Muscle commercial

ottomun6 · #1 June 8th, 2004, 07:08 PM

Phew!! I just saw one of those strange commercials for Sci-Fi channel .
The camera jumps from the regular guys to the mucle guy as they try to concentrate on their own workout and a muscle guy does his bicep curls behind them, they try to ignore the muscle guy but, he finishes his set and stands up to flex in the mirror (THIS GUY IS PACKIN SOME SERIOUS MUSCLE

!! ) I would say he's got at least 20" biceps and 30" thighs.

Unfortunately, it ends badly as the muscleguy's muscles deflate like a set of balloons. (I would guess this means the guys that wrote the commercial must be pissed about musclemen)

omelissokomos · #2 June 8th, 2004, 07:13 PM

What was the product being advertised? (Was it for the SciFi channel or seen in the SciFi channel? I'm not too sure.) There may be an online copy of the ad soon.

ottomun6 · #3 June 8th, 2004, 07:19 PM

It was for Sci-Fi channel. You know how they do those strange "what IF ?" spots.

sexiscriptor · #4 June 8th, 2004, 07:52 PM

All of those commercials are friggin' trippy. I remember one in which two guys are wrestling and their bodies fuse. I'm not kidding. It gave me the creeps from the first time I saw it.
So it hardly surprises me that they have something like the one you described--with letdown'r ending and all.

ottomun6 · #5 June 9th, 2004, 05:36 PM

Yeah, I thought the wrestlers were a bit sexually suggestive, but I guess they just do them to get attention .

ashleydelfin · #6 June 9th, 2004, 08:15 PM

This is just me, but I think those ads suggest the people behind them have some homophobia issues as well as resentment/envy for strong guys.

buddachewie · #7 June 9th, 2004, 08:42 PM

Nah... the commercials are meant to do what they are doing... talk about the product long after the comercials are done running. Nothing more, nothing less... that's why some of the worst commercials on earth are the most effective.

brent · #8 June 10th, 2004, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ottomun6

Phew!! I just saw one of those strange commercials for Sci-Fi channel .
The camera jumps from the regular guys to the mucle guy as they try to concentrate on their own workout and a muscle guy does his bicep curls behind them, they try to ignore the muscle guy but, he finishes his set and stands up to flex in the mirror (THIS GUY IS PACKIN SOME SERIOUS MUSCLE

!! ) I would say he's got at least 20" biceps and 30" thighs.

Unfortunately, it ends badly as the muscleguy's muscles deflate like a set of balloons. (I would guess this means the guys that wrote the commercial must be pissed about musclemen)

I just saw this ad too. I was about to post a new thread about it, but then I saw this one (funny how great minds think alike). I loved it up until the end. I think a much more Si-Fi ending would be to have the muscle guy download his muscles to the smaller guys. Then have all three of them flexing at the end, but that's just me.

Mad Dog · #9 June 10th, 2004, 11:13 AM

I don't think it's meant to be a derogatory thing. Just a "what if" thing. Nothing serious.

Notbigenuff · #10 June 10th, 2004, 08:55 PM

I'm sure that the Sci-Fi commercials aren't meant to be taken in a negative way either. But they sure do leave me wondering where the science fiction theme is supposed to be sometime...

Yachirobi · #11 June 10th, 2004, 09:14 PM

Sci-Fi Channel is really just the default genre programming channel. It doesn't have to be science fiction or even hard horror or fantasy as long as it fits the pattern of being the unusual.

Also, it's not like their promos are supposed to capitalize on our libidos (God, I wish they did, though) The ending is funny and unexpected. That's why it's such a good spot. It has a story behind it and leaves it up to us to fill in the rest. It's fun.

Bull · #12 June 11th, 2004, 12:48 PM

There's one with a fire-breathing baby too; I doubt it is meant to be anti-child; lol.

ottomun6 · #13 June 11th, 2004, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Yachirobi

Also, it's not like their promos are supposed to capitalize on our libidos (God, I wish they did, though) The ending is funny and unexpected. That's why it's such a good spot. It has a story behind it and leaves it up to us to fill in the rest. It's fun.

..(sigh), if only they could have one where a skinny guy grows big, or better yet, guys get so big that they can barely get out through the doorway!

glammaman2000 · #14 June 11th, 2004, 07:13 PM

there is phenomenal MUSCLEPHOBIA in both the straight&gay community.nobody has a nice thing to say (publicly)about a big guy(sniff),unless they have a mouth full of him.then they just say"mmph!"(that's positive,right?)

Mad Dog · #15 June 11th, 2004, 10:23 PM

I think that may be overreacting and generalizing.

Jace · #16 June 13th, 2004, 01:07 AM

Here's a link to the Sci-fi channel commercials.

http://www.scifi.com/downloads/

Thought this would help someone.

Jace

ottomun6 · #17 June 13th, 2004, 08:58 PM

Thanks Jace,
it looks like they haven't put in the newest ones just yet. But cross your fingers, hopefully they will soon.

ottomun6 · #18 June 16th, 2004, 03:39 PM

I saw "Queer as Folk" this past Sunday and was blown away by scene where Emmit gets dominated by a "straight" football player. This happens after Emmit and another gay guy cater this football player's engagment party. The jock makes a snide remark about them being flamers. Emmit basically ends up saying real men actually speak directly, not behind other's backs. And the next evening, Emmit goes to collect his check, and ends up with the football player tackling him and
well,... let's just say the football player scored.

