You never see it coming.You're sitting there watching TV, when all of the sudden a scene from your favorite movie pops up on the screen. All seems like you remember, until your favorite character turns to the camera and starts berating you for not having a satellite dish with high def capabilities.
No, it's not a nightmare, just the latest batch of DirectTV ads cluttering the airwaves. And if it wasn't bad enough to see Christopher Lloyd and William Shatner squeezing out some more change from the Back to the Future and Star Trek franchises, now Sigourney Weaver is "revisiting" her iconic Aliens role - a role that she was nominated for an Oscar for - in this latest ad.
Now, this isn't quite as bad as the commercialized necrophilia that was visited upon poor Audrey Hepburn, John Wayne and Fred Astaire (at least his is not immortalized on YouTube ... yet). And certainly, as the Film Babble Blog points out, there are some actors (Charlie Sheen, Jessica Simpson) that you couldn't care less what they do as long as you have your remote handy.
But why, Sigourney, why? Not getting enough work lately? Heck, I'd rather watch you in Tadpole II or Ghostbusters 3 then to see you shilling satellite equipment (and believe me, that's saying a lot).
How 'bout a nice Revlon ad instead?
UPDATE: The Washington Post has not only found out how they make this blasphemy, but that they are going to make more of 'em ...
Links via YouTube.com, FilmBabble.blogspot.com and WashingtonPost.com.
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