Those Sexy Flat Screens!

Advertising in general for flat screens seems to involve lots of half dressed women. I'm ok with the idea of advertising that owning a flat screen will get you lots of women. What confuses me about ads and flat screen discussions lately, is that now the flat screen itself is supposed to somehow be sexy, as indicated here. Now don't get me wrong-- I'm not dissing the flat screen. I love flat screens. They're stylish, take up less space, and when I visit someone's house and they have a flat screen I'm jealous. However, I have never ever seen a flat screen and thought "now that's turning me on."


If flat screens themselves are so sexy, then how come I've never gone out and seen a geek guy desperately attempting to get the attention of a long, tall flat screen at the end of the bar that thinks its too good to let him buy it a drink? If flat screens are so hot, why don't they come out with a Playscreen magazine? Then everyone could buy it... but just for the articles next to the full length pictures of flat screens.

The bottom line for me regarding the flat screen is this: for once I wish they'd just go back to the tradition of scantily clad women standing around next to the product. I'm ok with the idea that a flat screen attracts women. In fact I can vouch for the flat screen's hypnotic power. The last time I was in Fry's, I found myself inexplicably drawn to the largest flat screen they had. It was like a black hole, I struggled to break free from its grasp so I could warn others of my kind before it was too late.




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