It's Joss Whedon vs. J.J. Abrams in the battle of the fake commercials!

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Lisa Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 11:35 AM EST

I agree with EP Sato. Slusho is the better of these two, but Mr. Sparkle rules them all.

Mcmutt Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 03:59 PM EST

I hate to have to be the fanboy here, but the Firefly/Serenity 'verse' is an amalgam of U.S. and Chinese culture, so the Oaty Bar commercial isn't likely to be Japanese.

Alex Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 02:15 PM EST

I go with Slush-O. It's a nice little callback to JJ's show Alias, when Vaughn offered one to Sydney in the second or third episode of the first season. So for nostalgia's sake, I back JJ.

Andrew Simpson Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 08:18 PM EST

@Kelsey

To be fair to JJ (even thoughI love Joss more) they have actually explained the polar bear.

Dharma was doing research on animals, including polar bears. They escaped when Dharma collapsed.

The cages that Kate and Sawyer are kept in at the start of the 3rd Season are the old polar bear cages.

PhyreLight Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 05:16 PM EST

Nah, Fruity Oaty Bars is a better commercial. Better animation, catchier song, much shorter, only less annoying by a fracture. Besides, I think that the oaty bars would be healthier.

Ep sato Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 04:34 PM EST

Forgot to mention this, but the Fruity Oatie Bar (and Whedon's explanation of why the ad looks so surreal) are the easter egg on the Serenity DVD.

Kelsey is right, BTW. Whedon will frequently borrow an idea from another creator, but will then run with it like no one's ever dreamed.

I give Groening credit for coming up with the idea first, but Whedon gets credit for making Japanese commercials even more fun than they already are.

Darcy McGee Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 03:18 PM EST

Fruity Oaty Bar is the best ring tone ever. I've been using it for a couple of years.

MH Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 02:54 PM EST

Joss whedon's Fruity Oaty Bar, no contest. Oh, and yeah, it's Chinese!!

grady Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 02:43 PM EST

Whedon blows him away. The JJ commercial is lame and if it has anyhing to do with the movie it will suck. Whedon's has a great tune and is a plot point in the movie. no contest

thwarted Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 12:31 PM EST

Fruity Oaty Bar all the way. I'm still singing it.

Gunga Sun, Dec 9, 2007 at 07:01 PM EST

Anyway notice you see the "monster" at the end of the clip. Slow it down,there it is!

Jen Sun, Dec 9, 2007 at 12:23 AM EST

Kelsey, read Snarf's comment again - that's exactly what he/she was saying.

Kelsey Sun, Dec 9, 2007 at 12:16 AM EST

To Snarf- Did you watch Serenity? The Fruity Oaty Bar commmercial made River go crazy and attack an entire bar full of people.

To EP Sato- Joss Whedon says that the Mr. Sparkle spot on the Simpsons greatly influenced the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial. So Whedon's commercial could be considered a homage to a spoof of a real Japanese commercial.

In my own opionin, I am such a Joss Whedon fan I have to agree with the majourity and say, FRUITY OATY BAR! Whedon managed to create intersting, compelling plot lines that had satisfying conclusions. JJ Abrams still hasn't explained the polar bears.

As for Cloverfield, Snakes on a Plane took away all my trust for movies so heavivly hyped on the internet.

Matthew Sat, Dec 8, 2007 at 09:31 PM EST

WHEDON'S is the better one. The other one was just....what?

RP Sat, Dec 8, 2007 at 08:06 PM EST

Why is Whedon's ad a fake Japanese commercial? Shouldn't it be a fake Chinese commercial? In the Firefly universe the Alliance is supposed to be the result of the United States' and China's governments merging together. Those are Chinese characters in the ad, not Japanese.

Anyway, I say Fruity Oaty Bar, Mr. Sparkle, and then Slusho. If I have to see any of that when I close my eyes I want to at least hear catchy music. Mr. Sparkle would have been first if it had been shorter since it had bad Japanese to English translations (which are always fun). The guy in Slusho was trying to hard to fit into the insanity instead of simply being insane.

dala Sat, Dec 8, 2007 at 04:45 PM EST

JOSS WHEDON ROCK!!!! JJ ABRAM IS A JOSS WANNABE.....

!!!VIVE LA JOSS!!!!!

peach Sat, Dec 8, 2007 at 02:15 PM EST

I'm gonna say Fruity Oaty Bar. It's cuter and darn catchy!

annie too Sat, Dec 8, 2007 at 12:32 PM EST

Stupid quicktime 3. I can't see the Slusho comercial!!

Snarf Fri, Dec 7, 2007 at 10:55 PM EST

I'll go for Slusho only beacause it dosen't seem to trigger homicial outbursts in those that watch it unlike the Fruity Oaty Bar spot.

EP Sato Fri, Dec 7, 2007 at 07:14 PM EST

Uhh, hello, they both get their respective azzes kicked by Matt Groening's "Mr. SParkle", which came out years beforehand but actually looks like a real Japanese tv commercial.

Check out the ad by following the link below.

http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/20638/detail/

Jyoti Fri, Dec 7, 2007 at 07:05 PM EST

I'm going with Slusho too. Fruity Oaty Bar had a catchier tune, but Slusho was more visibly appealing in it's insanity.

Fruity Oaty Bar I just kept waiting for one of the Power Puff Girls to show up.