Rate spec spots!

August 10, 2004 1:10 PM

Specs spots are commericals shot by people who hope that they'll be considered for shooting real commercials. Because they are vying for attention, some of them can be pretty outrageous. This site allows you to rank them ala hotornot mode.

My personal favorite pertains to that "make a wish" ritual around blowing out birthday candles.
What are your favorites? (Spots themselves are Quicktime links)
posted by jasper411 (10 comments total)

OK, the Tide thing was just nasty.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:42 PM on August 10, 2004

The Ron Jeremy spot for MTV is amusing. A lot of these are great.
posted by mathowie at 1:43 PM on August 10, 2004

I watched about ten and it worked perfectly (some good stuff there) but then I started getting MySql errors--even when I went to try the ones I'd already watched.
posted by dobbs at 1:45 PM on August 10, 2004

Thanks a lot, Jasper--there goes the afternoon. Great find!

(Oh, and you gotta love the top-rated Pizza Guy one. Sorry, I can't get the link to work, but it's on your first link.)
posted by Turtles all the way down at 1:46 PM on August 10, 2004

Now I'm getting SQL errors too!
posted by jasper411 at 1:48 PM on August 10, 2004

ooops. you bwoke it.
posted by damclean2 at 1:57 PM on August 10, 2004

I don't want to get well
Cause I'm having a wonderful time
(warning: evil ad)
posted by Turtle at 2:43 PM on August 10, 2004

oops I meant to link to this.
posted by Turtle at 2:45 PM on August 10, 2004

The fact that there's an entire culture of people out there who aspire in their most ambitious dreams to become part of advertising gives me comfort that the universe is expanding, will eventually end.

Nice link, though.
posted by scarabic at 4:33 PM on August 10, 2004

OK,
I watched [World war I] Jim Beam advert and was horrified.
They show the soldier wearing rubber soled boots with cleats. What? No such item in WWI.
,dave
posted by davebarnes at 7:16 PM on August 10, 2004