ive been thinking excessively (by force) about television advertisements. even though i lack 170 channels (i get along with the basic 25, half of which are home shopping) ive noticed the commercials are either excellent or absolutely, sickeningly annoying.
commercials are capable of being the bain of my existance when im thoroughly mentally involved in Man vs. Wild. seriously, try to watch Man vs. Wild without awe. its probably the best show out there, and when armagheddon comes im going to be fine, because i know how to get out of sinkholes, spear fish, and build huts in the tundra. Oh, and that show where they show you how they make stuff...How It's Made, i think its called. i could really care less about how twizzlers are created; im just completely enthralled by the elaborate, detailed jobs machines have. shaping tylenol tablets. inflating chip bags. printing the tiny designs on champagne bottle corks. Its mesmerizing.

N-E-wayz...these disruptive and often enraging commercials include but are not limited to: feminine care, anything to do with shaving, raymour & flanningan, african lion safari, the office type humor where there are a bunch of dudes (20somethings, some with thick framed glasses) hanging out in the breakroom getting shot down by some older black man talking about his "dots," commercials for other shows, and local car dealerships (fucillo chevrolet excluded).

most of these commercials dont have any aesthetic value. messy. sloppy. annoying voices. bad design. what are people getting paid to develop these shit ideas? none of the above listed commercials make me want to buy any of the things they are trying to sell. it is a complete turnoff to KNOW that someone out there thinks, "hey! lets put a bunch of leggy girls in all different colors doing stupid dances with razors by a pool and women will JUST LOVE IT!" i dont love it. im annoyed by it. even if this commercial was effective and i went to buy the razor/shaving cream, the product would fail to deliver what the image on the television promised. what about that commercial where there are hot girls in a bar and their hot friend walks over and starts talking about all the key medical points of her birth control pills? all the girls are sitting around drinking martinis and shes" blah blah blah you shouldnt take YAZ if youre already pregnant, guys! OH! and remember that smoking raises risk of heart disease, blood clot, and heart attack LADIEZ!!! CHEERs har har ahha!"

ill tell you what commercials i DO love. the iPhone commercials. Target commercials. Clean and simple and to the point. i know that when i go to target, im going to feel like what the commercial makes me feel like. and when i get an iphone (never) its going to look like the commercial and do what the commercial has it do.

BLEH.