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Mephisto2 08-05-2004 10:16 PM

Banned Discovery Channel adverts
 
This are pretty funny. I guess the marketing gurus decided they were a bit too close to the bone, so to speak.

Anyway, view them before they are removed permanently from Discovery's website.

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence...evilclown.html
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence...ail/satan.html
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence...rimreaper.html

What do you think? Marketing genius if you ask me.

Damn you political correctness! Damn you to Hell!!!!


Mr Mephisto

Church 08-05-2004 10:23 PM

I really don't see whats wrong with them. Those are some commercials that I'd actually remember, not ones that would fall into the sludge of commercials that are all the same these days.

DelayedReaction 08-05-2004 10:26 PM

The evil clown one? AWESOME.

Flash files ganked and relocated to my account. :)

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~keving/Disco...evilclown.html
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~keving/Disco...nel/satan.html
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~keving/Disco...rimreaper.html

omega2K4 08-05-2004 10:34 PM

I've seen the clown one on television before.

Ace_O_Spades 08-05-2004 10:50 PM

they show dead people who've been blown to pieces on the news but we can't see this?

Trisk 08-05-2004 11:03 PM

I don't see anything that bad about them...

hilbert25 08-05-2004 11:09 PM

I think that webpage is a marketing stunt. Good one though.

Mephisto2 08-06-2004 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hilbert25
I think that webpage is a marketing stunt. Good one though.
Could well be. I didn't think of that.

Either way, they're funny.


Mr Mephisto

Carno 08-06-2004 12:49 AM

Yeah, that clown commercial is great.

MSD 08-06-2004 12:54 AM

I have a copy of each ad saved to disk just in case ...

zenmaster10665 08-06-2004 12:55 AM

hilarious and unbelievable that these are too "edgy" for TV.

bullshit.

Latch 08-06-2004 02:19 AM

Yeah, I think it's a marketing stunt as well.. but they're great ads hehe.

HugAPug 08-06-2004 03:11 AM

Those are pretty great. When the clown got hit by the beach ball, I laughed out loud.

Edit: Did anyone else notice that the "Send comments" e-mail address is a yahoo account? Does that strike anyone as a bit weird, that the discovery channel needs a yahoo e-mail address?

Carno 08-06-2004 03:56 AM

I dunno, but I think that is definitely a advertising stunt... Why would they upload banned advertisements to a webpage that is open to the public?

The Phenomenon 08-06-2004 04:38 AM

I dont get whats wrong with those... Why were they banned?

rockogre 08-06-2004 05:20 AM

Banned or not, I really liked them. Who knew that the Grim Reaper was afraid of sharks?

shakran 08-06-2004 05:30 AM

i'm pretty sure I saw the grim reaper one on Discovery awhile ago.

MooseMan3000 08-06-2004 05:50 AM

Clearly a marketing gimmick. They were UPLOADED to a PUBLIC site, with a "notice to employees" telling them not to air them.

...

...

And they've all been on TV.


Kind of a cheap ploy to increase coverage, but they're still funny.

fhqwhgads 08-06-2004 06:28 AM

I laughed out loud when I saw the grim reaper draw the heart, and then run back from the incoming tide.

Comedy gold.

DelayedReaction 08-06-2004 07:59 AM

I for one have no problem being a member of Discovery Channel's evil marketing schemes.

the_marq 08-06-2004 08:05 AM

Clearly this is a marketing stunt, and a damn good one at that. You and I are emailing this link to ppl that never watch Discovery Channel.

Nice job. My favourite is the clown.

stonegrody 08-06-2004 08:24 AM

Those are pretty damn funny. It would be pretty interesting if it is a marketing stunt, especially since it's target audience would be internet users. You'd think they would target TV viewers since they are still the majority but that just goes to show that more and more people are getting connected.

I love Shark Week :D

moonstrucksoul 08-06-2004 08:29 AM

the clown one was the best, but the others were mediocre.

NoSoup 08-06-2004 09:22 AM

It just struck me as humourous that satan has a huge bling blingin' "S" necklace...

Strange Famous 08-06-2004 11:01 AM

No clue why those ads got pulled/banned... MAYBE the Satan onecould offend some people, but the other two are fine... they are petty good too.

Dilbert1234567 08-07-2004 08:57 AM

thats cool, why would they not show them...

analog 08-07-2004 10:16 AM

anti-ads. stuff the net hounds will eat up. more viral marketing. just ask yourself- why would leave it up on the net if they were banned from TV? that makes no sense at all.

the clown one was hilarious, the others were ok. :)

cowudders14 08-07-2004 10:45 AM

Utterly superb - I wish I had seen those on TV. Much better than the usual crap, I agree.
I loved the grim reaper!

brandon11983 08-07-2004 10:56 AM

I agree with analog in that the clown one was the funniest. I like the end where he gets whacked by the beach ball.

blaze 08-07-2004 06:25 PM

The clown getting hit by the beach ball was classic.

But I also loved the Grim Reaper running away from the tide and skipping rocks. hehe


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