concerted effort to make something horrible that people would remember from people who know the difference between the good and bad sides of the production force. Being memorable works, but the results can be traumatizing. And once you go dark side, returning can be a difficult, three-episode-long ordeal.
Watch with caution.
| QuickTime link to the :30 commercial, which will pop in a new window. Around 1 MB. |
Comment // April 26th, 2005 // 10:58 am
This guy is such a genious. When the first like 3 seconds of the commercial started playing, I almost crapped my pants. Who ever was the creator of this notorious commercial, I would shake their hand! :)
Comment // April 27th, 2005 // 2:10 pm
Tarvin, did YOU make this commercial? Be honest.
Comment // May 23rd, 2005 // 4:12 pm
I have updated the video on this spot, I had cut off the last line.
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