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Please explain to me
I’m curious:
Why are all today’s commercials so bad?
I saw a commercial explaining what lasagna is. I thought maybe they would list some secrete ingredient, but no, it was lasagna like anyone could make (not like my lasagna, though, which is awesome and will give you a heart attack due to cheese overload). Have we reached a point where we need to be told what lasagna is? Next: what are meatballs?
Speaking of needing to be told things, have you seen Best Buy’s “we’ll set up your GPS” thing? Honestly, if you can’t set up your own GPS, you need to stick to maps. Or buy a cheaper GPS. Or become a Big Brother/Big Sister to a ten-year-old who can program your GPS and probably hot-wire it into your car so it’ll brew a cup of coffee for you while you drive. (What? I wouldn’t put anything technological past a ten-year-old. If NASA would hire them, we’d be back on the moon already.)
Current most annoying commercial, after the Sonic commercials: Taco Bell’s “rapper” commercial. Are you telling me they could not find a single white boy who could rap? Please don’t tell me there are people out there who find it amusing, because I don’t need any confirmation that the general sense of humor in this country has sunk to that level.
And to everyone who’s about to point out that at least the commercials have cemented the brand names in my brain: yes, yes they have. They are filed under “places I don’t want to shop, because I don’t want my money to subsidize their advertising departments.” You would think, with the economy the way it is, companies would be churning out the best commercials ever since 1) the advertising departments must be concerned about their jobs and 2) you have to convince people to buy, right? It’s harder now.
Not to be a total drain, I do like the Volkswagon commercials. See? I can be positive.
In a related note, don’t you think it’s time for a “Choose Your Own Adventure” sitcom? Audiences could vote on the topic f the sitcom for the next episode. It couldn’t be any worse than American Idol, anyway. (Yes, I am aware of the fact that my complete and total lack of interest in American Idol probably makes me un-American. I can live with that.)
Unrelated, but could someone please explain those gazing ball things you’re supposed to put in your yard? I don’t understand the appeal. Is this a blinged-up version of garden gnomes? Is there a reason you’d want to put a shiny metal thing in your lawn so you can be blinded by the sun flashing off it? Will we see diamond flamingos next?
Sorry, my back is killing me tonight and I’m too impatient to be watching TV, but I can’t concentrate on reading. This is awful. Not my back so much—the junk I’m supposed to be watching.
Remember the Nissan Shift commercials? There was a good campaign. Oh, for the good old days of… last year, wasn’t it?
Oh, how quickly we sink.
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On Jun 4, 2008, greyhorsematters said:
The commercials are so bad because they are geared to the sheep in need of a leader, there is a dumbing down of America going on in this country and the TV and commercials and stupid reality shows are just a way to keep reinforcing it. As for the gazing balls, you’ve got me there I think they look stupid too.