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DirecTV Introduces Advertising's Weirdest-Looking Baby Yet Everyone sees what they want to see in this kid

Who does that adorable, pudgy little baby look like? Maybe it's his father. Maybe his grandpa. Maybe the milkman. Probably he's an awkward mashup of one relation's beady eyes, another's…

May 30, 2012, 1:27 PM EDT

James Lipton Is Finally a Bravo-lebrity in Network's New Summer Spot Latest seasonal promo has Olympic theme

James Lipton is a national treasure, damn it, but the erudite TV host gets precious little respect—or promotion—from his own network. Until now. Lipton lines up his first cameo in…

May 23, 2012, 5:30 PM EDT

Call Your Doctor If This 'Workaholics' Billboard Lasts More Than 4 Hours Comedy Central erects another phallic ad

Comedy Central's "Fully Torqued" phallic billboard on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard touting the new season of its Workaholics sitcom is awfully silly. TMZ claiming that its coverage of the sign is…

May 17, 2012, 8:51 AM EDT

TNT Brings Drama to Belgium With Crazy Town-Square Stunt Push the button, and all hell breaks loose

Here's another marketing stunt for the "Could never happen in America" file. To promote its launch in Belgium, the Turner-owned TNT network placed a big red button "on an average…

April 11, 2012, 12:19 PM EDT

Jennifer Love Hewitt Gets Boob Reduction in 'EW' Ads Actress surprised to lose her 'Client List' curves

Entertainment Weekly was OK with Jennifer Love Hewitt's new show, in which she plays a single mom turned prostitute, but they were less comfortable with her, uh, qualifications for the…

April 9, 2012, 11:31 AM EDT

'The Pitch': Can AMC Find Drama at Real Ad Agencies? Trailer not quite as stylish as 'Mad Men'

So, who's psyched about The Pitch, the upcoming AMC reality show that follows ad agencies as they pitch new business? Great premise, right? Can't wait for the April 30 premiere?…

March 27, 2012, 9:18 AM EDT

Inappropriate Unused Opening Title Sequences for 'Mad Men' (NSFW) Don isn't just falling anymore

CollegeHumor gets in on the Mad Men fever with this college-humorous video imagining alternate opening title sequences for the show—ranging from the gory to the silly to the NSFW. Hey,…

March 26, 2012, 1:42 PM EDT

'New Yorker' Digs Up Its Own Ads From 'Mad Men' Era Tension of the cultural shift is palpable

The mid-'60s was an anxious and uncertain period. Like Don Draper's tumbling silhouette, those years were suspended between Eisenhower's monochrome Americana and the kaleidoscopic revolution of the Woodstock generation. At…

March 23, 2012, 10:26 AM EDT

4 Great Ads From the 'Mad Men' Edition of 'Newsweek' Special issue full of retro-style executions

As you've surely heard by now, Newsweek is celebrating the return of AMC's Mad Men on Sunday with a Mad Men-themed issue with a retro cover and loads of retro…

March 21, 2012, 1:03 PM EDT

Bear Grylls Still Wearing the Pants, at Least in Dockers Ads Fired Discovery star in new campaign

Discovery Channel reportedly terminated its relationship with Bear Grylls this week over a contractual dispute—which would seem to be unfortunate timing for Dockers, which is in the midst of rolling…

March 13, 2012, 2:18 PM EDT

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