Bad Commercials

Last week, I was laid up with some sort of illness and confined myself to the couch and TV for some quality time. Keep in mind, I typically don't watch much broadcast network TV. Jesus. How do you people watch this garbage?

Specifically, the state of commercials these days. They are bad. Really bad.

Plus music from Trash The Brand.



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By the way, car dealer dude, quit yelling at me.

NEXT WEEK: Bad commercials are one thing, but the content they are running in? Brutal.

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Let's Get Suggestive, Shall We?

Isn't it funny how all the commercials we endure in radio and television and on the web are trying to tell you how you should live your life? Have you noticed how, in order to sell more of their product, they are telling you are doing it all wrong?

I am fascinated by this.

It all started when toothpaste ads showed you how much toothpaste you should be using. There was also a series of commercials that tried (and failed) to teach you how to wipe your ass.

Guess what?

You are doing it all wrong.



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NEXT WEEK: Other people's friends.

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The Art of Being A Picky Whore

Part of the "fun" of being in the business I am in is finding a way for making what I do pay. It's the age old question. Part of the "fun" of being in the business I am in is understanding just how much show business has evolved. Social media, TV, radio and the internet have inundated us all with advertisements. They are everywhere and we, as a society, has found a way to evolve along the way to allow us to selectively tune it all out.

This of course, is what makes the business I am in that much more amusing and challenging. But there are limits. You would think I would accept an advertisement (and check) from anyone. The truth is, not so much. There are things out there that I won't do for money. Maybe the list is getting a bit thin.



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NEXT WEEK: Don't be a quitter, it makes you look bad.

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Sell, sell, sell...

Being in the broadcast industry can be an interesting place to be. We make our living in the commercial world and we are often accused of being "sell-outs". Let's be honest here, I am somewhat of a whore when it comes to what I do for a living. Hey, it pays the bills. Whether I am singing the praises of a phone company, jewelry store, fuel additive, dog food, car dealers, pizza restaurants... the list is endless and I have gladly done them all.

That's what showbiz is all about. Making money anyway you can. Sure, I have my limits and now is not the time to go into all of that, but make no mistake, if the money is there, I'll shill for just about anybody.

One of my favorite TV shows has always been Hogan's Heroes. The Universal HD channel has the show now and on Monday's they run it all day long. It's a trip watching it again after all these years. It's amazing how much of the show I had forgotten over the years. Still though, it is fun to lose yourself in this strange world where just about everybody who was on this show is now dead. Richard Dawson and Robert Clary are still around.

Critics eventually rated the show as one of the 5 worst TV shows of all time. Despite the 3 emmy nominations and the 6 year run it enjoyed on CBS, it never jumped the shark. It remains as one of the most watchable shows on TV today. Kinda sad if you think about it...

...anyway, what does all this have to do with whoring out yourself in show business? Take a look a the video below.



I'm craving Dream Whip now.

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