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Square Eyes Founding member
Sue Barker is fantastically random. Interesting choice.
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A former member
So now the advert change to trying to kill him, I wonder if we will see other people trying.
JO
Jon
Sue Barker is fantastically random. Interesting choice.

It's random but had it been any other week of the year, I'm sure they'd have gone for someone else.

Good choice though.
SW
SWatson7
Its on Channel 5 now but the stings are somewhat ruining the flow! Will be interesting to see where they take this concept, I assume we won't be getting this type of advert for much longer (if at all). They'll probably just air the end segment for a bit.


Did the Channel 5 one have Sue Barker?


Yep, it was exactly the same.

Jon posted:
Sue Barker is fantastically random. Interesting choice.

It's random but had it been any other week of the year, I'm sure they'd have gone for someone else.

Good choice though.


I wonder if the new strategy could be to use different people doing different attempts (but not succeeding) and being relevant to the time? Long shot, but could be (note it seems the new strapline seems to be 'saving the nation'.
CY
cylon6


Yep, it was exactly the same.

I wonder if the new strategy could be to use different people doing different attempts (but not succeeding) and being relevant to the time? Long shot, but could be (note it seems the new strapline seems to be 'saving the nation'.


This was what I was thinking. Which is why I wondered if Sue Barker would be the would be assassin all the time.
BA
bilky asko
Its on Channel 5 now but the stings are somewhat ruining the flow! Will be interesting to see where they take this concept, I assume we won't be getting this type of advert for much longer (if at all). They'll probably just air the end segment for a bit.


Did the Channel 5 one have Sue Barker?


Yep, it was exactly the same.


Apart from the fact they repeated the part where she goes up the stairs instead of showing her looking at him eating chips.
VM
VMPhil
Never underestimate the power of Gio Comaprio and social media. Less than 24 hours later and my upload which I merely spread via TVF, DS, TV Pres and Twitter now has over 10,000 views. Didn't know/think it was that popular.
SW
SWatson7
Its on Channel 5 now but the stings are somewhat ruining the flow! Will be interesting to see where they take this concept, I assume we won't be getting this type of advert for much longer (if at all). They'll probably just air the end segment for a bit.


Did the Channel 5 one have Sue Barker?


Yep, it was exactly the same.


Apart from the fact they repeated the part where she goes up the stairs instead of showing her looking at him eating chips.


You obviously have a better eye for detail than I do! Saw the advert again this afternoon and as expected they're just showing the end part outside the house. I wonder if they'll ever show the full length one again?
JB
JasonB
It seems to be popular! Nearly every other post on my facebook page has been about the go compare man. Positive reviews about it too. Even I enjoyed this advert.
JB
JasonB
So far this advert has 43 complaints:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a391704/sue-barker-go-compare-rocket-launcher-advert-gets-complaints.html

"Some people think it offensive especially at a time when children are watching. Others think it inappropriate when our security forces are coming under fire on a daily basis"

As if children are going to find a rocket launcher and take down the nearest fat man.... Rolling Eyes
SR
SomeRandomStuff
So far this advert has 43 complaints:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a391704/sue-barker-go-compare-rocket-launcher-advert-gets-complaints.html

"Some people think it offensive especially at a time when children are watching. Others think it inappropriate when our security forces are coming under fire on a daily basis"

As if children are going to find a rocket launcher and take down the nearest fat man.... Rolling Eyes


Those 43 complainants are morons... what they should be complaining about is the fact the fat git survived to annoy another day. What did Sue Barker have in that bazooka? ...a water balloon?

Note to Sue... try harder.
CW
Charlie Wells Moderator
Well I see Daily Mail have been unable to resist inserting "BBC" into their own article...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169157/Go-Compare-advert-Parents-complain-BBCs-Sue-Barker-blowing-opera-singer-latest-TV-commercial.html

Presumably those complaining ignored the last few seconds which clearly shows he's alive and wasn't "blown up". At the end of the day no publicity is bad publicity and these articles complaining about the ad simply provide more publicity for the company/service.

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