tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post4136942070898841881..comments2024-03-06T19:27:17.852-05:00Comments on The Toad Stool by Alan Wolk: Really Mad MenAlan Wolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-43812598079980085032007-08-06T15:47:00.000-04:002007-08-06T15:47:00.000-04:00yes, you're probably right about the content of pr...yes, you're probably right about the content of programs being created by others, not the adpeople.<BR/><BR/>although i never recalled underdog hawking products. or was it enough for his show to simply be surrounded by not-totally-related cereal spots?<BR/><BR/>must have also been thinking about the geico caveman and his upcoming tv series, which i think is being produced with input from the adpeople.HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-89881077549285986082007-08-06T15:18:00.000-04:002007-08-06T15:18:00.000-04:00HJ: We did indeed see Underdog. I actually thought...HJ: We did indeed see Underdog. I actually thought it was pretty good (for a kids movie) and the tadpoles seemed to really dig it.<BR/><BR/>There's a post in there somewhere about how critics are such poor indicators when it comes to kids movies. Ratatouille was a critical smash but it's lost on kids: French haute cuisine? Being true to your art? Just not concepts that a 10 year old can wrap their head around. <BR/><BR/>As for soap operas and the like, I'd always thought that the ad people came up with the idea for the show, but that someone else wrote it/produced it. With Underdog, it seems that they- the creative team and the account guy- wrote and produced the whole thing themselves.Alan Wolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911841405348126875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106820546854003223.post-30022409143744768092007-08-06T14:49:00.000-04:002007-08-06T14:49:00.000-04:00did you take the tadpoles to see underdog on the w...did you take the tadpoles to see underdog on the weekend? the movie was not released for reviews in my area, which is often an indication that it sucks.<BR/><BR/>was it not standard procedure in the past for adpeople to create content to surround the ads? that's how they invented soap operas and radio programs, right?<BR/><BR/>funny how it's come full circle. except now ad agencies can't figure out how to bill for content, falling back on simply creating the ads.<BR/><BR/>at this point, even underdog can't save us.HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.com