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sybann
07/20/09

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Anyone it advertising will tell you that (THESE) spec ads are a pain in the ass. They're rarely sold and they waste the time of the talent and the sales rep (and the company they're pitched to). A good spec ad is one that has a chance of making it on air.
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yourfriendandneighbor
07/21/09

@sybann: well, actually, the chance to create a prof. quality tv ad for your reel, assuming all your other spots suck, is not a waste of time at all. it can get you a job.
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Zucker
07/20/09

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I actually think this isn't even a spec ad. Or if it is, it wasn't made by a German advertising agency.
The slogan at the end is completely wrong. The German slogan was "Gehorche deinem Durst" for "Obey your thirst" not "Befolgen Sie Ihren Durst".
Also, Sprite hasn't been using that slogan for a while in Germany, it's currently "Was wirklich zählt ist klar".
Also, the can at the end is a US can (it says 12 oz at the bottom.
And, the kitchen has US style appliances in it.

My guess is this is someone's fun video project made in the US with German thrown in to make it believable (Brüno! naked people on beaches and tv all the time in crazy Europe!)
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The Real JR
07/20/09

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I would really like to see how they would advertise for Cinnabons.
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shorty63136
07/20/09

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD40PU9650s
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BookishLookish
07/20/09

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Yes, writers do this with scripts. They put in something overtly filthy so that the lines that they really want, semi-hot double entendres that still might raise eyebrows in middle America, can make it in. See Laverne & Shirley, Squiggy's immortal line: "I'm losing my lust"; all of Mae West's scripts, etc.
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skahammer
07/20/09

@BookishLookish: Then will you show us how it's done -- by leaving the excessively filthy lines in your next few comments? I want to get good notes on this.
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BookishLookish
07/20/09

@skahammer: Sorry, skahoney, you know I don't do that kind of work for free. See if you can get Gabriel to cough up some shekels and it's all systems go.
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Forgetitjake
07/21/09

@BookishLookish:
It's what Dashiell Hammett claimed he did to get "gunsel" into the Black Mask version of The Maltese Falcon, I think. He put in a harmless word that the editor censored because it sounded dirty, and then also put in gunsel, which got past the lazy editor because he assumed it was gun-related.
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scottros
07/20/09

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Is this like "on spec" for freelance journalism? Something tells me no.
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CaptainFantastic
07/20/09

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Here's a cheesier/funnier one:
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(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
07/20/09

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I was shocked at first, but then...
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goetz
07/20/09

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This is an ad for blowjobs, right?
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skahammer
07/20/09

@goetz: "This Has Been a Pubic Service Announcement."
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Moff
07/20/09

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[Inappropriate joke redacted on account of not being funny, upon further consideration]
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Aaron Altman
07/20/09

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Tagline: "Lemon And Lime? It's Sexy Time!"
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