Posted in The Idiot Box, Advertising v. Reality on October 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
I saw a commercial tonight that said, “What if your moisturizer could treat the cause of aging?” In said commercial was a model no more than 20 years old and I realized that the cause of aging is BEING OLD.
I’m sure that moisturizer works freaking GREAT on 19-year-olds with perfect skin and 5 percent […]
Posted in Video, Advertising v. Reality on August 12th, 2007 No Comments »
You have got to be shitting me.
That’s what old guys with erection problems do. They sit around jamming on honky tonk songs about their erections. Because all guys like to get together and talk sing about their inability to get it up.
Posted in Photography, Advertising v. Reality on July 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Pretty much everyone understands that magazines touch up photos to make the people in them look…er…better? The folks over at Jezebel (my new favorite celeb blog) give us a look at what the hell happened to Faith Hill on the cover of Redbook. Here are the before and after images:
Before
After
What the holy hell? […]
Posted in The Internets, Advertising v. Reality on April 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’ve blogged before about my annoyance with True.com, the online dating service that fills up MySpace with its ads. They’ve always been irritating, but these new ads are more disturbing than ever.
These are Flash animations built to look like a video chat window. Some attractive girl (or guy - yikes!) pops up and […]
Posted in Stuffs for Eatin', Advertising v. Reality on April 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
So, I’m watching What Not To Wear’s behind-the-scenes show (yes, I’m a nerd and no, I’m not gay), and they are standing outside a store in New York with the director talking about how difficult it is to shoot in packed clothing stores in Manhattan.
Right next to the store is a Pizza Hut. Now, […]
Posted in Advertising v. Reality on March 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
Or this…
Photo Daytime TV is For Idiots! by darkhairedgirl.
Posted in Advertising v. Reality on February 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Chase Bank advertises options for its credit card by playing a re-mix version of the Rolling Stones song “I’m Free” complete with a happy couple dancing around atop a credit card oasis.
In advertising: Chase frees you from worry.
In reality: Chase chains you to debt, calls you incessantly to try and sell you “accidental death” […]
Posted in Advertising v. Reality on December 31st, 2006 No Comments »
CBS has a new reality show called Armed and Famous. The show includes D-List celebrities (Jack Osbourne, Eric “Ponch” Estrada) training to become police officers.
In advertising: Turns celebrities into cops.
In reality: Turns washed up hangers on into tv security guards.
Frankly, I’d rather see them use drag queens and call it Armed & Fabulous.
Posted in Advertising v. Reality on December 20th, 2006 No Comments »
I’ve decided to start a new category. It’s a lot like the Fox series Man v. Beast without the exploitation of animals or complete and total stupidity.
Christmas gives us plenty of examples of how advertising diverges so widely from reality, it is impossible to ignore. My latest is Jared Jewelers - the “Galleria […]
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