Random Thoughts II - Page 29

crocos · 4th July 2008, 19:36

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Originally Posted by lektronimo

Just bought an Italian coffee machine for $200, down from $599. Madness!

How/where? This is most interesting to me.

CCS · 4th July 2008, 19:42

I'm not sure that it had a twist. It could have used a twist, or some sort of punchline. I think it's a cop-out to say "Hey look, a gorilla playing the drums! NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT!" It's not particularly clever. Take into account that the brand is Cadbury and most people are aware of the brand already. It's not a new brand on the market or some brand that makes niche products and wants to get it's image out there. Cadbury is a brand that is already famous the world over and pretty much anything would do the job of keeping the brand on people's minds. So the question is - why a gorilla playing the drums? It wouldn't be hard to come up with something which would get people talking but might actually make sense, or have a twist or punchline which gives the viewer a payoff for watching. Nobody likes to feel like their time is wasted - at least make the 30 seconds worth their while.

BTW, I really like the patronising tone of your post. The whole IT DOESN'T MATTER in caps-lock, the difference between a brand and a product. You've really given me a priceless education.

CCS · 4th July 2008, 19:44

Also, that pen thing? At least a pen is useful. The gorilla ad is just lazy advertising. Not much difference between that, IMO, and an ad of a hobo shitting on a doorstep.

[WanG] Wandarah · 4th July 2008, 20:19

They also used the Gorrila playing the drums in the UK to advertise the England RWC campaign if I'm not mistaken.

lektronimo · 4th July 2008, 20:39

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Originally Posted by crocos

How/where? This is most interesting to me.

Coffee Creation at Glenfield Mall in Auckland (Shore). They are closing the shop at 21st of July, so the entire store has 50% off *everything*.

The particular espresso machine is a Saeco Via Venezia, which is a three year old ex-demo machine, hence the low price. Currently enjoying a (crap made, first attempt) flat white and it's not too bad.

They had another BIG machine that was $1200ish with the 50% discount, and one more model similar to what I bought but for $250 while all else is gone. I actually went to the mall to buy a new lawn mower

Gentl e · 4th July 2008, 21:05

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Originally Posted by CCS

And that, my friends, is the story of how we end up with such shit ads on TV. "People are talking about how shit our ad is! That means they're more aware of the product now than before! HIGH FIVE!" Stay tuned for more shit ads, coming soon to a TV in your lounge.

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CCS · 4th July 2008, 21:17

Yerr, ha ha, but it's not really the point, though, is it?

caffiend · 4th July 2008, 22:01

Watching TVNZ7 just now, and the ticker along the bottom has the following groaner: "NZ v SA: A repeat of the World Cup Final that never was"

Also, in other sure signs of the Apocalypse; Kylie Minogue has received an OBE.

dead goon · 4th July 2008, 22:16

Do people still watch TV on a regular basis these days?

caffiend · 4th July 2008, 22:22

Only if they're not awesome enough to know about torrents and such. I'm an exception. I watch TV and know about torrents; ergo I am ultra-awesome.

Gentl e · 4th July 2008, 22:40

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Originally Posted by CCS

Yerr, ha ha, but it's not really the point, though, is it?

I'd imagine it's pretty hard; but not impossible, to put a masterpiece together in a 30sec tvc. Even when it is cheap to buy avail slots they're usually off peak and therefore occuppied by even cheaper production eg. infomercials(sp?) and they suck.

p01s0n · 4th July 2008, 23:35

Michael Bays rejected The Dark Knight script. Fucking lol.
http://my.spill.com/profiles/blog/sh...gPost%3A355506

Jonas Undrawing · 4th July 2008, 23:47

that shit cant be for real. really?. no. i mean a topless woman helping batman fix the bat mobile?. guitar solos and the camera zooming in and out a number of times? haha

"But which one of the internets do we hack?" ... bwahahahah

CCS · 5th July 2008, 00:01

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Originally Posted by Gentl e

I'd imagine it's pretty hard; but not impossible, to put a masterpiece together in a 30sec tvc. Even when it is cheap to buy avail slots they're usually off peak and therefore occuppied by even cheaper production eg. infomercials(sp?) and they suck.

