[Cheebo]

Shake Rattle and Roll is a indie song no one has heard of? What?

[Neuromancer]

Just watched the commercial again and personally I find her absolutely delightful.

[Fenderputty]

The rest of the cast put in so much fucking work to make up for Deschanel kinda being a bit bog-standard. It's not really about her. Try it out- just skip the first, ooh, 4 episodes or so.

This is exactly how I feel about the show. Her character is the least likeable of the 4. My wife records the show, but I've grown to like it simply because of Schmidt, Nick and Winston.

[ConfusingJazz]

Yeah, it's annoying. Also, she looks frighteningly pale in one particular shot. Is she wearing makeup to make her skin lighter?

She works inside all day, already has pale skin, and the set is mostly white.

[Jim E. Rossler]

"Is that rain?"

[giga]

Everyone would without hesitation. But jeez, it'd be pretty easy to find a hotter girl by walking outside a few feet.

You guys are real assholes. Do you say this shit to your SOs as well?

[ThatCrazyGuy]

I don't hate her. She is hot and cute.

Asking a phone is it raining outside when looking out the window is stupid for a high profile nationwide commercial is stupid!! lol

If Eli Manning did this commercial and a thread was made about it, it would say, it's dumb still!

:)

[Seda]

What is Zooey known for anyway? I've heard the name here and there but I have no idea what she does. Just a network comedy or drama?

[ThisWreckage]

And as much as I love Bill Hicks, I really don't see ads as crossing any line. They're already only there to shill whatever shit gets pushed after the little cliffhanger moment TV shows all have built in because ads are more important than a properly flowing story. If anything, her explicitly telling me "eat some Doritos, aren't I quirky? p.s. im making a shitload of money" is a little more honest about her artistic intentions than "tee-hee am I going to kiss this boy or will I be too nervous? Find out after some Doritos ads!"

That's not my point. My point is that she has hit it big in multiple venues and is shilling products. On top of that, she positions herself as some sort of indie queen. The first sentence conflicts with the second sentence. There's nothing left field or quirky about Apple products. All artistic merit is thrown out the window when you see actors starting to push fast food (Salma Hayek Burger King commercials), credit cards, and electronics. If she wants a side project she could always do plays. You know, like legit actors do.

[Solstice]

What is Zooey known for anyway? I've heard the name here and there but I have no idea what she does. Just a network comedy or drama?

First time I remember seeing her is in Elf. Damn she was a hot blonde.

[Cat Party]

I hate these siri commercials because of how they try to make siri seem like some AI buddy. "You can take the night off," "Today, we're dancing," etc. I just hate when tech products overstate their capabilities. These commercials are especially bad, because siri doesn't work that fast.

But I will say they are a huge upgrade over Rock God, which is easily my least favorite commercial of all time.

[lush]

How is this even indie? The commercial (for Apple of all obscure brands) is anything but indie.

Indie is dead. Zooey is that brand/scene's last dying commercialized breath.

I'm surprised it took this long to post about it on GAF. I do like her and I admit, even I was cringing at the commercial lol. Her cotton commercial was done way better.

I've been banned. Trust me, I'd have made it sooner.

[Meier]

Goddamn the hate in this thread. The commercial would probably have been written the same no matter who they got to do it.

No it wouldn't, don't be silly -- it's clearly tailored to her schtick. I like Zooey, we watch New Girl and I've seen most all of her films but the commercial is still mostly obnoxious. "Is that raaaaain?" is going a bit too far.

[macuser1of5]

yo gaf i think you talk about women too much for your own good.

[Hot Coldman]

This is exactly how I feel about the show. Her character is the least likeable of the 4. My wife records the show, but I've grown to like it simply because of Schmidt, Nick and Winston.

Schmidt is the best sitcom character in years. He consistently has all the good lines, too. Ironically, the preening "douche" character ends up super likeable and Zooey's cute thing ends up grating more than pleasing.

Where's Max Greenfield's iPhone ad?

[AbsoluteZero]

What is Zooey known for anyway? I've heard the name here and there but I have no idea what she does. Just a network comedy or drama?

Network Comedy, A slew of films, and three studio albums, one of which is a Christmas album.

[MIMIC]

What is Zooey known for anyway? I've heard the name here and there but I have no idea what she does. Just a network comedy or drama?

Same here. When I watched "My Idiot Brother", I didn't even know she was even in it until I saw her name in the credits.

I hear the name every where. I do know that she's in that show on FOX "New Girl" though.

[animlboogy]

That's not my point. My point is that she has hit it big in multiple venues and is shilling products. On top of that, she positions herself as some sort of indie queen. The first sentence conflicts with the second sentence. There's nothing left field or quirky about Apple products. All artistic merit is thrown out the window when you see actors starting to push fast food (Salma Hayek Burger King commercials), credit cards, and electronics. If she wants a side project she could always do plays. You know, like legit actors do.

I just think artistic merit becomes a joke way Before ads. We'll chalk it up to differences in values.

[ConfusingJazz]

What is Zooey known for anyway? I've heard the name here and there but I have no idea what she does. Just a network comedy or drama?

Being quirky and cute.

She was in an super duper "indie" band She & Him. She was also in a couple movies, Hitch Hikers Guide and her supposed break out roll in (500) Days of Summer.

She is now on a Fox show called The New Girl, which is super adorkable.

[white dynamite]

I've never heard of anyone getting tomato soup delivered.

[Mudkips]

The commercial is annoying, yes.

I wonder how ben's holding up

BLAME SPACE IS BACK!
When did this happen?

[ascii42]

First time I remember seeing her is in Elf. Damn she was a hot blonde.

She also played Trillian in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie.

