| Messages from "Beyond"
Earth |
It is inherently evident
in the nature of TV ads that man is half "ape",
half man. The merchants of "Babylon" use the
Word to sell to the "ape".
Ads
for Pepsi Cola:
-- Right Now something big
is coming
-- Right Now anything else is ancient history
-- Right Now is more refreshing than ever
-- Right Now the future's one step ahead of you
-- Right Now phoney doesn't feel right
-- Right Now Nature's inventing better stuff than science.
The product = Pepsi Cola;
the message = cross the "light" barrier. The
secret of knowing where you are is knowing what time it
is - episode on NOVA.
As Seen on TV/Bilboards/Internet
- More Messages from "Beyond" Earth:
-- Life doesn't have to be
a blur - ad for Acuvue.
-- Introducing next - ad for Acura.
-- Delve into the details - Hyundai Genesis.
-- Suddenly, it's the future - ad for Konica Minolta.
-- Light is news. Discover the power of light - Nikon.
-- "It's all about the twist" - ad for FLIPS
SOUR SHOTS.
-- Things that go by the same name can be quite different
- cosamin-ds
-- Reverse your thinking - Honda civic
-- Get to what's next - Ameriprise.
-- Find your agent of change - Century21.com.
-- See your skin in a whole new light - ad for Olay.
-- Discover the wow - ad for Best Buy.
-- The only element missing is the human element - Merck.
-- When you see it. That's when you get it - Mott's
Clamato Juice.
-- Someday all your communications will work together -
Verizon Business.
-- Someday all the pieces will come together. Someday is
today. - Verizon.
-- I will find my inner champion. - Fitness Depot.
-- The moment you see it is the moment you want it -
Chrysler.
-- Get a smile you can feel triumphant about - Oral B
toothbrush.
-- Happiness would you like some - LensCrafters.
-- Get there - ad for Janus mutual funds.
-- I believe - R&D Pharmaceuticals.
-- Want a clear shot at quitting? - Nicoderm.
-- Have you been to the edge - ad for a pizza.
-- If you want to think, better change platforms - ad for
Macintosh computers.
-- Listen, gather up your ideas. Do something amazing -
ad for Microsoft.
-- Isn't it time we turned this thing (hourglass) around
- ad for Eaton's Canada.
-- You wouldn't get on a train that doesn't go anywhere -
ad for Airtouch Cellular.
-- Find your own road - Saab.
-- Your universe is about to expand - IMAX.
-- Proof, not promises - Old Spice Deodorant.
-- Have no doubt(-?-). Take control of your future -
Merryl Lynch.
-- Order your new body today - Fitness Centre.
-- A brand new feeling is coming - Royal Carribean.
-- It's a new world - ad for Wendy's restaurants.
-- Make a statement without saying a word - ad for a
perfume.
-- Hooked on phonics - phonics = word processing.
-- Discover something new for regularity - ad for ?
-- It's a pain reliever whose time has come - ad for ?
-- Simply better bread - ad for ?
-- Look for it - ad for the Postal Service.
-- Go big or go home - ad for chocolate bar?
-- It's pay back time - ad for an automobile?
-- Com'on get real - ad for Big Boy.
-- We know what you're hungry for - ad for Campbell soup.
-- Snap out of it - ad for an iced tea maker.
-- Deep down inside are you a passenger or a driver? - ad
for a car.
-- Engineered to bring heaven a lot closer to earth - ad
for Ford Accura.
-- We're changing everything - ad for Dodge Intrepid.
-- This is the year it all comes together - ad for
Roundup.
-- There's a new wind rising bringing with it change -
Windstar Mini Van.
-- Escape the daily grind - ad for Cappuccino.
-- A new way of seeing things - ad for Fuji film.
-- Get the total effect - ad for Total cereal.
-- Buy it for life - ad for a faucet.
-- STS can steer you back if you lose control - ad for a
cadillac.
-- It's all about strength and beauty - ad for pantyhose.
-- We will change the system - ad for Nintendo.
-- Your key is waiting for you - ad for GM.
-- Not exactly - ad for rent a car.
