Since my Japanese was (and is) terrible, I didn't watch a whole lot of TV - but instead my folks would occasionally send over a videocassette I could watch. Late at night, one channel would often show an old movie in English, and I'd tape them. Then, when watching it I'd see the commercials. Some were indeed pretty wacky, and others were…
Since my Japanese was (and is) terrible, I didn't watch a whole lot of TV - but instead my folks would occasionally send over a videocassette I could watch. Late at night, one channel would often show an old movie in English, and I'd tape them. Then, when watching it I'd see the commercials. Some were indeed pretty wacky, and others were just beautiful in execution - like mini movies. I feel like I saw a lot of beverage ads - but then again, I think drinks comprise a lot of TV advertising in the US too, even now.
Since my Japanese was (and is) terrible, I didn't watch a whole lot of TV - but instead my folks would occasionally send over a videocassette I could watch. Late at night, one channel would often show an old movie in English, and I'd tape them. Then, when watching it I'd see the commercials. Some were indeed pretty wacky, and others were just beautiful in execution - like mini movies. I feel like I saw a lot of beverage ads - but then again, I think drinks comprise a lot of TV advertising in the US too, even now.