I feel advertising is following path of social media algorithms. Instead of making people angry for engagement they are trying to disgust them for discussion or something.
That was so creepy I fast forwarded. (Oops, I just confessed I watch sports delayed so I don’t have to deal with ads or time outs or other junk. The games are much more fun that way; kinda like rugby.)
It’s like America has lost it’s notion of what humor is and we now live an alternate reality timeline where comedy has been banished to a strange right wing cringe labyrinth.
I look at humor that is appealing to younger generations in a similar way that Dadaism was to the art world after WW1. They've gone through some pretty terrible things in their generation and don't see a very great future so of course the humor is going to be pretty absurdist.
No pushback on THAT front, believe me. But in the case of modern comedy’s conservative cringe element, I’d say today’s “LeFt cAn’T MeMe lol” vibe grew out of The Office a lot more than it grew out of Webster.
"You have Seal. The singer. On a contract. Agreeing to do this LSD hallucination nightmare?"
"Already went to legal yesterday "
"Fuck it. Ok, get it storyboarded out and have a presentation and budget estimate by Tuesday next week. Mention "Seal" and "celebrity endorsement" a lot"
This is like some cursed thing I'd do to my friends photo as a joke in the group chat to be uncomfortable, not a million dollar ad campaign actually trying to be funny
I saw it briefly but not long enough to see what it was for. What was that monster? It was very creepy and scary. Then I thought it was a little racist. If I find out what it was advertising I will avoid that item forever bc I it will make me see that monster again. Or was it a talking penis? Yuck.
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“Crossing that bridge, with lessons I’ve learned….playing with fire, and not gettin burned (due to the heroic efforts of our LAFD).
LAFD: plz donate…plz”
Prob my fave
**shudder**
couldn't stop thinking about that during this commercial for some reason
i might not ever have known
I need to know!
"A what?"
"A seal! A singing seal! It likes Mtn Dew!"
"It sings? Like a Dr Doolittle thing?"
"No, better! It has a human head too!"
Looks around, puts down cigarette
"So like that scene from The Fly, but it's a nightmare seal from the Island of Dr Moreau"
Picks up cigarette and takes long drag
"You know the account is for Mtn Dew and not that beef jerky brand? We do mtn bikes and hang gliders and shit like that."
"Yeah I know but Red Bull is copying that."
"Ok, tell me you got a song then"
"I got one better! Seal already signed to do it!"
"Seal? The singer?"
"Hell yeah! We're basing the seal head on his actual head and he'll be on a boat in the Caribbean watching his "seal" self perform!"
Looonng drag on cigarette
"Already went to legal yesterday "
"Fuck it. Ok, get it storyboarded out and have a presentation and budget estimate by Tuesday next week. Mention "Seal" and "celebrity endorsement" a lot"
Puts face in hands with elbows on desk
"Tell me you have a lunch idea better than this shit?"
"Pastrami at Langer's Deli?"
"Yeah that'll be fine. Get a couple MGD on the way. I need a drink."
Exit
Peggy would approve.