Why is the devil such a popular character in TV commercials?

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he does turn up quite a lot doesn't he?

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean - nicotine patches, British Gas, Walkers Crisps...wtf?

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

don't look now but he's a pretty popular character in lots of things

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

That's not the devil in those British gas adverts, its Ricky Tomlinson.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Because George W Bush charges too much for telly appearances?

― the river fleet, Sunday, 25 January 2004 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Any advertising creatives on thread like to explain themselves or have a pop others who come to a imagineering meeting and say, "what about using the Devil!"?

― run it off (run it off), Sunday, 25 January 2004 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't ask me. I left the advertising industry 3 years ago.

― the river fleet, Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

remember that Kitkat one where God and the devil both meet on the same level and have a break have a kitkat?

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, but that's cause Nestle is evil, remember?

― the river fleet, Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:09 (twenty-two years ago)

The devil runs the advertising industry, that's why. Duh.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Attendance at church is down, but belief in the Debbil is up! Jeez, you'd think we were going through a social crisis on the scale of the Black Death, wouldn't you?

― the river fleet, Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe its the influence of Ozzy, the Prince of Darkness?

― run it off (run it off), Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Ozzy can't even programme his own VCR or keep his kids from smoking dope. You really think he can control THE ENTIRE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY?

― the river fleet, Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

all you need to do to control the advertising industry is to be popular!

― run it off (run it off), Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

If religion is so flagging at the moment, why is religious imagery so popular? Why is the DaVinci Code so hot? I'd never even heard of it before, but my mum's churchy buddies are going crazy over it, despite the fact that it relies on mysterious organisations that self-respecting conspiracy buffs wrote off as hoaxes last century!

― the river fleet, Sunday, 25 January 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

If religion is so flagging at the moment

In "Red" (Bush-supporting) America religion is very, very strong.

However, I always think that advertising's use of "devil" characters reflects the role of advertising -- maybe your superego is telling you you don't need whatever it is that he's flogging, but doesn't your ego/id really, really want it?

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 26 January 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

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