http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egzXA9gxENA&feature=relmfu
This is a link to an ESPN commercial featuring Mark Cuban (owner), Stuart Scott (analyst), Jason Kidd (player), and Mark Jackson (analyst). They are all sitting at a table in a diner after having finished up their food, Mark Cuban known as one of the richest men involved with the NBA says "On the count of three we're going to run out of here. One, two, three!" and runs out of the diner skipping out on the bill.
The commercial is to advertise for the NBA airing on ESPN to get more viewers to watch the games and analysis of the games. I think this is hysterical because it includes crazy antics by Mark Cuban which he is well known for and the irony behind a man worth hundreds of millions running out on a diner bill.
There are going to be people that think this is a terrible commercial because it could send a message to children that it is funny or even okay to run out on a bill. I disagree with this completely because I see this simply as a joke to not be taken seriously by anyone. Rather than a message about bills, it is a message that watching the NBA on ESPN brings other things to the table other than basketball. The analysts are entertaining and worth listening to, not just the basketball that is being played.
Not only does this commercial provide great entertainment by the people that are deeply involved in the parts of the NBA on ESPN, but they make sure they get the point across to watch the NBA on ESPN. They do this by saying what days they are on and visually see in commercial when it is available to watch.
Everyone should go out and look through all the NBA on ESPN commercials, they are well worth the time to watch.
I actually thought it was funny too!
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Okay thanks, I'll give that a shot in the future.
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