Nov 18 2008Questionable: Highly Inappropriate Zune Ad
Allegedly this is a spec ad made for the Microsoft Zune. If it's real, I hope Microsoft demanded their money back and told the ad agency responsible they're all a bunch of sick sickos. Because this is just wrong. I don't want to ruin it for you, but it's awful. And sick. And disgusting. And morally reprehensible. Ugh, just vile. And tactless. Okay, so how'd he do that? And will finger paint work?
Thanks "Cool Zune Ad!" Frank, I'd hate to see what you consider an uncool Zune ad.
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Reader Comments
1. Jo Mama - November 18, 2008 12:08 PM
presto firsto
2. ChamClowder - November 18, 2008 12:09 PM
olawd..
3. God Dang Zamerica - November 18, 2008 12:11 PM
Ipod is better bitches
4. GEOFF LEPPARD - November 18, 2008 12:12 PM
Creative Zen is better yet, bitches.
5. Thumperchica - November 18, 2008 12:12 PM
can't watch video or "streaming media", so I'll take your word for it that this is wrong...
6. Jo Mama - November 18, 2008 12:13 PM
Lets see Apple top that shit.
7. Atrides - November 18, 2008 12:13 PM
My word...
8. ChamClowder - November 18, 2008 12:15 PM
6> I see wat u did thar
9. Boost - November 18, 2008 12:17 PM
Ahahahahahahahaha
10. LSDiesel - November 18, 2008 12:18 PM
Wow. I mean, I love Macs, but I have never seen a Mac Ad that good. I will never forget about this commercial.
11. Hannukah Montana - November 18, 2008 12:18 PM
@1 You must be terribly ashamed of your self for calling out "first" in a horribly messed up video. Your mind is polluted! Go back to hell where you can butt-f#ck Satan, you prick!
Is that how Daisy was born?
Fugly motherf***er! That shit is totally not cool! I thought the guy was spewing out his man juice, terribly f***ed up!
12. I'm a Computer - November 18, 2008 12:22 PM
alright alright, this started out bad and just got worse. i had to start skipping forward to catch glimpses, and buttf*** me hard if im wrong but this was almost nsfw.
13. Jo Mama - November 18, 2008 12:23 PM
Actually this was filmed shortly after I f***ed Satan in the ass with my new Crayola paint condoms. My mom loves me so she bought me the box with 120 different colors.
14. Rithly - November 18, 2008 12:24 PM
What...the...fuuuuuuuu...
15. Hannukah Monica - November 18, 2008 12:24 PM
Chill out sis.
16. Jo Mama - November 18, 2008 12:26 PM
the tags at the top made me laugh harder than the video did.
17. Moose Knuckle - November 18, 2008 12:27 PM
I seen this before in Bizarre magazine, but to me it's the beads of sweat, the determination, and the accuaracy that's most unsettling.
pew color pew
18. Davo - November 18, 2008 12:27 PM
PEWT PEWT PEWT!!!
19. Jo Mama - November 18, 2008 12:29 PM
I love how they go from Bill Gates and Seinfeld talking about loafers and churros, to Hi my name is ______ and I am a PC to.... Enema Art?
20. McGloin - November 18, 2008 12:30 PM
Watch out everybody! My evil twin is posting more racist drivel. He may strike at anytime with another dated black joke that is only funny to klansmen. As soon as I find out who's been inposterizing me, I'm gonna brain them with a herring. Monty Python style!
21. LSDiesel - November 18, 2008 12:31 PM
This is similar to the diarhea that max got in the movie Never Back Down
22. Ken - November 18, 2008 12:34 PM
I wonder how this marketer pass got his degree in marketing. I can just image his class work assignments. This have nothing to do with Music player or zune. It doesn't make me want to go out and buy a zune at all. Marketing is not about shock factor to grab people's attention and slip your logo at the end. It's about conversion and why zune is better than ipod. f***in retards
23. Daisy - November 18, 2008 12:34 PM
FAKE!!!!
Thats an obvious photoshop job. You can tell its fake because the shadows are all wrong.
It kinda looks like the scene where Max had a really bad dream after he ate some bacon ice cream off Baja's chest in the movie Never Back Down.
24. hiland - November 18, 2008 12:34 PM
theres a real artist who paints this wait...i believe he has to actually squat over the paintings and give himself enemas though.... buried for inaccurate.
