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Sticking it to DirecTV
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:05 pm · November 2nd, 2009
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11 responses so far
1 11-02-2009 at 12:15 pm
Fitz said...
This is extremely deserved. What the fuck is up with these things?
2 11-02-2009 at 12:59 pm
AmericanRequiem said...
this seems very innapropriate
3 11-02-2009 at 1:54 pm
Mike_M said...
Haha at first I thought these were legit… these are pretty funny because knowing DirecTV’s marketing I wouldn’t put something like this past them.
4 11-02-2009 at 2:31 pm
Zach Heltzel said...
I still don’t see what the problem is with that “controversial” Chris Farley commercial. Can’t even really rationalize anything against it.
5 11-02-2009 at 2:43 pm
Kristopher Tapley said...
……..seriously?
6 11-02-2009 at 2:44 pm
Kristopher Tapley said...
There was also the Poltergeist girl. It’s sickening.
7 11-02-2009 at 3:16 pm
Fitz said...
You’ve got to be kidding me, Zach.
Nothing controversial about using a dead person’s image for profit? Nothing at all?
8 11-02-2009 at 6:17 pm
Neel Mehta said...
I think the POLTERGEIST one is way more exploitative than the TOMMY BOY ad. At least people know Chris Farley is dead (and an adult).
This may be strange to say, but the weirdest one they’ve done is from WAYNE’S WORLD, and for two reasons:
1. They get Kim Basinger, and not Dana Carvey.
2. She looks better now than she did then.
9 11-02-2009 at 8:00 pm
Chris138 said...
The only thing I could say when I saw the Chris Farley commercial was, “What the fuck is this?”
10 11-02-2009 at 10:56 pm
al b. said...
You see, when I watch the Tommy Boy one, all I can say is: YAY, IT’S CHRIS FARLEY! It is great to see him still relevant today! The commercial’s are brilliant in my mind! The T2 spot with Robert Patrick is my favorite. I’m with David Spade on that one, I was shocked when I heard people were protesting it and it is a wonderful glimpse ay how funny he really was! Anyone who finds the Farley ad controversial needs to relax, I mean even his family was ok with the commercial!
11 11-04-2009 at 10:18 am
TR Larson said...
So Direct abandon my hockey w/ the whole Versus thing, but they’re willing to pay David Spade to sell out his dead buddy? Wrong priorities. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clc7k5Vptak
Also a cool parody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YiyFk2GuPM