John's Blog

At some point in the not too distant future; expect to see some sort of addiction treatment that deals with excessive YouTube usage. The first step in realizing that you have a problem? When you find yourself watching old Empire Carpets commercials.

Seems odd that I would watch the plethora of commercials posted there, since I find their annoying jingle and their animated Empire Carpet Guy extremely obnoxious when they are actually on TV. While poking around looking for Groucho clips, I stumbled upon this one, and then I felt this masochistic urge to watch all the rest of them. I've always assumed since they advertised in the NYC metro market, that they were a local firm (taking their name from Empire State perhaps), but in reality they were originally from Chicago before becoming a national firm generating $90 million in annual sales. We all know what they say about assumptions.

Yet another indication of YouTube intoxication is watching this compilation of David Caruso One Liners from CSI Miami. I occasionally watch the show just to see the over the top, overacting that Caruso sometimes exhibits. Now, I can waste just seven minutes, instead of the entire hour.

Tags: TV, advertising, you tube