MetaFilter posts tagged with commercials and video

Is it a sinister government experiment, designed to brainwash children?

eric1halfb — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:44:15 -0800

Digging up long forgotten memories for a generation who spent their formative years glued to the boob tube, Memorex is a veritable nostalgia nuke for children of the 80s. Endless beach parties, Saturday morning cartoons, claymation everything, sleek cars, sexy babes, toys you forgot existed, station idents, primitive computer animation, all your favorite sugary cereal mascots, and so much more. An ode to the hyper consumerism and sleek veneer of a simpler time. (previously)

Variations on a steem

EJXD2 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:42:49 -0800

Mia Gentile covers the Stanley Steemer jingle again (goth) and again (50s girl band) and again (a la Avril Lavigne) and...

The Story of Jay Fucking Over Brian and Travis

mrgrimm — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:18 -0800

Dear Jay Leno ... "First off, my intention is not to fight you on this. You have more cars than I have dollars, and so I know I don’t stand a chance legally ..." - "An Open Letter to Jay Leno About Stealing My Video and Then Getting It Removed From YouTube" * YouTube: The Big Copyright Lie * Who Owns Your YouTube video? * YouTube appeals German copyright ruling * Untangling Cover Song Licensing on YouTube * YouTube user receives copyright takedown for video with birds singing in background * Original "rickroll" video removed from YouTube due to copyright claim by ... AVG?!

If it's out there, it's in here.

Orinda — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:45:41 -0800

Ding! Furniture stripping. Rock drills. Herbs. Die casting. Dumbwaiters. Conductive shoes. Vanity cases. Civil engineers. If it's out there, it's in here. [MLYT] If you watched television in the northeastern US in the late 1980s, you probably remember the NYNEX Yellow Pages ads by California ad agency Chiat/Day. In a frenetic market, the spots were praised for using humor and "pure-concept, minimalist stuff" to capture consumers' attention. p.s. I couldn't find the "Fishing tackle" ad I remember. Can anyone else come up with a link?

Pepsi Review

Rhaomi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:38:23 -0800

The 27 Best (Non-Super Bowl) Commercials of the 2000s: Balls [Bravia] - Birthday [Got Milk?] - Bubble Boy [Volkswagen] - Bus Station [Starburst] - Carousel [Phillips] - Cog [Honda] - Dangerously Low [Levi's] - Diorama [Halo 3] - Evolution [Dove] - Freestyle [Nike] - Gorilla [Cadbury] - Grrr [Honda] - Hello Tomorrow [Adidas] - Lamp [IKEA] - Like [Volkswagen] - Mountain [Playstation] - Noitulove [Guinness] - Odyssey [Levi's] - Rabbit [Comcast] - Sheet Metal [Saturn] - Stork [Monster] - Swear Jar [Bud Light] - Tag [Nike] - Tea Partay [Smirnoff] - Touch [Skittles] - Wedding Toast [Budweiser] - Yes We Can [Dipdive]. Part of Adweek's "Best of the 2000s" competition, which also includes rundowns of the 22 Best Super Bowl Spots and the 15 Best Print Campaigns of the last decade, among many other voting categories.

Short Vids: No Fat Clips

not_on_display — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:01:43 -0800

no fat clips!!! features a cornucopia of music videos, short movies, commercials, and other kinds of short visual entertainment from around the world, all available for immediate viewing and as high-quality-format downloads. Previous MetaFilter FPPs featuring videos found at no fat clips: • Bows and Arrows by Stephen Irwin • Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions by Henry Selick • The Future of Shaving

I WAITED FOR YOU, FRY

Sticherbeast — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:20:53 -0800

Thailand has some sad insurance commercials. [via]

Happiness is a pill.

Dave Faris — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:00:14 -0800

New Media from the future ... a look at infographics and commercials from 2027, courtesy of a the movie Children of Men. (qt, sound)

"The first comment is El-Oh-El-exclamation mark-exclamation mark-one-exclamation mark."

divabat — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:33:27 -0800

Blogs by Phone - for when your family and friends have trouble keeping up with your blog posts. (YouTube video from SixApart)

NINJA POKE OF DEATH, MOTHAFUCKA!

monju_bosatsu — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:03:21 -0800

Foshata! Write your own English subtitles to Japanese commercials.

It's no longer funny.

faisal — Mon, 01 May 2000 22:31:35 -0800

It's no longer funny.

The Lot,

mathowie — Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:27:49 -0800

The Lot, a New Zealand e-commerce site, has a hilarious commercial (2.7Mb mpeg) that a friend sent to me with the title "Shopping in LA." The NRA could not be reached for comment.