[FairyD]

First time I'm hearing Shake, Rattle, and Roll.

[Angry Grimace]

You guys are real assholes. Do you say this shit to your SOs as well?

Well, I mean, it's also not even true. I literally do not know a single person who is more attractive than Zooey Deschanel. Sorry.

The type of person that finds her MORE attractive has little to do with her personal appeal.

[Solstice]

She also played Trillian in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie.

That she did, and I loved her in that, too. But I think she might be pushing the quirky-cute style a little too far.

First time I'm hearing Shake, Rattle, and Roll.

Have you never seen the movie Clue?

[Davidion]

The commercial is kinda dumb and pandering, but some of you sure have some REALLY strong reactions to it.

[Ghost_Protocol]

I actually can't comprehend how someone could think Zooey Deschanel is not attractive.

Personal taste? I think Amy Poehler is attractive and a lot of people don't.

[Neuromancer]

What's the problem with calling a song from the 50's obscure? It's from the 50's and hasn't had major play time in a looong looong time. It can easily be something that has fallen to obscurity.

I would argue that if it's one of Rolling Stone's top 500 songs of all time, it's not obscure.

[ConfusingJazz]

First time I'm hearing Shake, Rattle, and Roll.

That's fine, but its still not "obscure." Its a classic example of the transition between rhythm & blues and rock & roll.

[Jacob]

The parody is better in every possible way.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/750...chanel-siri-ad

[Solstice]

If it's one of Rolling Stone's top 500 songs of all time, it's not obscure.

Not to mention it was covered by Huey Lewis and the News in the 80's, and it gained a lot of popularity then, too.

[megashock5]

I absolutely detest actors doing commercials of any kind. I'm not talking about struggling actors, I'm talking about established actors. It's not like her or Sam Jackson need the fucking money. It strikes me as being greedy and a shill.

Maybe they like the product?

The Zoey one make her look borderline dumb, but I don't have a problem with the Sam Jackson one.

[Not a Jellyfish]

[Angry Grimace]

Personal taste? I think Amy Poehler is attractive and a lot of people don't.

Personal taste has its limits to the point you're just being obtuse or you have legitimately strange taste.

[AlexMogil]

She's like a Starburst fruit chew covered in pop rocks.

[mr. puppy]

its 2012 and we have a million ways to avoid commercials. and you still watch commercials.

[soundscream]

Well, I mean, it's also not even true. I literally do not know a single person who is more attractive than Zooey Deschanel. Sorry. The type of person that finds her MORE attractive has little to do with her personal appeal.

Oh come on. She isn't ugly but she isn't above and beyond either. Unless you live in a small town most people who live near a major metropolitan area will see equal or better.

[mattiewheels]

Personally find her pretty tedious, but

she's doing underwear commercials

...wh-what?

[Solstice]

...wh-what?

She is. She sings the cotton song.

[andycapps]

What is Zooey known for anyway? I've heard the name here and there but I have no idea what she does. Just a network comedy or drama?

She was in 500 Days of Summer.. GAF's favorite leading man, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, was in it as well.. Probably helped both of their careers significantly..

[animlboogy]

Hoo boy. So many people calling her out on breaking some kind of "indie" value system.

First off, I'd bet the first time a lot of you heard the phrase, "indie band" it was already describing somebody on an imprint owned by Universal. Indie describes a stupid aesthetic at this point and we all know it.

Second, there never was a singular indie "scene" with a value system the way there was with certain punk subgenres. It transitioned from a term to describe any number of genres doing work without labels, right into a genre catch all to lazily describe a sound.

So let's save our breath on this kind of hand-wringing. It feels like you're calling somebody out but really you're tossing empty words into thin air.

[ConfusingJazz]

Personal taste has its limits to the point you're just being obtuse or you have legitimately strange taste.

She is pretty, but she is trying way too hard with her "cute" schtick. I wouldn't mind it if they weren't shoving it down my throat.

Whatever, she gots to get paid somehow.

[Gooster]

I was ready to judge the anger in this thread, but then I remembered I really hate the Verizon mother and daughter crying hysterically ads:

http://youtu.be/cpYBn_DRmAU

[hwalker84]

Zooey Deschanel would have gotten nowhere if it wasn't for her looks.

She's not even that hot IMO.

[Steve Youngblood]

I know that this might seem to be a bit of a stretch to play devil's advocate, as I certainly am not in love with that commercial, but I don't know if that "is it raining?" question is really all that absurd given the perception of Siri's response time that they're trying to play up. I mean, she's in her bathroom when she asks the question, and presumably there are no windows. I'll often just kind of instinctively go "is that rain?" to my wife (for instance) when I hear the faint sound of water hitting my roof.

But, anyway, I can see why people find the commercial annoying.

[Red Blaster]

She's obviously on the can taking a shit when she asks Siri if it's rain or not. If she wasn't then she'd look out the window herself, duh.

[Acid08]

White women make everyone so mad.

[andymcc]

Hoo boy. So many people calling her out on breaking some kind of "indie" value system. First off, I'd bet the first time a lot of you heard the phrase, "indie band" it was already describing somebody on an imprint owned by Universal. Indie describes a stupid aesthetic at this point and we all know it. Second, there never was a singular indie "scene" with a value system the way there was with certain punk subgenres. It transitioned from a term to describe any number of genres doing work without labels, right into a genre catch all to lazily describe a sound. So let's save our breath on this kind of hand-wringing. It feels like you're calling somebody out but really you're tossing empty words into thin air.

yep, so true.

[Divvy]

She's obviously on the can taking a shit when she asks Siri if it's rain or not. If she wasn't then she'd look out the window herself, duh.

What? Girls don't poo.

[macuser1of5]

lol