I need to apologize to CBS. In a previous post, when describing how CBS is beating the $%^ out of NBC in programming, I tempered my words by saying that NBC had a good backlist. I stand by those words–I’ll always be an original Knight Rider fan. However, CBS has an even better backlist. A much better backlist, in fact. They’ve got the original Twilight Zone and original Star Trek. Nothing beats that. You put an endless supply of beer in the room and plop me in front of a TV playing a Twilight Zone marathon, and I’m good for life.
Anyway, while watching the Twilight Zone on the CBS website today, I saw the commercial above. It’s a great ad. “Our rock stars aren’t like your rock stars.” Gotta love it. I’ll probably think of this ad every time I plug in a USB device.
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I saw this commercial ad last week. See, this is tasteful and humorous. Why can’t more ad firms get it right when they throw Asians in commercials?
I think it is great that this commercial glorifies technology. With it, support for education and hardwork.
This si completely unrelated, but I am boycotting Oliver Garden for being idiots and siding with Palin on her over drawn out battle with Letterman. Granted I never liked the Olive Garden to begin with, they are fools to side with a politician who looks like a flight attended, albeit a slutty one, (Palin doesn’t even understand how adverbs work, how can we expect her to understand the constitution) on an exacerbated issue for which the offender apologized.
American Girl, I’m not sure I completely buy into OG’s decision being in support of Sarah – in spite of what they say. I think they saw an opportunity to latch onto a popular topic for some free publicity and it worked. Look at the coverage they’ve received over their decision! It’s a disgusting use of controversy for publicity.
American Girl,
Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I didn’t know about this. Unlike Sarah Palin, I don’t claim to read ALL the newspapers.
I’m joining with you on this. No Olive Garden for me. Not for a long time.
TMM:
I agree. They got it right. Plus, they brought some good attention to math and science. We need more of this.
ok, not to bring levity to this, but if you want to hurt OG, don’t boycott them! Go in and order a coke and then gorge on the ‘unlimited’ salad and breadsticks! that way you can hit em where it hurts and not only deny them your money (cmon, a coke doesn’t count!) but you can cost them supply costs!
Haha…the guy in the commercial isn’t Ajay Bhatt!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/04/ajay.bhatt.usb.inventor/index.html?hpt=C2
“That’s not Bhatt.
Not the hair. Not the attitude. And, most strikingly, not even the person. In the Intel ad, Bhatt is played by actor Sunil Narkar.”
And it looks like USB 3.0 is out. Man, those ports are fast. Hardware is definitely getting better.
One thing I don’t understand though is Microsoft Word. They come out with a new release every few years. I don’t think Word has added much capability since I first used it fifteen years ago.