Comments for Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested

Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested

2007-12-18T07:00:49Z

Remember Brawndo from "Idiocracy"—the world's best and only beverage, the one that mutilates your thirst, and is so awesome that we even use it for irrigation? It's now a real product, for those of you who enjoy mixing satire about commercialism with actual commercialism. (Wait—how does that work?) Naturally nobody over 12 years old or sane will probably want to actually taste it—it's just another bad energy drink with fun packaging—so Sarah at CalorieLab has taken a bullet for the rest of us. Good; now we can go back to watching reruns of "Ow My Balls."

"Taking real-life Brawndo for a test drive" [CalorieLab]

Comment from synergy on 2007-12-19

2007-12-20T02:02:38Z

It amuses me that so many here also saw Idiocracy. :) Not the greatest movie, but decent.

Comment from spookyooky on 2007-12-19

2007-12-19T06:12:26Z

I want to sit back in my velour track suit, watch some "Ow my balls" and drink a whole bunch of Brawndo.

I mean come on, it's got electrolytes.

Comment from peggynature on 2007-12-19

2007-12-19T05:38:35Z

@Canadian Impostor: It is. It's called Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, aka The Best Show on Television.

Upgrayyyd.

Comment from Murdermonkey on 2007-12-18

2007-12-19T01:43:19Z

Ill buy 1 and only 1 out of my love for the electrolytes.

Comment from suburbancowboy on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T21:42:43Z

So Fox buries the Mike Judge movie (just like they did with Office Space) about commercialization and how a beverage destroys the entire country's agricultural industry.
Then Fox, after burying the movie, decides to market the very drink that destroys society in the movie.

Isn't it ironic? Don'tcha think?

Who are the ad wizards who came up with this idea? I mean hey!

Comment from Erskine on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T20:52:27Z

"Brought to you by Carl's Jr."

\Carl's Jr. -- "Frak you, I'm eating!"

Comment from nursetim on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T19:43:32Z

@varco:
I am of the same opinion, but the first ten minutes of the movie, where they explain how the population becomes so dumb, was the best part of the movie. The yuppie couple reminded me of my brother and sister in law. I would buy the collectors edition if it came with a can of Brawndo.

Comment from 92BuickLeSabre on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T19:25:35Z

@KJones: Niiiice.

Comment from KJones on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T18:57:57Z

Could you imagine if this drink became the paid stadium sponsor of the Florida Marlins? Ba-dum-bam!

(Get it? Marlin Brawndo Stadium?)

Comment from Canadian Impostor on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T18:56:11Z

I would probably tune in and watch "Ow, My Balls" if it were on TV.

Comment from GitEmSteveDave on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T18:21:25Z

@varco: Yeah, but Starbucks was a strip club, I mean, a painters club. I would be more apt to visit Starbucks if it was like the movie one.

Comment from RamV10: The Axeman Returneth on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T18:20:11Z

It's got what plants need.

Comment from shiny on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T18:12:59Z

Interesting -- where can I find this in my local city-sized, warehouse store?

"Welcome to Costco... I love you..."

Comment from shan6 on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T18:08:42Z

Ahh what a great movie. That being said, I might buy ONE can, and keep it on a shelf as a souvenir, if it came with the DVD/BD/HD DVD.

Comment from doctor_cos wants you to remain calm on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T17:11:05Z

Wouldn't we rather have President Not Sure than what we have now?

Comment from shades_of_blue on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T17:04:09Z

I really enjoyed the movie, but I'll stay away from the movie inspired energy drink.

'I could really go for a Starbucks right now…'

Comment from n301dp on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T13:46:16Z

But wait...it's got electrolytes!

Comment from Tim on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T13:12:28Z

Didn't they make an actual Slurm? Why would I buy a soda with the thought of how its made in my mind? yuuck.

Comment from warf0x0r on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T12:23:09Z

@GitEmSteveDave: Nazi-saurus Rex was like the greatest thing I've ever seen... okay maybe not the greatest but it was better than the entire crap-fest that called itself transformers.

Comment from varco on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T11:18:28Z

@belisle: Apparently, the distribution of Idiocracy may have been deliberately restricted by Fox (it's got a pretty strong anti-consumerism message and calls out companies like Carl's Jr. and Starbucks by name). I wouldn't say it's the greatest movie ever made, but it wasn't the worst either (and had both a message and a decent cast).

Comment from Michael Belisle on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T11:11:28Z

The problem is that nobody saw or has even heard of Idiocracy. The aforementioned lines will go tragically unappreciated.

Comment from Lin-Z [linguist on duty] on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T10:31:12Z

I'm glad we can stop drinking water now. I don't want to drink the same stuff that's in toilets!

it scares me that they are actually producing this.

Comment from GitEmSteveDave on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T08:42:59Z

Wow, I thought I was the only one stupid enough to watch the movie and actually try to follow the plot at 3am. Thank you Nacho. Thank you UN. Save us from the Nazi-saurus Rex.

Comment from warf0x0r on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T08:20:25Z

@SaveMeJeebus: It's what plants crave... duh.

Comment from teh on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T08:13:40Z

@no.no.notorious: What's sarcasm?

Comment from Dick.Blake on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T08:13:03Z

such delicious irony...

Comment from Tim on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T08:05:40Z

Almost as ironic as commercializing a communist icon..oh wait...

Comment from no.no.notorious on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T07:21:01Z

@SaveMeJeebus: salt

Comment from SaveMeJeebus on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T07:15:53Z

What's an electrolyte?