Worst TV adverts of the moment

Can't I have Julia Bradbury instead?

No mention of the Marks & Spencer 'Lighthouse keeper' ad? Ordinarily the idea of models cavorting on a beach wearing only underwear would fill me with glee but that ad makes me want to kick the tv box in.

"how abought yghoooooo?"

The Kids' favourite, at the mo.

As for the BT ads, get used to them - they're currently employing well-known writers to brainstorm new directions for our lovable telephone-obsessed family.

Fair enough, but do they have to be on all the time? So she's lost the folder with all the kids' photos? So as the kids were born before the advent of the digital camera, this means she must have digitised the originals and then BURNT THEM. Evil bitch.

one word

Flake

Not as bad as I was expecting, the Joss Flake one.

M&S ads in general - awful, especially Erin "Thunderbirds Puppet" O'Connor and Myleene "Opening Of An Envelope" Klass.

Kris Marshall should be KRUCIFIED!

No mention of the Marks & Spencer 'Lighthouse keeper' ad? Ordinarily the idea of models cavorting on a beach wearing only underwear would fill me with glee but that ad makes me want to kick the tv box in.

-- Billy Dods, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 9:56 AM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Seriously, having watched these, I would ruin Erin O'Connor hardcore. Plasterer's radio, man.

I don't like the sound of that.

That M&S Lighthouse Keeper advert goes in one eye and out the other, if you follow the analogy. Didn't even realise it was for M&S until you lot mentioned it, and I've seen it loads of times. Show how effective that was.

That song just makes me think of A Clockwork Orange.

Show how effective that was.

most people would recognise the models from the previous M&S ads tho surely

Noemie Lenoir is somewhat hot in that ad too.

Obviously wasn't watching too closely either. Frankly I wouldn't recognise these people if they thumped me in the face, except for Myleene Klass who I would thump back.

Not of stalking standard Rob, huh?

sad to see the previously high-production-value woolite adverts head down the same shoddily-dubbed road as cillit bang :(

The new Skechers advert. Sweet christ.

the Bianca Jackson Five thing is kind of an ad. and genuinely the worst thing i have ever seen.

That Tesco ad with Martin Clunes in a wetsuit and Fay Ripley demonstrating exactly why she doesn't have a TV career any more.

The Clarks ad on uk tv that is trying far too hard to be wistfully twee with a catchy indie song a-la the sonybravia or tmobile ads. It Fails.

>The new Skechers advert. Sweet christ

OTM. Both of these ads (ie. mens and womens ranges) are of a quality that could be knocked up by three drunks with a camcorder in an afternoon. Given the size of the Skechers brand it boggles me that their marketing have actually okayed them. Also, those skechers are *hideous*.

That Tesco ad is a satire on ridiculous product placements in dramas.

So, I vote it OK.

aren't the Skechers ads meant to be deliberately/ironically naff? i haven't seen the latest ones tho

Fair enough, but do they have to be on all the time? So she's lost the folder with all the kids' photos? So as the kids were born before the advent of the digital camera, this means she must have digitised the originals and then BURNT THEM. Evil bitch.

no wai she had a cannon ion 640x480 greyscale and all.

The new one where he drops his trousers and she ignores him and carries on talking to her friend on the phone is the oddest yet.

The Bianca Jackson Five will be the year's biggest selling single.

Sketechers need to go back to being advertised by Christina Aguilera in PVC.

the energy drink commercial that promises "zero sugar." zero is a number; it is not grammatically the same as "no." it's like saying "two sugar."

signed,
one pedant

Somerfield!

one is also a number. You can say "one sugar" right?

if you're in a greasy spoon!

Irrationality annoyed by the advert for the film "21", bit where they says "Taken from the true story." ... uhhhhhhhhhh, are you going to end that sentence? ... so... like, the true story.... what true story?... the true story?... the only one ever?... or the only one that has mattered in the lives of millions in the past few years, that I am some kind of inadequate for not being familiar with?... that true story?... The True Story?

oh you know, *that* true story - a man goes to vegas and wins money on black jack. oh *that* one.

and Cadbury's have annoyed me yet again with their new 'oh look we're being clever and not referring to our product, OH BUT LOOK THE SKY IS PURPLE' airport racing advert.

but the trouble is, the advert itself is very very boring.

(Queen song is the only redeeming feature)

After seeing Highlander again recently I would like to see more adverts & movies featuring "Princes of the Universe". Best film beginning EVER

What a boring choice of song.

I was hoping for "The Lone Ranger" by Quantum Jump.

Any advert with Samuel L. Jackson in it is annoying

Also fed up hearing Judi Dench selling stuff

An old gripe, but Tesco "Every little helps" catchphrase: every little WHAT helps WHOM???

"Money" and "Tesco" of course.

Dairy Milk ad is a hit with me purely for the AIRPORT VEHICLES ARE AWESOME angle

i went out and bought several this morning

one is also a number. You can say "one sugar" right?

If you treat 'sugar' as a countable noun (where it's short for 'one spoonful of sugar' or 'one lump of sugar') then they should really be saying "Zero sugars".

u bought several airport vehicles this morning?

Also hate "... why go compare somewhere else?" I wouldn't "go compare" anywhere, thank you very much.

All Direct Line Insurance slo-mo Zabriskie Point ripoff ads.

the energy drink commercial that promises "zero sugar." zero is a number; it is not grammatically the same as "no." it's like saying "two sugar."

signed,
one pedant

We need a zero tolerance policy against this kind of thing.

isnt that an FDA thing, where they can say "zero," but not "no"?

like its a small enough amount to technically qualify as "zero," like with trans fats

All Direct Line Insurance slo-mo Zabriskie Point ripoff ads.

Yes, horribly pretentious and grating.

I love the EastEnders Bianca Jackson Five ad/promo, but everytime I watch it I'm heart-broken when Phil fails to add a 'tell me that you love me' (or somesuch) when he walks past. It's just as the music pauses for a split second and would have ruled so much.