Who's asking for a masterpiece? Nice job of blowing the discussion out of all proportion, though.

caffiend · 5th July 2008, 00:23

MTV is watching you watch YouTube: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/...cle4263925.ece

crocos · 5th July 2008, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by p01s0n

Michael Bays rejected The Dark Knight script. Fucking lol.
http://my.spill.com/profiles/blog/sh...gPost%3A355506

With TANKS flying out of it! RAAAH!

LOL ^_^

blynk · 5th July 2008, 11:31

[quote=Jonas Undrawing]that shit cant be for real. really?/QUOTE]
You really thought for even a second that this was real.

Lightspeed · 5th July 2008, 21:14

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608953a10.html

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The rally’s message is a call for tougher sentencing, zero crime tolerance, victims’ rights and a life term must mean life.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608955a11.html

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"If I’d had education, I wouldn’t be in jail now."

Hrrmmmm....

Sp0nge · 5th July 2008, 21:32

that last story brought a tear to my eye.

...emo 4 life \m/

dead goon · 6th July 2008, 02:28

I really need a good decent stereo. After hearing some of my favourite tunes as of late, on a decent system i realise i'm missing out on awesome detail.

JP · 6th July 2008, 13:59

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Originally Posted by Lightspeed

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608953a10.html

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608955a11.html

Hrrmmmm....

No you see. It's not about prevention. That'd make sense. It's not about trying to change the criminals way. No that'd make sense also.

No, it's about increasing punishment after the crime has been done and the victim has been fucked over. Because we all know, there's just mounds and mounds of evidence that this reduces crime. And it's only been tried since the beginning of law and order, and never been successful.

No. Lets just focus on that. That'l fix it.

And haha at the 'back in black' part of that batman script.

blynk · 6th July 2008, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608953a10.html

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4608955a11.html

Hrrmmmm....

Guess where I was when I first found out about this. Right smack back in middle of Botany Town Center trying to find a park, and then the trying to get out a little bit later.

?>Superman · 7th July 2008, 02:59

Is 3D realms still a massive/influential company still?(They are the ones supposedly making DNF right?) Just a random wondering. And what happened to Bullfrog?

Ah random thoughts that a quick google could solve :P

crocos · 7th July 2008, 03:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by ?>Superman

Bullfrog

Hi Octane, where for art thou?

JP · 7th July 2008, 11:17

So since Friday i've watched countless Bill Hicks clips. Man he was great. Pretty incredible insights. Kinda just leaves me feeling sad though.

ePi · 7th July 2008, 12:40

I wonder if SKY is going to get any sort of punishment from the BSA after displaying hard core porn in the middle of the day comparable to like ALT TV did when they broadcast a couple of offensive texts and they had to go off air for 5 hours, display an apology and pay a $5,000 fine.

StN · 7th July 2008, 13:13

I think Sky might get away with it, because they apologised pretty much immediately.

crocos · 7th July 2008, 13:21

Agreed, definitely an ameliorating factor. Especially as ALT TV did that broadcast deliberately - just didn't engage brain before broadcasting. However let off entirely Scott-free? Unlikely as there's too many folks riled up by the other media outfits baying for blood.

CCS · 7th July 2008, 13:31

Somebody first needs to make a complaint to the BSA. Which will probably happen, if the outrage evident in the TV3 article is genuine.

SpaceCowboy · 7th July 2008, 13:58

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Originally Posted by triki

yeah man he sure is hot, CMON MADLEP DONT BE LIEK THAT I GOT 2 x CHEESEBURGERS NIGGA, I'LL SUCK YOUR DICK

ePi · 7th July 2008, 14:08

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Originally Posted by StN

I think Sky might get away with it, because they apologised pretty much immediately.

I hope they get the maximum fine available. I can't think of anything worse you could do on air than broadcast hardcore porn for 4 minutes on a weekend mid afternoon.

