OT Commercials

[duckman]

Watching the idiot box the other night and a Dr Pepper comm. comes on, and the loud mouth from the chopper show (Orange County) comes on and says to the man with a DP in his hand whats it taste like and the guy says DP, loud mouth asks a couple more times gets same answer, then say to the gang with him lets get him, next shot shows loud mouth with a DP and says it tastes like DP, then the guy stands up with his face all smashed up and says something that I don't remember, my question is with all the bullying going on WHAT WAS DR. PEPPER thinking. I've already sent an e-mail to DP asking what were you thinking, and I've told them that I will not buy or drink any product they make or sell that condones BULLYING. What I'm asking is that everyone that reads this will send an e-mail to DP and stop buying there product.

[duckman]

I forgot to put in that DP was my favorite soft drink next to good tequila.

[Gravy]

I forgot to put in that DP was my favorite soft drink next to good tequila.

"Next to" isn't so bad, but if you mix 'em together, yer on yer own!

[KEJR]

Well, half the talent left with the kid, so the guy needs money from somewhere. Don't get me wrong even the old bikes are kind of homely, but at least in the old days there was some handmade fab going on, not just bolting one ugly abomination onto another waterjet cut abomination.

[darryl]

I've thought about this violence thing on tv shows and commercials- it goes way back, and it is, or was, rampant on kid shows. There's something very troubling about that- is that what the viewing public wanted- is that what the creators of all those shows wanted to portray- is that the mandate that was handed to the writers from higher up- ? This is beyond sick, or should I say it's something other than sick, it's somehow natural. It's a response and a motivation right from the very core of animal existence.

As far as soft drinks- does southern comfort rate as a 'soft' drink- seems pretty soft to me

[Arcane]

If anyone hasn't seen it, here it is. I've e-mailed them and I will make it a point to not buy any of their products such as Mott's Clamato, Canada Dry, Dr Pepper, Crush, Mott's Fruitsations, Mott's Garden Cocktail, Schweppes, Mr & Mrs T, C'Plus, Snapple, Rose's, Orangina, Stewart's, etc.
The Dr Pepper Snapple Group must have their heads "up there" for the warmth.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2031532434132

[jack3140]

i find it rather silly and childish not worth making a fuss about really

[sch]

Random sampling on cable at work shows old dude now 'in counseling' and
trying to 'mend ties' with now independent offspring. Old dude looks to
have shriveled up a lot, biceps down by 40-50% muscle mass from years
ago. Other than that I agree, DP is reaching and using masculine soap
opera to best advantage.

[wierdscience]

Well DR Pepper sucks IMHO,so it's logical they would pick OCC to pitch the stuff.

As for bullying,what would you expect from three generations of kids being taught they have to lay down and take it instead of being encouraged to defend themselves and others who are being bullied.

[Gravy]

Well DR Pepper sucks IMHO,so it's logical they would pick OCC to pitch the stuff.

As for bullying,what would you expect from three generations of kids being taught they have to lay down and take it instead of being encouraged to defend themselves and others who are being bullied.

I don't see where you're getting that from this commercial. I saw just the opposite. It's apparently admirable and funny for a bunch of bullies to stomp a kid because he wasn't cool enough. Was he gonna win the fight against 20 times his weight?

I agree about DP. Nasty stuff