Just workin’ on the good ‘ol laptop… I’m not really paying attention, but the TV is on. There are no new shows on this time of year. I’ve been trying to really understand why there are NO new shows during most of December… It’s stupid rational – but that’s not why I’m writing now.
So I turned on South Park since it’ll easily entertain. It started at 8pm, and immediately after the opening credits was one of those extremely sappy give money to feed the impoverished and fly ridden children of some 3rd world country. It was long enough to take up the entire commercial break.
Then the second commercial break was another extended commercial involving the cause of saving the unwanted animals of America. This exact same spot played in the third and last commercial break. I guess saving the domesticated pets of the third world isn’t a worthy cause to some female singers.
So what is it about the demographics of South Park or Comedy Central watchers that screams “I want to give money away if you play sad music over a sad montage as long as you have a celebrity spokesperson”? I mean hell… South Park made fun of the whole Sally Struthers charity spokesperson thing in their first season.
I’d hope it was a media-buy gone bad, but it was so obvious that it just didn’t fit with the whole purpose of watching Comedy Central. I’m not saying they aren’t worthy charities or anything, but with the frequency that I’ve been seeing these specific commercials in the limited number of times I tune into Comedy Central shows a targeting of commercials that for me is instead leaving a bad taste in my mouth because they’re trying to play on the emotions of people who are trying to have a laugh.