Commercials – we all hate them. They are a necessary evil in our media world but for the most part they are boring, insulting or just downright stupid. However every once in a while there is a bright ray of cool that shows up on the horizon and we actually have a chance to watch a commercial that is worth our time to stop and enjoy.
Here’s six commercials that I found while cruising the net that I think rise to that high bar of worth watching if only because they are so damn cool.
Nike – Leave Nothing
I’m not a big sports fan so already sports related commercials are a hard sell but this one from Nike caught my eye. There is also an extended version of it here.
Barclays – Fake
This ad from Barclays has a real touch of the Twilight Zone to it. Then they had to ruin it by letting us know it’s all about money.
Audi – Intelligently Combined
Sorry but they had me at the transparent Rubic’s Cube of car parts.
Guinness – Music Machine
Who would have thought a head of beer could play such cool music
Levi’s – Knockout
My jaw still hurts.
Phillips – Carousel
Saving the best for last. This is just a freaking awesome commercial and there is also a “how’d they do that” video as well over here.
Oh, Glee- you wormed your way into our hearts and viewing schedules only to so abruptly leave us.
With the new season of Glee upcoming in the middle of April (a million years away), some previews and webisodes have been emerging. The video below is the first real full length Sue Sylvester rant we’ve gotten, and it’s about the gays! Sue tells us how she “C”s it, with frequent use of the words “swish it up a bit.” She almost kind of reminds me of a mini-Colbert here.
First he got bagged for driving everyone in Stockholm home from the bar in a golf cart and refusing a breathalyzer. Then a book almost came out claiming that he had a habit of handing out $20 bills to random people in the lobby of Four Seasons hotels, saying their shoes needed shining or “you look hungry, go buy a sandwich.” Now reports are emerging of Murray randomly tending bar at SXSW.
The guy narrating it- who is, sorry to be trite, kind of a hipster douche- won’t shut his yap for more than half the video, but there are definitely some great shots of Murray just straight up serving people drinks. And not just any drinks. Apparently, Bill took orders for everything but only served… Tequila. And even that’s not awesome enough for a story, so RZA and GZA of Wu-Tang were also involved somehow. The video, below:
