Not since the first season or two have I followed the Bachelor or Bachelorette shows, which now has some crazy 19 editions. Only one of these shows has produced an actual marriage, although the count may go up to two in a few weeks. http://insidetv.aol.com/2010/01/27/abc-to-air-jason-and-mollys-wedding/
This season with the benefit of Hulu I was sucked back in with the whole Rozlyn Papa scandal. If you haven’t heard, basically a Bachelor show staff member had some sort of inappropriate relationship with contestant, Rozlyn Papa. The staff member was fired and Rozlyn was kicked off the show. What was aired didn’t really reveal much so intrigued I decided to do a little googling on the situation. That’s when I stumbled onto a blog by a guy dubbed Reality Steve. He claims to have an inside source and considering that much of what he has published is spot on, he probably does. If you’re into the show, I don’t advise checking into Reality Steve’s commentary until the show is over, as it does give away spoilers, like who wins and who has been asked to be the next Bachelorette. But for me, his commentary makes the show that much more interesting to watch. Well worth a look: http://realitysteve.com/
Reality Steve hates the Bachelor and Bachelorette for the insanity that they try to portray as reality on the show. He presents what he considers to be the truth and the combo of the two makes for some awesomely bad TV. Fun guilty pleasure and so glad it’s on Hulu to watch while I work.
Maybe it is just me, but Target’s new ad campaign leaves me feeling awkward for them.
One shows a young couple on a date and the enthusiastic guy hands the girl he’s hoping to impress a gift. She opens the box to find a necklace and her face falls while saying something like, “Oh, I didn’t think we were there yet.” I assume she is implying that he spent way more than what she felt the relationship was worth? Nice. The guy awkwardly stumbles over his words with a “don’t worry it wasn’t that much.” She says okay good… and they are left staring at each other with awkward smiles. Message received, Target gifts can ruin your budding relationship.
Another ad shows a young family opening gifts from Santa. The mom opens her gift to reveal a new flat screen TV. Dad’s eyes widen in surprise and through his tense fake smile for the kids says, “I thought Santa was scaling back due to the recession this year?” Mom responds that Santa shopped smartly this year. Dad tries to make another comment and mom cuts him off with a strong Santa doesn’t need any help doing his job. Again they stare at each other with tense smiles for the children. So now gifts from Target can cause strain in your marriage. Awesome.
There is another family Christmas gift opening ad, where the little girl opens a doll and suddenly looks super sad. Her parents ask, “Isn’t that what you wanted?” The little girl starts to confess that it’s all just too much, she was a bad girl this year and starts to spill all the things she has done wrong. Her parents stare at her blankly before stopping her with a, “it’s okay, we really didn’t spend that much.” This one is better than the others, but it just falls short of funny.
I realize they are trying to say that Target gifts seem expensive, but they are actually affordable. I just don’t think leaving viewers feeling bad for the people in the ad is the way to go. They should go back to the happy shiny people ads like Gap and Old Navy. If I’m going to buy meaningless crap, then I want the gift receiver to feel good about it.
Arrested Development aired for 3 seasons, won 6 Emmy awards, 1 Golden Globe, developed a cult fan base, and then, it was canceled. David Cross (Tobias) explains just how this could happen.
Not since the first season or two have I followed the Bachelor or Bachelorette shows, which now has some crazy 19 editions. Only one of these shows has produced an actual marriage, although the count may go up to two in a few weeks. http://insidetv.aol.com/2010/01/27/abc-to-air-jason-and-mollys-wedding/
Maybe it is just me, but Target’s new ad campaign leaves me feeling awkward for them.