Who would have known? Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams was named after the comedian’s favorite princess. The 30 second commercial in lieu of Father’s Day speaks loads of the relationship the father-daughter pair have when it comes to video games. Ad on top. Interview at the bottom. When Robin Williams and his wife were pregnant, they spent countless hours playing The Legend of Zelda for the NES. They loved the name and christened their daughter with it. Read more »
Or maybe that should be the other way around – Volkswagen does Darth Vader. Whichever sequence you prefer, you won’t be able to help but chuckle as you watch the latest commercial from Volkswagen. I am no advertising expert, but I think I am not totally off the mark if I say that the auto makers are targeting families and geeks with the 2012 Volkswagen Passat. How can one not want to see a commercial that features a kid with Star Wars music in the background? In this commercial, you will see a teeny weeny Darth Vader trying to use the Force – unsuccessfully, of course. The dog just ignores Read more »
Today the World Cup kicked off in South Africa, while writing this Uruguay vs. France is on T.V. and I also caught the second half of South Africa vs. Mexico. A week ago I was mulling over the question of how many Forever Geekers are into soccer? I for one don’t watch soccer unless it’s the Euro Cup or the World Cup. Well according to Adidas latest commercial there are a lot of geeks into soccer. The video Star Wars Cantina 2010 features Han Solo, C-3PO and R2-D2 among Star Wars characters and some more present day guests like David Beckham, Daft Punk and Snoop Dogg to name a few. Read more »
I came across this awesome (web only?) commercial for the Nissan Cube in Japan. It is amazing how this many manga principles have been used in a really short commercial. Read more »