-- It's time to switch -- ad for Allegra.
-- This changes everything -- ad for Hidden Valley Ranch
salad dressing.
-- EA - Challenge Everything
-- Break through - ad for Cadillac.
-- You'll see - ad for LensCrafters.
-- Free your mind from other things. It's time for a
taste of freedom - ad for Glucerna.
-- Beat the system - ad for Pert Plus shampoo.
-- The future is ready - ad for Roundup.
-- Finding a way out is possible - ad for anti-depression.
-- Do something important - ad for Minolta.
-- The rules are changing - DATEK Online.
-- Something new is here - Pepcid AC.
-- Look around and you'll see the future - Public
Broadcasting.
-- Listen to Who You Are - CBC News.
-- It's all within your reach - AT & T.
-- Be there now - Sprint.
-- There is a simple explanation - ReliaStar.
-- In a perfect world everything would be different -
Dodge Caravan.
-- This year you will find something you never thought
possible - It's big. It's really big - Zirtec.
-- Show the stairs who's master - ad for a diet
supplement.
-- Be regular. Be yourself - ad for Fibercon.
-- Taste of Life - name of a salad dressing.
-- Time for a change - ad for Michelin tires.
-- No more tears shampoo - children's shampoo.
-- Add life to your years - Sustical.
-- The power of saving is in your hands - Canadian Tire.
-- Use your common scents - Grower Direct.
-- No useless talk - Radio Station.
-- Waiting not for the luxuries but for the basics -
World Vision.
-- It's about change. About breaking the rules and making
new rules. About building machines more in harmony with
humanity. About questioning everything. - ad for Dodge
Viper.
-- We looked and listened. We challenged conventional
thinking. We asked not why but why not. - ad for the
Dodge Stratus.
-- What you want is what you get - ad for MacDonald's.
-- Everything is changing - Bank of Montreal.
-- Break the silence - ad against AIDS.
-- Affection is coming, memories are coming - ad for a
Caribbean cruise line.
-- Those answers must come from the invisible cosmos -
said on a TV science program on questions concerning dark
matter.
-- Take a good look through Transition's Lenses. Ask for
Transitions' lenses and see for yourself.
-- Cheese will defeat evil - ad on a flyer for a local
restaurant. (as in "cut the cheese"?)
-- It's all mental - Ameritech.
-- Image is nothing. Thirst is everything - ad for a soft
drink.
-- Skip the trip to Siberia - Downy.
-- The human brain is brilliantly designed. Use it - TUMS.
-- The clock is ticking - Apple Computer.
-- Are you ready for something solid under your feet? Are
you ready for something you've always wanted? What are
you waiting for? - Pontiac Grand AM.
-- Imagining the unthinkable and developing the unknown -
ad for 3M.
-- Go fly - ad for an airline.
-- This is the place where you can speak out and where
your voice will be heard - CNN.
-- C'est fantastique! Now you're talking - Sprint.
-- The pen is mightier than the chip - said on Dateline.
-- The gloves are coming off - ad for Ivory soap.
-- Where's the beef, ie. the argument.
-- Take pictures further - Kodak.
-- What you're about to see is very graphic - ad for
Hershey.
-- Get into life both near and far - ad for Accuvue.
-- "How to be Human" is a course you can't
afford to miss - ad on the Discovery Channel.
-- Don't pick just any ticket. Pick the winning ticket =
ad for a Canadian lotto.
-- There is light at the end of the tunnel - ad for
Quanterra.
-- Times have changed - Eaton's.
-- The tranquillity of Nature is closer than you think -
Fisher Price.
-- Rejuvenate yourself - Canadian Learning TV.
-- Get behind the shield - ad for Salvation Army.
-- Light changes everything - ad for Hunter-Douglas
blinds.
-- It's time to take a deep breath - ad for Viagra.
Overt messages are loud
and numerous; subliminal messages say don't hide your
light under a bushel. The medium is the message.
"XXX"
Messages
-- Go ahead, get dirty -
ad for Sunlight laundry detergent.
-- I've been stretched in so many ways, I've had a hand
and I've found my path - ad for ?
