Sort by The Huffington Post (Free subscription) - 10/25/2008 - YouTube
Its been eight long years since the boys said wassup to each other. Even with the effects of a down economy and imminent change in the White House, th...
Sort by The Huffington Post (Free subscription) - 10/25/2008
Classic television ads are few and far between. And only occasionally do they blend into the politic dialect (see: "Where's the beef?" Mondale v. Hart, 1984). The "Wasssssup" Budweiser spots were -- for avid television watchers -- one of those memorable ad moments that had pop culture significance. Now, the very same characters are reprising almost identical roles in a short clip on behalf of the Obama...
Sort by TechCrunch (Free subscription) - 10/26/2008
A remake of the famous Budweiser "Wassup" commercials from 1999-2002 is making the rounds at YouTube as a brilliant ad for Obama. It touches on unemployment, health care, the stock market, the war in Iraq and the environment, all in around two minutes. The original commercial is below:
Sort by Boing Boing (Free subscription) - 10/25/2008
Wassup 2008: A brilliant parody short from 60frames. If this means nothing to you, go here, then here, then here. (via Clayton Cubitt, via @brianoberkirch)...
Sort by Mashable (Free subscription) - 10/30/2008
There have been a whole host of memorable moments in this election cycle, and few people are as happy as I am to see this thing finally come to a close. As a political junky, I peaked way early in this process, and the protracted primary season served me heartbreak after heartbreak. At this point (having already cast my early vote), I’m ready for the pain to be over with and move on to the regular...
Sort by Daily Kos (Free subscription) - 10/25/2008
The wassup guys from the Budweiser ads offer their take on the Bush years and the 2008 election:
Sort by The Daily Dish (Free subscription) - 10/28/2008
The front-runners are now will.i.am (33 percent) and "Wassup 2008" (27 percent). Here's Wassup if you missed it. Vote here.
Sort by Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) - 10/31/2008
The real winner of the 2008 presidential election? Web video. According to metrics from TubeMogul, ViralVideoChart, YouTube and the New York Times the following ten campaign-related videos have been viewed 71 million times. "Yes We Can" by will.i.am has been viewed 13,215,488 times, according to TubeMogul. ViralVideoChart says its been written about in 6,667 blog posts and 106,438 comments. "Vote...
Sort by AMERICAblog (Free subscription) - 10/25/2008
Hysterical. First, watch the original commercial from 1999: Then watch the new one, 2008:
Sort by Neatorama (Free subscription) - 10/26/2008
(YouTube link) From 60Frames, a remake of the “wazzup” ads from eight years ago, featuring a reunion of the original cast. Can you remember what product the original series was advertising? -via Boing Boing -Thanks to the half-dozen or so folks who submitted this! Update: here’s a link to the original ad. -Thanks, V!
Sort by Techdirt (Free subscription) - 10/30/2008
I'm almost afraid to post this because I worry that the comments will devolve into yet another totally wasted and pointless political battle. This post has nothing at all to do with the politics behind this ad, but about stuff that we actually do focus on around here: royalties and ownership rights of ideas and concepts. As you may have already seen (along with millions of others) the original actors...
Sort by Towleroad (Free subscription) - 10/27/2008
A brilliant revision of the famous Budweiser "Wassup???" commercial reveals the effect that eight long years of the Bush administration has had on the ad's well-known characters. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...
Sort by feminist blogs (Free subscription) - 10/25/2008
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Sort by NewTeeVee (Free subscription) - 10/27/2008
Today’s featured video is pretty blatantly political in nature, but it’s interesting from an apolitical viewpoint as well. An update of that somewhat annoying Budweiser ad from 2000 reunites the original Wassup guys, whose lives have taken dark turns over the past eight years. Wonder if Anheuser-Busch will mind. And this week we’re going to [...]
Sort by adfreak (Free subscription) - 10/26/2008
Charles Stone and the rest of the gang from the "Wassup" ads are back with an election-themed message.
