Geek-it

It’s rare that I get angry at a telly advert these days. But I saw one that made me want to write in. Probable the email will give you the best explernation:

“I would like to complain, I really could not believe it when I saw your advert on TV last night which was a blatant rip off of the cult TV programme ‘The Mighty Boosch’. In this advert the Honey monster came down and started to rap with his flat mate about Sugar puffs, the style they used was completely unmistakable completely stolen.

I used to eat Sugar Puff regularly and buy them for my family. I will not do this any more I will avoid them from now on, and buy the store non brand alternatives. I hope that the Might Boosch take legal action against you.”

I urge everyone to do the same. This is copywrite theft or somethign. Worse thing is it’s really sad, the bloody Honey monster trying to get in with the Boosh. Burn the Honey Monster!

Click here to complain too.

Anyway back to work stuff, we have been asked to look at the code on two more site. The problems with these ones are easy to spot vending machines and horse liability , moon boy have a go see if you can figure out what they have done wrong. Okay see you do the Miller on Friday guys.

The ASA are shooting themselves in the foot – and giving me great reason to be optimistic about the future of TV advertising.  With their recent ruling that the 26 people (I’m not sure if anyone without a degree in nuclear physics could make a UK population percentage with numbers that small) objecting to the ghd hair styling equipment ad created by ad agency Jemella cannot be shown, the ASA has opened the door for every petty minded complainer to find some reason why every TV ad shown is objectionable!   As we increasingly pander the delicacies of non-traditional English religions in the UK it stands to reason that Christians are going to want their time in the intolerance corner too.  There are plenty of others who have more reason to complain about commecials, for example women who are tired of seeing scantily clad women advertising breast enlargements, large people objecting about skinny ones, skinny ones objecting about fat ones, ageism, sexism, femininism, animal rights, non-charity givers, vegetarians - where will it end? 

Personally I find all TV advertising objectionable.  I despise the fact that if I want to watch the end of a movie I must sit through commercials of products I’m not the least bit interested in buying at 10.30pm.  My hope is that eventually every whining complainer with an axe to grind will write to the ASA who will be forced to apply the same tyrannical hand over other commercials as they have this most recent one, until one evening I can enjoy a full evening of TV entertainment without the disruption of often obnoxious, trivial and increasingly over-the-top advertisements to spoil it.