Friday, September 30, 2011

New commercial turns historic St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery into a bank branch

Thanks to an EV Grieve reader for pointing out this new Capital One commercial featuring Jerry Stiller ... which eventually desecrates one of the the East Village's finest treasures...



Watch the whole thing for yourself here.



Don't get any ideas, Capital One!
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    *shudder* That was terrifying.

    Over my dead body, Capital One. That church is sacred.

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  2. Ken from Ken's KitchenSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Makes sense. Nothing is sacred in the banking biz. Money, money, money, monnnnn-ney....MONEY!

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  3. Uncle WaltieSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    I'm surprised that Jerry Stiller would participate in something like this. He's a very strong supporter of progressive causes usually.
    http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/jerry-stiller-and-anne-meara-robo-wfp

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Oh for god's sake Walt, "Participate in something like" what...? a TV commercial?

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    I'm not even religious and I'm deeply offended and disappointed by this shameless naked disrespect. God have mercy on the filthy black souls of whoever is responsible for this commercial.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Yes, participating. He is lending his name and image to Capital One. Just because he's getting paid for it doesn't mean he's not participating. And don't tell us to lighten up. Open your eyes, banks are PREYING on the American public. Having said that, I must say; Jerry Stiller is extremely lovable, no matter who he's shilling for!

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  7. glammaSeptember 30, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    absolutely disgusting

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  8. Lux LivingSeptember 30, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    What's in my wallet? A gun bitch! Leave that church alone!!!

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  9. handelsaurusSeptember 30, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Cast out those money changers!

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  10. Uncle WaltieOctober 1, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    Some people get it, some don't.
    For the rest, what Anonymous 3:07 PM
    said.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 1, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Yeah.
    He is lending his name, and St. Marks Church rented their facade.
    Credit (blame) where credit is due.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    If that isn't a statement on our society, I don't know what is?

    bow down little plebes, and pray to your new master.

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  13. TomOctober 7, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    The great thing about it is that St. Mark's Church got paid for this. And notice that the building is not visually desecrated as the commercial never shows the church steeple. So to the unknowing eye, the building looks like an old bank building.

    Regarding Jerry Stiller, the political irony is that he and Ann Meara did fantastic radio commercials for Amalgamated Bank (the labor bank). I'm not going to begrudge him for doing a commercial for a regular bank. But I wonder if part of his reasoning was that St. Mark's Church was going to be paid as well.

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