25. GRAMMARNAZI - November 18, 2008 12:34 PM
No comment.
26. Sparklepie - November 18, 2008 12:44 PM
I'm starting to think that Daisy and the Geekologie Writer are one and the same.
27. Andy S. - November 18, 2008 12:46 PM
What's interesting is that this is a pretty accurate approximation of the process used during the design phase of Windows Vista development.
28. Fred Fuckstoner - November 18, 2008 12:49 PM
@LSDiesel
Dude, I saw your post today on the treadmill thing. I got you the lyrics of the flintstones theme song.
Flintstones. Meet the Flintstones.
They're the modern stone age family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They're a page right out of history.
Let's ride with the family down the street.
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet.
When you're with the Flintstones
you'll have a yabba dabba doo time.
A dabba doo time.
You'll have a gay old time.
Now tell me how gay that show was?
I loved it when I was a kid, watched all the time.
29. Sportsdvl - November 18, 2008 12:49 PM
Most Microsoft products perform like they came straight out of someone's ass so why shouldn't this ad show that.
30. bluemanda - November 18, 2008 12:50 PM
I just threw up in my mouth...a lot. The over the shoulder shot was bad, but the "paint coming at your face" shot was far worse. I am going to hide in my cubicle now.
31. CaptainMorgan - November 18, 2008 12:53 PM
I'm gonna say it: the Zune is a shitty music player. The ad tells me this. And if it's real, MS is probably hoping that bad press is better than no press at all. I guess they're taking lessons from Britney and Amy. This is seriously f***ed up.
Glad I have an iPod.
32. Jobu - November 18, 2008 12:54 PM
Terrible
33. McGloin - November 18, 2008 12:56 PM
Damn it, how did you get that video of me?
34. NrrrdGrrrl - November 18, 2008 12:57 PM
Haha, wow. Disturbing.
Good song, though.
35. CaptainMorgan - November 18, 2008 1:00 PM
Kid: Hey, I'd like to buy an mp3 player.
Clerk: Cool. Do you know what you want?
Kid: How about the one from when the guys blows paint out his ass?
Clerk: Ya, we only have the brown ones left.
+++++
I can't see this ad making anyone run out to buy a Zune. Brand awareness will be increased, but why do it this way? Expect sales to go down the toilet once this gets out. Really bad idea. Why not show Amy Winehouse shooting up while listening to her Zune?
36. Hannukah Montana - November 18, 2008 1:07 PM
Take a look at this link below, it's the very first article that the GW posted on his blog. You can notice how serious he was and unfunny at first and now look what happened to him?
You can also notice how the first posted epic failed on so many levels. LOL!
supercheese! hehehaha
37. Hannukah Montana - November 18, 2008 1:08 PM
Oops! Forgot to paste the url!
http://www.geekologie.com/2006/04/super_mario_block_hysteria.php
38. Jukai - November 18, 2008 1:11 PM
This commercial would have been so much better if, before the paint-poppin', he screamed "KAAAAAAAAAA MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
39. Tina - November 18, 2008 1:20 PM
The best art is never appreciated in its own time.
40. Luke - November 18, 2008 1:21 PM
This is why I now work for Apple
41. J@cko - November 18, 2008 1:29 PM
It all makes sense
if shit = Art
then Art = shit
ergo
42. vhw - November 18, 2008 1:34 PM
from the ad:
-----------------------------
Spec Ad for Zune
DISSCLAIMER: Microsoft had NO part in making this film. I made this with no money and for fun, so enjoy!
Directed By: Sibling Rivalry
Music by: Digitalism- Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)
See More at: http://siblingrivalrytv.tumblr.com/
--------------------------------------
43. Somebody - November 18, 2008 1:39 PM
You get what you paid for...(or so the hooker told me)
PS: What did he have for breakfast? Fruit Loops..Trix? ...no, couldn't be Trix, cause Trix is for kids!
Pew Pew Pew
44. Yopoleo - November 18, 2008 1:43 PM
@31, @34 & @41 Totally agree.
Btw, PSP Rulez!
