I've gotten some good feedback from calling attention to my favorite commercials so I'm gonna take a shot at making this a recurring subject. We'll see how it works out.
With Nextel ramping down the frequency of my last favorite, it's been pretty thin pickings; until the new Volkswagen “Vee Dub” series of GTi commercials came out recently. It's not that I'm a huge VW fan, but these commercials are original, funny, and hip -- complete with an impressive VW gang sign. Nice touch.
The German dude with his blond babe sidekick is hilarious. I'm not sure, but I think the guy is played by Peter Stormare, a great character actor that I first noticed ten years ago as the heartless pancake-loving kidnapper in Fargo. He was the guy that disposed of his dead partner's body in the infamous wood-chipper scene. Seinfeld fans may also remember him from the famous “Frogger” episode as the shady guy George hires to move his old-school Frogger video game.
Kudos to VW!
tags: vw, tvcommercials, tv commercials