OT: Who Is The World's Most Interesting Man?

[RutgersMO]

The new one....or the old one.

My vote:


I find the new most interesting man....gangly, awkward / his "riffs" like kicking a coconut for a field goal in the middle of an aborigine sacred ground is in poor taste.

MO

 

[cicero grimes]

I like the old one. Very suave. However the new one playing college football while in high school is cool. Seems to be a pretty good kicker. Ash take notice.

 

[Caliknight]

Why the f do you retire from being the most interesting man in the world is a better question. That's the easiest gig going.

 

[RU Golfer]

Jonathan Goldsmith "The Old One"

 

[PaKnight]

Why the f do you retire from being the most interesting man in the world is a better question. That's the easiest gig going.

I don't think it was the actor's choice.

 

[RU4Real]

The new guy is actually French. So... No.

 

[SHUSource]

The first one wrapped up his duties by flying off into space, presumably to conquer other worlds, too. This new guy is a pretty pale imitator, in my opinion.

 

[DJ Spanky]

I find the new most interesting man....gangly, awkward / his "riffs" like kicking a coconut for a field goal in the middle of an aborigine sacred ground is in poor taste.

Yeah, he ain't cuttin' it. Let's see him play a french horn at someone's hotel door!

 

[hiwater]

The new one....or the old one.

My vote:


I find the new most interesting man....gangly, awkward / his "riffs" like kicking a coconut for a field goal in the middle of an aborigine sacred ground is in poor taste.

MO

My vote is NYCBanker. Nobody comes up with off the wall threads like him.

By the way...is he still alive?

 

[cicero grimes]

My vote is NYCBanker. Nobody comes up with off the wall threads like him.

By the way...is he still alive?

My vote would go to Ash Saturday.

 

[jmc11201]

Funny thread. My brother worked on the Dos Equis account for his company. He said that Goldsmith was becoming too expensive and demanding, and also that he is tough to work. For live events they basically had to keep him away from people as he couldn't stay in character long enough.

Brother isn't a fan of simply replacing him and hoping no one noticed, but it was a call above his pay grade.

 

[bitnez]

New guy is a former soccer star in Europe (or so I've been told). The old guy is actually Jewish and seems like a good dude. I saw a profile on him last year on something like 60 Minutes

 

[RutgersMO]

New guy is a former soccer star in Europe (or so I've been told). The old guy is actually Jewish and seems like a good dude. I saw a profile on him last year on something like 60 Minutes

The new guy isn't interesting, isn't cutting it...and after sales decline: maybe they back the original formula Coke.

Or they have a "less filling...better taste" challenge between the two.

MO

 

[hoquat63]

hiwater: you beat me to it - definitely NYC Banker

 

[jmc11201]

Like him or not, I think Donald Trump has to be the world's most interesting man.

Married models
Ran Ms. Universe
Casinos, hotels, golf resorts
Occasional WWE appearances
Reality TV Star
President of the United States running the most unconventional campaign ever

He is nothing, if not interesting.

 

[phs73rc77gsm83]

Funny thread. My brother worked on the Dos Equis account for his company. He said that Goldsmith was becoming too expensive and demanding, and also that he is tough to work. For live events they basically had to keep him away from people as he couldn't stay in character long enough.

Brother isn't a fan of simply replacing him and hoping no one noticed, but it was a call above his pay grade.

That's interesting and makes sense. I was thinking they did some focus groups (qualitative market research) that suggested a younger person was better and made therefore made the move but your scenario makes plausible sense.

 

[RU#1fan]

My vote is NYCBanker. Nobody comes up with off the wall threads like him.

By the way...is he still alive?

Bring back the Bank !

 

[RUwoz]

Jabrill Peppers duh, don't you watch ESPN

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Mo it should be you.

 

[fischy5000]

That's interesting and makes sense. I was thinking they did some focus groups (qualitative market research) that suggested a younger person was better and made therefore made the move but your scenario makes plausible sense.

Same character though, right? Just the younger version of the original guy seeing some of his older experiences further back in time.

 

[WhiteBus]

Source had a great thread about J.J. Jennings just recently. Have knowm him many years. He is the most interesting, cool dude I have ever met. He is my Mr. Rutgers.

 

[Pritz99]

Didn't want the change, but willing to give the new guy a chance. But can't they do something that is a little interesting? And then have the same commercial run over and over and over again? Can't be difficult to do at least ONE different one.

Also: Bring back "You deserve a break today." "I'm lovin' it" still sounds lame.

 

[Scarlet Jerry]

A great article about the Most Interesting Man (from NPR). The last sentence is the best.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...n-in-the-world-raises-his-glass-for-last-time

 

[ashokan]

My vote:




MO

 

[theRU]

That was a marketing cop out... i mean if you are going to end a campaign by retiring your guy, you have to create something new.... going to a new actor is just plain dumb.

 

[RU-ROCS]

Old one, and it's not even close.

 

[mikershoein]

What about This guy/ gal?

This is chas bono, Cher's son, formally her daughter, probably could play guard in the pros

 

[fbc1866]

Stay thirsty my friends...

 

[DJ Spanky]

My vote is NYCBanker. Nobody comes up with off the wall threads like him.

By the way...is he still alive?

He hasn't been here in almost a year and a half. The last known activity was when he wanted to have someone adopt his dog. At the time I believe he was living with his girlfriend, they had a house and a pair of dogs. Nothing really posted since that point.

 

[Ridge 22]

Funny thread. My brother worked on the Dos Equis account for his company. He said that Goldsmith was becoming too expensive and demanding, and also that he is tough to work. For live events they basically had to keep him away from people as he couldn't stay in character long enough.

Brother isn't a fan of simply replacing him and hoping no one noticed, but it was a call above his pay grade.

Interesting comments and makes sense that they would want to replace him. I am ok with doing so. For me the issue is more about who they chose to replace him with. You really need to have a certain "it" factor to make the character work and the new guy just doesn't cut it.

 

[colbert17]

Can any of these be the reasons he was retired?
Number 4 is my favorite.

 

[Source]

He was a guest character actor in a Who's Who list of TV show appearances from the late 1960s, 1970s and beyond that included: Perry Mason, Dr. Kildare, My Three Sons, 12 O'Clock High, The Invaders, The Fugitive, The Wild, Wild West, Adam 12, The Virginian, Bonanza, The High Chaparral, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The F.B.I., Mannix, Ironsides, Medical Center, The Rookies, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, The Fall Guy, St. Elsewhere, T.J. Hooker, Knots Landing, The A-Team, Knight Rider, Magnum, P.I., MacGyver, Highway to Heaven, Dallas, Murder, She Wrote and many, many others. He was even spotted as a "red shirt" crewman in the original Star Trek (although he never got kill).