Kate Walsh Is Va Va Voom
Let’s get one thing clear … we would sooner let moss grow on our backs than watch Kate Walsh’s TV show Private Practice.
There are only so many hours in a day, and as it turns out we don’t have time for another hospital/ doctor show.
In fact, with the exception of Scrubs, we’ve never watched hospital/ doctor shows, because at the end of the day we prefer not to inject morbid fascination into our limited “mindless entertainment” time.
Having said that, we love us some Kate Walsh – especially that Cadillac ad where she asks us whether or not our automobile “turns us on.” Va va voom, baby!
Anyway, it turns out Walsh didn’t sell as many Cadillacs as GM hoped because the company has ditched the ad agency that brought us the sexy Walsh ads.
What?
That’s right … “Government Motors” is looking for a new agency to sell its Cadillac brand, because apparently one of the sexiest ads of all-time couldn’t do the trick.
(Hint: Maybe GM is selling an inferior product at an inflated price?)
Comments
By Matt on October 30th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Kate’s Cadillac ads DID do the job. The new boss at GM said they were the one advertising success. The trouble is the latter new ones haven’t struck the same chord.
By sid on October 30th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Depends on what you mean by “inferior.” They generally don’t hold up as well as other cars in their respective catagories, but as far as performance, comfort, styling, etc., they seem to compete reasonably well with others as far as “value” goes. At least, that’s what most of the auto reviews I’ve read indicate. I’m fine with what I’ve got, but if I were in the market for something new, I’d throw the CTS into the mix.
By Ynot on October 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am
nobody wants a GM car. pretty girl, sexy man, nope, not gonna sell those cars.
By confused on October 30th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
sid, go sit in a cts versus an audi a4 or bmw 3 series(or even a lexus). after you do that, park them side by side and tell me if you think the caddy looks as nice as either of the german offerings.
maybe i’m wrong–reasonable minds can disagree–but to me, the american offerings are empirically unattractive, much in the same way that maggie gyllenhal is empirically unattractive (yeah, i said it). the attention to detail, inside and out… gm and company are still well behind the rest of the world.
By sid on November 1st, 2009 at 10:53 am
Well, if I were in the market, I would. I’m more concerned with performance, though, and what I’ve read indicates the CTS is a hoot to drive. I’ll keep my G35, for now, as it is the best value of them all, and outdrives everything but the BMW. I’m not that big a fan of the looks of the CTS, but I wasn’t that big a fan of the G35’s, either. But the performance/value won me over. BTW, I wouldn’t put Lexus in this conversation until they start to realize real drivers like a manual transmission.
By anony on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 am
Does anyone remember the CSI: from the early 2000s when Kate played–rather convincingly–a transvestite?