CCS · 7th July 2008, 14:22

ME TOO I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL FOR ETERNITY!!!!!!!

StN · 7th July 2008, 14:26

Bugger thinking of the children - what about the people who paid good money to watch pr0n - did they get 4 mins of Grassroots Rugby??

ePi · 7th July 2008, 14:41

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Originally Posted by CCS

ME TOO I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL FOR ETERNITY!!!!!!!

There's that APD again

Mickey · 7th July 2008, 14:45

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Originally Posted by ePi

I hope they get the maximum fine available. I can't think of anything worse you could do on air than broadcast hardcore porn for 4 minutes on a weekend mid afternoon.

Sure it was porn and it was on in the afternoon etc etc, but it was on Prime. How many people really watch it or can even get a clear picture of it. They apologised pretty quickly. Not like they tried to ignore or deny it.

Personally I'd be more pissed if the allegations against Tony Vetich are true rather than 4 mins of porn.

SpaceCowboy · 7th July 2008, 14:55

i watch prime regularly, and its clear as crystal through sky digital

flic · 7th July 2008, 14:55

The mans name was "grass" and the womans name was "rugby"

ePi · 7th July 2008, 14:58

Prime still has much a larger audience than Alt TV, and Alt got royally fucked over even though they apologied as well making sure it would never happen again. All I'm interested in seeing is what the BSA chooses to do over something that is far, far more offensive than a couple of txts scrolling along the bottom of a screen.

CCS · 7th July 2008, 15:13

I love your righteous indignation, ePi. Do you think the BSA will take that into account? Do you think your anger and disappointment came across in the complaint you submitted?

flic · 7th July 2008, 15:19

When I heard "My 12 year old daughter was running around with her hands over her eyes going YUKYUKYUK" I thought two things.

1. Give her a few years

2. Yeah, they aren't the prettiest things to look at.

7th July 2008, 14:55	#1156
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	i watch prime regularly, and its clear as crystal through sky digital __________________ Peace.

7th July 2008, 14:55	#1157
flic Dee Hast Mish	The mans name was "grass" and the womans name was "rugby" __________________ In the future, everyone will be anonymous for 15 minutes

7th July 2008, 15:19	#1160
flic Dee Hast Mish	When I heard "My 12 year old daughter was running around with her hands over her eyes going YUKYUKYUK" I thought two things. 1. Give her a few years 2. Yeah, they aren't the prettiest things to look at. __________________ In the future, everyone will be anonymous for 15 minutes

4th July 2008, 19:42	#1122
CCS Stunt Pants	I'm not sure that it had a twist. It could have used a twist, or some sort of punchline. I think it's a cop-out to say "Hey look, a gorilla playing the drums! NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT!" It's not particularly clever. Take into account that the brand is Cadbury and most people are aware of the brand already. It's not a new brand on the market or some brand that makes niche products and wants to get it's image out there. Cadbury is a brand that is already famous the world over and pretty much anything would do the job of keeping the brand on people's minds. So the question is - why a gorilla playing the drums? It wouldn't be hard to come up with something which would get people talking but might actually make sense, or have a twist or punchline which gives the viewer a payoff for watching. Nobody likes to feel like their time is wasted - at least make the 30 seconds worth their while. BTW, I really like the patronising tone of your post. The whole IT DOESN'T MATTER in caps-lock, the difference between a brand and a product. You've really given me a priceless education.

4th July 2008, 19:44	#1123
CCS Stunt Pants	Also, that pen thing? At least a pen is useful. The gorilla ad is just lazy advertising. Not much difference between that, IMO, and an ad of a hobo shitting on a doorstep.

4th July 2008, 20:19	#1124
[WanG] Wandarah	They also used the Gorrila playing the drums in the UK to advertise the England RWC campaign if I'm not mistaken.

4th July 2008, 21:17	#1127
CCS Stunt Pants	Yerr, ha ha, but it's not really the point, though, is it?

