RE: Camaro Ad Is 'Most Watched' Commercial Ever

[v8mustang]

The yanks did ban this one though, powerslides, burnouts, the lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG0Ba-wef6M

[KM666]

thirsty said:

zakelwe said:

British normal tv

15 minutes and then a 3 minute ad break.

British normal tv with a film

30 minutes and then a 3 minute ad break.

BBC

No ad breaks ever

Now all of the above is fine, apart from watching Formula1 where I think most people would say BBC and no ad breaks is top notch.

So what do the Americans have? They have their premier sporting occasion that is 4 quarters of 15 minutes that lasts

6 HOURS

due to add breaks.

Holy Fecking Moly.

In the UK people have a cup of tea every 15 minutes or 30 minutes. In the US of fecking A they don't drink tea so have to have a beer. So they have to have 336 beers during a Superbowl.

It's no wonder Budweisers taste of piss. They are piss, otherwise overweight americans would die of alcohol poisoning during the 336 ad breaks.

It's all completely fecked up of course.

Anyway, what were the advertising? F150? Sounds like a ste truck wanting to be the best Ferrari race car ever, ahem.

Andy

I would rather drink a Budweiser than listen to (or read) this mindless dribble.

seems a bit much doesnt it? and the BBC does run adverts! under its commericail arm consisting of Dave, UKTV, GOLD, Yesterday, quest, uktv food (or whatever its called now) all generating huge advertising revenue for the BBC at least americans dont have to pay sky £160 a year just for the privledge of owning a television set or PC, internet enabled games console/smart phones/tablets. dont have any time for budweiser, plus i believe they also enjoy a drink called cwaffy.

[thirsty]

v8mustang said:

The yanks did ban this one though, powerslides, burnouts, the lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG0Ba-wef6M

I was living in LA when this one came out. It wasn't banned because of any government agency. Chevy pulled the add because all the PC police complained about having a young boy being the driver.

[bobberz]

thirsty said:

I was living in LA when this one came out. It wasn't banned because of any government agency. Chevy pulled the add because all the PC police complained about having a young boy being the driver.

I don't know, but I always thought the look the girl gave him in the convertible was far more suggestive/potentially offensive than the fact he was simply daydreaming about driving a 'Vette.

Ace song though!

[k wright]

inkiboo said:

You mean an advert for a car they stopped selling in 2003?

I do sometimes wonder about the people who post on PH.

Why?

[Z3MCJez]

Amazed it took until page 4 to get these two, which are the two that I would have posted. Probably in the other order.

Jez

Japcarnut said:

what about the Honda Impossible dream advert...(special world cup version so kind of topical)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6BTb5_8prI&fea...

and the COG...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve4M4UsJQo&fea...

thought the live skydiving one was innovative too.

But this would serve as the best advert (were it not a feature/homage) for me. Ayrton Senna voice overs make it all the better. recommend watching through (with the volume turned up LOUD).

[Miguel]

Even the Yanks??? The US is the king of idiotic disclaimers because it's a very litigious society. After all, it's in the US that they have a statement saying, "Not to be taken internally" when you buy petrol.

dudley71 said:

No - the BACC (British Advertising Clearance Centre) would ban the script on the grounds that it glamorised speed. You might get away with the car park jump though, as it's obviously dangerous.

(Even the yanks have to put the caveat 'PROFESSIONAL DRIVER: CLOSED COURSE')

[Miguel]

American football does have four quarters of fifteen minutes each. However, due to the rules of the game, the clock is always stopping. It is one hour on the clock, but in real time, it's about three hours. It's a very long game, not because of the commercial. For the record, after living in the US since 1975, I still find American football boring, but no more so than regular football.

zakelwe said:

British normal tv

15 minutes and then a 3 minute ad break.

British normal tv with a film

30 minutes and then a 3 minute ad break.

BBC

No ad breaks ever

Now all of the above is fine, apart from watching Formula1 where I think most people would say BBC and no ad breaks is top notch.

So what do the Americans have? They have their premier sporting occasion that is 4 quarters of 15 minutes that lasts

6 HOURS

due to add breaks.

Holy Fecking Moly.

In the UK people have a cup of tea every 15 minutes or 30 minutes. In the US of fecking A they don't drink tea so have to have a beer. So they have to have 336 beers during a Superbowl.

It's no wonder Budweisers taste of piss. They are piss, otherwise overweight americans would die of alcohol poisoning during the 336 ad breaks.

It's all completely fecked up of course.

Anyway, what were the advertising? F150? Sounds like a ste truck wanting to be the best Ferrari race car ever, ahem.

Andy

[Dave Hedgehog]

wow that sucked balls ...

[jbi]

Dave Hedgehog said:

wow that sucked balls ...

better than any of our British TV car commercials though

[NikB]

'Chevy runs deep'? Wasn't that tagline created by a PH'er in a high level business meeting?

[Randy Winkman]

Biker's Nemesis said:

:Rofl:

Chevette, Viva, and Caviler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNpH1V26T0M&fea...

Some nice looking cars - especially the Cavalier Coupe.