Poor Placement of Commercials at DVinfo.net

Steve McDonald · July 26th, 2006, 05:45 AM

Honda gets my nomination for this month's award for the most inappropriate placement of a commercial. On the Tour de France coverage on OLN, they showed a group of 10-12 year old boys, loudly proclaiming, "I wanta ride!". Then, they all got on motorcycles and rode off, bypassing the leg and character-strengthening stage of bicycle-riding in their lives. I don't believe it's legal in the U.S. for anyone that young to ride motorcycles on the street.

K. Forman · July 26th, 2006, 06:25 AM

They might as well learn early, girls dig bad boys with motorcycles ;)

John Kang · July 26th, 2006, 10:44 AM

Sony made the same mistake for their PSP consoles.

One bulletin board ad depicting a young black girl in a grip by a white women.

Sony was saying they were trying to show a comparison for the game console they were introducing. A white PSP.

Of course, they also had other ads with a black women gripping a white women.

To do a comparison, I can understand wanting to show the difference but this was really poor judgement. What was Sony and the advertising company they were using thinking?

Off topic, but UMD disks are going the way side. No support for it. Who want's to pay the same amount as a DVD for a UMD disk? You can't even play UMD on a TV set. No connection out to a TV. Target has pulled all the UMD disks from their stores and will now be selling it online, only.

Keith Loh · July 26th, 2006, 11:26 AM

One of the biggest laughs I had watching television was watching a dramatic, tension-filled episode of "Hill Street Blues" and then an inappropriate placing of commercial in the next break. I forget exactly what was happening in the episode but in the scene the character is totally breaking down, tears streaming, heart-wrenching moment and then silence. My whole family is silent. Cut to the commercial break a cartoon cat pops up going: "I'm happy! Happy Cat!" We all crack up.

Ben Winter · July 26th, 2006, 03:57 PM

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What was Sony and the advertising company they were using thinking?

Remember that year at NAB when Sony introduced a portable hard drive recorder and called it the "Pedophile"? It took hours of people laughing and reports zinging everywhere for the American Sony department to convince the headquarters in Japan that the translation simply wasn't appropriate for English culture.

July 26th, 2006, 05:45 AM	#1
Steve McDonald Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 366	Poor Placement of Commercials Honda gets my nomination for this month's award for the most inappropriate placement of a commercial. On the Tour de France coverage on OLN, they showed a group of 10-12 year old boys, loudly proclaiming, "I wanta ride!". Then, they all got on motorcycles and rode off, bypassing the leg and character-strengthening stage of bicycle-riding in their lives. I don't believe it's legal in the U.S. for anyone that young to ride motorcycles on the street. __________________ Steve McDonald

July 26th, 2006, 06:25 AM	#2
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July 26th, 2006, 11:26 AM	#4
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	One of the biggest laughs I had watching television was watching a dramatic, tension-filled episode of "Hill Street Blues" and then an inappropriate placing of commercial in the next break. I forget exactly what was happening in the episode but in the scene the character is totally breaking down, tears streaming, heart-wrenching moment and then silence. My whole family is silent. Cut to the commercial break a cartoon cat pops up going: "I'm happy! Happy Cat!" We all crack up. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

July 26th, 2006, 10:44 AM	#3
John Kang Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 219	Sony made the same mistake for their PSP consoles. One bulletin board ad depicting a young black girl in a grip by a white women. Sony was saying they were trying to show a comparison for the game console they were introducing. A white PSP. Of course, they also had other ads with a black women gripping a white women. To do a comparison, I can understand wanting to show the difference but this was really poor judgement. What was Sony and the advertising company they were using thinking? Off topic, but UMD disks are going the way side. No support for it. Who want's to pay the same amount as a DVD for a UMD disk? You can't even play UMD on a TV set. No connection out to a TV. Target has pulled all the UMD disks from their stores and will now be selling it online, only.