-- Do it instantly - ad for a soft drink contest.
-- So natural you feel like your're wearing nothing at
all - AcuVue.
-- "Sex" is coming - sign advertising the
publication of Madonna's book.
-- I've got it on do you? - ad for a bug spray.
-- Get it on - ad for safe sex.
-- Maybe you should fill that space just a little more
often - Stove Top Stuffing.
-- Right now something big is coming.
-- Rescue me. Can't you see I'm on fire - Bryant heating.
-- Get connected - get cable.
-- Why live with pain - Aspercreme.
-- Since you're not a child anymore, we dont't treat you
like one. - ad for Johnson's adult skin care.
-- If it wasn't for taboos we'd be having sex all the
time - said on TV, speaker was female.
-- To get off, really get off, you gotta go nuts - ad for
a chocolate bar.
-- Let them see you - ad for Luxottica eyewear.
-- Take your fantasies anywhere - SlimFast.
Most powerful subliminal
message = "'I did it and I'm glad" - ad for
hair colour.
Axx Messages
-- Subway - eat fresh.
-- Taste what's next - ad for pork.
-- Taste beyond belief - ad for peanut butter.
-- You wouldn't believe what's in there - ad for feminine
protection.
-- Do it all - ad for All Bran.
-- One must answer the call of duty even before the call
of Nature - ad for Immodium.
-- I can't believe it's not butter - ad for margarine.
-- See the difference - ad for Viagra.
-- There really is a difference - ad for a laundry
detergent.
-- Entertainment from the inside - ad for Extra
Newsmagazine.
-- In a new world, passion has no limit - ad for the
movie called "The Piano".
-- Here's your wake-up call Nature lover - Jeep Cherokee.
-- Kiss your ice goodbye - ad for a de-icer.
-- Life is better twisted - ad for Tropicana beverage.
Billboard Ads
-- You're
invited to where the going's good - ad for a cell phone.
-- Do anything anywhere - ad for Pontiac Aztek.
-- Talk Total - ad for Telus mobility.
-- Want to master the mysteries of the deep? - Explore
Manitoba.
-- 18 is the legal thinking age - ad for ?
-- Watch for the signs of life - ad for ?
TV
Shows
-- "I'm Telling You
For the Last Time" - title of a Jerry Seinfeld
comedy special.
-- Is that your final answer? - Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?
Names of TV shows: Turning
Point, Something Wilder, Think Twice on PBS, Absolutely
Fabulous, A Whole New Ballgame,
Comic Strips: Bizarro, Far Out, The Other Side,
Dialogue: opportunity is
not just knocking, it has come with a search warrant,
Promotions: Waiting for the Punchline,
Movies
-- The Departed: 2006
movie: everyone in the movie gets shot. In the end no one
is left, not even a good guy. At the academy awards, it
was voted best picture of the year. It had a lot of
swearing in it. Being a good guy is not a reason to exist.
It's a comment on the times.
-- Armageddon is coming - ad for a Bruce Willis movie.
-- Look into the darkness; discover obscure powers - ad
for Friday the 13th.
-- Resistance is futile - ad for Star Trek movie called
First Contact. Data gets full feelings and emotions.
-- The World is Not Enough - title of a James Bond movie.
Movies: Stargate, Silent
Fall, Water World, Twister, Free Willy, Splash.
Movie
Story Lines
-- "City of Angels"
- the character played by Nicholas Cage "falls"
to earth in order to become "real".
-- "Michael" - the angel played by John
Travolta charges headlong into a lot of "bull".
-- "Titanic" - "you'll sooner have
angels fly out yer arse as get close to the likes o' her".
-- "Star Wars - Episode 2" - a "clone"
is as a data processor.
-- "Planet of the Apes" - "Apes"
vs humans = data processors vs word processors. Humans
are unable to "talk".
Books
-- Jonathan Livingston
Seagull - "Sun"/"moon" = two
"lights" in sky. Light #1 = ruler of Nature;
light #2 = ruler of human nature. Jonathan Livingston
Seagull moved not one feather-width from his spot.
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