# Rob Lowe DirecTV commercials **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 21, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291 "2014-11-21T20:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/1 "2014-11-21T20:40:28Z")
Is is just me or does anyone else hear _St. Elmo’s Fire_ music at the end of each of these commercials? ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/2 "2014-11-21T23:22:04Z")
Yep, that’s exactly what it is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/3 "2014-11-21T23:50:37Z")
I mildly disliked all of them up until Hairy Rob Lowe, which absolutely freaks me out. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/4 "2014-11-22T02:06:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I mildly disliked all of them up until Hairy Rob Lowe, which absolutely freaks me out. This. But I do wonder how long it takes to put that all on there. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/5 "2014-11-22T05:31:55Z")
Super Creepy Rob Lowe _didn’t_ freak you out?? ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/6 "2014-11-22T11:08:27Z")
I just YouTubed these because I didn’t know what you guys were talking about. Anybody else get the Crispin Glover impression from Painfully Awkward Rob Lowe? I nearly fell off the couch! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/7 "2014-11-22T12:07:36Z")
Super Creepy Rob Lowe is awesome. It made me want to go out and get cable and watch folks down at the pool. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/8 "2014-11-22T14:19:53Z")
I like the way regular Rob Lowe stiffens up when Super Creepy Rob Lowe walks in and puts his hand on his back. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/9 "2014-11-22T17:31:15Z")
Am I the only one who finds these commercials really annoying? (Of course, that could just be because I am an excessively hairy, socially awkward creep…) ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/10 "2014-11-25T00:01:09Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Am I the only one who finds these commercials really annoying? No, I find them annoying AND disgusting as well. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/11 "2014-11-25T00:34:44Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Super Creepy Rob Lowe _didn’t_ freak you out?? Next to normal Rob Lowe, I think I prefer him. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/12 "2014-11-25T00:35:49Z")
Rob Lowe was at his best on those occasional cameos in _Californication._ ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/13 "2014-11-25T01:08:31Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Am I the only one who finds these commercials really annoying? (Of course, that could just be because I am an excessively hairy, socially awkward creep…) You’re not the only one. I could tolerate them while he was at least talking about cable and DirectTV features. But when it’s “I have cable and I can’t pee” then that’s just plain stupid. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/14 "2014-11-25T01:10:23Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Am I the only one who finds these commercials really annoying? (Of course, that could just be because I am an excessively hairy, socially awkward creep…) Love Rob Lowe. These commercials are making me rethink this position. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/15 "2014-11-25T02:05:44Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > Am I the only one who finds these commercials really annoying? (Of course, that could just be because I am an excessively hairy, socially awkward creep…) How _you_ doin’? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/16 "2014-11-25T03:12:15Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > I mildly disliked all of them up until Hairy Rob Lowe, which absolutely freaks me out. > > This. But I do wonder how long it takes to put that all on there. It’s not widely known, but “crazy hairy” is actually how Rob Lowe looks naturally. To film that commercial, he cancelled his five-times-a-week body waxing appointments for a month. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/17 "2014-11-25T13:58:48Z")
I enjoy these commercials. I find them oddly entertaining. The hairy Rob Lowe is my favorite, so far. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/18 "2014-11-25T14:05:54Z")
I think they’re damn amusing. The latest one, pencil arm Rob Lowe, is right in line with the rest. They’re a great use of and play on his character actor persona. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/19 "2014-11-25T14:22:57Z")
I think they’re amusing but they play too often. Not going to get me to switch to DirectTV though, so ultimately they are a fail. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291/20 "2014-11-25T14:36:14Z")
Just as an aside, I have both DirecTV and cable (Cox, actually). (I guess I’m both cool and super creepy. But I don’t have excess body hair. But I digress…) I can’t stand DirecTV. The customer service is horrible. Long automated menus that want to reboot your system before they’ll let you talk to a real person, who never seemed able to help me (and the problem turned out to be an easy fix, but they never seemed to understand the symptoms). The box takes what seems like forever to go between channels, and takes about 5-10 seconds before the channel guide comes up. And, at least in past years, they didn’t seem to understand the NFL blackout rule, blacking out games they shouldn’t. Plus the annoying DTV popups that interrupt my games, such as “the system needs to download new data. Would you like to download now?” If you let it, kiss 10 minutes of your program goodbye. The Cox guys can be dicks sometimes, but no where near as bad as DTV. And I had DTV in the 90s and it was great - none of these annoyances. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-lowe-directv-commercials/705291.md?page=2)