And since TV blows, let's talk about a few commercials. I just saw a DirectTV commercial that looked locally produced, so I doubt you will have the great fortune of seeing it for yourself. Two young boys are playing with a race car track in their living room. Their dad is watching/playing as well. Suddenly, the boys get up and say "We're bored, dad. We're going outside." The dad appears heartbroken. Heartbroken that his boys would resort to such devices as "outside." He immediately thinks to call DirectTV in order to make sure that they can have enough channels so the boys won't ever be bored enough to go outside again. It's officially the worst commercial out there right now.
Running a close second is another local gem, this time for a local TV station's website. It's a close-up shot of a printer that spits out pages. Each page has a few words that by the end of the commercial, tells how their website is better than the other local TV station sites. You're probably having a hard time picturing this commercial because you're thinking "surely it's not just an old printer spitting out page after page with a few words on it." Well, it is. What kills me is that more often than not, it's followed immediately by a "Go Green" promo for the same station.
Last week USA had a Psych marathon for an entire day. I watched a few episodes and I had no idea that advertisers expected millions of old people close to their death watching as well. During every single commercial break, and I'm not exaggerating, there was a commercial for life insurance. They were as bad as you would expect for daytime TV with most of them beginning with two people talking about funeral costs. I just found it odd that they were on during a Psych marathon. I just don't see Psych as a show that older Americans enjoy. But maybe I'm wrong.
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