Comments on: TiVo’s Infamous Banned Commercial Surfaces http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:12:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: TiVo Lovers Blog » Blog Archive » Ads from the past http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-96483 TiVo Lovers Blog » Blog Archive » Ads from the past Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:36:47 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/#comment-96483 [...] Davis Freeberg found an old TiVo ad. He said it was rejected by the networks, but it seems familiar to me. I think I may have seen it a few years ago. It looks like an ad from TiVo’s early years. [...] [...] Davis Freeberg found an old TiVo ad. He said it was rejected by the networks, but it seems familiar to me. I think I may have seen it a few years ago. It looks like an ad from TiVo’s early years. [...]

]]> By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » TiVo “Hooks Up” With Pay Per Post http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-90197 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » TiVo “Hooks Up” With Pay Per Post Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:02:25 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/#comment-90197 [...] especially when it comes to generating publicity. Whether it was their funeral for the VCR or their ad throwing a TV exec out a window, they’ve been able to get pretty good bang for their buck, from the social [...] [...] especially when it comes to generating publicity. Whether it was their funeral for the VCR or their ad throwing a TV exec out a window, they’ve been able to get pretty good bang for their buck, from the social [...]

]]> By: Shae http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 Shae Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:32:01 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/#comment-2564 Can anyone tell me who's providing the voice over? I can't figure it out and it's driving me, well, you know. Can anyone tell me who’s providing the voice over? I can’t figure it out and it’s driving me, well, you know.

]]> By: Dale Dietrich http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-2534 Dale Dietrich Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:55:17 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/#comment-2534 Ya, this commercial definitely wasn't banned from TV. I saw it many many times on TV (and several other TiVo commercials too) back in the 2000-2001 time frame. Conceivably it could have been on cable channels only but if you think about it, the ad threatens cable channels as much as network TV. I even recall that specific ad being mentioned in a New York Times article. If you search the TiVoCommunity and/or Fool archives, I know we talked about it on the forums when it aired. ...Dale Ya, this commercial definitely wasn’t banned from TV. I saw it many many times on TV (and several other TiVo commercials too) back in the 2000-2001 time frame.

Conceivably it could have been on cable channels only but if you think about it, the ad threatens cable channels as much as network TV. I even recall that specific ad being mentioned in a New York Times article. If you search the TiVoCommunity and/or Fool archives, I know we talked about it on the forums when it aired.

…Dale

]]> By: davis freeberg http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-2529 davis freeberg Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:42:03 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/#comment-2529 I'm pretty sure that the commercial was banned. TiVo may have gotten it on some of the cable channels, but I've read that at least some of the networks rejected the ad as being too controversial. To me, the ad was never anything more then a rumor until I saw it, so finding it on YouTube was a bit like seeing Bigfoot for a certified TiVo fan boy. I’m pretty sure that the commercial was banned. TiVo may have gotten it on some of the cable channels, but I’ve read that at least some of the networks rejected the ad as being too controversial. To me, the ad was never anything more then a rumor until I saw it, so finding it on YouTube was a bit like seeing Bigfoot for a certified TiVo fan boy.

]]> By: Joe Siegler http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 Joe Siegler Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:56:09 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/#comment-2522 This is not a banned commerical at all. It ran quite frequently on TV, I saw it a ton of times. But it is also TiVo's FIRST commercial. Came out right around the same time that old Golf commercial with Ronnie Lott & Joe Montana golfing was out, too. This is not a banned commerical at all. It ran quite frequently on TV, I saw it a ton of times. But it is also TiVo’s FIRST commercial. Came out right around the same time that old Golf commercial with Ronnie Lott & Joe Montana golfing was out, too.

]]> By: Chris Beasley http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 Chris Beasley Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:02:14 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/12/06/tivos-infamous-banned-commercial-surfaces/#comment-2476 That commercial played on TV before, I don't recall if I saw it on regular TV or cable, but I do recall seeing that commercial quite often way back when Tivo was first launched. Its pretty memorable with the guys tossing the suit out the window. That commercial played on TV before, I don’t recall if I saw it on regular TV or cable, but I do recall seeing that commercial quite often way back when Tivo was first launched. Its pretty memorable with the guys tossing the suit out the window.

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