Rachael shilling Dunkin Donuts

Will the madness ever stop:

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/03/05/daily48.html?from_rss=1

Here is my favorite part: "Ray will also lend her culinary perspective to the Dunkin' Donuts culinary team in the development of new, healthier options for food and beverages."

butter674 wrote:Will the madness ever stop:

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/03/05/daily48.html?from_rss=1

Here is my favorite part: "Ray will also lend her culinary perspective to the Dunkin' Donuts culinary team in the development of new, healthier options for food and beverages."

Seems like a match made in heaven to me: the populist Ray hitches up with the people's pastry. No one (particularly on this board) seems to take either of them seriously, so it seems a very sensible union of mutually supportive and (in their own way) beloved icons (or at least marketing concepts).

Hammond

To me at least, the previous voice of DD, John Goodman, looks like a better fit.

Does that mean no more John and John?

I think it means the fun and often annoying rhymes of They Might Be Giants, are going to replaced by the Yummo Cream Filled Donut or the EVOO Cinnamon Stick. Maybe not...

I know whenever I am looking for healthier food and beverage options, I head straight over to Dunkin Donuts for a Rachel Ray® Southwestern Style Black-Bean Cream Filled Blue Corn Donut with Raspberry Chipotle Frosting.

Saw the first ad on TV last night. Who knew she could be more annoying that her usual overly pleasant self?

Has anyone seen the promo for the new Jimmy Fallon Show where he sets Rachel Ray on fire and she goes screaming off into the distance with flames shooting off her body? I love it when someone gets to produce their fantasy film!

Has anyone seen the promo for the new Jimmy Fallon Show where he sets Rachel Ray on fire and she goes screaming off into the distance with flames shooting off her body? I love it when someone gets to produce their fantasy film!

That's aggressively unfunny, leaning toward being offensive. I think even Tony Boudain would be hard-pressed to find that amusing.

sundevilpeg wrote:That's aggressively unfunny, leaning toward being offensive. I think even Tony Boudain would be hard-pressed to find that amusing.

Uh...you do know it's a gag, right?

stevez wrote:Has anyone seen the promo for the new Jimmy Fallon Show where he sets Rachel Ray on fire and she goes screaming off into the distance with flames shooting off her body? I love it when someone gets to produce their fantasy film!

I'd find that promo funny.

sundevilpeg wrote:That's aggressively unfunny, leaning toward being offensive. I think even Tony Boudain would be hard-pressed to find that amusing.

Have you seen it?

jimswside wrote:

stevez wrote:Has anyone seen the promo for the new Jimmy Fallon Show where he sets Rachel Ray on fire and she goes screaming off into the distance with flames shooting off her body? I love it when someone gets to produce their fantasy film!

I'd find that promo funny.

Agree. I chuckle everytime. But I know where sundevilpig is coming from. I wish those Southpark people would recognize how hurtful their main theme is to people like me.

Kennyz wrote:
Agree. I chuckle everytime. But I know where sundevilpig is coming from. I wish those Southpark people would recognize how hurtful their main theme is to people like me.

too funny...

I always have enjoyed South Park, they are equal opportunity offenders.

Count me in with the group that finds it un-funny

But also count me in with the group that finds it not offensive.

To me, it is just a very lazy and "un-creative" promo.

It's definitely offensive to people who have been set on fire by unfunny late night talk show hosts. I think they have a support group though, so they'll get over it.

It's not particularly funny, but it's certainly not offensive or "aggressively unfunny". Sounds to me like sundevilpeg just got a brand new jump to conclusions mat.

Count me in with the group that finds it un-funny

Count me in with the group that finds this whole thread hilarious...

Count me in with the people who like to say: "Count me in..."

Oh, and I'm still chuckling at RR saying "Scallops!" while en fuego.

Nothing involving Jimmy Fallon and Rachel Ray can be funny, unless they are involved as the unwitting victims of a joke. This does not seem to be the case, so, I'll go with unfunny.

Kennyz wrote:Agree. I chuckle everytime. But I know where sundevilpig is coming from. I wish those Southpark people would recognize how hurtful their main theme is to people like me.

If it makes you feel any better, Stan & Kyle always seem to be mildly broken up about this particular theme. They at least have the decency to shout "you bastards!"

