Australian reality show invites admen to solve impossible briefs

Why don't we have a show this cool in North America?

Australia's The Gruen Transfer has a segment called "The Pitch" in which it asks viewers to suggest objectives for "impossible" creative briefs via social media, which real admen and adwomen then have to pitch spec creative on.

This episode, in which Australians were asked to support a ban on vulgar language, was pretty fucking hilarious. (Wear headphones if you don't work in an unashamedly vulgar ad agency office.)



You can just leave the playlist going to see other briefs. I just love how this show not only entertains, but educates viewers on how ads are conceived, and how different two good solutions to one problem can be.

CBC, I hope you are reading this.

Showtime: Not Very Dexterous

Blend smudge smudge paste paste blur smudge ignore ignore blur DONE!

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Hellcats: A Terry Gilliam Animation

I particularly like the bird in yellow's legs.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Mad Men: Legless Before Lunchtime

Every so often someone sends me a gem of a PsD with a level of vagueness normally only associated with fortunetellers or income tax forms. So let's hazard a guess and say that this appeared on page 92 of the National Enquirer in 1875.

Thanks to Tobias!

Le Petit Nicholas: Lock Out

I don't know how it happened, I don't know why it happened, I don't know if it's a good thing, I don't know if it's a bad thing. All I know is, this lady has hair growing out of her shoulders. I don't know if she has hair growing out of other places and frankly I don't want to know. I don't know why she has hair growing out of her shoulders or if she knows why she has hair growing out of her shoulders. But she does and there, that's that.

Thanks to Olivier!

Bones: Very Long Bones

Bones is a TV show based on the cranky doctor from Star Trek, Leftenant Uhura, who was famous for his catchphrase, "Beam me up Spocky."

Thanks to Julia! Bigger version here!