Green Police - Audi Super Bowl commercial

Mrs.MauiBride24

love!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq58zS4_jvM

SuperGreen

That commercial was AWESOME, I loved it!  I would be the first person to sign up for the Green Police Academy.

CDMay2006

Did anyone notice the aardvark on a leash in the commercial (inspecting the semi-truck)?  Ha!

Mrs.MauiBride24

CDMay2006:

Did anyone notice the aardvark on a leash in the commercial (inspecting the semi-truck)?  Ha!

yes! 

daisygirl17

hahaha, I missed it last night but just watched it. While I think it's hilarious because I'm all about living green, I don't know what the general public will think. Honestly, I think those who aren't convinced that eco-friendly living is necessary are going to be turned off by this commercial...I think it's way too cheesy and makes environmental advocates look a little pompous, IMO.

Mrs.MauiBride24

daisygirl17:

hahaha, I missed it last night but just watched it. While I think it's hilarious because I'm all about living green, I don't know what the general public will think. Honestly, I think those who aren't convinced that eco-friendly living is necessary are going to be turned off by this commercial...I think it's way too cheesy and makes environmental advocates look a little pompous, IMO.

Totally agree.  DH's friend who was at our house said "That's what it's going to be like soon."  And I thought "heck yes!"    And another coworker was rolling his eyes this morning when we were talking about it.

jackieo1309

So awesome!! I loved that commercial! Unfortunately we then saw the Monsanto commercial later...

TeraandJosh

I thought it was an awesome commercial and was one of my favorites! However, from a marketing standpoint, I'd never in a million years remember what product was being marketed, but the concept was great. Loved it!

jebuell

Ugh, I hated it.  I think the Green Movement should be more about people living through example (people always ask me about my hair and how healthy it's looking and I explain that I stopped using chemicals and now it's better, which makes them interested) and not through stupid scare tactics and people insulting others because of their choices.  That commercial would do nothing to change anyone's mind who are on the other side except to make them hate the Green Movement more, IMO.

That, and if you hadn't put Audi in the post title I would not have remembered what the commercial was for.

Roni.Cedra

Not to AW this topic too much, but the creator of it is a good, good friend... as in his girls were in my wedding and he read one of the readings. I AM SO SO SO SO HAPPY with it! So proud of him!

Roni.Cedra

And because I am following their website and the twitters about Audi... WTF is wrong with people? Even if you don't agree with the commercial... seriously:

http://twitter.com/JustMikeBKGS/status/8792343982

or http://twitter.com/WesBEnterprise/status/8792337570

Oh well...

daisygirl17

Roni.Cedra:

And because I am following their website and the twitters about Audi... WTF is wrong with people? Even if you don't agree with the commercial... seriously:

http://twitter.com/JustMikeBKGS/status/8792343982

or http://twitter.com/WesBEnterprise/status/8792337570

Oh well...

I'm happy for your friend, and I'm sorry people didn't like the commercial, but that's kinda what I thought would happen. I TTA with jebuell above...it really didn't do much to inspire others to be more EF. yeah, WE got it because we are all already passionate about the environment, but the majority of the population is NOT. I really think that if I wasn't a strong environmental advocate, the commercial would piss me off and would in no way motivate me to change my ways. I'm sorry, no offense...I appreciate the effort, but I think they went about it completely the wrong way.

jebuell

Just rewatching that commercial I can think of a hundred ways it could have been done better.  In it the people who were committing the "offenses" were clearly unaware that there was a better option out there.  One scenario might be when they knock on the guy's door to ask about his lightbulbs, instead of arresting him and shoving him in the back of the car to tell him what the better option is, hand it to him, then show the Audi driving down the street as the "better option" in cars.  THAT, IMO, would change at least a couple of minds.  This commercial did absolutely nothing.

I'm happy for your friend that he got a Super Bowl Commercial, though!  Congratulations on him and this isn't a jab at him or anything, just that I can understand why a lot of people really did not like that commercial.

Roni.Cedra

jebuell:

Just rewatching that commercial I can think of a hundred ways it could have been done better.  In it the people who were committing the "offenses" were clearly unaware that there was a better option out there.  One scenario might be when they knock on the guy's door to ask about his lightbulbs, instead of arresting him and shoving him in the back of the car to tell him what the better option is, hand it to him, then show the Audi driving down the street as the "better option" in cars.  THAT, IMO, would change at least a couple of minds.  This commercial did absolutely nothing.

I'm happy for your friend that he got a Super Bowl Commercial, though!  Congratulations on him and this isn't a jab at him or anything, just that I can understand why a lot of people really did not like that commercial.

Oh I agree! It could have been done different... but I still liked it! You weren't the one that I was upset with... you didn't say... Now I am going to go throw my batteries out and pollute more cause Audi even brought it up Your reasons are totally valid! I am just being like the proud friend

pixieprincss

Inspiring? No

Funny? Absolutely