I had wondered if it was in bad taste too. But, I think it depends on the situation under which David Spade aggreed to the commercial. If Spade said to himself, man that “Just Shoot Me money just isn't coming in anymore,” then I think it was in bad taste. If Farley's estate asked Spade to do it, then I am happy that Spade was able to help out Farley's family.

And this isn’t the first time DirecTv’s caused some controversy with these commercials….one of the first commercial’s of this type featured Craig T Nelson talking about wishing he had DirecTv while his on-screen daughter, the little girl from Poltergiest, stared at the TV screen. For those who didn’t know, the little girl died during filming of Poltergiest II. DirecTv pulled the ad after several people complained, and now they are basically doing the same thing with Chris Farley.

Spade was really upset by Farley's death and wouldn't talk about him for a long time. He's not going to suddenly sell his friend out and his friend's family just to make a buck.
This is really one of my favorite scenes and it makes me nostalgic, wanting to watch Tommy Boy. It makes me smile about Chris Farley, because I grew up on SNL and up until his death he was my favorite actor. If this hurt his family, be unsettled. If not, change the channel. I think his family were the ones who lost the most when he died.

You know, since then I've read that Spade and Farley's family were in on the whole project from his inception, and that makes the most sense to me.
If it were to make a buck, wouldn't we have seen Spade a lot more commercials before this?
I do believe they were paying tribute. His family and friends are the ones who would be most hurt by such a commercial if it were disrespectful or in bad taste, yet it seems it was their idea. That should change the tone of this for people, I think.

I recently read Chris farleys biography, and he was really funny. I dont understand why everyone is hating on this commercial. Chris farley is still alive in everyones heart.