Which Commercial Will Win the 2008 Commercial Emmy?

great question newswrangler!

Yeah, brilliant question. Coke's made me smile, Bud's made me laugh out loud a few times and was my out and out favourite. Pigeon one ok. I thought the other two were pretty lame.

super question

These Emmy nominated commercials are now ready for Prime Time !

Five commercials were nominated to receive the 2008 Emmy for Outstanding Commercial.

You can view them here, then make a prediction on which you think will win!

Wow! Check out the embedded videos.
Damn good job with this question! Okay, so I like the swear jar. :)

Great Question. My favorite one for the month, so far!
Thanks for posting it here.

I can't believe I cried at the Hallmark one. I must be hormonal.

Bud: I cant help it.... I love this commercial and get such a kick out of it...miss the other funny ones they used to have with the frogs etc. great question with great videos

I think there's a "sleeper" within these videos that may likely win (with an opportunity for serious H$ as well) -- but first, some thoughts on the Coca-Cola commercial ;-)

No stranger to exceedingly high production values, Coca-Cola certainly has the budget to maintain those high production values... and this commercial is no exception!

Like others have commented, 'this commercial made me smile' .. but "why"?

After watching the commercial, I was happy that Charlie Brown "won" the Coke. What ran through my mind was all those many years when Lucy would promise, and promise, and promise not to pull the football away when Charlie Brown went to kick it, and every time when Charlie Brown went to kick the football, Lucy would move it :-(

So I was happy to see Charlie Brown win!

Then, after watching it a couple more times, I *noticed* the scene -- lasting only a couple of seconds -- that appeared just before Charlie Brown "secured" the bottle of Coke.

Who's in charge of what I think and feel? ;-)

I am not really sure what you mean. Especially at that second to last paragraph. And the 4th one. And that first paragraph as well. Could you explain that a little better for us lower folks?

@ dragonfangxl -- it isn't the first time someone didn't understand what I wrote/said ;-) (and I really appreciate your asking!)

The first paragraph is teasing/suggesting that there's a commercial, yet "un-commented about" by me, that I think might be the winner... but I wanted to give my cent-cent thoughts on the Coca-Cola commercial first.

The fourth paragraph depends on folks knowing the "history" of Charlie Brown and Lucy's relationship -- especially as it relates to the "football trick" that lasted for years. The quickest (shortest) and perhaps clearest read on it is found in good 'ole Wikipedia, under "History": <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_van_Pelt>

Once you read that, the "second to last paragraph" may make sense to you -- if you then go back and re-read all of the comment, and then watch the commercial again -- watching for that "two-second scene" ;-)

Obviously, folks don't have to "know the history of Charlie Brown and Lucy" in order to enjoy the commercial -- it's just that for those who do, there are, in my view, amazing subtle elements -- that make this an outstanding commercial!

I completely missed it until you just said something about it. That was subtle, very clever.

Yeah, I had missed it too. Thanks for pointing it out! Definitely makes me like that one more, although I still think the swear word one is the funniest.

I love the swear word commercial...it is hilarious

I am liking the new smaller embed videos. Wonder if that is something new.

That fed ex one and the brother of the bride were pretty funny. wonder why there odds are so low.

My money's on the coca cola one! I think it's funny but in a subtle way, which makes it classier than the other ones. The only one I don't like is umbrella one!

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Ha ha. Ill think about getting one just for this question :).
@tisha i agree that umbrella one isn't funny or entertaining. Personally my money is on Swear jar or the Pidgin one. The pidgin one is funny and a good advertisment. The Swear jar is just plain funny.

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My money's on the Coca-Cola commercial. Would love to see it in a movie theater all big on the screen and everything.