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Post by Slinger on Jun 6, 2018 22:11:42 GMT
...curse, throw something at the screen, vomit, run screaming from the room, etc.
Perhaps the so-called script offends you, maybe the whole thing is an insult to your intelligence, the music, the actors'/actress' voices...anything at all that you think makes the advert worthy of consignment to the deepest pit of Hell.
Perhaps it's all of the above? Just imagine this post is Room 101 for current adverts. There's nothing we can do now about historical travesties.
Me first.
V.I.Poo. - absolutely everything about this ad is cringeworthy, and that includes the product itself. I hope that everyone even vaguely associated with it has at least the minimum amount of intelligence required to be as embarrassed as Hell.
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Post by rfan8312 on Jun 7, 2018 3:51:54 GMT
I'll come back with a specific example to stay true to thread, but just wanted to say that it always struck me as quite demented to sit through a string of completely unrelated product adverts. I did it for most of my life.
Every advert is dishonest, cutting to someone exclaiming how great the product or service is, but that person was paid to say so. So it's immediately fake, yet super elaborate and visually appealing, and cost a lot of money to put together, and is now played on a loop 50 times per day for us to see.
After 100 adverts in a night of watching TV, night after night I started to feel poisoned.
Just venting, thanks.
I've always hated ads for McDonalds. In reality they are often shut down for health violations. In my area at least. And the food is not healthy. It's a lose/lose and the advert hints that you can't go wrong at McDonalds.
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 7, 2018 5:09:08 GMT
I'd better stay out of this thread unless Room 101 is very, very large. Is there enough space for almost all of them?
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Post by MartinT on Jun 7, 2018 7:06:10 GMT
The wonders of recording on my Sky box means that I almost always fast-forward through the ads, thank goodness.
I will say that the creator of the Go Compare ads in particular should be forced to listen to them in a small room for a period of one week at loud volume. That'll teach him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2018 7:51:31 GMT
The wonders of recording on my Sky box means that I almost always fast-forward through the ads, thank goodness. I will say that the creator of the Go Compare ads in particular should be forced to listen to them in a small room for a period of one week at loud volume. That'll teach him. Agreed on both points, although I’d add some water torture or something equally as nasty to the creator of the Go Compare ads! |
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Post by zippy on Jun 7, 2018 8:51:50 GMT
I find the worst things are the 'sponsored by' messages at the beginning and end of a program/ad break. Mainly those on Channel 4.
Almost as bad are the 'idents' on Channel 4, which are repeated endlessly, and largely make no sense at all.
As for the actual ads those that annoy me are the 'over 50s' insurance, and the funeral plans. What's most annoying about those is the frequency..
The solution, of course, is to only watch BBC !
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Post by Tim on Jun 7, 2018 8:57:14 GMT
Ahhh, the blissful ignorance (and joy) of not owning a television  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2018 9:10:47 GMT
The solution, of course, is to only watch BBC ! Or to listen to music instead  |
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Post by Slinger on Jun 7, 2018 20:27:30 GMT
Every single daytime variation on the "Over Fifties Insurance" theme. The actors (and I use the term loosely) couldn't persuade me to switch a light on in a darkened room and the "scripts" make Viz seem like high art. They're the sort of thing we're more used to seeing on history programs, in black and white.
I should probably explain that I'm re-watching the brilliant 'House' which is being repeated five afternoons a week and is the sole reason I've been exposed to these horrifying ads.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 8, 2018 7:04:34 GMT
House is brilliant.
The ads are rather less so. Record and fast-forward!
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Post by Slinger on Jun 8, 2018 12:00:52 GMT
House is brilliant. The ads are rather less so. Record and fast-forward! I have got it set to record, but occasionally, if I'm rattling around with nothing to do, I'll watch it live. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 8, 2018 13:43:43 GMT
Tivo allows me to fast forward through all ads so I have little idea what is going on.
The constant sponsored by is difficult to avoid seeing and some betting place keeps getting in my face watching the cycling on ITV4
- has to be that for now, until the next one
The boss sits through ads when she watches iPlayer programmes.
I at least switch inputs so I can't hear them - after I found it would not fast forward through ads and stop if you change TV inputs
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Post by rfan8312 on Jun 8, 2018 17:34:38 GMT
Every single daytime variation on the "Over Fifties Insurance" theme. The actors (and I use the term loosely) couldn't persuade me to switch a light on in a darkened room and the "scripts" make Viz seem like high art. They're the sort of thing we're more used to seeing on history programs, in black and white. Haha |
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Post by AlanS on Jun 9, 2018 9:17:39 GMT
I try to confine myself to BBC and learning the discipline of ignoring ad breaks where there is interest elsewhere.
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Post by steve on Jun 9, 2018 21:15:17 GMT
What's that?
You haven't claimed for PPI yet?
Don't you know there's a deadline?
WOW......you're prepared to lose up to SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS?
You a moron or what
What a 24 carat plonker you really are if you don't contact Gladstone Brookes NOOOOOOOW!
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Post by steve on Jun 10, 2018 11:20:50 GMT
And furthermore,
"Are ya gonna BINGO!" (moronic piece of crap with flying fat woman in leopard print jacket and reg leggings encouraging other presumably equally stupid women to give all their housekeeping money away)
If ya wanna play BINGO, go to the housey like my mum did once a week. Interact on a human level instead of with a bloody algorithm!
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Post by steve on Jun 10, 2018 11:25:24 GMT
All together now:
"Nashunall Hoooome BUYAAS!
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Post by Slinger on Jun 10, 2018 13:37:50 GMT
It's amazing to think that those ads are supposed to encourage people to use the products and services they are promoting, What's worse, and even more amazing, is to think that there are people who actually respond positively to them.
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Post by Slinger on Jul 19, 2018 13:22:38 GMT
I think this ranks as one of the most annoying voices I've ever heard.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 19, 2018 19:30:14 GMT
What with galloping horses and this, it seems that banks and building societies still have no idea what their customers want.
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