Comments on: John narrates new Apple ad

By: NotPamster

NotPamster — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:08:07 +0000

OK…so maybe this has been discussed in past entries but doesn’t J. Kras do the voice over on one of those H&R Block comms? At the risk of sounding completely sappy….yummy!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:11:23 +0000

Here’s the youtube link if you’re interested:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1HpHyMQR058

Wonder how much he gets paid for those three little sentences. God I’m in the wrong profession.

By: kt

kt — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:51:39 +0000

I was curious about all the conspicuous Apple product placement (Jim and Ryan have macbooks, and I recall at least four episodes with iPods). Here is a recent article from the Washington Post that talks about the Office, "Apple Gets a Big Slice Of Product-Placement Pie"

By: jimthepotatochiphunter

jimthepotatochiphunter — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:49:50 +0000

john has such an awesome hot voice. those talking heads alone are great because of this.

not sure about the commercial, but i do feel like watching School of Rock now. heh the George of the Jungle part made me chuckle.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:29:29 +0000

And John gets paid for every single time it runs. Everywhere. Cha-ching!!

By: Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:20:41 +0000

I’m not sure what appleTV is, or that I even need it. Frankly, I’m suspicious. But if John Krasinski tells me it’s awesome, I may have to believe him.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:57:24 +0000

Just saw the commercial on VH1

By: AndDon'tCallMePammy

AndDon'tCallMePammy — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:16:11 +0000

#75 – I think it’s supposed to be a little ambiguous, but I could be wrong.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:50:57 +0000

Meh. I have no need for an Apple tv, even though I love my Mac and iPod. I haven’t used ask.com. John Krasinski’s magical voice can pimp something, but it doesn’t mean I’ll buy it.

By: NoGould

NoGould — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:29:06 +0000

The guy with the iPod is not the same guy who’s sitting down watching tv. Neither of the guys is John. The commercial is alright and I’ve watched it on tv and online but both ways I thought that the sound from School of Rock was way too loud and overshadowed not only the voice over but the point they were even trying to make. If anything, it made me want to either watch School of Rock again or go listen to Deep Purple. It was obviously skewed to Apple consumers only, too. I’m not following what all Apple is making (though that iPhone looks awesome) so I was unsure what this was even for? Are they making a tv of their own or what? That didn’t come across from the ad. All it said was “Now you can watch it on your tv.” To me, that implied I can watch it on any old tv. John K. aside, didn’t think it was all that clear of a commercial.

By: FutureMrsHalpert

FutureMrsHalpert — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:15:19 +0000

BigTurkey-

I’m totally with you on this one, the hair is all wrong…the guy watching the computer almost has BJ Novak hair.

By: officemommy

officemommy — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:09:13 +0000

Wow Jenny, you’re good. I am amazed at all of the things Office fans remember! I’m a pretty new Office fan and I was awfully proud of myself for having remembered the Windows chime during the Pavlov experiment with Dwight. But you’ve outdone me! :)

By: Big Turkey

Big Turkey — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:59:21 +0000

I don’t think it’s him in the commercial… if he was actually in it, they definitely would’ve gotten a shot of him, you know?

Just voiceover work, I think, and some guy to make us think it might possibly be him… :-) (the hair is all wrong, am I the only one who thinks that?? it looks too curly or something.)

By: ThreeHolePUNCH!

ThreeHolePUNCH! — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:00:44 +0000

So I’ve watched it and can’t decide whether he’s actually ‘in’ the commercial. The voice is a given, and I possibly buy that he’s holding the iPod and walking away (complete with his signature ‘hand in the pocket’ walk), so it would make sense that he’s in the other scenes. But I’m still not sure. And there’s not enough of a profile shot to verify.

If Apple didn’t put him in the commercial, it missed an awesome marketing op. :)

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:23:45 +0000

Ya officemommy – you’re right – they do use Windows at The Office. But, when we saw Jim’s room in Email Surveillance we see an ibook on desk. So personally he likes Apple…but I doubt he has any choice on what type of computer he uses at work!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:35:34 +0000

gahd his voice is sexy….

jeeezus

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:57:21 +0000

Uhm, It’s not John Krasinski in the commercial, it’s the same guy who was watching the computer and the tv. Which is clearly not J.Kras.

By: SoftShellCrab

SoftShellCrab — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:09:40 +0000

How could you mistake that voice? What I wouldn’t pay to have him be the voice in my head… yum.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:50:24 +0000

I hope no one made this joke already…
We should all watch our new Apple TV’s (commercial voiced by John) on our new Aquous Liquid Crystal Television (commercial voiced by Ed).

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:38:33 +0000

The ad is posted over at gizmodo...here's the link...