Why they cast Animate Dead on Orville's Corpse?

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Vraille Darkfang

First Post

• Jan 21, 2007

• #1

While watching "Feastign on Asphalt" on Food Network, I was bombarded with images of a Emaciated, Jerking, Withered Corpse during every other commercial break.

And said Corpse was hawking Popcorn.

Yes. Orville Redenbacher, Inc. hired some necromancer to cast Animate Dead on poor ol' Orville's Corpse (or he's been hanging around as a Lich the past couple of Decades).

Watch for yourself

Creepy, ain't it?

I can never eat Popcorn again.

 

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Angel Tarragon

Dawn Dragon

• Jan 21, 2007

• #2

Maybe it is just a look alike?

 

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Jesus_marley

First Post

• Jan 21, 2007

• #3

It's CGI! and creepy CGI at that.

 

awayfarer

First Post

• Jan 21, 2007

• #4

Orville Redenbacher...or Orville DEADenbacher?

 

Torm

Explorer

• Jan 21, 2007

• #5

Yeah, we noticed this commercial the other night, too, and were talking about how odd it is that Orville's grandson is wearing his grandfather's skin. Buncha sick freaks in that family. Decent popcorn, though.

 

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kenobi65

First Post

• Jan 21, 2007

• #6

Frukathka said:

Maybe it is just a look alike?

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My understanding is that they hired a lookalike / soundalike, then used CGI to doctor him so he looked even more like Orville.

When they re-used an old, original Orville Redenbacher commerical from the 1970s last year, they got a strongly positive response from consumers. This is the goofy result of that.

 

Villano

First Post

• Jan 25, 2007

• #7

This commercial is nightmare fuel. He looks...horrifiying. If anything, it makes me not want to buy the popcorn.

 

werk

First Post

• Jan 25, 2007

• #8

Villano said:

This commercial is nightmare fuel. He looks...horrifiying. If anything, it makes me not want to buy the popcorn.

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This is pretty much the response I've heard from everyone that I've shown the commercial to.

My best guess is that the popcorn manufacturer is bitter about having to buy out Orville's family for use of his name and 'likeness' on their product so they thought they could do whatever they want with his likeness.

Since I actually met and liked Orville (when he was alive) I find this spot repugnant and demeaning. He was a bit of a local celebrity when I was growing up in corn country and was frequently seen at the state fair.

 

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Heathansson

First Post

• Jan 26, 2007

• #9

Strange...

 

Last edited: Jan 26, 2007

BOZ

Creature Cataloguer

• Jan 26, 2007

• #10

all i can say is WTF?