Top 5 Commercials

McBane here. What to do with the never-ending deluge of advertising that assaults us at every turn? That’s right: rank them for entertainment value.

5) Burger King - “Little Kick”

Eating this chicken would have killed a man. Wise decision by Burger King to make it less dangerous.

4) Reebok - “Office Linebacker”

There’s something refreshing and liberating about watching a linebacker throw a secretary through a cubicle wall, don’t you think?

3) Nike - “Next Level”

Not sure how heavy this rotation was in the U.S.; I saw it a lot in Euro 2008 but nowhere outside of that. Directed by Guy Ritchie, I’m guessing this will unfortunately start a trend of the first person POV ads by directors who aren‘t as good for products that aren‘t as cool, like the iced coffee ad for McDonald’s.

2) Old Spice Swagger - “LL Cool J”

Sublime on so many levels, and the music is outstanding. I only wish they had cast Puffy instead.

1) Firefox - “Get Firefox!”

Point taken.