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Alex · 02-07-2010, 08:26 PM

Some details on the Letterman commercial, though it doesn't explain what NBC was getting out of it though it does confirm that Zucker himself approved it.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...came-together/

Chernabog · 02-07-2010, 08:44 PM

The Focus on the Family ad was apparently an "alternate" version of the ad instead of the rah-rah anti-abortion thing they were originally going to go with (the one where Tebow's mother lies about being advised by a doctor in the Phillipines to have an abortion).

Instead, it was a tame ad which advertised Focus on the Family, which to me ended up being even MORE offensive considering that FotF is a virulently anti-gay organization. An anti-abortion message (lie that it is, coming from Tebow's mother) I can live with, but an advertisement for an anti-gay organization is frustrating. CBS deflected criticism initially by saying that the ad didn't depict the anti-gay viewpoint of FotF, merely the anti-abortion viewpoint, so it was ok to run -- and then they go ahead and just advertise the organization as a whole!?!? WTF?

That's like running an ad by the KKK, as long as it just had something nice to say about families. F*ck CBS.

Kevy Baby · 02-07-2010, 08:46 PM

Anybody catch the Puppy Bowl? We typically watch it in segments and we just watched the first one. I like the addition of the "cheerleaders"

Moonliner · 02-07-2010, 09:26 PM

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Anybody catch the Puppy Bowl? We typically watch it in segments and we just watched the first one. I like the addition of the "cheerleaders"

No but I do have a tradition of sorts....

Immediately after the end of the game, I flip to the shopping networks to see who's the first to get offical Super Bowl Champions gear up for sale. This year QVC failed by continuing to sell cosmetics while HSN was up and selling within 30 seconds of the end of the game.

Does anyone know if an "I'm going to Disney World" bit was recorded? I'm assuming one was not shown live on CBS.

Mousey Girl · 02-07-2010, 11:50 PM

I am finally filling out a quit-claim deed. Since D is "giving" me the house, that makes him the grantor and me the grantee?

blueerica · 02-08-2010, 08:29 AM

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Holy Carp: Leno does a commercial for Letterman?

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Trying to counter the douche bag image he's had of late perhaps?

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I can understand why Leno would want to do it but I can't understand why NBC would let him.

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Or why Letterman would agree to it.

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I liked the Letterman commercial. Didn't watch the Super Bowl but got caught up on the commercials just now.
The Betty White Snickers commercial was my favorite, I think.

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Originally Posted by Alex

Some details on the Letterman commercial, though it doesn't explain what NBC was getting out of it though it does confirm that Zucker himself approved it.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...came-together/

Yeah, what Alex linked.

I thought it was funny, but more of the puzzling funny than har-har-har funny.

I didn't seem to catch all of the commercials. I'm thinking I'll see them over the coming weeks.

Stan4dSteph · 02-08-2010, 08:37 AM

All the ads are on Hulu.com. My favorites were the Google ad and the VW punch bug.

Not Afraid · 02-08-2010, 08:38 AM

I watched most of the commercials last night on Hulu. Nothing really struck me as being brilliant. I DO want to look at the new Honda crossover. Also, the Snickers commercial with Betty White - was that Abe Vigoda at the end?

Alex · 02-08-2010, 08:51 AM

Yes it was. He's still alive.

Kevy Baby · 02-08-2010, 08:56 AM

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Yes it was. He's still alive.

well, that's debatable

02-07-2010, 08:26 PM	#5871
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Some details on the Letterman commercial, though it doesn't explain what NBC was getting out of it though it does confirm that Zucker himself approved it. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...came-together/
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	The Focus on the Family ad was apparently an "alternate" version of the ad instead of the rah-rah anti-abortion thing they were originally going to go with (the one where Tebow's mother lies about being advised by a doctor in the Phillipines to have an abortion). Instead, it was a tame ad which advertised Focus on the Family, which to me ended up being even MORE offensive considering that FotF is a virulently anti-gay organization. An anti-abortion message (lie that it is, coming from Tebow's mother) I can live with, but an advertisement for an anti-gay organization is frustrating. CBS deflected criticism initially by saying that the ad didn't depict the anti-gay viewpoint of FotF, merely the anti-abortion viewpoint, so it was ok to run -- and then they go ahead and just advertise the organization as a whole!?!? WTF? That's like running an ad by the KKK, as long as it just had something nice to say about families. F*ck CBS. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Anybody catch the Puppy Bowl? We typically watch it in segments and we just watched the first one. I like the addition of the "cheerleaders" __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	All the ads are on Hulu.com. My favorites were the Google ad and the VW punch bug.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I watched most of the commercials last night on Hulu. Nothing really struck me as being brilliant. I DO want to look at the new Honda crossover. Also, the Snickers commercial with Betty White - was that Abe Vigoda at the end?
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes it was. He's still alive.
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