Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Van Zandt pop some culture in newest WoW commercials
by Kyle Horner 
Nov 20th 2008 at 12:00PM
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Culture, Expansions, News items
Love 'em or hate 'em, these commercials are pure brilliance for their humor and ability to convey the social acceptance -- or "coolness", if you will -- of tapping away at your mouse and keyboard all night long. Of course, if Blizzard really wants to impress us, they'd get Neil Patrick Harris. Nobody pimps a product like NPH. Find both videos after the break.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Darath said on 11:16PM 11-20-2008
That is pure awsome sauce.
Rofl at the Sharoooon!
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Zandareth said on 12:25PM 11-20-2008
I loved the Ozzy Osbourne one.
The other was...meh.
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Vincent Avatar said on 12:58PM 11-20-2008
Ozzy's tv spot is... brilliant.
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Dab said on 12:59PM 11-20-2008
Sorry, I thought they were both average at best. You would have to be a WoW-head already to like these commercials. If that's their target audience, then fine. But I don't think it is.
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Kyle Horner said on 1:25PM 11-20-2008
I'm very much not a WoW player, and I'd have to say that Ozzy one is a clever use of the celebrity and the game property. That commercial is going to resonate with both fan bases in a good way, which equals win for Blizz and Ozz.
DeathMutant said on 3:27PM 11-20-2008
I don't play WoW either (anymore) but, you have to admit, those TV spots were well-done and entertaining. Whether they hit their target market or not is another story. How many WoW-kids have heard "Crazy Train" or watch the "Sopranos"? But, then again, maybe that is not who Blizzard's target market for those ads is. . .
mikejl said on 1:54PM 11-20-2008
Ozzy! Brilliant. I hand it to Blizzard Marketing.. they do a great job.
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Vrain said on 1:19PM 11-20-2008
Did that warlock yell Shire?
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Mark said on 1:58PM 11-20-2008
He yells for Sharon. This was one of the better commercials.
Vrain said on 2:28PM 11-20-2008
Heh, I never could understand anything Ozzy says.
Nerolus said on 1:23PM 11-20-2008
Meh...I can see how someone like...MY DAD would think it was funny. Then again, I don't know how many 50 year old parents would want to play warcraft, even after watching one of these unfunny commercials.
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KHCloud said on 2:41PM 11-20-2008
Really my dad is like mid-50s and he would find the ozzy commercial hilarious.
Simons said on 3:24PM 11-20-2008
Well, I can't speak to the male post-50 population, but my mother-in-law started asking me about the game after seeing the Ozzy commercial. (To my shame, I answered her questions rather than trying to explain that I play WAR now. I'm not sure she would have understood anyway.)
JP said on 1:32PM 11-20-2008
I never liked the other ones. And it takes a lot to make Shatner not full of win. These were worse to me.
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Tony said on 1:59PM 11-20-2008
Hey, it's better than the commercials Shatner does for that law firm lol.
Graill said on 2:32PM 11-20-2008
Ozzy, from brain fried artist to marketable icon, good for you.
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DeathMutant said on 3:27PM 11-20-2008
The real genius behind Ozzy's revived success is from not him but his wife, Shaaaaaron!
Tasogare said on 4:23PM 11-20-2008
/sigh Some people just hate to hate...or to be different. I very rarely laugh out loud at commercials, but holy crap that Ozzy commercial is gold!
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Ripper McGee said on 6:29PM 11-20-2008
Wow - I wasn't impressed at ALL with the Ozzy commercial. Frankly, I thought it was rather pathetic.
At least the Steve Van Zandt spot made sense, although it wasn't particularly funny.
~Ripper
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Jack said on 8:48PM 11-20-2008
I like the Ozzy one... the other one is kinda lame also real bad acting.
Still think that WoW not really need the commercials. They may as well give the money to the poor guys of Age of Conan or Warhammer so they finally can hit 1m subs! Warhammer finally will have people to fill that many servers.
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