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October 15, 2009

Windows 7 Wants Some Of That Seth MacFarlane Magic

Microsoft has enlisted Seth MacFarlane to promote Windows 7. Sure. The launch parties were such a success, it just makes sense that they would continue to align their product with something that is great. Hopefully, Mr. MacFarlane was given one million dollars to simply overdub a pre-existing animation from the show with new character dialog about Windows 7.

Perfect. You can see the original clip here (both via Mashable). It's even the same joke! With the words "Windows 7" thrown in to give it that extra OOMPH. Yuck. I haven't seen something this lazy and awful since those "Where's My Emmy" videos three weeks ago. (Seth MacFarlane is a Lazy Awful Factory.) (Thanks for the tip, Jason and Jessica.)

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More reason to use an Apple. They would never use Seth MacFarlane to promote their products.

Posted by: ber profile link at 10/15/09 10:31 AM  | Reply
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Ughh.
Choosing between Justin Long and Seth MacFarlane is like choosing between a private concert by Scott Stapp or a taping of Inside the Actor's Studio with Rob Schneider...

Posted by: Warden El Fuego profile link  in reply to  ber's comment at 10/15/09 10:59 AM  | Reply
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That joke is like the time that Seth McFarlane wrote almost that exact same joke.

Posted by: Lulubelle profile link  in reply to  Warden El Fuego's comment at 10/15/09 12:43 PM  | Reply
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'twas the joke, sweet Lulubelle.

Posted by: Warden El Fuego profile link  in reply to  Lulubelle's comment at 10/15/09 12:59 PM  | Reply
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I know! I was just pointing it out! McFarlane style! I should have used some !!!!'s!

Posted by: Lulubelle profile link  in reply to  Warden El Fuego's comment at 10/15/09 1:32 PM  | Reply
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Both of those seem like pretty easy choices.

Posted by: Godsauce profile link  in reply to  Warden El Fuego's comment at 10/15/09 12:54 PM  | Reply
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Yikes. At the end of that video, I yelled the vulgar long-form version of "WTF?" to myself, in my own bed, with nobody else in my apartment, because of how strongly I felt about the pointlessness of this video.
That guy is seriously the LAFAT (Laziest Awfullest Factory of All Time).

Posted by: GreatCop profile link at 10/15/09 10:34 AM  | Reply
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"seth macfarlane magic" is to "gay magic" what "family guy" is to "everything decent in society."

Posted by: paige. profile link at 10/15/09 10:41 AM  | Reply
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people, must we discuss logic? work through the problem. you can do it.

Posted by: paige. profile link  in reply to  paige.'s comment at 10/15/09 12:32 PM  | Reply
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I think everyone already forgot about gay magic. It was, like, two posts ago or something.

Posted by: lemonne profile link  in reply to  paige.'s comment at 10/15/09 12:36 PM  | Reply
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"Jokes" like these are why people dismiss Twitter.

Posted by: Bridgey profile link at 10/15/09 11:01 AM  | Reply
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Check out the comments on the Mashable website. One guy actually speaks of Family Guy's "creative brilliance."

Posted by: Mr Hobbes profile link at 10/15/09 11:02 AM  | Reply
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That was me. It was a typo. I meant creative ballsucking. Sorry.

Posted by: kiss the pan profile link  in reply to  Mr Hobbes's comment at 10/15/09 2:55 PM  | Reply
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Why is it that all you hipster scum dislike Family Guy?

Posted by: roy at 10/15/09 11:30 AM  | Reply
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Don't answer him! .. *sips cappuccino* ... It's a rhetorical question!!!!!!

Posted by: Silvio profile link  in reply to  roy's comment at 10/15/09 12:21 PM  | Reply
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Hold on, let me pause my Grizzly Bear album. On vinyl.
Okay, now what?

Posted by: inglorius basTURD profile link  in reply to  roy's comment at 10/15/09 2:19 PM  | Reply
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Seth MacFarlane will eat itself

Posted by: Copperfeel-d profile link at 10/15/09 11:32 AM  | Reply
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Clearly I am not Windows target audience. Which makes me sad since I'm typing this on a PC that uses Windows. Who wants to start a get jneslo a mac fund?!

Posted by: jneslo profile link at 10/15/09 12:27 PM  | Reply
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This still wins over Rachel Zoe's Bing realitimercials (I coined that. I get all the $$'s.)

Posted by: Lulubelle profile link at 10/15/09 12:45 PM  | Reply
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PC is the Republican Party of computer marketing.

Posted by: Nowak Attack profile link at 10/15/09 12:47 PM  | Reply
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It's nice to see Seth has found a more efficient way to be the worst. Recycled animation, rehashed, unfunny, self-referential jokes, and everyone's favorite gay baby? Sign America up for YES!.

Posted by: Professor Push-Ups profile link at 10/15/09 12:58 PM  | Reply
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This gave me a tummyache.

Posted by: Napoleon Complex profile link at 10/15/09 1:05 PM  | Reply
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Seth mcfarland, huh? What, were whoopie goldberg, phil jackson, the dude from the show about making motorcycles and maybe the lady that played the clumsy catholic schoolgirl on SNL in the early 90's busy making a phone commercial or something? they were? oh.

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