Professional Cycling For the Fans - Absolute worst commercials on Versus

Here in the US (at least in the west coast), we are forced to endure so many
freaking dreadful commercials.
1) Geico
2) Freecreditreport.com
3) Lids caps

damn you adverstisers.

Damn you for advertising in fringe sports and making it possible for me to watch.

Damn YOU!!

I DEMAND FREEDOM...which is to say...I WANT EVERYTHING...FREE!!!!

Dvr

I was thinking about that last night. To me the biggest waste of a commercial is the Trek commercial where they have Levi or Alberto say something like "My bike, Alberto's bike, Lances bike....Wow". Just plain stupid. Trek make a nice bike. At least show us the bike. It's their advertising dollars but to me it was not spent wisely.

I am grateful for the commercials- they pay for us to watch the Tour! However.... I HATE THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS!!!! The majority of them are catching the announcers mid-sentence, or cutting off an interview, or cutting to break just after the sprint finish so you can't watch the rest of the field roll through. All it means is that I should just go to France next year and watch it live.

koffee

I was thinking about that last night. To me the biggest waste of a commercial is the Trek commercial where they have Levi or Alberto say something like "My bike, Alberto's bike, Lances bike....Wow". Just plain stupid. Trek make a nice bike. At least show us the bike. It's their advertising dollars but to me it was not spent wisely.

Actually, it's quite a tease. You go to the site to figure out how you might win the bikes, and you put yourself on their mailing list.

I'm glad the companies are advertising, but those Free Credit Report ads are just plain tacky. I'm thankful GEICO had multiple commercials, because it would be easy to get annoyed watching the same 3-4 over and over. Thankfully, we're not seeing "Born From Jets" ad nauseum this year.

I am grateful for the commercials- they pay for us to watch the Tour! However.... I HATE THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS!!!! The majority of them are catching the announcers mid-sentence, or cutting off an interview, or cutting to break just after the sprint finish so you can't watch the rest of the field roll through. All it means is that I should just go to France next year and watch it live.

koffee

Hi Koffee,

Glad you stopped by.

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nuff said.

Hi Koffee, how are you doing?

Thank god Saab is BK.

Yeah but... I could watch Flo all day

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:love:

No commercials on the online feed, unless you consider P&P discussions about pretty French country side buildings, sites, and fan "art" commercials?

Yeah but... I could watch Flo all day :love:Well...you're excused. :p

Thanks to Versus' "inspirational" multi-sport "we have a game" commercial my 7-year old now knows the phrase "kick your ass." :notamused:

stan

Here in the US (at least in the west coast), we are forced to endure so many
freaking dreadful commercials.
1) Geico
2) Freecreditreport.com
3) Lids caps

Lids caps???

The worst for me are the Cadillac commercials. They are trying to sell a stodgy old car like it is supposed to be sexy, but it comes off like they are selling a high-priced hooker.

But I have learned from years past that the best way to watch is with a DVR and just fast-forward past the stupid things..

I love my DVR and living on the West Coast. I wake up and I watch and fast forward. Perfect.

Yeah but... I could watch Flo all day

:love:

If I hear "power to the people" one more time.....

The Gracie Jiu Jitsu is kind of funny/cheesy. That one guy that says "You know there's that guy at work that you want to beat up," or something to that extent.

Testosterone Theatre

What happened to that Bob Roll commercial they used a couple of years ago, the one with him pedaling naked on the bike. I loved it! :lol:

Cadillac, Bosley hair replacement, and the darn Enzyte "male enhancement". Can't stand them, but by the end of the tour I may be driving my new CTS with one hand while my long and thick hair is flowing in the wind, and with the other hand holding the gigantic product of my Enzyte order!!!!!!

Here in the US (at least in the west coast), we are forced to endure so many freaking dreadful commercials.
1) Geico
2) Freecreditreport.com
3) Lids caps

I really like these commercials; I mean, wotthehell, my credit sucks, I don't even want to know my "score", so why not enjoy 'em? Versus is gonna show advertisements, which lets me use the bathroom, rather than an empty water bottle, so who am I to complain?

Besides, I like green tights!

I really like these commercials; I mean, wotthehell, my credit sucks, I don't even want to know my "score", so why not enjoy 'em? Versus is gonna show advertisements, which lets me use the bathroom, rather than an empty water bottle, so who am I to complain?

Besides, I like green tights!

I even own a pair! :lol:

The male enhancement products are ridiculous...not to mention fraudulent. I'm surprised there hasn't been a class action suit...but I suppose everyone is too embarrassed to go public.

That said....my Tivo allows me to watch NO commercials. I watch live for a while in the morning then go get some stuff done and come back a couple of hours later and finish the race...sans all commercials.

They are trying to sell a stodgy old car like it is supposed to be sexy...
I take it you've never driven, or been driven in, a CTS-V.

The WORST is the Ben Stein Wak-A-Mole free credit commercial with a talking squirrel...seriously, WTF is that?

I even own a pair! :lol:

This calls for a picture. :)

I'm gonna slit my wrist next time I see those idiots singing freecreditreport.com in the Geo Metro.

