# Commercial with Patrick Stewart V.O. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083 "2004-03-18T20:46:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/1 "2004-03-18T20:46:58Z")
I saw a commercial for a new drug last night with Patrick Stewart doing the voice over work. I get the feeling it’s a new fatique drug, but I can’t remember the name of the drug. The commercial never says what it does or what it’s for. The drug starts with a ‘C’. Little help? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/2 "2004-03-19T00:01:42Z")
Cialis? “Make it so, baby.” ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/3 "2004-03-19T00:02:29Z")
It’s Crestor, from Astra-Zeneca. And no, I don’t know “if it’s right for you.” I don’t know what the drug is for. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/4 "2004-03-19T00:07:54Z")
I don’t know what the drug does, but if Captain Picard endorses it, I want it! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/5 "2004-03-19T00:17:22Z")
What if it was Professor Xavier!? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/6 "2004-03-19T00:43:47Z")
In that case, screw it. I’m not into little kiddie crap like comic books. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/7 "2004-03-19T01:10:48Z")
It’s for high cholesterol. Why don’t they just say so in the commercial? Argh. ---
**Author:** ![Corixidae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Corixidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corixidae)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/8 "2004-03-19T02:12:23Z")
If they say what it’s for, they also have to disclose its major side effects. So you often see two types of drug ads: [ul] [li]The “Ask your doctor if Norvoxanophamish is right for you!” type, in which no mention is made of the drug’s intended use(s)—usually involving images of happy folks frolicking on the beach or hiking the backcountry or slinging grandchildren around[/li][li]The full-information commercial, with a brief description of the drug’s purpose followed by a usually watered-down litany of the major side effects[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-with-patrick-stewart-v-o/235083/9 "2004-03-19T04:30:11Z")
> [@Corixidae](#): > > [ul] > [li]The full-information commercial, with a brief description of the drug’s purpose followed by a usually watered-down litany of the major side effects[/li][/ul] Which often include the symptom the drug is for in the first place. 😕 Other possible side effects: Teleportation Telekenetics Fire control Regeneration and healing Mind control Long distance viewing Ice control Manipulation of magnetic molecules (Let’s see what else we can think up!)