Chevy spot already front-runner for most controversial ad

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | February 5 2012 | Katie Dowd

[WilliamIII]

If you’ve learned anything from Super Bowl XLVI so far, it’s that driving a Ford will get you killed when the apocalypse comes.

Unsurprisingly, this spot from Chevy is already generating the most controversy. In it, a man drives through a post-apocalyptic landscape and finds the only survivors are fellow Chevy drivers. Their friend, sadly, drove a Ford and is dead.

[Nowhere Man]

Heh, makes me feel glad I just got a 1999 Chevy Blazer to replace my old 1994 Ford Explorer. B-)

[BipolarBob]

Found On Road Dead - yeah, that’s original.

[BenLurkin]

It was cute.

[SMGFan]

Was Obama elected or voted out of office?

[Revolting cat!]

Silly people! Controversial ads are the ones that get remembered.

[montag813]

Ford needs to bring back the commercial with the genuine Ford buyer saying he wouldn’t support a company which got a government bailout.

[muawiyah]

This is the theme of "Left Behind". There the good people are sucked up away from Earth in what is called "The Rapture". The evil people are left behind.

So, the variation here is that All The Chevy People Are Evil and All The Ford People Are Swept Up To Heaven?

Hmm.

[fhayek]

The other Chevy commercial showed a chevy parachuting from an airplane, bungee jumping, playing a giant musical instrument, etc. Yeah, all things I look for in a vehicle.

[KevinDavis]

No biggie, besides I would never drive a Chevy anyway. It is sad we paid all that money for those commercials..

[ziravan]

Just another big socialism, government attack on the private sector.

The imagery is ironic. Total destruction, bankrupt twinkies, and government motors.

Yep.

Sigh.

[Venturer]

Who would want to be safe in a world with 4 other guys and one of them a Twinkie.

[Plumres]

That was my favorite one! I loved the Twinkies!

[Larry Lucido]

The box of Twinkies in perfect condition was a nice touch.

[bigdaddy45]

I liked the guy eating a twinkie. It was a nice touch.

[Nervous Tick]

>> So, the variation here is that All The Chevy People Are Evil and All The Ford People Are Swept Up To Heaven?

:-)

[Larry Lucido]

All within one minute, lol!

[Revolting cat!]

I figured it was filmed in Deadtroit.

[RightWingConspirator]

I just bought a 2012 Lincoln MKX and never again will a GM product occupy a place in my garage.

[KevinDavis]

Never mind that is came from a Government Motors company..

[RightWingConspirator]

Not mine. I liked the great dane and missing cat Doritos ad.

[immadashell]

Was Obama elected or voted out of office?

Did Soetoro survive the Apocalypse?

[EyeGuy]

Ford should run an ad pointing the finger at GM and their Kenyan Commie enabler who committed theft and fraud on an historically unprecendented scale.

A crime that calls into question the FUNDAMENTAL integrity of our securities markets.

[Godzilla]

Good grief - it was funny for crying out loud, and I’m a Ford guy.

Note to self - add twinkies to survival cache

[rabidralph]

Actually, every Ford owner needs to make that video and upload it to YouTube and Facebook.

[ReagansShinyHair]

Yeah, that was my reaction, too. The end of the world and it’s five guys and no women.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ubama is sending a superliminal message to people who don't buy government motors' vehicles.

[ConorMacNessa]

Their aim is seriously misdirected. They are getting the stuffing beaten out of them by Asian brands. I drove American metal for as long as possible. Now I have two KIA's, a Sedona van and a Rio sedan. They beat the hell out of anything I've ever gotten from Detroit. I'd rather buy an American marque, but Detroit will not produce what we need without being dragged and pulled into submission.



Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

What they didn’t show in the ad was that the apocalypse was brought about by a Volt exploding near a nuclear power plant.

[Rebelbase]

My first thought when the commercial began with scenes of a city in ruins was that it was going to be a statement on Obama’s America.

[Mike Darancette]

That was my favorite one! I loved the Twinkies!

Twinkies are the only forever food.

[Jane Long]

It is sad we paid all that money for those commercials..

Yep. I was pretty much Debbie Downer during the SB commercials. After (just about) each one, I'd say...."Hmmmph...Socialism", or "Government Enterprise", etc. :(

[Shadowstrike]

You got it.

;)

[ScottinSacto]

Ford should do a prequel ad showing the fiery apocolypse starting in a garage containing a Chevy Volt.

[ScottinSacto]

Ford should do a prequel ad showing the fiery apocolypse starting in a garage containing a Chevy Volt.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Regardless of the bailout, it was a good ad. Twinkies? Perfect.

[Inyo-Mono]

What is realy funny is that you never see Chevy trucks off-road way in the boondocks. They are either Ford or Toyota 4X4s. Chevy trucks are junk on rugged trails.

[Past Your Eyes]

Right now I have a Saturn Ion, a Toyota T-100 and a Dodge Neon beater. I’ll go you even one better. If I can help it, I will never again buy a vehicle that was made by union pukes and certainly not a GM.

[Noob1999]

It must be that the harpie Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz is the new marketing director of Government Motors, so that she can direct her venomous spittle onto the fender of the competition.

[Noob1999]

..............The box of Twinkies in perfect condition was a nice touch..................

Yeah, since both GM and the maker of Twinkies both went bankrupt!

[Forrestfire]

I wonder if those Chevy Sonics advertised are the ones sold without front brakes, and had to be recalled? Union workers forgot to install them!!!!

[Mom MD]

No they’re not. You forgot about peeps!

[VeniVidiVici]

This year’s collection of ads was pretty lame. The Cheby ad was one of the better ones and that ain’t saying much.

Though I think my funniest favorite was the Darth Vader one. GoDaddy definitely had the cutest chicks.

[GOYAKLA]

Every fifth day a turn in the barrel.

[butterdezillion]

I didn’t watch the game but I think ads about the apocalypse would be a little too close to home for me to find very amusing.

[Terry Mross]

Great idea. Have the Ford owner asking the Chevy owners where they’ll go for maintenance and repairs now that GM no longer exists since the government no longer exists.

[Nowhere Man]

No they’re not. You forgot about peeps!

And Circus Peanuts too!

[MaxMax]

Just show a Chevy driver smoking a Cig. These days that seems to be enough for a rope.

[Eldon Tyrell]

I’m probably not the first to notice - but I didn’t see a Ford commercial.

I saw VERY long expensive commercials fo the two taxpayer funded US Auto companies. But none from Ford.

Also - the tone of the two ads - Chevy - the thing to drive after the apocolypse - Chrysler “We know how to come back from the brink” -

I wonder - if it says something about their corporate mentality - or even their customers. Very self important. Very - “Self focused about how important they are”.

Then - compare the Suzuki ad - “Traded the sled” -

I could probably go on forever - but there was a tone there.

[Eldon Tyrell]

And - another thing -
For the strangest reason - I want to go out and buy a Fiat 500 Abarth.

I think my Alfas are jealous.