Leah Biel, MFA

@tomservosblender

A darling among collectors. Pro-choice. No time for your protest votes. Your favorite WKRP enthusiast.

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Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jul 15

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jul 13

RIP Sam Neill. "There's no more. That's the end of magic."

Sam Neill stands with what is probably Excalibur in a promotional photo for the NBC miniseries “Merlin”.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jul 12

“But I have nowhere to go.”

Jay Sherman gets told the show’s over by an usher

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jul 12

@sitcompeople.bsky.social @retro-commercials.bsky.social Synergy!

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jul 10

I may have just witnessed peak inanity. Someone out there has unironically used the phrase “assuming the chicken’s gender.”

From the vegan alert person’s review of the special edition of “Backrooms”:

“-Reference to "chicken with his head cut off" (violence to chicken and assuming the chicken's gender)”

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jul 8

I talked to Mitch McConnell last night.

Cafe ‘80s video waiters of Reagan and the Ayatollah rocknrolla arguing about what Marty should order in the 2015 of “Back to the Future part II”.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jul 3

People still love “Dragon’s Lair” enough to make graffiti about it.

Detail of a wooden NYC subway bench, with the name DIRK in all caps and a stick figure carved underneath the name

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 25

Today in “Reddit Replies to Make You Feel Old”:

A Redditor replying to their own post:

“I didn’t know Dick Clark hosted a game show, that’s news to me”

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 25

Lawn furniture table, one chair tipped over, with the text “We Will Rebuild”

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 24

Reminds me of something from one of my favorite sites from when the Internet was untamed, Jeffrey Zeldman’s Ad Graveyard (zeldman.com/adgraveyard/).

Dead Before It Left the Art Director's Desk

“They said it would take 3 more bullets.”
The Beatles Reunion, starts Sunday ABC

Rejected bus poster, 1995. Art Director: Steve McCarron. Writer: Zeldman. Client:
ABC-TV. Cause of death: isn't it obvious?

« WORKING IN ADVERTISING is not exactly Heaven. Down here, quite often, the work does not get produced. Hence these pages, offering ad campaigns which nearly made it out the door, before being yanked at the last possible moment.

Sometimes, they were killed by frightened clients. Sometimes, by focus groups. And sometimes, by the agencies themselves. We could say more, but we might want to go back into the business one day.

Above, a proposed bus poster for an ABC TV "world premiere event" starring the surviving Beatles. Needless to say, it was swiftly killed. To see more stuff like this, proceed to Ads From The Crypt. »

It wouldn't be advertising without the fine print. Trademarks and logos are © and ® to their respective clients.

Advertisements appearing here do not imply endorsement by said clients, who are in no way responsible for content shown here. This is the Advertising Graveyard, a nutritious part of zeldman.com.

© 1995-2002 Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
Reset bookmarks to www.zeldman.com. Ahead Warp Speed.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 18

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 17

WTF? Why is my early voting post the one that’s doing numbers? Why can’t it my musings on TV or records get this kind of reach?

My early voting post numbers after three hours:
48 reposts, 1 quote, 308 likes, several replies

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 15

This still makes me tear up, which makes the highly slapstick tag at the end funnier and even more cathartic.

Cherie visits her parents on the “Punky Brewster” season 3 syndicated episode “The Anniversary”

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 14

I can’t prove this is part of the Knicks celebration from last night. I also can’t prove it isn’t. KNICKS IN PLY

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 11

Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize Palestine was playing in the NBA Finals.

Television newscast screenshot of celebrations after game 4, including the omniclause

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 11

After Knicks vs. Spurs Game 4, former UK player Karl Anthony Towns goes to embrace former UK coach John Calipari

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 9

No pinching needed for that guy.

The punk from “Star Trek IV” returns in “Picard”.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 2

I don’t know if this is an indication of anything, but people were clustered in the theatre lobby as they delayed opening the doors by ten minutes or so. Don’t blame me, I’m seeing “Backrooms”.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· Jun 2

Glad to see my childhood icons as fellow allies. Happy Pride, everyone!

From the Sharon Lois and Bram Facebook page, “Sharing happy memories of the Pride parade! 🏳️‍🌈“

Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison are wheeled along the parade route (city unlisted, but I’m guessing Toronto) holding a sign “Love & Skinnamarink from Sharon & Bram”. I know Lois probably would’ve gone if she were still around.

All our childhood icons should be like this.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 30

I saw this poster yesterday and was disappointed to learn it’s not a biography of British TV producer Verity Lambert.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 30

Quite possibly the last great NYC sitcom that actually taped in New York, at the same theater Colbert just left.

Kate & Allie (Susan St. James & Jane Curtin) get booked

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 30

I remember looking it up when I watched it in 2024, and only now found the screenshot.

$50 in 1956 [was] worth $577 in 2024.

This is an average inflation rate of 3.70% and cumulative inflation of 1,053.97%.

Source: SmartAsset

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 29

And in conclusion, I ask you, ‘m I nuts?

Stinger for the MST3K version of “Overdrawn at the Memory Bank”

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 27

The immortal Stephen Stucker as Johnny in “Airplane!”: “And it looks like a big Tylenol.”

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 27

The Lawnmower President

The virtual interface device from “The Lawnmower Man”

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 26

Pick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone.

Adolf picks up his McD’s drive-thru order from Donny.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 26

World-class announcing by SportsNet against the fish. Why am I telling you? As the joke goes, I’m telling everyone!

“Junk is staying hard this time.”

The fish pitcher’s last name is Junk.

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 20

DON'T LET ANYONE RUIN YOUR DAY

IT'S YOUR DAY!

RUIN IT YOURSELF by watching Mets Baseball

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 19

This is a football score (and it took 12 innings), but I’ll take it! #LGM #LetsGoMets #MetsSky #MetSky

Mets win 16-7 over the Washington Walgreens employees in 12

Leah Biel, MFA@tomservosblender· May 18

It’s bad. It’s really bad. “Dick Van Dyke, all is forgiven” bad.