45. diddleysquat - November 18, 2008 1:53 PM
zyuck
46. Jo Mama - November 18, 2008 1:54 PM
Here's a theory... Maybe this is a well thought out rebuttle to the new Ipod Nano ads? See link below and decide for yourself.
http://www.advertolog.com/paedia/reels/2008/09/17/513672/
47. Stinky - November 18, 2008 2:08 PM
nice try... if that were actually a spec ad, the Zune branging at the end would not have been pixelated...
48. Scott - November 18, 2008 2:33 PM
Im surprised no on was disturbed by the scene where he's shitting so hard his toes curl.
49. Joel - November 18, 2008 2:58 PM
I'm now official scarred for life, someone please come and carve that image out of my brain, I'm going to go vomit now ...........
50. Hah! - November 18, 2008 3:38 PM
If I ever see that airing on TV I will go out and immediately purchase a zune just to encourage this sort of thing.
51. lj - November 18, 2008 4:24 PM
a spec ad means an individual art director or copywriter (or team) made it for their portfolio. microsoft would have never been presented it, much less have paid for the presentation.
52. marcus - November 18, 2008 4:36 PM
ummm... wow... im going to need some mind soap... whatever he's eating (or smoking), I think it would be medically advisable to incinerate whatever is left.
(p.s. @27 @29 @31 I hope you all get hit by a bus... then survive and 3 weeks later... get hit by the same bus. @27: vista is NOT crap. mac is not compatible with anything or anyone. get over it. @31: 5 bucks says you have never even used a zune. They can do everything an Ipod can do, plus some (social feature), costs the same, and zune software is in my opinion much easier to navigate. @29: every device has its bugs, or have you conveniently forgotten about the 3g's bugs already?)
53. Gourmet Vagina - November 18, 2008 5:45 PM
(Purple, Yellow, Blue) Skeet skeet skeet!
54. hazums - November 18, 2008 6:00 PM
AAAAGH
AAAAAAAAAGH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
lololololol
55. Panda Jäger - November 18, 2008 6:26 PM
This dude was on Howard Stern a while ago. I'm so HAPPY to finally have more than a mental picture. Trust me, we're lucky they put some electro on the back of the track, 'cause what he's doing sounds nasty as hell as well.
56. No Name - November 18, 2008 6:30 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA! Good music. :)
57. MrAv8er - November 18, 2008 6:31 PM
Zune is the wrong name. This must be the ipooed! Enough of the funny, that's just F'ed up. There is NO WAY I ever want to see that again.
58. Loki - November 18, 2008 6:36 PM
#52 masturbates to pictures of Bill Gates.
59. interslicery - November 18, 2008 7:28 PM
Zune: we'll shit on you and you will like it.
60. Spider - November 18, 2008 7:32 PM
ok, that video was as f***ed up as they come... but what's the song playing? it has a nice feelin to it... hahahaha
61. CMYK Josh - November 18, 2008 7:46 PM
I'm the only impartial person here (especially you, #52) -- I use Macs and PC's at work and at home. They both suck. They both fail when you can't afford for them to. They both have glitches. Apple makes better hardware but, then again, if I forked over for a PC what I dropped on my MacPro Quad, I'd have a bulletproof PC, too. PC has the open architecture going for it and I can afford to build a new one every other year. Apple is catching up in the open department but I doubt they'll ever sell barebones.
Nope, the real difference is Apple PEOPLE and PC PEOPLE. Apple people are like those people who insist on driving only German cars. It doesn't matter if it's 8 years old and looks like shit, at least it's German, er, Apple. They're just so caught up in the concept of Apple that they really can't understand anything else.
62. Believer - November 18, 2008 8:33 PM
I'd get a Zune if it makes me gizz in color.
63. guate6 - November 18, 2008 8:39 PM
He went and did some PEW PEW PEW out of his butt....with paint...um...right.
Disgusting is correct.
64. KH - November 18, 2008 9:02 PM
I have a hard time believing that a "real" ad would use a version of their logo that wasn't anti-aliased.
Other than that, I would almost believe it was real.
65. Joey - November 18, 2008 9:22 PM
Appropriate add for Zune. A bunch of drizzly doo doo just like the product.
66. marcus - November 18, 2008 9:27 PM
@61 ummm... i'm with him. im not really that big a fanboy (i have a mac and a pc laptop as well), I just really hate people with blind faith that automatically jump to conclusions just because of popular opinion (I.E., mojave experiment.) i would never wish harm to a mac-head, though it would
67. marcus - November 18, 2008 9:28 PM
oops ...be unfortunate if they had all their I's stabbed out. zing!...anyone?... dammit.
