Comments on: What’s on? (giving TV the Talmudic treatment)

By: Anthrodiva

Anthrodiva — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:26:26 +0000

Watching Rehab:Party at the Hard Rock last night, one of the cabana servers kept introducing herself as “Julia Gulia” – reference from the Wedding Singer.

By: Daric Snyder

Daric Snyder — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:41:16 +0000

That’s Matt McCarthy in the commercial, a funny NYC-based comedian. He’s been getting a lot of ad work recently. Here’s his website: http://www.mccarthyredhead.com/

By: Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:32:18 +0000

Detective Eames on Law and Order: SI first appeared as one of Richard Dreyfuss’s children in What About Bob?

By: Rick Liebling

Rick Liebling — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:28:02 +0000

Grant,

Interesting choice of accompanying visual as I love to play the (somewhat easier) what other commercial was that guy in. The guy above was also the Pilgrim in the Guinness Prop 3-17 ad from around St. Pat’s Day earlier this year. He was brilliant in the Guinness ad and I think he’s really good in the Verizon ad as well. A gifted commercial actor, or a guy on his way up in Hollywood? He would be fantastic as a sidekick for Seth Rogan.

Full disclosure – Guinness is a client.

By: peter spear

peter spear — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:05:52 +0000

a great catch on gene hackman. for anyone doubting the value of long-term advertising presence, take note. this is a prime example of a brand’s ownership of a category’s imagery and sense of purpose that even the competitive advertising gets attributed to them. it’s good to be the leader of a category, to be sure.

By: Alexandre

Alexandre — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:08:15 +0000

interesting approach. Do you enjoy television in the sameway now as you did, say, fifteen years ago?
Seems to me, television is so passive that we find ways to make it active. Like playing games.
Not completely new but the reflex is more automatic.

By: James D Kirk

James D Kirk — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:40:54 +0000

Recently subscribed to your blog, and am working my way through your “How to be an Anthropologist for hire” (mostly just to learn more about what anthropology truly is.)

Anyhow, so glad to know that I’m not the only one out there that actually stops and listens to the voice over talent for commercials. Well, when I actually watch them; thank goodness for DVR technology.

Oh, and I hate to burst your bubble, but Gene Hackman does the voice over work for Lowes, instead of Home Depot. Right category, though!