Comments on: Alpha Bravia Tango http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Egan http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156329 Andy Egan Sat, 20 May 2006 15:57:13 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156329 Sorry - "protest" site... Sorry – “protest” site…

]]> By: Andy Egan http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156328 Andy Egan Sat, 20 May 2006 15:56:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156328 From the protest site Kieran linked to - the Tango people's response to a call from the angry residents: “Sometimes you have to make a mess to dramatise fruit refreshment to the consumer”. True dat. From the protest site Kieran linked to – the Tango people’s response to a call from the angry residents: “Sometimes you have to make a mess to dramatise fruit refreshment to the consumer”. True dat.

]]> By: Per http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156318 Per Sat, 20 May 2006 12:35:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156318 <a href="http://www.swansea-res.org.uk/joinus.html" rel="nofollow"> <blockquote>The filming of this TV advert traumatized many small, domestic animals and a number of our older residents are now too afraid to leave their homes.</blockquote></a>
The filming of this TV advert traumatized many small, domestic animals and a number of our older residents are now too afraid to leave their homes.

]]> By: Tom Scudder http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156314 Tom Scudder Sat, 20 May 2006 08:50:03 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156314 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVA0YUK3B0&search=Bravia%20orange%20parody" rel="nofollow">I kind of like this one</a>. I kind of like this one.

]]> By: Tom Scudder http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156312 Tom Scudder Sat, 20 May 2006 08:36:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156312 The sony ad really doesn't survive the transition to YouTube very well, does it? Specially if you've got a decent bandwidth connection, it's worth looking at the <a href="http://www.bravia-advert.com/" rel="nofollow">commercial site</a> for their quicktime version. The sony ad really doesn’t survive the transition to YouTube very well, does it? Specially if you’ve got a decent bandwidth connection, it’s worth looking at the commercial site for their quicktime version.

]]> By: The Continental Op http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156305 The Continental Op Sat, 20 May 2006 02:01:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156305 I'd never seen the Sony ad before; it really is lovely. And the spoof, along with the fake residents' association site, is very clever. I’d never seen the Sony ad before; it really is lovely. And the spoof, along with the fake residents’ association site, is very clever.

]]> By: Bill Humphries http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156293 Bill Humphries Fri, 19 May 2006 21:34:44 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156293 Oops, I missed the "uh". My apologies. Oops, I missed the “uh”. My apologies.

]]> By: Kieran Healy http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156292 Kieran Healy Fri, 19 May 2006 21:32:21 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156292 Of course it's astroturf. That's why I said "uh, residents" and pointed out Fr Vincent and his rapid removal to Thailand. "Who will provide the sticky buns?" indeed. Of course it’s astroturf. That’s why I said “uh, residents” and pointed out Fr Vincent and his rapid removal to Thailand. “Who will provide the sticky buns?” indeed.

]]> By: Bill Humphries http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/comment-page-1/#comment-156291 Bill Humphries Fri, 19 May 2006 21:26:56 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/19/alpha-bravia-tango/#comment-156291 Run whois on swansea-res.org.uk. It's astroturf, or however you say astroturf in Welsh. Run whois on swansea-res.org.uk. It’s astroturf, or however you say astroturf in Welsh.

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