4th July 2008, 22:01	#1128
caffiend	Watching TVNZ7 just now, and the ticker along the bottom has the following groaner: "NZ v SA: A repeat of the World Cup Final that never was" Also, in other sure signs of the Apocalypse; Kylie Minogue has received an OBE. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

4th July 2008, 22:16	#1129
dead goon	Do people still watch TV on a regular basis these days?

4th July 2008, 22:22	#1130
caffiend	Only if they're not awesome enough to know about torrents and such. I'm an exception. I watch TV and know about torrents; ergo I am ultra-awesome. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

4th July 2008, 23:35	#1132
p01s0n	Michael Bays rejected The Dark Knight script. Fucking lol. http://my.spill.com/profiles/blog/sh...gPost%3A355506 __________________ \|\|hellameke.com Image host of NZG pro's\|\|Tu meke Tu much\|\|

4th July 2008, 23:47	#1133
Jonas Undrawing	that shit cant be for real. really?. no. i mean a topless woman helping batman fix the bat mobile?. guitar solos and the camera zooming in and out a number of times? haha "But which one of the internets do we hack?" ... bwahahahah Last edited by Jonas Undrawing : 4th July 2008 at 23:51.

5th July 2008, 00:23	#1135
caffiend	MTV is watching you watch YouTube: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/...cle4263925.ece __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

5th July 2008, 11:31	#1137
blynk	[quote=Jonas Undrawing]that shit cant be for real. really?/QUOTE] You really thought for even a second that this was real.

5th July 2008, 21:32	#1139
Sp0nge	that last story brought a tear to my eye. ...emo 4 life \m/ __________________ '[]' []-[] [] []\[] []<

6th July 2008, 02:28	#1140
dead goon	I really need a good decent stereo. After hearing some of my favourite tunes as of late, on a decent system i realise i'm missing out on awesome detail.

7th July 2008, 02:59	#1143
?>Superman	Is 3D realms still a massive/influential company still?(They are the ones supposedly making DNF right?) Just a random wondering. And what happened to Bullfrog? Ah random thoughts that a quick google could solve :P

7th July 2008, 11:17	#1145
JP	So since Friday i've watched countless Bill Hicks clips. Man he was great. Pretty incredible insights. Kinda just leaves me feeling sad though.

7th July 2008, 12:40	#1146
ePi	I wonder if SKY is going to get any sort of punishment from the BSA after displaying hard core porn in the middle of the day comparable to like ALT TV did when they broadcast a couple of offensive texts and they had to go off air for 5 hours, display an apology and pay a $5,000 fine.

7th July 2008, 13:13	#1147
StN I have detailed files	I think Sky might get away with it, because they apologised pretty much immediately.

7th July 2008, 13:21	#1148
crocos	Agreed, definitely an ameliorating factor. Especially as ALT TV did that broadcast deliberately - just didn't engage brain before broadcasting. However let off entirely Scott-free? Unlikely as there's too many folks riled up by the other media outfits baying for blood. __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

7th July 2008, 13:31	#1149
CCS Stunt Pants	Somebody first needs to make a complaint to the BSA. Which will probably happen, if the outrage evident in the TV3 article is genuine.

7th July 2008, 14:22	#1152
CCS Stunt Pants	ME TOO I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL FOR ETERNITY!!!!!!!

7th July 2008, 14:26	#1153
StN I have detailed files	Bugger thinking of the children - what about the people who paid good money to watch pr0n - did they get 4 mins of Grassroots Rugby??

7th July 2008, 14:58	#1158
ePi	Prime still has much a larger audience than Alt TV, and Alt got royally fucked over even though they apologied as well making sure it would never happen again. All I'm interested in seeing is what the BSA chooses to do over something that is far, far more offensive than a couple of txts scrolling along the bottom of a screen.

7th July 2008, 15:13	#1159
CCS Stunt Pants	I love your righteous indignation, ePi. Do you think the BSA will take that into account? Do you think your anger and disappointment came across in the complaint you submitted?