Adverts you despise

Jikashi

Not despise as such, just think it's funny how RTE pull out all the stops to ensure that adverts for the (10 months later) broadcast of The Walking Dead never show the slightest trace of the undead apocalypse setting. I know it's so they can show before the watershed, and the undead have never been the primary subject of the books or the show anyway, so perhaps it should actually be commended...

Realt Dearg Sec

Just saw the Meteor one doing the rounds at the moment, where the "Smart Phone" is an American dude sitting in your car for some reason. Someone very clever earlier in this thread pointed out that the ad is actually pretty funny until your one ruins the joke by saying "they're roads", pretty much explaining the joke that everyone had already understood.

Which is grand, and true. But here's my problem with that ad, and I think phone ads more generally tend to be guilty of this (especially Meteor and Vodafone for some reason):

Fake, "cool" chattiness with what I can only describe as an awkward use of Dublin slang that they must think makes them sound pretty "with it" or something.

In this ad, the voice over says "if your smart phone doesn't do [whatever], it's not smart, it's thick!"

Then later he says you get 5 gigs of data, "which is SHEDloads!"

I dunno if I can explain why that annoys me so much (does anyone actually say "shedloads" when they mean ****loads?

Maybe it's just that he sounds like a pr1ck, which he does. But I think there's more to it than that. It's just got too much of a vibe of the for-profit company trying to say "we aren't a for-profit company, we're your mate".

syklops

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Just saw the Meteor one doing the rounds at the moment, where the "Smart Phone" is an American dude sitting in your car for some reason. Someone very clever earlier in this thread pointed out that the ad is actually pretty funny until your one ruins the joke by saying "they're roads", pretty much explaining the joke that everyone had already understood.

Which is grand, and true. But here's my problem with that ad, and I think phone ads more generally tend to be guilty of this (especially Meteor and Vodafone for some reason):

Fake, "cool" chattiness with what I can only describe as an awkward use of Dublin slang that they must think makes them sound pretty "with it" or something.

In this ad, the voice over says "if your smart phone doesn't do [whatever], it's not smart, it's thick!"

Then later he says you get 5 gigs of data, "which is SHEDloads!"

I dunno if I can explain why that annoys me so much (does anyone actually say "shedloads" when they mean ****loads?

Maybe it's just that he sounds like a pr1ck, which he does. But I think there's more to it than that. It's just got too much of a vibe of the for-profit company trying to say "we aren't a for-profit company, we're your mate".

My only annoyance of the use of shedloads is that 5 Gigs isnt really shedloads. In polite or formal company I would say shedloads instead of sh!tloads. I think the phrase shedloads is fairly common.

Realt Dearg Sec

syklops wrote: »

My only annoyance of the use of shedloads is that 5 Gigs isnt really shedloads. In polite or formal company I would say shedloads instead of sh!tloads. I think the phrase shedloads is fairly common.

Fair enough on the shedloads...although "loads" would do if they're that polite. I still stand by the criticism, which is that them saying it is annoying.

syklops

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Fair enough on the shedloads...although "loads" would do if they're that polite. I still stand by the criticism, which is that them saying it is annoying.

They're hardly going to say sh!tloads on a tv commercial are they?

Realt Dearg Sec

syklops wrote: »

They're hardly going to say sh!tloads on a tv commercial are they?

No, my initial point is that using this kind of chatty slang in the first place is very insincere and off-putting, like making chit chat with a used car salesman. I'd prefer they said neither.

syklops

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

No, my initial point is that using this kind of chatty slang in the first place is very insincere and off-putting, like making chit chat with a used car salesman. I'd prefer they said neither.

If chit chatty slang annoys you fair enough. There is much worse examples out there than the meteor ad, but Im sure its common for one small thing about an ad to grind ones gears. Don't get me started on "Its fantastic like the ship!" again.

Realt Dearg Sec

syklops wrote: »

If chit chatty slang annoys you fair enough. There is much worse examples out there than the meteor ad, but Im sure its common for one small thing about an ad to grind ones gears. Don't get me started on "Its fantastic like the ship!" again.

That Meteor one is not by any means the worst. Hello.ie certainly have that nailed on.

I noticed actually that the guy clicking his fingers at the dog in the 123.ie ad (which I was giving out about a few days ago) is also in a new Lidl ad where he's claiming to be a butcher for the supermarket. No bother using actors and nothing against the man himself, but they are heavily implying he really is a Lidl butcher.