68. Josh - November 18, 2008 9:46 PM
Alright, alright, the man shits paint from his ass, we've got it. But the really burning question here, the one that's most important, is...
what song is that? it's what kept me watching until the end. sweet track.
69. Randy - November 18, 2008 10:25 PM
Zune sales just tripled in Germany.
70. joe - November 19, 2008 12:10 AM
wow i didnt think my opinion of microsoft could get any worse. must they do everything ass backwards- pun intended- seriously though i wont get into all the reasons why microsoft is bad or years behind mac or linux OS but is still more popular because bill is richer.........i better stop here
71. ie=evil - November 19, 2008 12:15 AM
lol @66 vista hmm oh yeah that was mac several years ago. whats that brand new thing called that lets you veiw all the windows at once? expose? oh yeah i remember that from years before vista, but where.... oh yeah mac. thanks bill for blatantly ripping off mac
im not a mac fanboy either. pretty much every system is better than bills pseudo-operating system.
72. Yargarble - November 19, 2008 12:46 AM
This is wrong. To much shit is being accepted now for TV, and this is just gross. Also, Zune sucks anyway. A lot. Get a Zen.No not an iPod they suck too.
73. Snoodle - November 19, 2008 12:52 AM
Um...I just...whoa.
I thought he was jacking off at first...but I was wrong. And then it got so, so much worse.
74. Tina - November 19, 2008 4:53 AM
Maybe he just had his period as well as a strange reaction to eating too many rainbows
75. supervenom1 - November 19, 2008 9:13 AM
Well if i buy a zune i hoope it's not pattered with splatter, coz i would hate to see the production line, and he def has to work on his aim lol,
76. Julia - November 19, 2008 10:20 AM
My brother's friends made him go to an art show in New York once, and it ended up being "enima art"
*harf*
77. lolwut - November 19, 2008 10:41 AM
Are you all that gullible to actually believe this is a legit ad? 1st give away is how pixelated the Zune logo is at the end of the ad: obviously inserted post-production from the main video clip. 2nd: this would never air on US television which is where Microsoft would base most of the advertising campaign in (I'm not even sure it would pass for most Euro tele either).
78. WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN - November 19, 2008 11:53 AM
WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN
79. matt - November 19, 2008 6:42 PM
#5 lol "I can't watch STREAMING media" LOL
80. Mimi - November 19, 2008 8:08 PM
The song they used was awesome but the commercial itself was....
disturbing...
81. poop - November 19, 2008 11:06 PM
Well, I kinda liked it.
82. jon - November 20, 2008 12:17 AM
This ad is NOT real. It's NOT fake either.
It's a spec ad. Spec means speculative. It's not commissioned by the company, a separate designer does it apart from the company for fun and for his resume.
Spec ads do have the potential to become real ads (like the iPod touch ad) but I doubt this one would.
83. Spider - November 20, 2008 7:12 PM
WHATS THE NAME OF THE SONG?!?!?
84. Gremlin - November 24, 2008 5:31 AM
I've seen some of this. Bits of it were actually used in an Ad released here is Australia, it was on the other night. Definately a wtf moment seeing it on TV.
85. someone - November 26, 2008 10:36 AM
it's funny
86. Melissa - November 28, 2008 2:07 PM
THIS IS HILARIOUS. whoever doesn't like this needs to lighten up man. It's a beautiful way to make art, think about it. Never question the cultivation of art. what it has to do with Zune I really don't understand, but it's funny none the less.
87. kosem - December 2, 2008 6:37 AM
poster is uptight. did enjoy.
88. Spider - December 6, 2008 1:27 AM
I found it! gee thnx for nothing twerps!
its called pogo by digitalism
89. fabien - December 12, 2008 10:39 AM
it s pogo by digitalism but here it s a Shinichi Osawa remix
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=baDncBFyCDU
90. benitojuarez - May 18, 2009 11:27 PM
i discovered digitalism through the zune marketplace, i had never heard their songs or knew who they were until i bought a zunepass, kinda funny huh.
91. 780skin - May 20, 2009 5:32 PM
who....what....how?
....when....why?
.....I want to try it.