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A brief note to the Food Network and advertisers in general.

Posted on 2007.12.14 at 11:56
Okay, the first dozen times it was cute.

However, it's over.

No more Rankin/Bass inspired commercials.

You got me?

No more fucking Rankin/Bass stop motion commercials!

I'm especially looking at you, Food Network. Why you thought it was a good idea to use CGI to intentionally look worse than Rankin/Bass ever did is beyond me, but I swear to God I will not rest until I convince our Government to impound you all as enemy combatants if you don't fucking drop it. I practically throw up when I see your jerk motion shit!

NO MORE!!

(An exemption is granted, albeit reluctantly, to Aflac. They at least had the balls to go out and actually license the Rankin/Bass Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and his extended cast from the current rightsholders. So while I still feel the cold depths of hatred for them, they may continue. Alltel? Not so fucking much.)
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Society without a Suitcase
[info]mrbankies at 2007-12-14 17:00 (UTC) (Link)
I'll see your Rankin-Bass and raise you the health insurance shit-storm called Prior Authorization. That one has me ready to find the CEO of my HMO and use his desk as a potty.
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Demiurgent
[info]demiurgent at 2007-12-14 17:03 (UTC) (Link)
DAMNABLE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION!

What's going on with it, anyway?
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Society without a Suitcase
[info]mrbankies at 2007-12-14 18:39 (UTC) (Link)
As far as I can figure out, it's a ploy by insurance companies to try and weasel out of paying for drugs. Since the wife switched jobs, we had to go insurance through my work until February. Went for refills, and the insurance company refused to refill a scrip until the doctor submits a prior auth form saying that yes, despite the fact that my patient has been on this medication for six years, it's ok for your company bean counter to second guess me AND WASTE EVERYONE'S FUCKING TIME CHASING PAPER!!!!!

Yeah, I'm ready to shit on the CEO's desk and maybe contact the state Attorney General and have him give the industry some grief.
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Dave Van Domelen
[info]dvandom at 2007-12-14 17:02 (UTC) (Link)
Especially since they're really crappy 2002-era CG puppets and not even proper claymation or a better attempt at faking it.
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Mikhail
[info]hkr at 2007-12-14 17:19 (UTC) (Link)
You might not want to visit the apple site any time soon then.
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Wednesday
[info]weds at 2007-12-15 01:53 (UTC) (Link)
You were an hour too late.
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eyemage
[info]eyemage at 2007-12-14 17:30 (UTC) (Link)
yes i was going to mention the latest mac/pc commercial.

or is that warn?
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Mason Kramer
[info]masonk at 2007-12-14 18:04 (UTC) (Link)
Okay, good. You saved me from having to tear you a new one with your exemption. I freaking love that comercial, precisely because they used the proper models and stuff, rather than just a lame attempt to invoke without going the extra mile.
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Zoethe
[info]zoethe at 2007-12-14 21:25 (UTC) (Link)
You're more tolerant than I. I didn't even find it cute the first time I saw it.

Of course, my hatred is more universal. We watched the season finale of Heroes in real time, and I realized that if I watched TV I would totally hate and despise the holiday season. I wanted to kill every one of those happy people getting gifts. Grr.
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(Anonymous) at 2007-12-15 17:22 (UTC) (Link)

Idetrorce

very interesting, but I don't agree with you
Idetrorce
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