Ben Wilder

What’s that Latin music in the new Walmart ad? Answers here!

I’ve heard this ad multiple times on Hulu and features the perfect feel-good song for summer, kind of like this one from a few years ago. Catchy it is, but every time I tried to catch it on Shazam, the ad ended before I could get the title! A little research revealed the artist andContinue reading “What’s that Latin music in the new Walmart ad? Answers here!”

Jake from State Farm TV ads

No joke, every single time I meet someone named Jake, it takes all of my strength to not say, “Jake… from State Farm?” Every. Single. Time. What this proves is two things: I had no idea how many people I’d meet with the name Jake The State Farm ads are funny and memorable The campaignContinue reading “Jake from State Farm TV ads”

What happened to the viral “candles” video?

Earlier this year my brother-in-law brought up a great question. He asked me if I remembered the video where a dad was asking his children to say something nice to their mom for Mother’s Day. Each kid said something like, “I love you Mom,” or “You’re the best mom!” and then when the camera pansContinue reading “What happened to the viral “candles” video?”

First drafts of iconic movie lines… [the answers]

Earlier this week I posted a few iconic movie lines but not exactly how you remember them. I wrote down how they might have looked in the very first draft of the movie, before a thousand revisions. For this post to make sense, check that one out first here. Then come back to find outContinue reading “First drafts of iconic movie lines… [the answers]”

First drafts of iconic movie lines that got revised before their big screen debut

Most of us have a favorite line or two from movies we’ve seen. Somehow these iconic moments get etched into our minds and even become part of society in ways no one ever saw coming. I’m thinking of “Show me the money!” from Jerry Maguire, “I’ll be back” from Terminator, and “Alrighty then!” from AceContinue reading “First drafts of iconic movie lines that got revised before their big screen debut”