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Car Forum / Ferrari Cars / September 2004OT - to T308
Is B/R using Ted Levine as a TV spokesperson? I saw a commercial tonight and I could have sworn I identified that I-have-8-lbs-of-cotton-stuffed-in-my-nose voice. He's one of my favorite actors, though he doesn't strike me as a spokesperson type. What, William Shatner was busy? MC "Quickly Spock ... pass the Jamoca. Spock!" M (ore ice) C (ream please) wrote... >Is B/R using Ted Levine as a TV spokesperson? I saw a commercial >tonight and I could have sworn I identified that >I-have-8-lbs-of-cotton-stuffed-in-my-nose voice. He's one of my >favorite actors, though he doesn't strike me as a spokesperson type. >What, William Shatner was busy? Nope, it's Steve Landesberg, AKA Det. Arthur Dietrich on the Barney Miller TV show. It's funny, everyone seems to know his voice but nobody can place him. The best bit is you paid attention to the spot! T31flavors (Who's hoping you'll all stop by your local Baskin-Robbins for a scoop of our flavor of the month "Honest to Goodnuts") > M (ore ice) C (ream please) wrote... > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > (Who's hoping you'll all stop by your local Baskin-Robbins for a scoop of our > flavor of the month "Honest to Goodnuts") Boy, I even waited around for it to air again and I was actually going to swagger back in here *knowing* it was Ted Levine. SL sounds *exactly* like him!! I'm one of those freaks that loves to pick out celebs on the radio or TV. (Here's one - Jeff Bridges is the on-the-air Duracell voice. And what does Patrick Stewart shill?) I'd actually like to try me some of that "True Blue Ginger" - it sounds odd enough to be up my alley. Unfortunately, I'm broke. MC MC (as voiced by Jason Alexander) wrote... >And what does Patrick Stewart shill? MasterCard and (god help us...) Porsche. Patrick's a cool guy. We did an X-Men promo few years back. Sadly, we couldn't afford him for the voice overs. The funniest V/O situation we've had was when we did Shrek. Our commericals featured the Donkey character as voiced by Eddie Murphy. We got approval from DreamWorks to use the annimation and the "official Eddie Murphy" sound alike who happened to be a rather large white guy from Florida. Go figure. >I'd actually like to try me some of that "True Blue Ginger" - it sounds >odd enough to be up my alley. Unfortunately, I'm broke. Gift certificates on the way... T308 (who has a face for radio....) > MC (as voiced by Jason Alexander) wrote... You just went from beatific buddy to bastard in a new record time. I dread the more-than-occasional JA reference, and I get them more than occasionally. Of course I feel that I am bigger, stronger and better looking than that second-rate Buddy Hackett, that my syle reflects a point of view and way of doing things that is out of his universe, and reflective of my superior intelligence and ... yes, virility. I look at him and I see a chunky weasel, something I don't even resemble, physically or otherwise. He's Croesus-mode rich and he's considered something of a comic Goldfinger. He's able to summer in the Hamptons. I'm bald, I'm stocky, yes, but it ends there. I summer in Santa Ana, CA. Summer is good there if you make it through without your car getting stolen. I guess it all boils down to petty jealousy, I guess. > MasterCard and (god help us...) Porsche. Patrick's a cool guy. We did an > X-Men promo few years back. Sadly, we couldn't afford him for the voice overs. And also Goodyear tires. The ads are a tad overwrought. My idea of a great celebrity spot is: Ben Kingsley, rolling up to you at the airport, maniacally - exactly as his Don Logan did in "Sexy Beast, fast and furious in the cheap short sleeve shirt and Salvation Army slacks. The camera view is cinema verite - 1st person, just you with the handheld. He gets in your face, beats the living sh.t out of you, pistol-whips you, and then goes for your wallet. But - *your* wallet is full of cancellable and immediately refundable American Express Traveler's Checks, only. I just think there are so many possibilities with negative-standpoint celebrity advertising. MC MC wrote... >You just went from beatific buddy to bastard in a new record time. I knew it wouldn't take long! "Hey buddy!" >I dread the more-than-occasional JA reference, and I