CBS and Super Bowl Ads
Many of you know that Moveon.org sponsored an anti-Bush ad contest, the winner to be shown during the Super Bowl. Well, turns out that CBS has rejected Moveon.org's money, saying that they will not run issue pieces. They also rejected a PETA ad using scantily clad women to sell vegetarianism, for the same reason.
Interestingly, the drug war apparently doesn't count as an issue, because the White House ONDCP is again running several million dollars worth of ads. Those were the ads that last year equated buying pot with supporting the 9/11 hijackers. Yeah.
Damn liberal media.
Interestingly, the drug war apparently doesn't count as an issue, because the White House ONDCP is again running several million dollars worth of ads. Those were the ads that last year equated buying pot with supporting the 9/11 hijackers. Yeah.
Damn liberal media.
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Originally posted by Towel
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Damn liberal media.
Yes it is. Too bad to.
Originally posted by Towel
Damn liberal media.
The media likes to take a CYA stance on stuff like this... Wow, what a surprise.
Same goes for PETA, pro-life, pro-capital punishment, and any other propaganda.
Originally posted by nwhysee
Bring on the budweiser twins! woooo!!!
The twins were Coors. Worst commercials ever.
"YOU WANT TO PLAY GAMES G?! WEll TERRY'S BACK AND I'VE GOT A NEW GAME FOR YOU. IT'S CALLED HOW MUCH PAIN CAN G STAND BEFORE G LEARNS NOT TO PLAY GAMES ANYMORE?! THAT'S MINE GAME, THAT'S TERRY'S GAME AND WHEN IT'S GAME TIME IT'S TERRY'S TIME!"
Nick
i used to watch cbs when i was a little kid, but now it seems devoid of ANYthing of interest. maybe 60 minutes, but i can't watch that show and immediately feel like i'm too young to be watching it (maybe a leftover hangup from my youth and my parents watching it all the time).
anyway, if cbs had ANY sense, they would realize that the bushin30seconds spots might be just what they need to get people to actually have some interest in them again. or start airing the "club for growth" ads. or have david blaine explode on national tv. ANYthing more than desperately clinging to becker, as if it will suddenly hatch into "frasier" if they sit on it long enough.
Originally posted by rok
has anyone looked at cbs' primetime lineup recently? do they have a single top 10 show anymore? it's like the network for people too old to get up, find the remote and change the channel.
i used to watch cbs when i was a little kid, but now it seems devoid of ANYthing of interest. maybe 60 minutes, but i can't watch that show and immediately feel like i'm too young to be watching it (maybe a leftover hangup from my youth and my parents watching it all the time).
anyway, if cbs had ANY sense, they would realize that the bushin30seconds spots might be just what they need to get people to actually have some interest in them again. or start airing the "club for growth" ads. or have david blaine explode on national tv. ANYthing more than desperately clinging to becker, as if it will suddenly hatch into "frasier" if they sit on it long enough.
Actually it seems like the NBC shows that have been on forever. Shows like ER, Friends and Frasier all jumped the shark years ago.
I watch CBS on Thursdays because I watch Survivor and sometimes can sit through a second whole hour of television and watch CSI with my wife. So I guess I only know the Thursday to Thursday comparison.
But it seems there is nothing new or of interest on any of the channels.
Nick
Originally posted by trumptman
Actually it seems like the NBC shows that have been on forever. Shows like ER, Friends and Frasier all jumped the shark years ago.
I watch CBS on Thursdays because I watch Survivor and sometimes can sit through a second whole hour of television and watch CSI with my wife. So I guess I only know the Thursday to Thursday comparison.
But it seems there is nothing new or of interest on any of the channels.
Nick
hmmm... i forgot about CSI... i have never watched it, but it must have some merit if they keep releasing new versions of it every year (next season: CSI: Des Moines!) I've also never watched Friends for more than an episode per season (same was true for Seinfeld), and from what i have heard it's gone into autopilot until the end of the season/series now. but someone has to end the reality-show craze, or just start up a network for them and shove them all there so i can avoid them altogether.
in a weird way, the WB actually reminds me of where fox was back in the early days. different shows, small but loyal following, and a growing number of local carriers. wouldn't be surprised to see the granddaddy of them all, CBS, get shoved to the periphery in 5 to 10 years, no matter how much money they have behind them.
Originally posted by rok
hmmm... i forgot about CSI... i have never watched it, but it must have some merit if they keep releasing new versions of it every year (next season: CSI: Des Moines!) I've also never watched Friends for more than an episode per season (same was true for Seinfeld), and from what i have heard it's gone into autopilot until the end of the season/series now. but someone has to end the reality-show craze, or just start up a network for them and shove them all there so i can avoid them altogether.
in a weird way, the WB actually reminds me of where fox was back in the early days. different shows, small but loyal following, and a growing number of local carriers. wouldn't be surprised to see the granddaddy of them all, CBS, get shoved to the periphery in 5 to 10 years, no matter how much money they have behind them.
I doubt that. CBS is owned by Viacomm which is quite large.
Nick