There’s a new Geico commercial with a talking pothole. It is completely ridiculous. It is not really offensive, but the pothole has the voice of a southern woman. The voice is somewhat stereotypical, and reminds me of what Designing Women would sound like if that show were made today.

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Still no computers. Still no Windows. Still no good. This is 4 and a half minutes of mess. Wonder what the 30 second tv edit looks like? That is even if they are planning on tv for this spot. This could be the ultimate viral campaign that doesn’t make it to tv for a while, as the internet explodes at how bad the spots are. We are all getting hoodwinked into thinking, but more importantly talking about, how bad these are. But that is the buzz generating part of the campaign. Finally, a really good spot goes to tv with a clear, forward-thinking branding message about Windows. Nah, it will probably just be more toenail clipping and toy stealing.

I don’t know how I missed this spot for Chocolate Skittles, but it is great.

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In the film world, Michael Mann is well known as a producer and director, with credits that include the new action movie “The Kingdom” as well as “Ali,” “The Aviator,” “The Insider” and “The Last of the Mohicans.”

In the advertising world, Mr. Mann is a director, most recently of two Nike spots that started in August. He has also done work for Mercedes and Rolex, projects that suggest how important the small screen is becoming to filmmakers.

Click to continue for a NY Times article about film directors and commercials. Above is a recent Nike ad directed by Michael Mann, creator of Miami Vice and director of current Jamie Foxx movie, The Kingdom, which is referred to in the article.

I recently saw a Sprint commercial addressing the serious condition of Connectile Dysfunction. The only amusing thing about it is that it shows how common the ED type commercials are.