All that money, you would think that they wouldn't be such idiots...
Is anyone else out there disgusted by the absolute idiocy we see in television commercials today? (You can hear it in radio commercials too.) Frankly, it's insulting that someone would think that some of this stuff would actually make me want to buy their product.
Let's start with those very strange Burger King commercials with the creepy looking guy wearing an oversized plastic mask. You wake up and this guy with a smile that's far too large, and a face that's, well, CREEPY, is standing there, looking in your window. I don't care if he's there to give me a tasty sandwich, that's enough to give someone nightmares.
Lawyer's commercials, ugh!
And let's not forget the car insurance commercials, complete with dance numbers that are so awful that it almost seems that they must be poking fun at something. But they're not. Many of these include professional football players, for some reason. And there's Geico--and by the way, according to a reliable source, their statements concerning their 'excellent customer service' are extrememly misleading.
Then there are the worst offenders, car salesmen--Jack Antwerpen and Scott Donahoo among them. And I cannot believe that Mr. Donahoo wants to run for public office. But hey, it worked for a wrestler and big crazy Austrian guy...
And I'm sorry ladies, but way too many of those commercials for feminine products are really annoying. But it's not just the way the commercial is written; half the time, as with many of the others, it's just terrible acting.
One more, just for good measure: that Icebreaker's commercial with Lizzy McGuire. Please go away...
But it's not just the commercials; all of television is getting dumber by the day. How sad is it that advertisers and television news anchors--people who talk for a living--can't use proper grammar? Maybe school children aren't learning what they need to of grammar in school, but T.V. certainly isn't helping. These people are supposed to be professionals; and we college students know that in order for us to be professional, WE NEED TO USE GOOD GRAMMAR.
At least it used to be that the people who made the good money knew what they were doing. What happened?
Let's start with those very strange Burger King commercials with the creepy looking guy wearing an oversized plastic mask. You wake up and this guy with a smile that's far too large, and a face that's, well, CREEPY, is standing there, looking in your window. I don't care if he's there to give me a tasty sandwich, that's enough to give someone nightmares.
Lawyer's commercials, ugh!
And let's not forget the car insurance commercials, complete with dance numbers that are so awful that it almost seems that they must be poking fun at something. But they're not. Many of these include professional football players, for some reason. And there's Geico--and by the way, according to a reliable source, their statements concerning their 'excellent customer service' are extrememly misleading.
Then there are the worst offenders, car salesmen--Jack Antwerpen and Scott Donahoo among them. And I cannot believe that Mr. Donahoo wants to run for public office. But hey, it worked for a wrestler and big crazy Austrian guy...
And I'm sorry ladies, but way too many of those commercials for feminine products are really annoying. But it's not just the way the commercial is written; half the time, as with many of the others, it's just terrible acting.
One more, just for good measure: that Icebreaker's commercial with Lizzy McGuire. Please go away...
But it's not just the commercials; all of television is getting dumber by the day. How sad is it that advertisers and television news anchors--people who talk for a living--can't use proper grammar? Maybe school children aren't learning what they need to of grammar in school, but T.V. certainly isn't helping. These people are supposed to be professionals; and we college students know that in order for us to be professional, WE NEED TO USE GOOD GRAMMAR.
At least it used to be that the people who made the good money knew what they were doing. What happened?
posted by BMD at 10:27 PM
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