What are the chances of the actors in the ads getting cast in the series? Sometimes I look at commercial actors (and even moreso at stock photography models and the ones you see in scenes on the cover of Network Computing et al.) and think "There's someone else that'll never be famous."
Evangeline Lilly is noted for making the transition, but in the past five years or so I more expect TV stars to be moonlighting. Which reminds me--very irritating to see State Farm ads with Dennis Haysbert
during
The Unit. Messes with the show for me.
very irritating to see State Farm ads with Dennis Haysbert during The Unit. Messes with the show for me.
It causes a fair amount of whiplash. First he's crashing some military truck and shooting holes in it, then he's offering me insurance if I crash mine! Sheesh.
Nothing beats that Maybelline ad during The Body, though!
The State Farm ads depressed me during 24, last season. I had a really hard time letting go of President Palmer. Those ads just rubbed salt in the wound.
Scott would have a great time watching commercials with bon bon and Bob. He's such a fan, but I completely tune them out. He generally has to rewind and make me watch the good ones, because otherwise, I'm oblivious to them.
For the record, I like the caveman ads a whole lot -- though I only have to sit through them when I want to because of the magic of TiVo. But for a long time I've thought that cavemen get a raw deal in the popular imagination, because they were damn smart, just stuck in a much rougher environment than we have.
Also, weren't most of the Muppets originally created in commercials?
I totally think caveman would kick astronaut bootie.
I totally think caveman would kick astronaut bootie.
Heh.
They should have a short scene where a caveman and an astronaut get into an elevator. They exchange looks, and then the elevator doors close. Then we cut to a shot on a different floor - the elevator doors open and we see the astronaut crumpled in the corner as the caveman casually walks out of the elevator.
Actually, aren't they Allstate ads? Good hands=allstate. Like a good neighbor=state farm.
I think you might be right, sara.
There's a great TAL piece about that, about the cast and crew of Riverdance. Check it out!
I love that story! I have it on my iPod now!
I have no opinion on the caveman commercials as I usually ff past them.
