Friday, October 30, 2009

The best actors in all of television...

Its late at night, and you're flipping through the channels. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, you're sucked into watching an infomercial. These actors are by far my favorite (and most underrated) in all of television. There is nothing quite like the performance of how difficult a task can be like mopping the floor or cleaning a kitchen before they find the wonder invention that will change their lives. To me, it transcends any acting that comes from prime time shows. Because it is drama at its best. It transcends issues of race, ethnicity, gender- these people really know how to exaggerate a problem and look happy and completely satisfied with their new product. So next time you're watching "The Office" and loving the performance and shenanigans of Steve Carrell, you'll know he learned from the true masters. The actors of Sham Wow.
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5 comments:

  1. LA CabralOctober 31, 2009 at 6:16 AM

    I don't know about you, but when I see an infomercial... I think of Coke-E. :)


    But seriously, I can only imagine how hard it must be to make moping a floor interesting.

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  2. Nicole MessinaNovember 4, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    Those guys are so mesmerizing! Especially late at night! You know what I sometimes wonder though...where are the girls? Why is it always men marketing these amazing cleaning devices?! Where are all the women? Selling jewelry on the home shopping network? hmmm...

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  3. UnknownNovember 5, 2009 at 3:33 PM

    Let Billy Mays live, even if I dont buy the stuff I still want to watch what the stuff can do

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  4. LaurenNovember 9, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    Hahah! I never really thought about it. I just flip right past those infomercials--I usually have no intention of buying the product. And, it isn't until I hear about the hilarity behind the advertising salesmen like Billy Mays and Vince Offer (SlapChop, Shamwow!), that I find myself you-tubing them.

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  5. JulieNovember 13, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    I agree with you on this. I just saw the infomercial for the SlapChop the other night, and who hasn't seen the ShamWow commercial about a million times at this point? There is something about watching people attempt to make something like chopping vegetables an exciting task that just sucks you right in to these ads.

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