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May 29, 2007
Typical party conversation
Every drug commercial on TV also has to have a warning about side effects and who shouldn't take it. This warning is usually delivered by an omnipresent, God-like voice. Some companies, however, have tried to have the side effects presented like they are part of the normal conversation. This method fails terribly. Take, for example, this commercial for "Yaz," which is a new birth control pill that also sounds like a certain baseball Hall-of-Famer.
I don't know what it is about this commercial I don't like. Is it the setting? Is it the way a bunch of 30-something women are nodding when told not to take the pill if you have "chronic inflammatory disease"? Or is it the smug way the speaker says, "I didn't go to medical school for nothing!" If they're all going to be like this, I think I prefer the omniscient voice.
Anyway, enjoy. You might notice the commercial is a bit "doctored," but this is the only version I could find. Sorry about that:
entry no. 861
Posted by oz115 at May 29, 2007 09:18 AM