|
Post by Gene Hunt on Nov 14, 2023 22:33:40 GMT
How many of you watch GB News? Yes? You'll know why I'm nominating the excruciatingly nauseating adverts that are repeated in every single ad break. FFS. If I have to listen to Brit Bingo, Virtual Viewing, Fire Away Pizza, Weight loss surgery, Trailfinders and Belgica furniture one more time, my right plate is going right through the box. Gene.
|
|
Cartman
Producer
Posts: 4,030
Online Status:
|
Post by Cartman on Nov 14, 2023 22:47:04 GMT
Never watched GB News, but I get where you are coming from on endless repetition of adverts, GHR radio do it, there's one on now for Amazon that if I hear again I will scream!!!
|
|
|
Post by Sam Tyler on Nov 15, 2023 8:53:31 GMT
What's getting me about adverts is that in recent years it is big news on most of the channels when John Lewis, M&S etc release their Christmas ads, why? Why does an advert have to become newsworthy?
And that's before we see oven gloves 'singing' and crap ad lyrics to the tune of what was once a decent song.
Sam.
|
|
Nightfly
Screenwriter
Posts: 911
Online Status:
|
Post by Nightfly on Nov 16, 2023 21:13:54 GMT
What's getting me about adverts is that in recent years it is big news on most of the channels when John Lewis, M&S etc release their Christmas ads, why? Why does an advert have to become newsworthy? The only Christmas John Lewis ad I had any time for was last year's when they focussed the story on kids needing foster homes.... but mostly showed the 30 second cut-down version which concentrated on the bits where "foster dad" was doing the Christmas shop at John Lewis. As for repetitive commercials, if I see that yellow clad stallholder Betfair Casino ad once more....
|
|
|
Post by Dirty Epic on Nov 17, 2023 10:04:26 GMT
That song (if you can call it that) on the Lidl advert this year is noise pollution! Most Xmas ads are pony end of.
|
|
|
Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 21, 2023 13:07:33 GMT
More ads that are getting on my thrupenny bits:
Every ad break we're fed some pretentious crap, I suppose they're trying to be enigmatic or some other implausible reason, where there's wenches walking through fields or blokes on a capsizing boat all in the name of perfume or deodorant. The goings-on within the ad serves no clue as to the products until we get to the end. Why can't they be clearer and less arty? Bring back a bit more clarity like we had with "Our 'enry" and Barry Sheene with "The Great Smell of Brut" or Denim "for men that don't have to try.
And what is it about goats these days? Why are there so many adverts with goats or references to goat? I realise that GOAT is the latest buzz-word acronym but why a hang-gliding goat FFS or "be more goat"?
Sam.
|
|
|
Post by Steve Austin on Dec 23, 2023 21:05:39 GMT
On the subject of adverts, has anyone ever, in the history of the world, called a work colleague a "rock star"? No? I didn't think so. Do one Workday.
|
|
|
Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 23, 2023 21:27:48 GMT
On the subject of adverts, has anyone ever, in the history of the world, called a work colleague a "rock star"? No? I didn't think so. Do one Workday. Similarly has anyone ever, in the history of the world, "Bossed" their plumbing and pranced around like an utter bellend? What an irritating load of shite those ads are! Sam.
|
|
Nightfly
Screenwriter
Posts: 911
Online Status:
|
Post by Nightfly on Dec 24, 2023 17:02:01 GMT
Every ad break we're fed some pretentious crap, I suppose they're trying to be enigmatic or some other implausible reason, where there's wenches walking through fields or blokes on a capsizing boat all in the name of perfume or deodorant. There was a great spoof from Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones on perfume ads years ago which I can't find online anywhere, but it was nonsense pretentious dialogue between a Parisian couple shot in B & W in noir style, finishing with the voice over "Bulls**t, by Calvin Klein". It always comes to mind when I see similar perfume ads. However, back in the 80s/90s, it seems we were tiring of another type of ad... Daniel Peacock helping out Mel and Griff in this one:-
|
|
|
Post by Sam Tyler on Jan 8, 2024 21:02:52 GMT
Yup, me again, spouting my dislikes in Room 101... Now I'm sure that there are those that "live to work" whereas I'm one who prefers to "work to live" so am happy to do a good job before knocking off to get back to doing things for myself and my family. However, I have got cheesed off with the number of times over the years that I've been fed the bullshit line of "When you work for <your company name here> you become part of the <company name> family!". It is regularly spouted in team meetings, company briefings, etc etc etc. Family? Really? What a load of bo**ocks! I think "Fair weather friends" may be more appropriate. They are all patting each other on the back when something goes well but as soon as a target is missed or a minor mistake is made they're all pointing the finger, passing the buck, and making the shit stick on the person that was not responsible for the f*ck-up in the first place. Family? Pah! No way, two-faced back-stabbing arseholes more like. Family? If that's what they're like with their real family it is a wonder they still have a home to go to. Needless to say I was captive audience in a company briefing today and if I'd heard "family" mentioned once it must have been said a dozen times to really p*** me off. Abit like this post really. Sam.
|
|