Sound familiar?

Check out the new Lexus commercial. Does the music seem the least little bit familiar?

Which, when you think about it, ALSO seems just a little bit familiar...

Or is it just me?

OK, this has nothing to do with advertising

but it's cool.

These are the end credits from the Lemony Snickets movie of a few years back. It would be a great animation style for a longer format commercial or a video.

Fun to watch, anyway...

Thinking outside the box.

Or at least outside the balloon.

Caribou takes a shot--not at Starbucks--at their customers!

Seems like everyone is "getting real" these days. First Wendy's (wtf? what's real about square hamburgers?) and now Caribou.

Mixing real chocolate into a coffee drink is a good selling point, but it probably gets lost here.

I'd be curious to see how long they can keep this gag going. Seems like they've already used up all the "real" jokes.

Brother, that's cold.

Verizon's new spot putting Apple's iPhone in the Land of Misfit Toys (from the old animated "Rudolph" show) is sheer brilliance.

It won't work, of course. Too many people still want an iPhone, not a Droid. Plus Verizon is getting sued over their suspect map coverage comparisons.

More importantly, they could have had a LOT more fun with the commercial. For example, we never see the misfit toys being misfit. Where's that squirt gun squirting jelly when you need him?

But as an idea, it's second to none.

As one of the main characters might say, "but who wants a CHARLEY in a box?"

Another epic TV commercial.

I can't imagine how much this spot cost to produce, but it's worth it for the gag at the end. Like the previous New Balance spot, you have to wait for it, but trying to figure out where it's going is half the fun.

There was a time when beer commercials were this engaging...

An unusual running shoe commercial.

OK, this New Balance commercial takes a LONG time to make its point, but if you're a recreational runner you'll appreciate the gag at the end (wait for it...wait for it...).

Actually, I prefer Asics. And New Balance is the only pair of shoes I've owned that literally hurt my feet, but I suppose that just makes the point more salient for me.

Awesome music, by the way.