WTF Wednesday

I have to get this off my chest. I don't like pharmaceutical ads at the best of times. I personally think it's inappropriate to advertise for that stuff on TV. And I haven't seen a sex pill ad yet that hasn't left me feeling creepy with the visualization of two people I would never want to visualize doing it, doing it. But, they have a lot of dough and they pay a lot of advertising salaries. Who knows? Maybe someday they'll pay mine. So what can you do.

But funnily enough, it isn't the couple in this ad that bothers me the most. I can't believe I'm about to say this, but the thing that absolutely makes me keel is that just 2 seconds in, we see a dog frantically scratching at the door to get out, and you can see the dog's BALLS swinging around. Who casts that dog? They're only there for a second, but it seems SO weird to me. I can't be the only person in Canada who's noticed this.

Maybe it's a lifetime of hearing Bob Barker say "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered," but I don't want to see that. Just like guys shouldn't wear sweatpants without a lot of support. It's just too much information. Anyways, maybe I'm just insane. But here it is for your enjoyment anyway.

Four frakkin' days and counting...

I was going to make a big long post with all these videos to get you ready for Friday's premiere of the last (half) season of Battlestar Galactica, but I didn't. There was just too many. So long story short (too late), Sci-Fi Network produced a couple sets of webisodes to get you all amped and excited, entitled "Face of the Enemy" and "The Resistance". Each is 10 videos of about 3-4 minutes each. They're on YouTube. Knock yourself out.

I can't wait to see how it all wraps up but on Friday I'll have to live in anticipation as I don't have the Space Network and will be reduced to using the underground railroad that is my mum taping the episodes on VHS and giving them to me when I go over to visit. Just when you thought I couldn't get any cooler...lol

Anyways, onto non-Starbuck related things...my best friend recently showed me this bottle of wine he got and I love the packaging.



Perfect if you're ever in the mood for a South Eastern Australian Cabernet with a little, um, sass.

Makes me think of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for some reason...

Peace out playas.

Movie Monday

So in the category of "What the f*** are studios thinking remaking this?!", I saw the trailer for Pink Panther 2 starring Steve Martin. God these movies look bad. Like insultingly bad. Peter Sellers must be rolling in his grave. I grew up watching the original Pink Panther films. They were hilarious, but they weren't really for kids. The new ones are so tame the Jonas Brothers could watch them.

The originals. I highly recommend you go out and rent some of these. My personal fave is "Return".


...and the new. Blech.


But before I go all high and mighty on the sanctity of film, I also saw a trailer for "The Proposal", a new rom-com starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, either of whom I'd marry in 0.2 seconds just for the chance to stare at them for 72 hours straight. Does it look cheesy? Yes. Does it look formulaic, sentimental and cliche? Yes. Am I probably going to shell out ten bucks to see it? Absolutely. I'm only human for chrissake.



Aren't they pretty? Happy Monday y'all.

In the not-so-distant passed I posted some videos of Target Women, a segment from Current.com's weekly culture skewer Infomania. My new favourite tidbit from Infomania is called Viral Video Film School. I have to crank out some stuff this morning so I'm going to let Brett Erlich take it from here.

VVFS: Animal Fights


VVFS: Guitars


Happy Thursday!

O Hockey!

In honour of our Canadian boys winning the World Junior Championship for a FIFTH year in a row, here are a few good hockey or hockey-ish ads.

Classic Nike Ad featuring our departed Markus Naslund.



Rollerblades really need to make a comeback.



An ad for those who love hockey...too much...



And lastly, an ad for anyone who's experienced the joy of equipment.

WARNING: Do not watch this one if you are eating, just ate, are hungry, may be hungry soon, are hungover, or have a weak gag reflex.


Game on! See you tomorrow.

Don't Trust Me Tuesday

Hi all!

It's officially a new year and like yourself, I am back to the grind. Needless to say it has been difficult to get the creative juices flowing again after a couple weeks off. I think my brain is still somewhere back in Maui. Yes, I was in Hawaii over Christmas. I know you're jealous. Let's move on.

So, what's going on. I've made the same resolutions as I always have, ie stop eating junk, get my butt on a treadmill more than once every two months, etc. But I am determined to be more vigilant this year as I have the big 3-0 coming up this summer and I'm determined to look good. *sigh*

But back to work: in one of the many magazines I read on my trip, I came upon an ad for a new show debuting on TNT entitled "Trust Me". It seems that Mad Men has gone and paved the way for more shows about the advertising industry. Only I don't think this will be as good as Mad Men. Call it a hunch. Or just look at the ad.


Seriously? The tagline almost made me spit out a perfectly good mouthful of Pina Colada. Not to mention that these are possibly the two most lightweight guys on TV. Eric McCormack, I know he's not Will anymore and not really gay, but he could've fooled me. And Tom Cavanaugh is simply incapable of not mugging. All the time.

If you still don't believe this show will be an affront to all of us actually in this industry, watch the promo.


When does Mad Men come back again?

Happy New Year, everyone! : )