Best & Worst TV adverts ? - Page 5

ikthius · 26-01-2005, 13:54

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Originally Posted by mrlipring

I think the point is that your average numpty in the street who respects Ozzy (not that there's anything wrong with respecting ozzy - it's the numpty bit i'm getting at) will go and donate because of it. Those who respect Geldof will already be aware of his work, and generally won't need prompting to donate. The average channel 5 viewer/Heat reader needs the push. "Ozzy's pure mental man, he's the baws, if he says donate i'll donate" kinda thing.

I see where you are coming from...

ik

Halcyon · 26-01-2005, 14:37

TV adverts I love:

- Honda Accord (The Cog). I love how all the parts go together and make one thing activate another. I got this on DVD with the making of it. Its really good.

Tango Apple. Where the train shakes the house and he falls into the bath of tango, or the other one where the postman puts apples though the door and it fills his house with apple juice until it cant hold any more and he gets covered in it as it all collapses.

- Stella Artois Ship and slave.
Its so funny when he hits him on the head with the spoon.

- Bacardi Breezer where a huge massive lump of ice comes flying down the road and crashes into a building and parts come flying and land in his nice chilled glass.

- Sony Ericsoon T700i mobile advert with the Death in Vegas music and the mirrored immages.

- Guiness. That surfers advert with the waves and those great strong drums that come in. Its great to see this advert at the cinema.
It has music from Leftfield and Afrika Bambaataa.

TV adverts I can't stand:

- Ferrero Rochers chocolates. They make them out to be this perfect luxurious chocolate when in fact they are little hazelnut balls and biscuit.

- Ocean Finance, Churchhill Insurance, or any other rip you off companies, or that feature Michael Winner.

- Im a little fishy on a little Dishy.... Ahhh it just gets in your head !!!

- Any Mobile phone ring tone advert.

bob_builder · 26-01-2005, 14:42

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

TV adverts I can't stand:
- Churchhill Insurance

I like the Churchill adverts - especially the one with the aliens - "Go Home!"

Nugget · 26-01-2005, 14:50

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

- Im a little fishy on a little Dishy.... Ahhh it just gets in your head !!!

<snippety-snip>

Aaaah, how glad I am that I left 6 months ago, and am no longer associated with that hateful advert (unlike my little friend

).

Actually, I nearly got chucked out of the meeting where they did the 'first showing' of that ad, because they had all the different ads on a loop so, me being me, told them that if I heard that song once more, my ears would start bleeding

Oh, and little tit-bit of info (which homealone can confirm) - there was only ever one company employee in that advert (even though it shows about 10 chefs), and he left about 2 weeks before they started showing it on telly.

Ah, happy days

26-01-2005, 15:06

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Originally Posted by Nugget

Aaaah, how glad I am that I left 6 months ago, and am no longer associated with that hateful advert (unlike my little friend

).

Actually, I nearly got chucked out of the meeting where they did the 'first showing' of that ad, because they had all the different ads on a loop so, me being me, told them that if I heard that song once more, my ears would start bleeding

Oh, and little tit-bit of info (which homealone can confirm) - there was only ever one company employee in that advert (even though it shows about 10 chefs), and he left about 2 weeks before they started showing it on telly.

Ah, happy days

bluddy happy days - you had the right idea leaving, big guy.

but yes i can confirm all my friend has said. One thing he didn't mention, was that they had the ads running in a continuous loop on a TV in our reception area - I wondered at the time if it constituted grounds for constructive dismissal - people were literally running through reception to get out of earshot

Stuart · 26-01-2005, 15:07

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

<snip>- Ferrero Rochers chocolates. [/b]They make them out to be this perfect luxurious chocolate when in fact they are little hazelnut balls and biscuit.

I've always thought they were silly. I am sure that even taking into account the Treasury's attempts to cut budgets, the "Ambassador" would be able to afford something a bit more interesting than a mountain of hazlenut, Biscuit and Chocolate balls. If they actually did offer that, I am sure all the foreign diginitaries would be going away thinking we are cheapskates. Still, they would go well with the Happy Shopper wine we would also be presumably offering.

That's just reminded me of another two ads I hate. Both starring that Jamie Whatsit from the Naked Chef. In one, he is on a salmon farm, talking to the manager (interesting to note that according to Private Eye, that very same farm suffered a bit of a setback when 250,000 salmon died this summer due to overstocking the lakes).

In the other, he is talking to a store manager about how good (& cheap) Sainsburys is. One interesting thing about Sainsburys. One of my Dad's friends was a lifelong greengrocer at the New Covent Garden Fruit and Veg Market (he sold to trade), and he went round our local Sainsburys looking at the Veg they called "Grade A". He said that any reasonable greengrocer wouldn't even rate it as high as F.

jtwn · 26-01-2005, 15:08

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

- Any Mobile phone ring tone advert.

Yes if i hear another CRAZY FROG or 8181 advert i will chuck the cable box out of the window. Its the reason not to watch any music channels anymore

Halcyon · 26-01-2005, 15:16

At this rate there will soon be a Tv channel just dedicated to mobile phone ring tones. I was round a friends house watching cable the other day and nearly every channel had ring tone adverts every minute.

Stuart · 26-01-2005, 15:16

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Originally Posted by homealone

bluddy happy days - you had the right idea leaving, big guy.

but yes i can confirm all my friend has said. One thing he didn't mention, was that they had the ads running in a continuous loop on a TV in our reception area - I wondered at the time if it constituted grounds for constructive dismissal - people were literally running through reception to get out of earshot

On a similar note, when I worked for Blockbuster, they had an irritating tune backing the ads (the one they have now is alright, but a bit bland). The problem was they also had it as their on hold music for head office. It's lovely when there has been a major system crash (the time I am talking about, the systems at head office crashed and took out all the store computer systems in the UK). I was on the phone to our support line for 15 minutes, listening to this f**king music and trying to serve customers manually at the same time.

Not surprisingly, after this, Blockbuster implemented a system where if support where busy, you typed in your store code (each store has a 5 digit code) and tech support called you back.

TracerTong · 26-01-2005, 18:25

Another no one seems to have mentioned. The Confused Dot Com ads where the guy screams AAAARRRGHH!!!! right at the beginning.

And the the other one where the girl is crying because she cant buy insurance because shes too young. Cant remember which bloody insurance company thats for though.

26-01-2005, 18:33

I think best advert for me would be the new citreon when it turns into a transformer

Worst would have to be the daz adverts they seriously get on my nerves

26-01-2005, 19:23

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Originally Posted by smegs

I think best advert for me would be the new citreon when it turns into a transformer

Yes, I have to agree with that

Ad can be seen here, (bottom left hand corner of the page).

ikthius · 27-01-2005, 00:08

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Originally Posted by TracerTong

Another no one seems to have mentioned. The Confused Dot Com ads where the guy screams AAAARRRGHH!!!! right at the beginning.

And the the other one where the girl is crying because she cant buy insurance because shes too young. Cant remember which bloody insurance company thats for though.

it is admiral, which is another bad one

ik

Halcyon · 27-01-2005, 00:13

I've been seeing that "Fillet Burger for 99p" one for KFC recently and although its funny first time round, when the women starts singing it just makes you want to smash your TV.

danielf · 27-01-2005, 00:18

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Originally Posted by homealone

bluddy happy days - you had the right idea leaving, big guy.

but yes i can confirm all my friend has said. One thing he didn't mention, was that they had the ads running in a continuous loop on a TV in our reception area - I wondered at the time if it constituted grounds for constructive dismissal - people were literally running through reception to get out of earshot

Have the people working in reception sued yet?