The life of the smarmy Mac guy

a Connecticut boy who has been very ambivalent about the fame part of the job since his breakout role as the young sci-fi geek in “Galaxy Quest,” was shocked at how deeply affected people have been by the ads. “I didn’t really know about computers,” he says. “I didn’t even have one — though I do now,” he adds quickly, “a Mac of course. But I was very surprised at how passionate people are about their computers, how deeply attached.”

The joys of advertising. I hated those commercials before, and even moreso now. If you hate them also, brace yourself as there are 20 more on the way.