Ms. Rodriguez' $810 bike

well now I'm irrationally angry, thx

but is that point?

I don't think so because my reaction is to distance myself from both the mythical bike shop and the actual bank mentioned in the commercial

that was my initial reaction. but I've watched the commercial more than twenty times, and I now wonder if I am victim to some horrible genius.

I only watched it twice to confirm that they said "Ms. Rodriguez" at the beginning and I am now pretending that I never saw it in the first place

really hope at some point an ad firm pushes through one of these ads where it's twenty-five seconds of nobody talking or saying anything and then five seconds of whoa-oh anthemic indie and then the fade-up of the product name

this comes pretty close

here's where I would link the parody of the 90s Capri Sun commercials that jjj sent me but I can't find the link

idgi this looks like a v average/normal tv commercial to me

No, it is weird. It plays like they got the most photogenic members of their accounts department to do it during an actors strike.

The nondescript cityscape. The way Ms. Rodriguez says "I'm thinking of biking to work. You know. A little alone time". The nervous laughter. And then the front seat passenger asking about the meaning of the bike again.

It seems like Ms. Rodriguez is trapped in a future dystopia in which the purchase of this bike is an antisocial crime or something. I wouldn't be surprised if they fought to the death upon exiting that minivan.

Ms. Rodriguez' $666 Bike

"24/7 thought monitoring" said in such soothing tones.....i mean who wouldn't want that?

as an aside i'm also confused with the ad where frank sobotka is riding shotgun in a prius getaway car with media coverage like it's OJ revisited but (slightly) faster.

to me, this ad says "how can we placate the millenial monster" in the most cartoonish and over-committee'd way imaginable.

ms. rodriguez is messing with me again this morning

What struck me most was the terrible wooden acting and wretched line delivery by everyone, including the disembodied voice of the bank.

The closing question is a valid one. If she isn't breaking up the car pool and isn't using it to train, what does she want the bike for. $810 seems a lot of money if you aren't getting it for a specific purpose. I think we need at least one more episode to clarify.

only if ep 2 features her murdering the other carpool members with said bike

I was thinking part time weed courier but the note of urgent concern in the guy's voice even after he has been told the car pool is still going does indicate fear of being beaten to death, it is true.

an $810 bike ($730 base + $80 weapons upgrade)

Anyone else think the cut at the end kind of makes it look like they're carpooling in a stagecoach?

I need to be somewhere other than work before I can watch this, but most commercials are weird because the people who make them occupy a decidedly different headspace than that shared by most other functioning members of society (the most recent example that comes to mind is the commercial for IBS medication featuring the adorable walking pile of intestines), so I'm interested to see what made this one in particular stand out.

The most galling thing about this commercial is actually the fact that she takes a call about her credit card transactions over her bluetooth with three co-workers in the car. What kind of asshole?

there is a juice commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgf8NSYOPDQ

the juice commercial is annoying and bad. but does not make me uneasy.

front passenger man is tormented by his friends in every suspicious card activity scenario

which makes me think maybe his character is the creator of these commercials

The most galling thing about this commercial is actually the fact that she takes a call about her credit card transactions over her bluetooth with three co-workers in the car. What kind of asshole?

Yes, this infuriated me as well. Also made me giggle.

whether taking that call is rude or not could be a separate poll. i'm not sure that it's rude. it might be rude to leave your giant stuffed rabbit in the back your car before you pick up your carpool buds, though.

would have made more sense if the call was about an $810 stuffed rabbit

Published on Feb 5, 2016
Turns out some pictures are more shareworthy than others. Way more shareworthy.

That is a terrible word.

http://www.ebay.com/cln/ebayhomeeditor/cher-worthy-digs/219531703018

here's where I would link the parody of the 90s Capri Sun commercials that jjj sent me but I can't find the link

― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Monday, March 21, 2016 5:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Hoz2ZHYZM

thanking u

anxiously awaiting Old Lunch's take on this like a friend anxiously awaits the explanation for one's recent bike purchase

then again perhaps Old RodLunchez was just messing with me

I apparently forgot to keep my priorities in order last night.

feel like the build up to your take on this important matter has raised expectations to an impossible level

Well, at this point the hype has reached such a fever pitch that the smart move is to leave everybody wanting more and dreaming of what could've been.

terrible by accident imo

i chalk up unease to trend of PSAs set in cars where driver is distracted ending up in some horrible crash.

cool story about a thing but it's not why this commercial is weird

my new obsession:

soup and sandwich
and cannonballs
and clean and real
and looking good
and sandwich and soup
and a new personal best
and a little help
and soup and sandwich
and study group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-sFm440cts

this ones been mine for awhile, it never stops airing on tennis channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh6QqvuagMI

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

gotta re-up that hot, hot link!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePaoxDerA38

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

mostly i hate that bouncy music that is in every commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0oV6WnZK4

Okay, yes, thank you for that.

v nice

therapeutic, even

Ok obviously "thought" is dubbed over the word "account" was this a given?