Tuesday, October 28, 2008

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Men world.

There are two groups of people in the world: those who watch Mad Men (1% of the population) and those who gush on and on about how great Mad Men is but fail to watch a single episode (99% of the population). If you were to go with the odds and guess that I fall into the latter category, you would be correct.

Still, I really appreciate this little clip that JWT made for the Mad Men Season 1 DVD:



Very cool stuff. It's not like I'm going to start watching the BEST SHOW ON TV AND MAYBE EVER anytime soon, but this clever promo doesn't hurt.

8/10: Das Superb Ad

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Monday, October 27, 2008

Note to America's under-18 community: get your allowance ready.

Woo-hoo, Guitar Hero IV has arrived! The fourth installment of this immensely successful series hit the stores yesterday.



Pretty funny stuff, but come on: how much longer do we have to subject ourselves to Michael Phelps? Sports success doesn't guarantee a sense of humor (with Peyton Manning being a rare exception to that rule). Even Phelpsy's brief face time in this spot made me wish Mark Spitz owned a gun.

Also, as much as I hate Kobe Bryant, I will give him credit for a pretty great job in this one.

6/10: Das Good Ad

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