Author Topic: Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? (Read 5762 times)

mmb5 · « **on:** July 05, 2008, 10:35:39 AM »

I've only been watching for 30 minutes and I'm ready to recreate the beginning of SCTV with my television. Who possibly thought this surf music motif was a good idea?

--Mike

bandit_bobby · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2008, 11:27:39 AM »

I guess they're slowly building towards the premiere of "Catch 21".

xavier45 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2008, 12:03:06 PM »

I have only been watching for 30 minutes and that song has already become annoying. I don't know if it is as annoying as
B-I-N-G-O, yet.

MikeK · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2008, 12:25:18 PM »

[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'189787\' date=\'Jul 5 2008, 11:27 AM\']I guess they're slowly building towards the premiere of "Catch 21".[/quote]
Slowly? Catch 21 premieres in just over 2 weeks. If this was any other GSN original, it would be promoted during the credits of every program, as the first commercial in any block of ads, and with some crappy graphics which block the bottom quarter of the screen for 15 seconds.

Catch 21 was mentioned briefly in an ad I saw within the last half hour, but no mention of a premiere date, or any imagery or audio.

Chelsea Thrasher · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2008, 12:37:27 PM »

Can't say I'm a fan of the campaign, by and large. The ads annoying as hell, and the network image being presented in the campaign doesn't really match what's airing on the schedule at-large at the moment. A feel-good retro style summer image campaign doesn't seem like a solid fit for Millionaire, the poker shows, Russian Roulette, etc. (Lots of modern, and therefore usually darker, shows) - which make up a majority of the schedule.

/Nevermind that, again, a lot of the spots are just..not good.
//GSN's in-house promos haven't been particularly good since the early part of the decade, IMO.

xavier45 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2008, 01:09:21 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'189793\' date=\'Jul 5 2008, 12:25 PM\']
Catch 21 was mentioned briefly in an ad I saw within the last half hour, but no mention of a premiere date, or any imagery or audio.
[/quote]
They just mentioned it by itself and it said it will premiere on July 21st at 7:30pm.

Mr. Armadillo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2008, 11:55:55 PM »

[quote name=\'Seth Thrasher\' post=\'189798\' date=\'Jul 5 2008, 11:37 AM\'] A feel-good retro style summer image campaign doesn't seem like a solid fit for Millionaire, the poker shows, Russian Roulette, etc. (Lots of modern, and therefore usually darker, shows) - which make up a majority of the schedule.
[/quote]
Well, the solution for this would be obvious, wouldn't it?

catnap1972 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2008, 12:05:01 PM »

[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'189790\' date=\'Jul 5 2008, 12:03 PM\']
I have only been watching for 30 minutes and that song has already become annoying. I don't know if it is as annoying as
B-I-N-G-O, yet.
[/quote]

It's already past that IMO (and only after one day to boot)

xavier45 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2008, 12:11:31 PM »

I wonder if GSN is going to change this up a little. I mean, can they really play this same song for the whole summer?

sshuffield70 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2008, 07:05:30 PM »

[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'189873\' date=\'Jul 6 2008, 12:11 PM\']
I wonder if GSN is going to change this up a little. I mean, can they really play this same song for the whole summer?
[/quote]

HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead!.....HEAD ON! Apply directly to th..........(yeah, you know where this is going)

PYLdude · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2008, 11:55:29 PM »

[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' post=\'189923\' date=\'Jul 6 2008, 06:05 PM\']
[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'189873\' date=\'Jul 6 2008, 12:11 PM\']
I wonder if GSN is going to change this up a little. I mean, can they really play this same song for the whole summer?
[/quote]

HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead!.....HEAD ON! Apply directly to th..........(yeah, you know where this is going)
[/quote]

But that eventually stopped.

More importantly, is Head On even being advertised anymore?

xavier45 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2008, 02:13:51 AM »

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'189952\' date=\'Jul 6 2008, 11:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' post=\'189923\' date=\'Jul 6 2008, 06:05 PM\']
[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'189873\' date=\'Jul 6 2008, 12:11 PM\']
I wonder if GSN is going to change this up a little. I mean, can they really play this same song for the whole summer?
[/quote]

HEAD ON! Apply directly to the forehead!.....HEAD ON! Apply directly to th..........(yeah, you know where this is going)
[/quote]

But that eventually stopped.

More importantly, is Head On even being advertised anymore?
[/quote]
I believe I saw a commercial on GSN the other day. But this one had the woman talking about how it changed her life.

Gsguy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2008, 11:40:03 AM »

Rule #4555

If you're going to parody a song, have Weird Al write the lyrics.

As a Beach boys fan, I cringe a little when I hear the "Catch a Wave" parody.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2008, 12:09:35 PM »

[quote name=\'Gsguy\' post=\'189995\' date=\'Jul 7 2008, 11:40 AM\']As a Beach boys fan, I cringe a little when I hear the "Catch a Wave" parody.[/quote]
As far as I'm concerned, the only decent Beach Boys parody is the opening number in Top Secret.

/ When we shoot the curl, we really shoot the curl.

Don Howard · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2008, 01:12:03 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'190008\' date=\'Jul 7 2008, 12:09 PM\']
As far as I'm concerned, the only decent Beach Boys parody is the opening number in Top Secret.
[/quote]
The Winker's sold-then-unsold to CBS game's theme music from 1988 had lyrics?