Monday, July 23, 2007

To boldly go

where no other tv crew has gone before.... what had perhaps started out as a spoofy ad on how television channels report even the most inane news as breaking news, ballooned into a series of ads on a whole range of products, and before we know it, its a trend, that every fmcg worth its salt wants to ape.
Salt, lets start with that... the ad goes this way, a guy is brushing his teeth, when all of a sudden, a tv crew barges in and gives hima lecture on having Active Salt in your toothpaste and obviously xyz is the only brand that has it... there are similar ones for stains on clothes (multiple brands - powder and soap), stains on vessels,and so on....
D says she would love to meet that 'Vanish' lady and get her to remove the turmeric stain on a handkerchief. apparently the damn thing didnt work on it when D tried:)
I have a bigger fear, what if soaps get into the act, followed by Kamasutra?

until next time, ad shads

15 comments:

Me said...

I shouldn't be confused, should I?

Adorable Pancreas said...

I think I could take kamasutra, but someone ban those harpic ads. No self respecting home-maker would ever leave a toilet in that state.

And may I link to you on my blog?

Anonymous said...

Kamasutra salesperson barging into your bedroom? lol

...

still laughing. :-)

--TCWB.

Stone said...

:-)

Layon said...

he he ... 'Ad-Shad' revolution ...onother topic in the history books ... "started wit the ad of Kamasutra in the year 20.."

Anonymous said...

do let us through
we are the tv crew
tall tales we brew
and idiots we screw

shruti said...

Ask me the Vanish lady had me fooled too ...especiallu coming from the house of reckitt benkiser ..

austere said...

:)

Alien said...

KS... i'd love to see the way they shoot that ad... birds on bushes perhaps or just moving beds!!!

LOL...

manuscrypts said...

orhan: nah, unless you want to :)

ap: you could? hmmm.. and please do

manuscrypts said...

TCWB: on a honeymoon night, and call it breaking news?

stone: i'm seeing a template now...

manuscrypts said...

layon: probably... brrr

sreejith: haha, awesome :)

manuscrypts said...

shruti: though the original color of your cloth does vanish!!!

hey austere :)

manuscrypts said...

alien: hey, we're a much more open country now :)

Anonymous said...

I see it like this-

Static ticker titled "Breaking news" and the newsreader begins with a "This just in..."

--TCWB.