The male enhancement products are ridiculous...not to mention fraudulent. I'm surprised there hasn't been a class action suit...but I suppose everyone is too embarrassed to go public.

That said....my Tivo allows me to watch NO commercials. I watch live for a while in the morning then go get some stuff done and come back a couple of hours later and finish the race...sans all commercials.

What is it about cycling that seems to think Extenze and Enzyte are marketable to the cycling crowd?

What is it about cycling that seems to think Extenze and Enzyte are marketable to the cycling crowd?

Must think we're envious of the Neanderthals who watch cage fighting and bull riding. :rolleyes:

Has the Verizon Lollipop ad penetrated other markets? It's a late entry, and by far the most annoying one I'm seeing.

What is it about cycling that seems to think Extenze and Enzyte are marketable to the cycling crowd?



They've read those saddle/impotence studies.

Enzyte, Cialis, Viva Viagra, Extenze and all of those prostate meds.

Is anyone satisfied with their ...ahem.....plumbing...ahem?:innocent:

Rhetorical question, there's no need to answer. :eek:

Worst 'normal' (i.e., not an ED ripoff or a 1-800 shill) commercial: the Autozone one where the kid works all summer to fix a car so HE WON'T HAVE TO RIDE HIS BIKE. How completely inappropriate is *that* one?

This calls for a picture. :)

I searched for green but no luck, sorry. Will you settle for blue pattern?

Now everyone can blame you for this pointless post in the TdF forum. :p

http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss318/suziegreen/ztights1.jpg

I searched for green but no luck, sorry. Will you settle for blue pattern?

Now everyone can blame you for this pointless post in the TdF forum. :p

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Settle? :lol: :thumb:

You look marvelous. Very much better than the commercials. :)

The worst commercials are the ones for all the other noncycling programs on Versus.

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What about the 2 pyscho couples for eharmony. Couples that look like that don't even use eharmony.

They've read those saddle/impotence studies.

Cialis and Levitra are geared at that and have FDA approval as drugs.

But Extenze and Enzyte are directed at size and as "natural supplements" are not subject to FDA approval.

I'm just happy to not hear that SAAB is born from jets.

Or do you accept them because the sponsorship bring the TDF to your living room?

I don't know how much more I can take of "buying a car is like buy a dress."

I'm about to throw my television out of the window if I have to sit through one more Cadillac commercial.

Merging with Commercials thread

Worst 'normal' (i.e., not an ED ripoff or a 1-800 shill) commercial: the Autozone one where the kid works all summer to fix a car so HE WON'T HAVE TO RIDE HIS BIKE. How completely inappropriate is *that* one?

This. It hasn't been on a lot this year, which is nice.

I think AutoZone just has that one called "Bike" and figured running a commercial they call Bike during a bike race would be perfect and didn't really think of what the commercial says other than "come buy stuff here!"

I love this:

"It's time to take a break...we're leaving the action now so we can bring you uninterrupted coverage of the climb later."

(Endure 12 commercials)

"Welcome back. We're still racing, and Menchov has fallen for the 18th time. The climb is coming up, so we're going to break again now."

(12 more commercials)

"We are now in the Chrysler commercial free half hour!" (SShhhh....Don't tell Chysler, but they paid us a bunch of money to sponsor this solid block of racing coverage, but we just jammed more Cadillac commercials in earlier and still charged Chrysler a bunch of cash!)

Another vote for the Autozone "get an old high-polution junker car running so you don't have to ride a bike" commercial.

tcs

Another vote for the Autozone "get an old high-polution junker car running so you don't have to ride a bike" commercial.

tcs

Doesn't pollute as much as the manufacture of a new hybrid. I like Autozone, they always have what I need and don't put me off to answer a phone.

I like the one Cadillac ad that end "They love to watch you leave." If you don't get that, turn your y chromosome in.

Word of warning, the Volkswagan Routon is a rebadged Dodge Caravan.

I'm happily married, so eHarmony.com doesn't even get through to me.

The freecreditreport.com ad in the car is well written. That poor singer may never get a recording contract, but Barry Manilow did.

I like the one Cadillac ad that end "They love to watch you leave." If you don't get that, turn your y chromosome in.

My wife calls this the "car that blows you".

The scrap gold one :facepalm:

Doesn't pollute as much as the manufacture of a new hybrid.

:bang:

Word of warning, the Volkswagan Routon is a rebadged Dodge Caravan.

Yeah, but that commercial is a hoot.

Worst commercial = Enzyte (with that smiling jerkoff). I'm relieved some of the worst from years passed are not there: Saab's "born from gay jets" spots and Cervelo's low-budget "my Cervelo is my best gay training partner" or whatever lame message those had.

I really like these commercials; I mean, wotthehell, my credit sucks, I don't even want to know my "score", so why not enjoy 'em? Versus is gonna show advertisements, which lets me use the bathroom, rather than an empty water bottle, so who am I to complain?

Besides, I like green tights!

As some who's done reenactment and renfaires for about twenty years, I cringe every time that commercial comes one.

Start watching MotoGP and World Superbike races, then try to tell me you're not sick of Flo.

I adore the Cadillac commercials. Doesn't hurt that I kinda like the current incarnations of the cars.