Super Bowl XL Commercials
02-05-06, 10:07 PM
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I liked the Ameriquest ads (both) and the Hummer one with the monster and the robot.
02-05-06, 10:09 PM
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I liked the Bud ad about hiding Bud Light in the office. The whole thing had me cracking up, expecially the guy punching holes in the wall, and of course pulling Bud Lights out.
02-05-06, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Jericho
I liked the Bud ad about hiding Bud Light in the office. The whole thing had me cracking up, expecially the guy punching holes in the wall, and of course pulling Bud Lights out.
02-05-06, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Heat
The other commercial I liked was a promo for Lost, "Addicted to Lost" (take off of the Robert Palmer song).
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02-05-06, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Bugg
"Brown and Bubbly" has to be the worst advertising slogan ever, That first thing that comes to my mind when I hear it is diarrhea in a can 
When they first advertised the spot..."brought to you by Pepsi...brown and bubbly..."...I thought to myself, that sounds racist. Then I figured, naw, pepsi is brown, I guess.
Guess I was wrong. 
02-05-06, 10:38 PM
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I liked:
The Budweiser/BL ads
The FedEx ad
The other beer ad that used the touch football concept
The Ameriquest ads
The Careerbuilder ads
The Sprint ad
I thought everything else stank, but I'll give special call outs to:
Disney ads
Most of the movie ads
The LOST ads (particularly the Addicted to Lost ones)
The number of GA ads
All the ads for ABC's bad Arrested Development clone
The Budweiser/BL ads
The FedEx ad
The other beer ad that used the touch football concept
The Ameriquest ads
The Careerbuilder ads
The Sprint ad
I thought everything else stank, but I'll give special call outs to:
Disney ads
Most of the movie ads
The LOST ads (particularly the Addicted to Lost ones)
The number of GA ads
All the ads for ABC's bad Arrested Development clone
02-05-06, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by OldDude
Ameriquest. After seeing 2 commercials, I vaguely recall they are involved in some mortgage scandal or investigation -- I don't recall details.
The tag line was "don't judge too quickly" (more or less). Not sure if they are appealing to customers, investors, or investigators. It was more of a corporate image ad than product. Still not sure it was effective.
The tag line was "don't judge too quickly" (more or less). Not sure if they are appealing to customers, investors, or investigators. It was more of a corporate image ad than product. Still not sure it was effective.
They had the same execution in previous Super Bowl ads...the dude on his cell phone getting maced in the 7-11. Completely random, mildly amusing, yet, not entirely effective.
02-05-06, 10:58 PM
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Isn't that H2 commercial several months old? Bud comes through again, Pepsi sucks yet again, and I missed the BK one, what was it?
02-05-06, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Cusm
... and I missed the BK one, what was it?
"Ask the creepy King for a Whopper© your way!"
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02-05-06, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Cusm
Isn't that H2 commercial several months old? Bud comes through again, Pepsi sucks yet again, and I missed the BK one, what was it?
I know I have seen it several times, but the people I watched with hadn't seen it at all. Odd.
02-05-06, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy James
I liked:
All the ads for ABC's bad Arrested Development clone
All the ads for ABC's bad Arrested Development clone
Not to hijack the thread, but I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice the similarity... Guess that means no AD on ABC. They figure they'll just start fresh with a raunchier copy and get 20 million viewers instead of 4 million.
I liked the streaking sheep, the Fed ex cave men, and the sprint "theft Deterrent"
02-05-06, 11:51 PM
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Favorite:
Sprint: Song for every occation (Benny Hill)
Liked:
Sprint: Crime Deterrent
BK Whopperettes
Hidden bud lights
Ford Hybrid: Kermit, It's not easy being Green
Wasted $1,000,000:
Generic "beer" commercial
Emerald Nuts (elves and druids or something nonsensical)
A tribute to Paul McCartney by some forgotten company
Dove: Self-Esteem (for ugly girls)
Sprint: Song for every occation (Benny Hill)
Liked:
Sprint: Crime Deterrent
BK Whopperettes
Hidden bud lights
Ford Hybrid: Kermit, It's not easy being Green
Wasted $1,000,000:
Generic "beer" commercial
Emerald Nuts (elves and druids or something nonsensical)
A tribute to Paul McCartney by some forgotten company
Dove: Self-Esteem (for ugly girls)
02-05-06, 11:53 PM
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Google also has all the ads up on their site as well. http://video.google.com/superbowl.html
02-05-06, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JTH182
Not to hijack the thread, but I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice the similarity... Guess that means no AD on ABC. They figure they'll just start fresh with a raunchier copy and get 20 million viewers instead of 4 million.
