# Commercials Genres That Interest You **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392 "2012-03-31T16:24:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392/1 "2012-03-31T16:24:43Z")
I think it is a fair assumption that most of us don’t eagerly watch commercials. However, are there any types of commercials that do interest you and might influence you to buy a product or take part in a sale, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392/2 "2012-03-31T16:40:01Z")
Apple product commercials always seem to draw me in. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392/3 "2012-03-31T17:03:49Z")
A good trailer can be better than the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392/4 "2012-03-31T17:29:11Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > A good trailer can be better than the movie. But does that make you want to see the movie, or make you **not** want to see the movie because you figure you’ve already seen the best part. It seems to me that ads/trailers are at least as likely to make me avoid a movie or TV show as to seek it out. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392/5 "2012-03-31T17:41:46Z")
Is “hot Old Spice Guy” a genre? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392/6 "2012-03-31T18:12:50Z")
I voted Other. I like commercials that make me laugh - like the etrade baby or any number of Doritos ads. Not that they make me want to try the product being advertised - I just find such ads appealing. I probably should have voted the Food category also, only because I’ll occasionally see one that makes me realize I want that particular item. Altho by particular item, it’s not necessarily the brand so much as the category. For example, if I see a Dunkin Donuts ad, if it gives me a hankerin’ for donuts, I’ll be going to the local grocery that has an in-store bakery because their donuts are killer good! Mostly, tho, I tune out commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-genres-that-interest-you/617392/7 "2012-03-31T22:06:00Z")
I voted “Other,” which means “No.”