Terrific commercials
Adam H. Kerman
terrific ad campaign. They make the key points about the product, "Saving
minutes saves money," and sell it with humor that hits very close to
home. I love the mother and teenage son arguing about rollover minutes,
both of them glaring at each other, both rolling their eyes. The two
actors must have had a hard time to keep from cracking up.
Anim8rFSK
Is that the family with the nutcase mother where the rest of the family
is trying to ditch their old minutes, and she wants them to use them?
It's interesting that they're playing her as more and more psychotic as
the series goes on.
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Adam H. Kerman
>>The AT&T Family Talk with Rollover cellular plan commercials have been a
>>terrific ad campaign. They make the key points about the product, "Saving
>>minutes saves money," and sell it with humor that hits very close to
>>home. I love the mother and teenage son arguing about rollover minutes,
>>both of them glaring at each other, both rolling their eyes. The two
>>actors must have had a hard time to keep from cracking up.
>Is that the family with the nutcase mother where the rest of the family
>is trying to ditch their old minutes, and she wants them to use them?
>It's interesting that they're playing her as more and more psychotic as
>the series goes on.
Psychotic? Not what I get out of it.
Mason Barge
<a...@chinet.com> wrote:
Yeah. Well, obsessed and borderline Postal. I expect she will be
carrying some sort of gun soon.
Seriously, yeah, great commercials. The actress is talented. My
favorite is still one of the first ones, where the husband says "Isn't
your sister lactose intolerant?"
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>Anim8rFSK <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>The AT&T Family Talk with Rollover cellular plan commercials have been a
>>>>terrific ad campaign. They make the key points about the product, "Saving
>>>>minutes saves money," and sell it with humor that hits very close to
>>>>home. I love the mother and teenage son arguing about rollover minutes,
>>>>both of them glaring at each other, both rolling their eyes. The two
>>>>actors must have had a hard time to keep from cracking up.
>>>Is that the family with the nutcase mother where the rest of the family
>>>is trying to ditch their old minutes, and she wants them to use them?
>>>It's interesting that they're playing her as more and more psychotic as
>>>the series goes on.
>>Psychotic? Not what I get out of it.
>Yeah. Well, obsessed and borderline Postal. I expect she will be
>carrying some sort of gun soon.
None of you has ever had an absurd argument with a teenager? Just
substitute "take out the trash" or "do the dishes". This is barely parody.
>Seriously, yeah, great commercials. The actress is talented. My
>favorite is still one of the first ones, where the husband says "Isn't
>your sister lactose intolerant?"
Heh.
Default User
> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:15:52 +0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
> <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>
> >Anim8rFSK <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
> >>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > The AT&T Family Talk with Rollover cellular plan commercials
> > > > have been a terrific ad campaign.
> > > Is that the family with the nutcase mother where the rest of the
> > > family is trying to ditch their old minutes, and she wants them
> > > to use them? It's interesting that they're playing her as more
> > > and more psychotic as the series goes on.
> >
> > Psychotic? Not what I get out of it.
>
> Yeah. Well, obsessed and borderline Postal. I expect she will be
> carrying some sort of gun soon.
The actress was on an episode of "The Unusuals", as part of the couple
whose apartment was used for making porn movies. The IMDB says it's
Geneva Carr: <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1417931/>
Brian
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Obveeus
"Mason Barge" <mason...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:15:52 +0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
> <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>>Anim8rFSK <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>The AT&T Family Talk with Rollover cellular plan commercials have been a
>>>>terrific ad campaign. They make the key points about the product,
>>>>"Saving
>>>>minutes saves money," and sell it with humor that hits very close to
>>>>home. I love the mother and teenage son arguing about rollover minutes,
>>>>both of them glaring at each other, both rolling their eyes. The two
>>>>actors must have had a hard time to keep from cracking up.
>>
>>>Is that the family with the nutcase mother where the rest of the family
>>>is trying to ditch their old minutes, and she wants them to use them?
>>>It's interesting that they're playing her as more and more psychotic as
>>>the series goes on.
>>
>>Psychotic? Not what I get out of it.
>
> Yeah. Well, obsessed and borderline Postal. I expect she will be
> carrying some sort of gun soon.
Maybe all parenting should be done with a gun...or at least a club and a
whip.
I don't see her characters as psychotic. She is just stuck with being the
voice of reason and being surrounded by unreasonable people.
> Seriously, yeah, great commercials. The actress is talented. My
> favorite is still one of the first ones, where the husband says "Isn't
> your sister lactose intolerant?"
Agreed, those commercials are funny.
