I enjoyed this a lot. posted by Wataki at 1:17 PM on November 18, 2010
That Dalek put up quite a fight. At the beginning. posted by tommasz at 1:32 PM on November 18, 2010
DALEKS ARE THE SUPERIOR BEINGS! THEY WILL NOT BLEEEEEEEEEEND! posted by Artw at 1:34 PM on November 18, 2010 [7 favorites]
I met the guy who started this ad campaign, he was surprised how well it worked. He said the really interesting part is that individual consumers are now buying Blendtec because they are "Just so cool". Normally they sell to cafes and not consumers. This ad series might just make Blendtec a household name, not that anyone needs this kind of blender to make one milkshake a week. posted by Felex at 1:42 PM on November 18, 2010 [1 favorite]
I understand that in the 2011 series we will finally learn that the 8th Doctor used a Blendtec blender to end the Time War. posted by Effigy2000 at 1:44 PM on November 18, 2010
If their blender really did have an "Exterminate" setting, I'd totally buy one. posted by Katrel at 1:46 PM on November 18, 2010 [4 favorites]
If their blender made a TARDIS noise, I'd totally buy one... posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:51 PM on November 18, 2010 [3 favorites]
I, too, would enjoy a blender that makes the TARDIS sound. Or pretty much any appliance, for that matter. posted by vortex genie 2 at 4:02 PM on November 18, 2010
I would enjoy a TARDIS that makes the TARDIS sound. Weeeeeee! posted by m@f at 4:07 PM on November 18, 2010 [3 favorites]
You know that TARDIS sound means the brakes have been left on. Fear the blending that would result if River Song was at the controls.
Meanwhile, Craig Ferguson had Matt Smith on a special Doctor Who night on Tuesday. Sadly, the opening dance to the Doctor Who theme was cut due to failure to get legal clearance 5 minutes before the show was recorded, said Ferguson, who also said that it would be a terrible, terrible thing if the dress rehearsal were to be leaked by a staff member. Just terrible.
Keep an eye out at the usual places, just in case.
Oh, and the Dalek was still hanging around the set last night. I think Jeff looked jealous. posted by maudlin at 4:13 PM on November 18, 2010 [3 favorites]
(OT: I just wanted to mention that having a blender in your kitchen actually increases your chances of making malted milkshakes tenfold.) posted by Ron Thanagar at 4:15 PM on November 18, 2010
The Blendtec blenders used by Starbucks (previously -- as they now use Vitamix blenders) could barely blend a frozen banana without burning out the motor. I guess the company cheaped out and didn't buy the model featured in these videos. posted by erstwhile at 4:37 PM on November 18, 2010
Daleks. Do. Not. Care. posted by Old'n'Busted at 4:48 PM on November 18, 2010
Hmm... the Doctor won't carry a gun, but perhaps he'd carry a blender.
It would go well with the screwdriver anyway. posted by philipy at 8:11 PM on November 18, 2010
Man, it's hard to find a decent word for Advertising, Marketing or Blending that rhymes with Exterminate
Promulgate!
Annunciate!
Homogenate!
None seem quite right...
(That's not ten minutes of my life wasted, oh no, not at all) posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:21 AM on November 19, 2010
Oh, how I wish we could add cool sci-fi sound effects to everything... so that every door opened with the whoosh-whoosh Star Trek door noise, f'r'instance. If my blender made a TARDIS noise, I would have malted milkshakes ALL THE TIME. posted by kinnakeet at 6:10 AM on November 19, 2010
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