Carl's Jr. commercial featuring Todd Gurley taking heat on the internet
The last time we checked in with former Georgia RB Todd Gurley, he was starring in a new commercial for Carl’s Jr.
That should have been innocent enough, right?
Wrong.
Internet commenters, as they have been known to do, noticed something unusual with the commercial — the second-year Los Angeles Rams star isn’t actually taking a bite of a real burger. Adweek.com has the scoop on Burgergate:
In the spot, Gurley bites into the burger, except it’s incredibly obvious that the California Classic Double Cheeseburger in question is a CGI creation. So where’s the beef? And why swap it out for CGI? Adweek wonders if Gurley is actually a vegetarian. (But then wouldn’t he be opposed to promoting the chain in the first place?) So many questions. The “chomping down on a burger” sound effect deserves some attention as well.
YouTube commenters have been piling on Carl’s Jr., too, with user scottishzombie saying “If your CGI is going to be that bad, at least work it in as a joke.”
User Eugene Tamura wonders if Gurley couldn’t stomach the idea of taking a bite of the actual burger: “Fake burger… What does it say about the real thing?”
Meanwhile, user TheDeftZeppelin wonders if the burger is actually the best actor in the ad: “Did you guys have a hamburger wear a motion capture suit for that shot?”
With NFL minicamps underway, it would be great to see an enterprising young reporter get to the bottom of Burgergate before the season starts.
Check out the ad for yourself below.
Todd Gurley is a great NFL back. Too bad Stan “Married-to-a-Walmart-Heir” Kroenke is just as fake as the burger.
I can only speak to this because I live here in Southern California and have seen the behind-the-scenes interviews of all these Carl’s Jr. commercials. This commercial wasn’t shot in one take — It’s HOURS of re-takes. So after taking a bite out of a hamburger for take after take, hours on end, you get full or you get tired of eating it, on top of the fact that they fluff the burger to be bigger than your face (and bigger than it is in real life). That’s why the celebs in the Carls Jr commercials are rarely shot actually eating the hamburger (see the Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, etc. commercials from the past — same deal). Those who criticize Gurley clearly do not live in the LA area because they would know otherwise that it’s par for the course.
Blah,Blah,Blah.Blah Cant wait till the Rebels whip UGA in Oxford this fall, and we’ll do it in one take-
Cochon c’est temps pour les grands chiens à manger
Go back to Mexico. We don’t know wtf that means.
Oh tackman, please tell me you’re joking…hahaha
That won’t happen
Ole Miss is a joke and a pathetic program. They haven’t won the SEC in over 50 years, they cheat, and their academics make the conference look bad.
Straight savage
Damn. Guess the degree I’m getting in the nation’s second best honors college is useless then.
Come on Legend, they beat Bama back-to-back! Ole lady is pretty good!!!
I suppose if we broke NCAA rules like Ole Miss does, we’d have an over-inflated team as well.
Get the fugg out of here with that nonsense. Old trash hasn’t even been relavant for 5 minutes and you want to take a shot at 1 of the legacy programs of the conference. LOL, the only thing more pathetic than old pi$$ is your life. Now wake up and apologize for your ignorance.
Wow I guess now we know what happens when someone takes a shot at Georgia. Georgia’s gonna crush ole pi$$ but it’s still funny to see how much they freak out over a stupid ole pi$$ fan.
I just want the season to begin. I hate the off season. The only good news is that all of our teams are undefeated.
I agree but why was that a reply to my comment?
Ole Piss is 0-10 vs UGA since 1997! They only have 12 wins against UGA since 1940.
Hardees is better… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ba-dum-ch
I clicked this link because I thought I would read something worth reading. Sometime before the season starts, I hope to learn better.