personality for sale

Here's one for laughs...

http://marketmasterslegal.com

I actually ran across a marketing firm that is leasing burnt-out TV stars for commercials. We're talking heavy hitters like William Shatner and Erik Estrada. The website cracks me up, as it is set up like a "catalog" of sorts. I've already seen ads on late night TV for property in NW Arkansas being pushed by Estrada - you know the type - planned lake-front communities where they sell you lots for $20k or $30k that they bought for $2k a piece. What a joke.

Better yet, we're supposed to believe that people like Estrada will be your neighbors in these modern day Stepford developments. How many homes does this guy have anyways? I guess that reruns of CHIPS and The Surreal Life are giving him the buying power to have residences all over the country. Oh, wait. I forgot. He also makes money as a marketing personality with "unsurpassed blue collar appeal". LOL.

And then there's Shatner. Apparently, he isn't busy enough filming Miss Congeniality Part Six and attending Trekkie conventions. What else can you do when somebody like Spock knocks you out of favor with Priceline? Other "hired guns" include Robert Vaughn - what the hell movies was he even in, anyways? He looks familiar, but for what? Joining the ranks of the Quaker Oats guy trying to sell life insurance, and that lady from That 70's Show trying to get you to go to Vegas for FREE? Forget about growing old gracefully. At least Shatner isn't trying to resurrect his singing career.