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Evil Outer Space Dictators Just Want Kittens

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:40:57 PST

At least one good thing came out of our Knight Rider watching last night, and that was this credit card commercial that we almost missed while whizzing by in TiVo light-speed. An evil galactic ruler and his army of red robo-clones stand poised for dominance, and he uses his newfound power to create his own credit card, complete with a picture of kittens on it. "WAR KITTENS!?" bellows his crazy eyed, exposed brain-circuitry sporting assistant.

The armies of evil look like Gort from The Day The Earth Stood Still painted red and sporting fins, and we love the pre-packaged versions of them lined up behind the two evils. They look like something you might find in a toy store in the action figures aisle. However, it's the androidical sidekick who steals the entire commercial. From his excitement over War Kittens, to the way he "accidentally" blows up the space station in the background and says "Oops," we need more bad guys like this.

Jumper Teleporting Through Commercials

Kevin Kelly — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:20:58 PST

Advertising has gone so meta that only teleportation can explain it. In this ad, Jumper star Hayden Christensen uses his teleporting gift to throw himself into Serena Williams' computer ad. So basically he's leaping out of a commercial for the film, which is about teleporting mutants, and into an old ad for Hewlett Packard, starring Williams. It's a new mutant kind of advertising synergy, more like cross-cannibalism than cross-promotion. Be very scared. 'Jumper' ad leaps between products [Variety]

Battlestar Galactica Sells Anti-Depressants

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:00:55 PST

The new Battlestar Galactica ads that began airing during last night's Tin Man miniseries have us wondering why they don't have a list of possible side effects running after them. "Possible Battlestar Galactica side effects might include dizziness, headaches, nausea, feelings of inadequacy, delusions of grandeur, and diarrhea."

Desperate ABC Takes 'Lost' To The Silver Screen

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:45:11 PST

ABC will be airing promos for Lost in theaters this December in front of all PG-rated and above rated movies. The promos will feature unseen footage from the upcoming fourth season of the show, and will add more ass-numbing commercials to sit through while you wait for the feature to begin.