Another fairly good campaign is the Verizon commercials (these 10million
sprinkles represent the other people you can call for free and the dead zone
commercials). During last week's NASCAR race I finally saw the commercial I
had been waiting for: it featured an Alltel building with the Alltel sign
being pulled off the top and replaced by a Verizon sign. They even had the
'Chad' having to stand there and watch it happen. Who's laughing now, Chad?
Seamus MacRae
> I don't see her characters as psychotic. She is just stuck with being the
> voice of reason and being surrounded by unreasonable people.
That seems to happen to me an awful lot.
>> Seriously, yeah, great commercials. The actress is talented. My
>> favorite is still one of the first ones, where the husband says "Isn't
>> your sister lactose intolerant?"
>
> Agreed, those commercials are funny.
> Another fairly good campaign is the Verizon commercials
The only good commercial is a dead commercial.
Anim8rFSK
"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> Mason Barge <mason...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> >>Anim8rFSK <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
> >>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>The AT&T Family Talk with Rollover cellular plan commercials have been a
> >>>>terrific ad campaign. They make the key points about the product, "Saving
> >>>>minutes saves money," and sell it with humor that hits very close to
> >>>>home. I love the mother and teenage son arguing about rollover minutes,
> >>>>both of them glaring at each other, both rolling their eyes. The two
> >>>>actors must have had a hard time to keep from cracking up.
>
> >>>Is that the family with the nutcase mother where the rest of the family
> >>>is trying to ditch their old minutes, and she wants them to use them?
> >>>It's interesting that they're playing her as more and more psychotic as
> >>>the series goes on.
>
> >>Psychotic? Not what I get out of it.
>
> >Yeah. Well, obsessed and borderline Postal. I expect she will be
> >carrying some sort of gun soon.
>
> None of you has ever had an absurd argument with a teenager? Just
> substitute "take out the trash" or "do the dishes". This is barely parody.
Right, but the series started out with the kid being wasteful and the
mom somewhat reasonable, and they've shifted to where the whole family
is mocking and/or wary of her, and what he said about the gun.
>
> >Seriously, yeah, great commercials. The actress is talented. My
> >favorite is still one of the first ones, where the husband says "Isn't
> >your sister lactose intolerant?"
>
> Heh.
Yeah, that was great. That's when the father sided with the kids,
because the mother has lost it.
Adam H. Kerman
>>Heh.
I could see this family in a comedy. Unlike the Geico Cavemen, it's not
just the one joke.
Anim8rFSK
There's another carrier that has the ad with the father who sort of
looks like Tom Hanks and his 3 daughters trying to fix him up with some
hot grandma, that just SCREAMS continuing series, and yet I've only ever
seen the one spot.
Adam H. Kerman
That one sucks.
John-A
Lots of annoying commercials!
Doesn't the fee you pay for cable buy you anything,
like fewer commercials?
Now that digital tv is here, and the stations' range
is down to 35 to 40 miles, cable/satellite is the
only way to get more than a few stations!
The major network stations are mostly out of range
in my area. Will the networks allow the building
of more affiliates with the shorter range of
over-the-air reception? More TV translators?
John-A in the Iowa boonies.
Anim8rFSK
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"John-A" <nob...@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> You pay and pay and pay to get cable, and what do you get?
> Lots of annoying commercials!
> Doesn't the fee you pay for cable buy you anything, like fewer
> commercials?
>
> Now that digital tv is here, and the stations' range is down to 35 to 40
> miles, cable/satellite is the only way to get more than a few stations!
That limit is only for line-of-sight reception. With decent equipment it's
possible to receive from further away, provided the station is transmitting
a strong enough signal.
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Barry Margolin
"John-A" <nob...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> You pay and pay and pay to get cable, and what do you get?
> Lots of annoying commercials!
> Doesn't the fee you pay for cable buy you anything,
> like fewer commercials?
Nope. Cable TV advertising rates are much lower than broadcast
networks, so they need more commercials AND subscription fees to pay for
the shows.
Maybe what it also buys us is that niche shows with smaller audiences
stay on the air.
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Smokie Darling (Annie)
> In article <h2lv4r$on...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> > >"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
Just for Men haircolor. Because grandma thought he was super
delicious (I watch too much tv).
Smokie Darling (Annie)
> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:15:52 +0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
>
>
>
>
>
> <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> >>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>
> >>>The AT&T Family Talk with Rollover cellular plan commercials have been a
> >>>terrific ad campaign. They make the key points about the product, "Saving
> >>>minutes saves money," and sell it with humor that hits very close to
> >>>home. I love the mother and teenage son arguing about rollover minutes,
> >>>both of them glaring at each other, both rolling their eyes. The two
> >>>actors must have had a hard time to keep from cracking up.