I don't know that it means no AD. They could always pair this terrible new show with the original if they end up getting AD.
02-06-06, 01:09 AM
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Good, I'm glad a lot of people thought the commercials sucked. And I had seen the Paul McCartney commercial before can't remember when. Samething with the H3 commercial. Any commercial for ABC's shows sucked hard aside from Lost which is pretty good.
02-06-06, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by wmansir
Wasted $2,500,000:
Generic "beer" commercial
Emerald Nuts (elves and druids or something nonsensical)
A tribute to Paul McCartney bysome forgotten company Fidelity Investments
Dove: Self-Esteem (for ugly girls)
Generic "beer" commercial
Emerald Nuts (elves and druids or something nonsensical)
A tribute to Paul McCartney by
Dove: Self-Esteem (for ugly girls)
... and not having a HD tv I couldn't read half the words in the Dove ad. What did they mean by showing the girl with "too many frec"s?
02-06-06, 04:13 AM
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Most boring SB commercials ever. And the people I've heard that say it has to do with the post-Janet Jackson tone-down, that makes no sense whatsoever since 1) the vast majority of popular SB ads were PG and comedic; and 2) there was that GoDaddy.com ad last year.
02-06-06, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy James
I don't mind the hijack, but I do mind the misquote. I DID NOT like those ads. I want that to be 100% clear.
I don't know that it means no AD. They could always pair this terrible new show with the original if they end up getting AD.
I don't know that it means no AD. They could always pair this terrible new show with the original if they end up getting AD.
My bad on the misquote... not intentional, sorry
02-06-06, 07:26 AM
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USA Today's Superbowl Ad Meter
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Top 10:
Company
Description
Score
Bud Light
A secret fridge stocks Bud Light.
8.39
Budweiser
Young Clydesdale dreams big.
8.18
FedEx
Cave man uses prehistoric overnight delivery.
7.95
Sierra Mist
Sierra Mist can't clear airport security.
7.86
Bud Light
Men pretend to work on rooftops, but relax instead.
7.82
Budweiser
Sheep streaks at big game.
7.81
Ameriquest
Patient's family walks in on medical misunderstanding.
7.80
Bud Light
Office manager motivates employees with hidden bottles.
7.69
Ameriquest
Plane turbulence creates awkward situation.
7.67
Budweiser
Stadium crowd turns a wave into a Bud promotion.
7.65
Bottom 5:
ESPN Mobile (30 sec.)
Fan is in sports heaven when he uses ESPN's mobile phone.
5.04
GM
Cadillac New Escalade truck poses on the catwalk as fashion model.
4.96
Overstock.com
O as part of life.
4.91
Slim-Fast
Four-hour hunger control.
4.28
Gillette
Razor brand unveils 5-blade system.
4.05
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Top 10:
Company
Description
Score
Bud Light
A secret fridge stocks Bud Light.
8.39
Budweiser
Young Clydesdale dreams big.
8.18
FedEx
Cave man uses prehistoric overnight delivery.
7.95
Sierra Mist
Sierra Mist can't clear airport security.
7.86
Bud Light
Men pretend to work on rooftops, but relax instead.
7.82
Budweiser
Sheep streaks at big game.
7.81
Ameriquest
Patient's family walks in on medical misunderstanding.
7.80
Bud Light
Office manager motivates employees with hidden bottles.
7.69
Ameriquest
Plane turbulence creates awkward situation.
7.67
Budweiser
Stadium crowd turns a wave into a Bud promotion.
7.65
Bottom 5:
ESPN Mobile (30 sec.)
Fan is in sports heaven when he uses ESPN's mobile phone.
5.04
GM
Cadillac New Escalade truck poses on the catwalk as fashion model.
4.96
Overstock.com
O as part of life.
4.91
Slim-Fast
Four-hour hunger control.
4.28
Gillette
Razor brand unveils 5-blade system.
4.05