OldNotWIse

What if we all gave one percent?

Eh....what if some of us already give ten?

syklops

OldNotWIse wrote: »

What if we all gave one percent?

Eh....what if some of us already give ten?

Or if I don't have 1 percent to give to myself?

OldNotWIse

syklops wrote: »

Or if I don't have 1 percent to give to myself?

Or if I used to have 1% but now it comes out of my salary before I even get it?

(my 10% was time, dont want to seem like im boasting about money - far from it lol)

keelanj69

Nacho Burger. I hope they don't think they made up that 'joke'. Although with how they over explain it, I fear they do.

nitna bitna

the ad for the cash for gold in the jervis centre dublin

that aul fella is a turkey brain

syklops

keelanj69 wrote: »

Nacho Burger. I hope they don't think they made up that 'joke'. Although with how they over explain it, I fear they do.

That ad doesnt make any sense to me. The only bit I get is, "Thats nacho drink".

Realt Dearg Sec

nitna bitna wrote: »

the ad for the cash for gold in the jervis centre dublin

that aul fella is a turkey brain

Is that Thomas gear? Seems so shady in every way, even his last name makes him sound like a confidence trickster.

Pang

I don't know what this crowd are about but I detest those god awful stupid Seanie Mac ads. I have to mute the tv or flick the channel. Cannot abide them.

daithi1970

syklops wrote: »

They're hardly going to say sh!tloads on a tv commercial are they?

Swearing in ads on tv you say..it might improve some of the shyte you see on the tv at the moment..

syklops

daithi1970 wrote: »

Swearing in ads on tv you say..it might improve some of the shyte you see on the tv at the moment..

I doubt it.

Neeson

phasers wrote: »

The new lotto ad with some dickhead.

Yes. I hate they way he lifts up his lip to reveal his front teeth when he says "on me".

That's fu.cking disgusting.

Patch123

I really, really, really hate the McDonald's ad 'glad all over' with the kids in the bouncy castle. I hate it because it's so incredibly, cravenly, far away from the crap that they sell, and so blatently aimed at kid's pester-power.

I'd love, for example, if we had a TV show which made fake ads - such as overlaying this song with scenes from an abittoir, and playing that excruciating "I'm loving it" whistle at the end.

bizmark

Patch123 wrote: »

I really, really, really hate the McDonald's ad 'glad all over' with the kids in the bouncy castle. I hate it because it's so incredibly, cravenly, far away from the crap that they sell, and so blatently aimed at kid's pester-power.

I'd love, for example, if we had a TV show which made fake ads - such as overlaying this song with scenes from an abittoir, and playing that excruciating "I'm loving it" whistle at the end.

Can we get them to make a ad depicting thousands of bunny rabbits getting run over by combine harvesters followed by a smug vegetarian looking down their nose at the evil meat eatter?

syklops

What the fuq is a vintage dress?

donegal_man

syklops wrote: »

What the fuq is a vintage dress?

One that sounds better than "old second hand dress"

syklops

Just when you thought the Aviva rugby add was annoying, they bring out its sequel with an even more annoying, hammy acted, dodgy accented Metal head. What accent is that meant to be?

Pang

Just saw some annoying ad about how paying your tv licence makes great quality programming. What a joke.

Realt Dearg Sec

syklops wrote: »

Just when you thought the Aviva rugby add was annoying, they bring out its sequel with an even more annoying, hammy acted, dodgy accented Metal head. What accent is that meant to be?

Waterford I imagine. Awful stuff.

Regarding the vintage dress, I forgive her because she brightens my day.

take everything

"she fancies you, Rob"
Grrrr.

nitna bitna

that JML X5 Mop ad theyve been showin the last 7years pisses me off

keelanj69

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Waterford I imagine. Awful stuff.

Regarding the vintage dress, I forgive her because she brightens my day.

Would ya?

(apoligies if 'brightens my day' is a play on the Ariel slogon)

An Riabhach

"222222....1890 222222....."

The Nikon ads with that really depressing song ".....I've come ho-ooo-oo-ome..."

That Bulmers ad where me man is walkin around doing things with one touch of his hand and quoting some poetic rubbish

Any ad that has Jedward,One Direction,David Beckham or Rory McIlroy in them