GordonD Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Remember the McDonald's advert from a few years ago where they asked "How long will it take a plumber to earn enough to buy a double cheeseburger?" Cut to a two-second shot of a plumber sucking air in through his teeth, they way they do when they're about to tell you that you need every pipe in your house replaced. I posted on a TV newsgroup that the reason they didn't ask the same question about an actual McDonald's employee was that the advert would be fifteen minutes long. And some b*****d copied it and sent it word-for-word into Private Eye and won a tenner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Ruth Jones in the Tesco ad, I could kick her in the kipper all day long. Ahhhhh, me too. Eta: on a positive note, I really like that James Blunt lottery advert. Has me giggling away every time, especially the computer bit. Edited June 26, 2016 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 The new McDonalds advert is surely the nadir of getting breathy female types to whisper an uptempo song over a slowed down piano version of it. Rhythm of the Night ffs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 The new McDonalds advert is surely the nadir of getting breathy female types to whisper an uptempo song over a slowed down piano version of it. Rhythm of the Night ffs. It even managed to beat the breathy, whispery cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You" on the dogs trust advert. There must be a huge industry of whispery Ellie Goulding wannabes covering songs purely for adverts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Ahhhhh, me too. Eta: on a positive note, I really like that James Blunt lottery advert. Has me giggling away every time, especially the computer bit. I like that one too. He has a really undeserved reputation as a c*nt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 The Fairy Liquid advert with the kid playing at Sherlock Holmes. He discovers pasta bake on the supposedly-washed dish; then after his mum switches to Fairy finds that the dish is perfectly clean and says, "Boring!" in the sort of voice that deserves getting the damn dish broken over his head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Saw this car crash during half time of France v Ireland on STV this afternoon. James Martin attempting to feed the five thousand with two bags of shopping from Asda, after sunbathing fully clothed in his female neighbour's back garden (I'm joining the dots a little here). His acting throughout is just pitiful. I'm not even going to start on the 'cauliflower couscous'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukowski Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Not a huge fan of the Lottery adverts but the James Blunt one is great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 I liked the Lottery one with Vinnie Jones, who wanted to develop a machine that would generate power from people's anger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Not a huge fan of the Lottery adverts but the James Blunt one is great.The boy punching the mirror cracks me up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Pet cube camera.....thought it was a spoof to begin with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 There's an advert on Your Radio for Quicksale or something like that, which has a guy basically frothing and screaming into his mic. It's fucking infuriating. "QUICKSALE! SOLD!" f**k off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 There's an advert on Your Radio for Quicksale or something like that, which has a guy basically frothing and screaming into his mic. It's fucking infuriating. "QUICKSALE! SOLD!" f**k off. I'm Davy Hutton, SOLD!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Aye. That c**t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Aye. That c**t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I like that one too. He has a really undeserved reputation as a c*nt. Thank f**k. I thought I was the only person who actually likes him and thinks he's funny. He's got that reputation cos his music isn't great (which he happily admits to) and he plays to it wonderfully. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 It even managed to beat the breathy, whispery cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You" on the dogs trust advert. There must be a huge industry of whispery Ellie Goulding wannabes covering songs purely for adverts. This. The one for a game (can't remember what) that had a wheezy melancholy cover of 'Come as You Are' by Nirvana particularly enraged me. As did Rhythm of the Night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 This. The one for a game (can't remember what) that had a wheezy melancholy cover of 'Come as You Are' by Nirvana particularly enraged me. As did Rhythm of the Night. Was for Quantam Break. Utter garbage cover. Can anyone remember where this trend started? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Was for Quantam Break. Utter garbage cover. Can anyone remember where this trend started?I think it was Ellie Goulding doing 'Your Song' and the fact it was a massive hit.John Lewis' Xmas ads, basically. Edited July 3, 2016 by djchapsticks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 The Lidl advert with the guy putting on a Scottish accent, it's like something out of fucking Brigadoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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