Tango parodies Sony BRAVIA commercial, lands itself in hot water
Most people have probably seen the TV commercial for Sony's BRAVIA range of LCD displays by now - you know, the one with the thousands of bouncing balls. Well, those crafty foxes at Tango, makers of the tasty orange drink, are up to their usual tricks again and have filmed a parody to advertise their new Tango Clear range. The only trouble is, the residents of Swansea, who were subjected to Tango's barrage of fruit, are less than thrilled by the damage caused to their neighbourhood.If you head over to the Swansea North Residents Association web site, you can see pictures of the destruction and watch eyewitness testimony from some rather irate locals. Yes, I would imagine that I would be a bit nonplussed if my windows and garden gnomes were smashed by an unexpected cascade of apples and watermelons, but when you see the ridiculous level of hyperbole in some of the comments on the site (OAP Eileen Edwards, for example, "survived both wars with the utmost composure, but couldn’t contain her anger when her home was bombarded by kiwis and citrus fruit"), it's hard not to laugh.
And yes, when all said and done, it's an extremely well-done parody.
Update, 14:04: The site is actually a fake set up by the advertising company, according to Lyris. I know when I've been Tango'd.
1 Comments:
That's a pretty convincing fake website, although being Swansea born and bred I did smell a rat.
I thought the bit of Welsh language at the top might contain a joke, but it seems to just say Swansea North Residents Association Website (or something very much like it).
By Philly Q, at 18:21
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