TV ads getting too graphic?

Yeah, I hear ya. I saw one the other day that was really a shock, but being old I've forgotten what it was about already.

I have noticed though that there always seems to be men-only in the laundry detergent commercials now. Wassupp wid dat? Not that we don't do laundry but it seems to be a wholesale shift.
 
What gets me is that PRESCRIPTION drugs are not available to the general public. They are PRESCRIPTION drugs because supposedly only a medical doctor can authorize their use.

So the pharmaceutical companies advertise their PRESCIPTION drugs to the general public, complete with a long list of possible side effects that often include the death of the user.

Why in hell do the pharm companies believe that they should advertise their non-OTC drugs to people who do not have the knowledge or experience to use them or recommend them to their physicians? It really burns me that they do so, and it undoubtedly drives the consumer cost of those drugs up in the process. :mad:

John
 
I just mentally tune out commercials. Sometimes I will comment on a,
"new", commercial and be told that it has been running for months.
I could not tell you one recent Super Bowl commercial if my life depended
on it, just tune them out.
 
Here's the easy, no-side-effects way to avoid TV commercials -- stop watching TV. I know you won't believe me, but after about a week you'll wonder what you ever saw in it...
 
I got no dog in this fight. I don't know how many years it's been since I saw a commercial on tv, It's been quite a few...but not enough.... We only use our tv for DVDs and streaming movies. It's a freedom I can't describe!
 
jeffrefrig said:
I really don't mean to sound like an old fuddy duddy, but has anyone else noticed TV commercials getting more graphic, close to the edge of disgusting? One that comes to mind pretty quickly is the cartoon bear family toilet paper ad series. Bears because they poop in the woods I suppose, with the baby bear showing and wiggling his clean butt. There are several of these in the series. Probably the same brand as the female in the hip-hop-themed commercial. Then there are the incontinence products to take care of the woman's little "drop-offs." TMI! Tons of ED ads, too. Along with frequent bathroom trips for both restroom needs. Okay. I'm only 64 in a couple weeks, but I've officially become an old fuddy-duddy I suppose!
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I'm guessing that you haven't yet seen the ads from Spartan (and I'm NOT talking about the college football team mascot!). :D
 
CH4 said:
Guess many of you haven't seen a European soap commercial. :D.
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Pretty good tip! Cleo Shower Gel?

Muley Gil said:
...I remember my grandmother saying a girl was "PG" because you didn't use the term "pregnant" in mixed company...
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My mother told me that her mother explained to her as a young girl that "horses sweat, men perspire, and women glow..."
 
Local TV commercials: Back to back Attorneys for suing Big Rig , Motorcycle Accidents, Distracted Drivers, etc.
I then go to re-run game show network with commercials that cater to the older generation with drugs to help me live longer and keep my pogo-stick pogoing. Wow! I just might live long enough to hide my own Easter eggs???
I'm done. It's 3:00 pm and time to fall asleep watching As the World Turns.
 
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PALADIN85020 said:
What gets me is that PRESCRIPTION drugs are not available to the general public. They are PRESCRIPTION drugs because supposedly only a medical doctor can authorize their use.

So the pharmaceutical companies advertise their PRESCIPTION drugs to the general public, complete with a long list of possible side effects that often include the death of the user.

Why in hell do the pharm companies believe that they should advertise their non-OTC drugs to people who do not have the knowledge or experience to use them or recommend them to their physicians? It really burns me that they do so, and it undoubtedly drives the consumer cost of those drugs up in the process. :mad:

John
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Sir, you nailed it exactly.
 
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