Sunday, November 29, 2009

I Just Saw, on Finnish TV...

... a World of Warcraft ad featuring Mr T talking about mohawk grenades in the game.

... during a commercial break during The DaVinci Code... (National Treasure ripoff, if you're wondering)...

See, this is why we can't have nice things. The competition has enlisted C-list celebrities to allow their likeness to be used in absolutely ridiculous ways in their products, and they advertise it around the world on television during piss-poor movies.

Where was that Labyrinth Lord ad with Jaleel White giving us a "Did I Do That?" during the TV airing of Boat Trip a couple weeks ago, huh?
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11 comments:

  1. TenkarNovember 30, 2009 at 1:25 AM

    Er, didn't the Da Vinci Code novel come before National Treasure movie? 2003 vs 2004

    Or was National Treasure a novel first too?

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  2. Jeff RientsNovember 30, 2009 at 1:56 AM

    Tenkar, the Da Vinci Code originated as a Dan Brown novel and as such is not worthy of reasonable discourse by civilized persons.

    Mr. T, however, completely effin' rules.

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  3. Matthew James StanhamNovember 30, 2009 at 2:07 AM

    Indeed. I recall about ten years ago that I was surprised to see him in an insurance advert when we were in Las Vegas, he made it awesome! Also, I still remember that I saw it, marketing genius.

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  4. Reese LaundryNovember 30, 2009 at 2:28 AM

    Couldn't you get a Mr. T voice set for your TomTom at one point? "I pity the fool who turn left RIGHT NOW!"

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  5. JamesNovember 30, 2009 at 2:35 AM

    I liked William Shatner's WOW add, better. He seemed more Immersed in his Shaman character. :)

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  6. Dan of EarthNovember 30, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Oh, just wait. You'll see the Labyrinth Lord celebrity commercial in due time...

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  7. JimLotFPNovember 30, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    >>Er, didn't the Da Vinci Code novel come before National Treasure movie? 2003 vs 2004

    That was my idea of humor.

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  8. JonasNovember 30, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Mister T does seem to do anything for money, before the WOW-commercial I spotted him on TV-shop selling some sort of deep cooking kitchen appliance and before that on American made Left Behind knockoff on the finnish religious fundamentalist channel Taivas TV7 (Heaven TV7).

    If you pay the man I'm sure he will endorse anything.

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  9. ZzarchovNovember 30, 2009 at 2:51 PM

    They also have Ozzy and Mini-me doing wow adverts

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  10. DestroyYouAlotNovember 30, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    We need Gary Busey to endorse OSRIC.

    -DYA

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  11. JonasDecember 1, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    If Busey is doing OSRIC Dennis Hopper should advertize Jim's adventures while acting his role as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet.

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