The Big British Castle
So the first thing is.... Thank the lord for the BBC the way TV was meant to be. O’ and some of the radio stations aren’t bad either. The problem with Tv is the fact that there are so many god damn adverts and yes you could say that some of these adverts are more intelligent than the programs that they are interrupting and maybe thats the crux of the problem. It may not be so much the quantity of the adverts but the quality. After a morning discussion with an old friend it came to my mind that some of my greatest Tv moments have been adverts, but also some of my worst. How many times do I need to be told that DFS has a sale on, I mean after all you are the Discount Furniture Store after all. How many times at 3 O’clock in the morning, watching some ridiculous program on some ridiculous channel, do I need to be told about the Dolphin Bath lift, seriously it would be better to advertise a machine that could lift my final glass of absinthe to my lips to help obliterate the shame that these kind of adverts puts on my soul.
So it seems that the best adverts can leave a lasting memory. who remembers the secret lemonade drinker of the R Whites adverts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLBi06j8pjc) or the smash robots, the OXO family, gravy with a smattering of cheese. There is a good mix of these on you tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc-Bk11xWug) and for you young’ens that can’t remember that far back heres another selection http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAMwriy2OAI . There not all great but you get the idea. At the moment we probably all have a favorite advert and there is nothing wrong with that but what I’m asking is that can’t the Advertising Standards Agency have a bit more of a standard? Can’t we impose some kind of minimum spend to stop such awful adverts appearing on Tv? And please please please can we shoot meerkats?
I understand that advertising is what funds most Tv stations but can’t we think of something better? Or even just better adverts? Isn’t advertising where soaps come from and I understand that some people even watch those out of choice! So we come full circle to the BBC a haven of commercial escapism even if it’s just to flick to while other channels show the market traders. So once again God Bless The BBC.
And unlike the murphy’s I am Bitter
THAT IS ALL.
