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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: beardbald on March 06, 2015, 12:39:56 PM
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Just saw this on UK TV - sorry if it's been posted before!
Xtreme3 de Wilkinson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAeE1Cs0U14#ws)
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I saw it the other day, made me laugh
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Great ad!
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One of my favorite commercials! (I think it's advertised under Schick here in the states, though)
Great post, anyway, thanks!
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yep, I'm pretty sure it's marketed as Schick here in Australia
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I want one of those!
No, I have a head blade and a DE.
I like the commercial. A bald head on an executive is a nice thing to see.
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Cool, but IMO he should have kept the circle beard.
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My only issue with it is how the actor is obviously wearing a bald wig rather than actually sporting a shaved head. Kind of dilutes the message.
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My only issue with it is how the actor is obviously wearing a bald wig rather than actually sporting a shaved head. Kind of dilutes the message.
Is there such a thing as a bald wig?
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Is there such a thing as a bald wig?
Yup. Easy to spot when being used -- especially when used badly. In the commercial in question, it's actually blended well into the surrounding skin.
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The bald wigs were used a lot in the older "low def" TV programs and cheap Halloween costumes.
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I think the shave is real... Usually the back of the head is the giveaway. If it were a bald wig, we'd see the back of his neck have ridges when he turns his head.
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Disagree. Look at the shape of his head with and without hair. It's too big after he "shaves" compared to how it would actually look if he took his hair off.
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My thing is that's a lot of hair to cut through with a disposable razor just like that. That said, it is only a commercial, and 99% of people probably won't read too much into whether or not he has a bald wig on...just my 0.02, not meant to offend anyone.
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Not at all -- it's a fun discussion!
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Ans yeah, for him to be a first-time head shaver taking off all that hair, there's no way he'd have that smooth a shave.
But yeah, it's just TV!
And appreciate the (all too seldom) message that being bald is not only OK, but desirable and sometimes advantageous.
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Here's the opposite situation... hire a bald actor and give him a really bad wig for the before scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLHX1qHuJI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLHX1qHuJI)
I still think the schick one is real. Check out modern family from last week... they gave Luke a really good bald wig, but they still couldn't get the back of the neck right in one shot. I've never seen a bald wig where the back of the neck doesn't wrinkle hugely when you turn your head. This guy's doesn't do that.
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Here's the opposite situation... hire a bald actor and give him a really bad wig for the before scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLHX1qHuJI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLHX1qHuJI)
I love the way he can't stop rubbing his head after the "shave" in that one. Kinda like me.