get them more than >occasionally Hey man, i was just calling out your own words on the directory!! Speaking of that, we still don't have a page for Miss Tiger errr... Miss Ford Popular! This must be changed even if we have to create the interview on our own. <reflective of my superior intelligence and <... yes, virility. I'll take your word for that if you don't mind. >He's able to summer in the Hamptons. And good luck to him. The Hamptons have to be the most overrated vacation spot on the globe. I'd rather summer in Tikrit. >And also Goodyear tires. The ads are a >tad overwrought. Who ever is doing marketing for Goodyear needs to be replaced. What a name for a tyre. "Assurance". Lousy name and $50m in ad spend isn't going to equal big sales on that one. At least we knew what they were trying to accomplish with "Aquatred". What the hell does "Assurance" mean? "We assure you that we're not going to go back to F1 and have to compete with Bridgestone and Michelin when we can be the sole supplier in NeckCar?" >My idea of a great celebrity spot is: Ben >Kingsley, rolling up to you at the airport, >maniacally - exactly as his Don Logan >did in "Sexy Beast, fast and furious in the >cheap short sleeve shirt and Salvation >Army slacks. The camera view is cinema >verite - 1st person, just you with >the handheld. He gets in your face, >beats the living sh.t out of you, >pistol-whips you, and then goes for your >wallet. But - *your* wallet is >full of cancellable and immediately >refundable American Express >Traveler's Checks, only. Hmm, that actually might work. Kingsley doesn't do adverts, so that's a plus, crisp brand association. Amex is launching their new "Travelers Card" which is like travelers checks but is a credit card. I can't see Amex's current spokesman Eldrick Woods pulling this one off. Instead of Karl Malden at the end saying "What would you do, what would you do" like in the old travelers check days we could have the Sexy Beast lines reworked like this... Ghost of Karl Malden to camera --- "Are you gonna buy American Express Travel Checks, yes or no?" MC as voiced by Jason Alexander --- "No." Kingsley as Don Logan --"F*ck you w.nker, yer doin' it!" Yes, that would work nicely. MC you're a natural concept guy. We'd better get started right away before someone steals this idea. I need another job after ice cream anyway. "Agent, get Amex on phone." Madison Ave here we come! T30second commerical (Who thinks MC looks nothing like Jason, well Jason Alexander at least...) <<Speaking of that, we still don't have a page for Miss Tiger errr... Miss Ford Popular! This must be changed even if we have to create the interview on our own.>> I'm sure that you'd come up with something fascinating, if altogether lacking in facts. C. > <<Speaking of that, we still don't have a page for Miss Tiger errr... Miss Ford > Popular! This must be changed even if we have to create the interview on our [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > C. Now there's a novel idea... Hmmmmmmm... BTW, my directory pic is not totally naked, you can clearly see boots and shorts 'round the ankles. -Matt- "..." MC wrote... >And >what does Patrick Stewart shill?) And Goodyear too, I forgot about that one. Very expensive that campaign. T308 (Who uses Bridgestones on the S4 and Michelin on the 308) <<(Who's hoping you'll all stop by your local Baskin-Robbins for a scoop of our flavor of the month "Honest to Goodnuts")>> I'm boycotting Baskin-Robbins until they issue my favorite ice cream flavor. Or until they see the marketing opportunity in working with our new show car. Is your office address still in Glendale? C. TigerRace1 wrote... >I'm boycotting Baskin-Robbins until they issue my favorite ice cream flavor. >Or >until they see the marketing opportunity in working with our new show car. Is >your office address still in Glendale? We shan't miss your business. You never eat!! And no, i'm in Burbank now.... T308 (Live from downtown Burbank, it's the "Tonight Show" starring T308!!) <<We shan't miss your business. You never eat!!>> How would you know? In fact, I gained 15 lbs this year. Although, I may have lost 10 again... <<And no, i'm in Burbank now....>> Well, e-mail me your work address so I can send my fancy marketing packet. Or I can e-mail you the pdf. C.
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