Here's a great new 60-second spot by Nissan for its all-electric Leaf. The automaker, with help from TBWA\Chiat\Day, imagines a world in which all appliances run on gasoline. While the environmentally minded might point out that U.S. electricity still overwhelmingly comes from fossil fuels, the ad at least helps you appreciate the fact that only 1 percent of our outlet juice is powered by petroleum. (Activists can feel free to work on their own "If Everything Ran on Coal" commercial, which would probably be even funnier.) Notice that the spot ends on the driver fueling up a Chevrolet Volt, which is itself a plug-in vehicle but requires gasoline to go any farther than 50 miles or so. While Nissan could have shown almost any car getting gassed up, I like that they used the opportunity to ding the Volt as a pretender to the electric throne.
Justin Bieber Flies Around, Sniffs Girl in New Fragrance Ad
I have literally nothing to say about Justin Bieber's just-released commercial for his fragrance Someday. (Scroll down to see it.) But Twitter has a lot to say. Let's look at the Someday fever running through the land.
• "Justin Bieber's fragrance commercial is out. I just had a douche chill run through my inner being."
• "Bieber's perfume commercial has already made the beliebers all wet, including guys. true story."
• "I'm so weird, I keep watching the Justin Bieber Someday commercial over & over again… Imagining I'm the girl in the video."
• "LMFAO AT JUSTIN BIEBER'S PERFUME COMMERCIAL. WHAT DA FUQ IS THIS."
• "OMG, the Bieber perfume commercial is strangely disturbing."
• "the #someday commercial is the best commercial I've ever seen. I wouldn't mind to watch it over and over..and OVER."
• "@justinbieber if i spray Someday on my neck, will you come and smell me like you did in the commercial?"
• "ummm can I call dibs on being the girl in your commercial for your next womens perfume????"
• "wow the commercial for SOMEDAY is haaaawt!!"
• "dear #someday commercial creators, we r expecting to fly in heaven with @justinbieber everytime we spray this product. sincerely, beliebers."
• "just watched @justinbieber's someday commercial haha he looks like he wants to laugh but cant lol."
• "U hav GOT 2 b kidding."
• "@justinbieber to be honest I thought the #someday commercial was a little bit confusing 🙂 But I love u anyway!"