And that's kind of what some of this stuff is to us, our TV commercial included. Writers and artists from time immemorial have worked "day jobs" so they could practice their craft in the evening. Einstein worked at a freakin' patent office during the day so he could work on his equations at night. We do a lot of things outside T-Nation that we don't always talk about, but all of these things finance what we love all of these things finance T-Nation. Before I tell you about the commercial and how we did it, I want to head off some potential criticism from the "you guys sold out" choir that always shows up whenever we do something that might actually make us some significant money. The commercial's for Fahrenheit, our phenomenal fat-loss product for women and it is. That's when Biotest's first TV commercial airs nationally. I think that's going to change on July 5th. As much as I like those commercials, I'm hard pressed to think of one that I'd like to watch over and over again. ESPN's commercials sometimes make me laugh, and I'm often mesmerized by Victoria's Secret commercials – not just for the incredible women, mind you, but also for the sexual energy they convey. The ads for Apple's I-Pod or Shuffle are really slick, as are the series of ads for, believe it or not, Target. Of course, there's the rare TV commercial I actually like and admire. I think there's also a special place in hell reserved for that "Zoom-Zoom" kid from the Mazda commercials. Then there's the seemingly endless stream of loathsome advertising icons like that pasty-faced, no charisma Jared the idiot Styrofoam-head Jack in the Box CEO and the scumball "Doctor" Greg Cynamon. Yeah, those are the guys I want to hang with. More recently, I'm bugged by most of the Coors beer commercials, which, despite showing some attractive women and featuring the occasionally driving rock beat, always show face-painted morons screaming at the top of their lungs. Yep, I'd hear or see something particularly stupid, stand up on the couch, and do a triple gainer into the coffee table. I've experienced serious head trauma three times in my life, and all were caused by TV commercials. Something VERY Cool by TC Luoma June 22, 2005SeptemI'm not sure there's anyone who hates TV commercials more than I do. The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Supplements Something VERY Cool Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store
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