This is like the damn studio film credits at the beginning of a movie - remember when there was just one outfit that made the movie?
You would see the lion or the Warner Bros logo and that was it. Now the first twenty minutes is a recital of the ten or twelve firms working on the thing, each with its own glitzy presentation and logos and theme music, then ... nope, not the movie, more crap. Followed by, you guessed it, more preparatory bullshit and more logos and more theme music (in Dolby TC wizbang CXXII 3.0! Stereo ultrasound!).
Makes you long for a nice white pouch that says “pipe tobacco”. ?
And if some wiseass ever invents a musical ad that plays a commercial upon opening the pouch along with an Oscar speech thanking the sponsors I’m giving up pipe smoking and taking up dope.
From the original Dunhill (Peterson) recipe blended by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group under license from MacBaren under license from British American Tobacco in cooperation with Middleton Tobacco, made from the finest American leaf, grown in Malawi and blended in Ireland by agreement with the English distributor under license from Kretek and imported by Laudisi Distribution Group and Dan Tobacco, a Lane Exclusive product sold only by Pipes and Cigars under agreement with Sutliff, some assembly required, batteries not included, void where prohibited, if you experience an erection lasting longer than four hours consult your doctor immediately, may cause inflammation, muscle soreness, death or a craving for Boy George songs, brought to you by our sponsor, Geritol, in Dolby stereo!
Okay, I think I’m done ranting now. As you might have guessed, the naming rights madness gets me a bit riled up, lol. ?