Dang it, years ago, I actually had a similar experience with a friend that played football.
But we were just messing around. Now I'm starting to wonder if I (we) weren't so inhibited, if something would have happened that night?

claygrant · #19 June 17th, 2004, 03:19 AM

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I saw "Queer as Folk" this past Sunday and was blown away by scene where Emmit gets dominated by a "straight" football player.

Which season are you talking about? Must be the new season... damn my "Basic Cable" lineup. Emmett is hands down my favorite character on the show because he actually seems the most loving and real. Everyone else has serious problems...

And what's the deal with Emmett, the classic skinny, tall fabulous queen getting all the muscle?? He got Zach O'Toole in the first season, and now this football player? Go Emmett!

ottomun6 · #20 June 17th, 2004, 01:11 PM

CG, you might want to call your cable provider and ask if they have any special Showtime packages (mine is only $6/mo for 6 months)

Yeah, it's the new season. You can't help but to be envious of the character : Zack O'toole, the football player and don't forget he even got snagged by a multi-millionare. I figure he probably should since he has a VERY outgoing personality for the role. The football player seemed to come after him later because he stood up for himself (I know, these are just characters in a soap opera and I should warn you that next week's show has the guy showing off his bubble-butt with some tight bikini undies. I almost passed out when I spotted his legs...THEY ARE BIG!!)
I'm probably trying to psycho-analyze because I wish I could be a bit more out there like Emmit. Sure wish a big muscled up football player would tackle me now

Come to think of it, I had an experience today at work.. (I will continue in the "real life experiences" thread)

brent · #21 July 5th, 2004, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by glammaman2000

there is phenomenal MUSCLEPHOBIA in both the straight&gay community.nobody has a nice thing to say (publicly)about a big guy(sniff),unless they have a mouth full of him.then they just say"mmph!"(that's positive,right?)

I was doing my paperwork today at the office, and someone had the TV on some awful morning show. They had a story about Vinice Beach, and the people with, "big muscles". The whole thing was so condescending it made me want to puke. I still enjoyed the video aspect of it however.

glammaman2000 · #22 July 5th, 2004, 04:41 PM

when i 1st brought up musclephobia;i got shot down.but,think about it.how often do we see somebody with a great body shown in a positive light?how often are they shown as stupid?isolated(did they get the girl?)monomanical?i.e,no other interests?i've met lots of pro bodybuilders&have been pleasantly impressed by their intelligence&breadth of knowledge.maybe i was just lucky.but look at the guys on this site!ok,they spend too much time on the internet;but other than that?!...

brent · #23 July 5th, 2004, 05:12 PM

I notice subtle musclephobia all the time! The muscular characters are always being lead around, like they can't think for themselves. I'm sure this rubs off onto people's minds.

ottomun6 · #24 July 6th, 2004, 02:16 PM

I'm also inclined to agree with Glamma on that one, musclemen are almost always portrayed as dumb, slow moving creatures with the mind of a child.
I also have to point out that its a rare thing to see an actor with substantial muscle size and the ability to act (or respond to impromptu questions from reporters). The overall impression ends up with the audience thinking all musclemen are dumb, even though the guy just may happen to be a scientist.

It would be great if they were to interview somebody like Tom Prince I understand he is very intelligent and huge. (even though he is dropping his giant sized proportions a bit).

The Magus · #25 July 6th, 2004, 03:10 PM

I wonder how much of it is self-perpetuating, though. I mean, smart kids get kind of nudged into one direction and maybe not-so-smart kids get shunted into another. Not good at math? Here, try tossing this football around. Two left feet? There's a book I want you to read....

Maybe not that obvious, but I'm sure there are subtle cues in our day to day life that leads kids to focus on certain strengths rather than to become balanced individuals.

brent · #26 July 6th, 2004, 04:32 PM

Magus, you may be on to an influence, but I have one problem with your theory. Most muscular guys I have met are of all different intelligence levels. I would guess them to be slightly better educated on average, since they tend to be the people that can do something and sick to it until it's done. I have seen lots of guys with huge muscles, great V-tapers, and awesome 6-packs in Math, Writing, Computer Science, and Data Communications classes. This stereotype seems to exist almost exclusively on TV as far as I can tell.

glammaman2000 · #27 July 6th, 2004, 04:43 PM

BODY LIBERATION!!PARADES!!FLOATS!THROBBING MUSIC!!SKIMPY OUTFITS!!! MIRRORS!! BABY OIL!! WRESTLING MATS!!!(i may be getting ahead of myself,here)

brent · #28 July 6th, 2004, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by glammaman2000

BODY LIBERATION!!PARADES!!FLOATS!THROBBING MUSIC!!SKIMPY OUTFITS!!! MIRRORS!! BABY OIL!! WRESTLING MATS!!!(i may be getting ahead of myself,here)

I'm game, can you imagine how awesome it would be to see a Muscle Pride March? Thank you for that visual Glamma!

glammaman2000 · #29 July 6th, 2004, 08:14 PM

...artistic Lighting!right Now!!!