>
> >>Is that the family with the nutcase mother where the rest of the family
> >>is trying to ditch their old minutes, and she wants them to use them?
> >>It's interesting that they're playing her as more and more psychotic as
> >>the series goes on.
>
> >Psychotic? Not what I get out of it.
>
> Yeah. Well, obsessed and borderline Postal. I expect she will be
> carrying some sort of gun soon.
>
> Seriously, yeah, great commercials. The actress is talented.
She had a part in the final Unusuals episode. It was very small, but
it was a pretty good role.
Anim8rFSK
<d26cf093-4754-43f7...@s1g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
LOL, is *that* what that's for? Nah, it's a cell phone service isn't
it? One of the girls says they all talk to everybody 'cause he got them
such a great plan.
There's the mark of a truly dreadful ad - not only do we know what the
brand is, we aren't even sure of the product line!
Default User
You are conflating two different commercials. The one with the three
daughters is one of the cell plan ones. There's another with two
daughters who want Dad to get back into dating so they present him with
hair-coloring stuff.
Brian
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~consul
There are two versions of that type of ad. One has the 2 red-headed daughters who tell him to get his hair coloured, "Because it's time" for daddy to be happy. That's the JFM ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z03SEPGC_EA&feature=related
Then there is the one with the dad with 3 daughters, I think 1 is red-headed, one is sandy brown w/ glasses, and they are talking a lot on the phone with all their new minutes, which is for the cellphone ad.
I can't find a youtube of it because I don't remember the brand. But I thought that they did mention it.
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Smokie Darling (Annie)
Oh yeah, it is for the Fave Five or something. I got it confused with
the one where the two daughters tell their dad he would be a great
catch, and hand him the "Just For Men" hair color.
I thought it was cute, the first time I saw it, but it got annoying
really fast. Although I still like "super delicious".
Smokie Darling (Annie)
Yep, that's what happens when the temps reach 100°+, and it's humid so
the swamp cooler doesn't work. I goofed (like *that* is anything new).
Alan Curry
~consul <con...@dolphins-coveINVALID.com> wrote:
>
>Then there is the one with the dad with 3 daughters, I think 1 is
>red-headed, one is sandy brown w/ glasses, and they are talking a lot on
>the phone with all their new minutes, which is for the cellphone ad.
>
>I can't find a youtube of it because I don't remember the brand. But I
>thought that they did mention it.
I remember this because the super delicious guy is also the evil detective
Rick from Damages (it was weird to see him not being evil). IMDB knows him:
David Costabile. And there are comments there about this commercial. One of
them points to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFaCMUGq79k
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remember his name though.
bj
Anim8rFSK
<b3e322a5-e6e4-4d72...@v37g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
"Smokie Darling (Annie)" <Barnab...@yahoo.com> wrote:
110�+? So you're having a cold snap?
Anim8rFSK
~consul <con...@dolphins-coveINVALID.com> wrote:
> and thus Anim8rFSK inscribed ...
> > "Smokie Darling (Annie)" <Barnab...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> On Jul 4, 5:57 pm, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> >>> There's another carrier that has the ad with the father who sort of
> >>> looks like Tom Hanks and his 3 daughters trying to fix him up with some
> >>> hot grandma, that just SCREAMS continuing series, and yet I've only ever
> >>> seen the one spot.
> >> Just for Men haircolor. Because grandma thought he was super
> >> delicious (I watch too much tv).
> > LOL, is *that* what that's for? Nah, it's a cell phone service isn't
> > it? One of the girls says they all talk to everybody 'cause he got them
> > such a great plan.
> > There's the mark of a truly dreadful ad - not only do we know what the
> > brand is, we aren't even sure of the product line!
>
> There are two versions of that type of ad. One has the 2 red-headed daughters
> who tell him to get his hair coloured, "Because it's time" for daddy to be
> happy. That's the JFM ad.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z03SEPGC_EA&feature=related
>
> Then there is the one with the dad with 3 daughters, I think 1 is red-headed,
> one is sandy brown w/ glasses, and they are talking a lot on the phone with
> all their new minutes, which is for the cellphone ad.
>
> I can't find a youtube of it because I don't remember the brand. But I
> thought that they did mention it.
"super-delicious" finds it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFaCMUGq79k
Anim8rFSK
<70c4f62d-8544-40ff...@i8g2000pro.googlegroups.com>,
"Smokie Darling (Annie)" <Barnab...@yahoo.com> wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFaCMUGq79k
T-Mobile
I'd forgotten about the hair color ad, but now that you give me the
details, I recall seeing that too. Not nearly as much as the T-Mobile
ad though.