Phew. The last couple of TGIM posts have been a bit heavy. If this were TV, we would cut to an ad break and give the audience a little rest. That way, everyone can build up enough mental energy and climb down the last half of the story.
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During the Space Program 4 demonstration, there is a pause in the mission – an ad break – so the audience can hear a word from the studio sponsor. The idea that historical events can wait for hits of all-American consumerism is a hilarious exaggeration.
I was giggling before the advertisement even started to roll. Still, Tom has perfect comedic timing and pauses just long enough to make you wonder: What sort of ad do you run during a massive, historical event?
Then you see the Soviets? Holy shit, I lost it — one of those deep, full-belly laughs. I was caught entirely off guard by the switch from overt capitalism to the poster children of communism — images of Stalin, parades of Soviet tanks, and the Russians dunking on the USA in Olympic basketball.
I was laughing so hard I almost missed the twist at the end, where Sachs blows a raspberry across the Bering Strait. The ad cuts to a Nike Air galosh on the surface of the moon and let’s rip with:
“Just remember who beat the Russians.”
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Alright, ad break is over. Just do it motherfuckers.
Originally written for the Sachsian Syndicate.
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