I find Jimmy Fallon to be one of the unfunniest "comics", yet setting Rachel Ray on fire makes me smile. I have a sick sense of humor, so I'd love to see the promo but I still won't watch the show. Who's giving Jimmy Fallon a show? It reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons when Bart & Milhouse just did something naughty and were laughing themselves silly over it:

Homer: What are you two laughing at? And if you say Jimmy Fallon...I'll know you're lying...

It's not particularly funny, but it's certainly not offensive or "aggressively unfunny". Sounds to me like sundevilpeg just got a brand new jump to conclusions mat.

Any "comedy" that attempts to promote violence against women as being somehow hilarious is "aggressively unfunny" in my book, be it Rachael Ray as target or anyone else.

Also, kindly keep your cheap personal insults on this matter to yourself in the future. My opinion on this matter is no less valid than yours.

Kennyz wrote:

jimswside wrote:

stevez wrote:Has anyone seen the promo for the new Jimmy Fallon Show where he sets Rachel Ray on fire and she goes screaming off into the distance with flames shooting off her body? I love it when someone gets to produce their fantasy film!

I'd find that promo funny.

Agree. I chuckle everytime. But I know where sundevilpig is coming from. I wish those Southpark people would recognize how hurtful their main theme is to people like me.

South Park has a theme?

I think that promo is pretty gross. I recognize that this is a matter of taste. Given the material that type of comedy tends to use, it perplexes me as to how people can proclaim that it's definitely not offensive. As far as I can tell, the makers of it would probably consider it a failure if a certain percentage of people were not offended.

sundevilpeg wrote:

It's not particularly funny, but it's certainly not offensive or "aggressively unfunny". Sounds to me like sundevilpeg just got a brand new jump to conclusions mat.

Any "comedy" that attempts to promote violence against women as being somehow hilarious is "aggressively unfunny" in my book, be it Rachael Ray as target or anyone else.

Also, kindly keep your cheap personal insults on this matter to yourself in the future. My opinion on this matter is no less valid than yours.

Again, have you watched it?

This promo, while maybe not funny, was designed to show how inept and unprepared Mr. Fallon is, to the point that even during a simple cooking promo he can't manage to help out without setting his guest on fire. He acts like an unprepared goofball which causes mayhem. Ms. Ray is an innocent victim who is saved at the end by the production staff.

"Attempts to promote violence against women" is not only a stretch here, it's simply incorrect. At worst, it's an insult to male talk-show hosts.

Furthermore, nothing in Ed's comments was a "cheap personal insult". He suggested (through the use of a film reference) that you were prematurely jumping to a conclusion, a point to which I agree.

Best,
Michael

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Any "comedy" that attempts to promote violence against women as being somehow hilarious is "aggressively unfunny" in my book, be it Rachael Ray as target or anyone else.
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sundevilpeg. This isn't violence against women. It's a gag and one of the performers happens to be a woman. It would be just as funny (or unfunny) if the chef were Mario Batali.

Also, kindly keep your cheap personal insults on this matter to yourself in the future. My opinion on this matter is no less valid than yours.

And no less subject to vigorous and healthy disagreement from others. Who have watched it and think your overreaction is funny.

stevez wrote:This isn't violence against women. It's a gag and one of the performers happens to be a woman. It would be just as funny (or unfunny) if the chef were Mario Batali.

Also, a key fact is that RR is in on the joke. She knew the whole bit was that she'd be set on fire by Fallon's incompetence, and she happily signed on. Unless she was governed by the dictum of "no publicity is bad publicity" (and I don't think she's that undiscriminating, although others here are sure to disagree!), the only conclusion one can reach is that she thought the bit was funny. That doesn't mean others can't find it not funny, but it does remove the offensive taint of exploitation.

sundevilpeg wrote:Any "comedy" that attempts to promote violence against women as being somehow hilarious is "aggressively unfunny" in my book, be it Rachael Ray as target or anyone else.

good grief... "lighten up Francis"

stevez wrote:

sundevilpeg wrote:That's aggressively unfunny, leaning toward being offensive. I think even Tony Boudain would be hard-pressed to find that amusing.

Uh...you do know it's a gag, right?

In fairness, I doubt you would have described this as your fantasy had it been Mario Batali. Perhaps sundevilpig was reacting not to the promo, but to the notion that you fantasize about Rachel Ray on fire. Then again, maybe your fantasy includes you as a firefighter coming to her rescue, and then carrying her off into the sunset to be your bride. Not to get overly personal here, but in my version of this fantasy Rachel Ray is replaced with Anna Kournikova, and instead of being on fire, she's drowning. I'm the lifeguard who comes to her rescue.