http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/billy-mays-is-dead/
 
Common wisdom suggests that we not speak ill of the dead, so this post will only consist of nice things we have to say about him:
 
 
 
 
That is all.

AT&T has had its share of awful commercials - idk my bff and the family with the crazy mom come to mind, for instance.  But their most recent commercial about their 4-shows-at-once DVR is actually pretty funny.
 
While the "bumbling white guy and his hip minority friend" routine is somewhat clichéd, Tim Kang (who is, by the way, a total döppelganger of Jon Gosselin) and the bumbling white guy (what *is* his name?) make a great team, dating back to the days of Cingular Wireless. Plus, the kid actor is hilarious in her reenacting of a soap opera scene, and this is one commercial we just can't hate.

Progressive has done the impossible - it has taken over Geico as the most annoying insurance commercial. The shrill voice and awful dialogs make us want to punch the "Flo" in the face, which is sad, because Stephanie Courtney seems like a pretty funny comedienne.
 
Worthless trivia of the day: Stephanie Courtney apparently had a recurring role in the (thankfully) short-lived sit-com Cavemen, which of course was spun off from the Geico cavemen commercials.

Under a new proposal taken up today, Congress would give the FCC power to limit the volume of commercial advertising to match the average decibels of the show being watched.  (via Gizmodo)
 
Death to loud commercials!

Those Asian guys in the KFC commercial might as well go ahead and commit seppuku right now. That whole commercial is a modern day minstrel show. That is all today.

We hate to be repetitive, but these scam artists really bother us. FreeCreditReport has stiff competition from FreeTripleScore, who will charge you $30 per month for something you should be getting for free.
 
The commercial is typical of scammers - fake "real" people explaining why you absolutely must have their worthless product. What is really annoying about this one is the way everyone is wearing sunglasses. Are they trying to hide behind them to remain anonymous? It's understandable why someone would be embarrassed to be in such a commercial. Perhaps they were forced to appear in the spot, and they are actually hiding bruises. Either way, this gets really annoying.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Commercials-We-Hate/88839254285

FreeCreditReport's scam has been covered plenty by other blogs, so this one is a no-brainer. The songs themselves are annoying enough, and their persistent ads make our collective brains hurt. The fact that the FCC hasn't shut them down yet is ludicrous and insults us, the TV viewers.

With the first post, let’s say what we’re all thinking. We all hate the Sham-Wow commercials. It has everything we hate about commercials - 1) a fast-talking, overly energetic salesman, 2) fake “real” people pushing a product that nobody really needs, and 3) the “call now and we’ll give you two more!” tag lines at the end. It’s really a trifecta of symptoms of the commercial plague that seem to have infected our channels these days.