Possible homage to 1984 Mac ad

caffeinegoddess's picture
Posted by caffeinegoddess on 3. January 2004 - 19:24

A Wired.com article says "there are murmurs of a high-profile Super Bowl ad to pay homage to the "1984" ad by Ridley Scott that launched the Mac. The influential ad, which cost a fortune and was shown only once, has become one of the most famous and celebrated spots in advertising history."

Apple is talking to its agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day, about an anniversary ad that would be "reminiscent" of the original, according to a December article in Advertising Age.
Details weren't leaked, but the magazine suggested the company thought about rerunning the original ad to save money, but decided against it because no one under 45 or so would get it.
A spokesman for TBWA/Chiat/Day said he couldn't talk about it. "We'd have to get permission from Apple," he said, in a tacit admission that something is up.
Whether or not Apple runs a tribute spot, the company will have a Super Bowl presence thanks to Pepsi, which has teamed with Apple in a bottle-cap promotion to give away 100 million songs through the iTunes Music Store.

Your rating: None Average: 3.3 (20 votes)
Submitted by dabitch on 3. January 2004 - 19:32.
dabitch's picture

I'm fifteen years under 45 and I will geddit. dangit! My just-turning-40 bro will too. Tsssk.

Sidenote - Commando the ol' adgrunt has the scoop on another rippoff. Global PC vs Apple 1984 side by side screenshots. hehe.

Submitted by James_Trickery on 4. January 2004 - 4:42.
James_Trickery's picture

recycling ideas, even in "homage of" isn't easy - it's gotta be darn good to repeat the glory the 1984 ad gathered...

Submitted by junyr on 5. January 2004 - 0:24.
junyr's picture

I'm 24 and I get it. People >45 of age in my office won't. Its not so much an age thing as a techie thing.

Submitted by tlevitz on 5. January 2004 - 23:31.
tlevitz's picture

[as though shouting into a canyon] Nooooooo!

To paraphrase many a horror movie character "don't go [in] there!"

Danger! Danger!

Submitted by caffeinegoddess on 6. January 2004 - 17:21.
caffeinegoddess's picture

So true. Creatives working on this one have a high standard to live up to.

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
CAPTCHA
Yo, are you real or just a figment of spamination?

Adland.tv

Member login

Request new password