It just occurred to me with that last one commercial, that somewhere out there are all the original creators of these ads, who probably puts hundreds of hours into each one to get them just right. I wish I could find some of the editors and artists responsible and tell them even though the products being advertised have long since faded into obscurity (or infamy with the Aztek), seeing these ads all together in context still makes me happy. I'm very glad someone somewhere decided it was important to keep these around.
Recently i been doing research for a show set following a timeline from 1991 to 1997, sure this is out of the main goal but these commercials are great little capstones from the era. Sure they want to sell a product but they have so many underlying explanations of the thoughts and ideas of the time it just feels different.
There’s channels that dedicate who two and three hour blocks of commercials. As someone who grew up in that era as a child/teen, I can say that it is a masterclass on historical socioeconomics. I’d forgotten that they talked to third graders on issues like AIDS and joining gangs. It was that bad.
Unless you used AI upscaling, that wouldn’t be possible because they were recorded with video and not film. Of course, it’s feasible that some of these have film-shot masters but highly unlikely.
i realized why the y2k aesthetic failed. its because of iron man. he proved that you could make the future look cool now. and everything futuristic became boring
It just occurred to me with that last one commercial, that somewhere out there are all the original creators of these ads, who probably puts hundreds of hours into each one to get them just right. I wish I could find some of the editors and artists responsible and tell them even though the products being advertised have long since faded into obscurity (or infamy with the Aztek), seeing these ads all together in context still makes me happy. I'm very glad someone somewhere decided it was important to keep these around.
There really should be something like imdb or mysnimelist for commercials, they really are little works of art themselves.
@@ataraxia7439 Agreed!
Thank you.
Completely agree.
Y2K is one of the greatest eras ever 🔥
Well, other than 9/11.
We really thought we were living in the future.
we were. then the corporations took it all from us.
The Y2K Aesthetic: A Vision of the Future Stuck in the Past
0:38 Y2K Garfield!
Y2K has a completely different meaning to me as someone born well before this was just considered a year. It was known as the Y2K Bug.
2:29 I had one of these! Growing up during these years were the best!!!!! Love this compilation 🔥
Recently i been doing research for a show set following a timeline from 1991 to 1997, sure this is out of the main goal but these commercials are great little capstones from the era. Sure they want to sell a product but they have so many underlying explanations of the thoughts and ideas of the time it just feels different.
There’s channels that dedicate who two and three hour blocks of commercials. As someone who grew up in that era as a child/teen, I can say that it is a masterclass on historical socioeconomics.
I’d forgotten that they talked to third graders on issues like AIDS and joining gangs. It was that bad.
I grew up during this era and I've been feeling really nostalgic lately.
Imagine the panic a Y2K scare would cause today with social media conspiracies spreading like wildfire 😬
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
I love the whole aesthetic of it tho. Like the fonts, the colors, all of it
@hysterical_playboy It fills me with so much joy lol
@@neonmajora8454 ikr
I remember totally Hits. They were really trying to capitalize off of what NOW was doing, but couldn't last longer than NOW has lasted.
It’s amazing how much and how little has changed
I'm loving all of your videos. Thanks for curating!
So much fish-eye
I remember these commercials!!
The song at 1:30 has no right being that good
Ah yes, back when the future was shiny and promising
Thank you for making this. It’s so interesting revisiting this world aesthetic that was so much more hopeful than what we got lost 9/11 and Trump lol
Yes. I hate al-Qaeda.
wish we could watch these in 4k.
Unless you used AI upscaling, that wouldn’t be possible because they were recorded with video and not film.
Of course, it’s feasible that some of these have film-shot masters but highly unlikely.
3:29 Duke Nukem
_Baby Duke Nukem is not real and he can't hurt you..._
3:29
I remember Future Shop. Always loved going in to look at all the surround sound and computer stuff I couldn't afford.
We had a gateway computer when I was a kid
commercials just dont hit the same anymore. I miss these surreal and clever ads
Nokia was not playing around with the Chinese commercials
Future..
Future!
This is what that frutiger areo aesthetic thought it was giving lol
The programming is real 😖
what?
Forreal
Is there a better version of the Gateway ad anywhere?
Part 6 please
4:52 anyone know the name of the song playing in the background or type of music it is?
Shazam didn't recognize the song, but the music sounds similar to the "breakbeat" genre of music popular around that time.
@@microsoftsam_yt thank you internet stranger
May sound crazy but the music from 8:31 sounds similar too
Drum & Bass genre
drum & bass or "jungle" music. it was all over video games in second half of 90s too, like Need for Speed.
i realized why the y2k aesthetic failed. its because of iron man. he proved that you could make the future look cool now. and everything futuristic became boring
anyone know the song at 4:00??
5:50
First
no.