Earlier today we posted Air Force’s first salvos in this week’s spirit spot battle between the Falcons and Navy. Now it’s the midshipmen’s turn. The venerable Backshaft Productions — makers of last year’s classic Old Spice spirit spot and others — are back. Their first offering is a short, well-produced spoof of a classic scene from Fight Club. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuIs7xtbDg0[/youtube] Next up from the Mids is easily the most bizarre spot I’ve seen yet. It features the new, more extreme form of planking known as Batmanning being performed in what appears to be Bancroft Hall. Because apparently, as they say in the video,…
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbq-SLyR0N0[/youtube] The Midshipmen of Backshaft Productions have still filmed the best Spirit Spot spoof on the Old Spice commercials, but Army’s submission certainly beats out Air Force’s weak attempt. The Mids just delivered way more zingers than the Old Guard. I’d actually like to see what Backshaft could put together in response to this piece, considering their Geico spoof wasn’t on the same level of their earlier work.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuRrVZ1GzSo[/youtube] Navy walked off the football field a loser for the first time in seven years Saturday. This might do little to console the Mids, but the votes were counted over the weekend and Navy’s submission to this year’s Old Spice war came out as this year’s Spirit Spot of the year. It works on so many levels. Nothing is worse than having witty zingers delivered by a shirtless Mid. It’s just emasculating. Second, it’s timely. Those Old Spice commercials kill After Action every time. And after watching these Mids’ spoof, Old Spice would be wise to try and capitalize…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuRrVZ1GzSo[/youtube] It’s so on. Navy-Air Force Week is upon us. Bring on the spirit spots. Send any and all Spirit Spots to mhoffman@atpco.com. We will post them and hold a vote on who has the best one before kickoff Saturday.
