Topic: commercials

8 Unhealthiest Super Bowl Ads Of All Time (But We Love Them Anyway)

8 Unhealthiest Super Bowl Ads Of All Time (But We Love Them Anyway)

Super Bowl XLVI is almost here, and you know what that means–the commercials! Every year, the game-day ads get almost as much attention as the game itself (if not more from those of us who don’t follow football). And with 30-second spots going for $3.5 million this year, stakes are at their highest for advertisers to wow us. So in honor of Sunday’s game, we rounded up the eight unhealthiest Super Bowl ads from the past–but they’re so entertaining, we’ll let the unhealthy part slide just this once. More »

New POM Wonderful Commercials: Powerful Then. POM-What Now?

New POM Wonderful Commercials: Powerful Then. POM-What Now?

Has anyone else seen those new POM Wonderful commercials? Words used in our office to describe their “Powerful Then, POM Wonderful Now” TV spots include: Weird, confusing, bizarre, and “are they just trying to cover up that scandal a couple months ago where they lied about the health benefits of their juice?” The black-and-white ads feature powerful spokespeople like Aphrodite, Eve (as in: Adam and), and a Persian warrior, played by strategically-dressed models staring seductively into the camera with ruby-hued bottles of pomegranate juice in hand. There’s no dialogue; just a short voice-over telling us why our forebears were into pomegranates: More »

5 Moments of Nostalgic Zen Courtesy of Really Old TV Commercials

5 Moments of Nostalgic Zen Courtesy of Really Old TV Commercials

It’s been a long Monday. And we need one damn moment of nostalgic zen (which is something we just made up – roll with it). And what better way to achieve this state of nostalgic zen than by watching a few of those old TV commercials that lulled us through our childhood years sitting smack in front of the boob tube? Afterward, we’ll remember that we’re adults, and go home and cook our dinner – of bologna sandwiches and Shasta. More »

Waste of Time: Woman Sues Movie Theater Over Interminable Commercials

Waste of Time: Woman Sues Movie Theater Over Interminable Commercials

Going to the movies is becoming less and less fun. We fork over tons of money for tickets and snacks, and then we’re stuck watching commercials for 20 minutes prior to the main attraction — not even counting previews. Well, Chen Xiaomei of China has finally had enough of all the pre-show entertainment, and is actually suing a cinema for having to endure 20 minutes of ads before the flick. More »