ASA bans Condemned 2 telly ad five months late
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Sep 18th 2008 at 12:42PM }
Despite the pair of violent commercials being cleared for post-9PM showing, the ASA determined that "viewers were likely to find those scenes offensive and distressing and to see them as condoning real violence and cruelty." Check out what we believe to be one of the offensive ads, after the break.
[Via GamePolitics]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dash @ Sep 18th 2008 1:00PM
So all I need to do to ban an ad is to gather 8 friends and send some letters? Time to do some banning (man, there are so many anoying ads to destroy)
And by the way, this ad doesn't have anything any of us haven't seen on a post-9pm series or movie (hell man, I've seen Hostel at 8PM on cable)
Dirty @ Sep 18th 2008 5:51PM
Don't mess with Sham-wow.
Mikeymike @ Sep 19th 2008 1:52PM
LOL
Sham-WOW!
It was funny the first time I saw it.. but now I see it a lot... and it's very annoying...
Haggard (Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 18th 2008 1:11PM
Ah, my tax pounds hard at work I see.
Neebs @ Sep 18th 2008 1:52PM
What did Mr. ESC do that he needs to be freed from?
Haggard (Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 18th 2008 2:33PM
Got banned. I don't know if he got unbanned, is already free on a new account or what - I'm in a dazed stupor most of the time.
Helloimbob @ Sep 18th 2008 3:52PM
Awww man, and I thought you were giving away free Mr. ESCs =(
Red Leader @ Sep 18th 2008 10:01PM
What did he get banned for? That guy is awesome.
Metal_Gear @ Sep 18th 2008 1:24PM
I hate the ASA, and I hate the stupid old bats who sit up watching TV for stuff to complain about. This ad will have been put on during a program which the games target audience will be watching 8 out of 10 Cats, there is a lot more to be offended about than a little bit of blood and violence.
s256 @ Sep 18th 2008 1:40PM
Because it's so hard to tell that those aren't real people. Those video game things make people confused and go on rampages! lol
TheNoid @ Sep 18th 2008 1:41PM
I think I know why they complained. I actually own this game and what it shows are some of the more disturbing scenes. But when something comes on tv that I don't want to watch, I exorcise my freedom to change the channel. Which is what these people should have done, unless that is, they were complaining because they use their tv as a babysitter for their children and they aren't around to change the channel. Which is probably the case. So what you have are just a few bad parents bitching because they can't just set their kids in front of the tv and forget about them with a clear conscience, so they have to do something to make themselves feel like they are good parents. Any kid that isn't old enough to handle that video, shouldn't be up at 9pm anyway.
Batzarro @ Sep 18th 2008 2:09PM
"I exorcise my freedom to change the channel."
IN THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS I CAST YOU OUT, LMN!
FSK405K @ Sep 18th 2008 2:32PM
So I guess they can't advertise many R-rated, excuse me, 18+, movies then, either?
BananaBoat @ Sep 18th 2008 3:39PM
"In a world where nine angry voices outweigh the millions of silent ones"
Ugg
Blank-Mage @ Sep 18th 2008 5:17PM
Well, now I'm buying it just because I was told not to, by The Man. And I always do the inverse of what The Man tells me to do.
IceColdEko @ Sep 19th 2008 12:22AM
What if The Man told you to "Live long and prosper"?
Blank-Mage @ Sep 19th 2008 1:08AM
The Man wouldn't say that, because The Man hates Star Trek for being creative and having Patrick Stewart.
FSK405K @ Sep 19th 2008 3:17AM
If The Man liked Star Trek, TNG would have rightfully won many Emmy awards when it had to fight with unworthy contenders like Columbo, Gabriel's Fire, and Road to Avonlea (winners of outstanding lead actor in a drama, 1990-1992).