That time of year. John Lewis Ad 2021

They've got a crap version/singer of Giorio Moroders song ( it's not the amsr women is it. )

Was the production team diverse / vegan / carbon neutral ?
we can only assume that that was the case for their withdrawn Let Life Happen insurance add, albeit FCA were fastest of the blocks for its dishonesty.

with worldwide delivery problems do they still have presents for Chistmas too
 
Never see the point of this advert banter as I skip the adverts when I watch recorded TV which is 99% of the time. If you watch 10 hours of TV per week with skipping the adverts - most tv shows are 52 mins. You have saved enough time to watch 76x 52 minutes shows which is 3 US TV Seasons (23 episodes) and 1 UK TV series with 6 episodes.
 
I'm disappointed, I had a transvestite santa beating up a policeman in the office John Lewis ad sweepstake. Thought I had a real chance this year.
 
rhobbyh said:
I'm disappointed, I had a transvestite santa beating up a policeman in the office John Lewis ad sweepstake. Thought I had a real chance this year.
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Give it time, the Adam and Eve advertising agency are just getting the measure of the rampant "wokeness" amongst the board of directors.

There'll probably be even worse to come once they realize that the wokeness level is actually chronic!
 
I'm looking forward to part 2 where the boy contracts a deadly alien virus which spreads around the world.

SpaceCovid-21 - Feel a warm sweaty fever glow this Christmas
 
Clearly their advert worked, this thread is proof of that, you're all discussing it. It's free exposure for them. I imagine that was their intention when they made it, to create a talking point, however dull and cliche it may be.
 
all publicity is good publicity - eh

Chris Wilson said:
Give it time, the Adam and Eve advertising agency are just getting the measure of the rampant "wokeness" amongst the board of directors.
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yes they did the insurance add too, Moroder is Italian though so johnlewis is a remainer, I like the add.

maybe it's more pernicious looking at A&E prevous engafements

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norm said:
Clearly their advert worked, this thread is proof of that, you're all discussing it. It's free exposure for them. I imagine that was their intention when they made it, to create a talking point, however dull and cliche it may be.
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Pretty sure it wasn't free
 
Yaayuh! said:
I love a good triggering with my morning coffee.
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:D

Companies are damned if they do damned if they don't. Must be a nightmare being in marketing.

Having to check every word, symbolism etc in every language.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's now a tick box of inclusions you need. Over 5 people? This is the quota.


It's a good thing at the core but it does always like a tick box job

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I quite liked it, the ad.
 
norm said:
Clearly their advert worked, this thread is proof of that, you're all discussing it. It's free exposure for them. I imagine that was their intention when they made it, to create a talking point, however dull and cliche it may be.
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An advert about a young boy swapping spit with a wan looking alien of indeterminate gender in the woods doesn't enamour me to call at John Lewis for my next Xmas purchases.

It reminds me (in more than adequate time) that the board are strongly suspect, obsessively politically correct and that it'd better to spend my money at a more traditionally Christian minded store this Christmas ;)

It worked for me, give the place a wide berth is what I take from it :)
 
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Advert seems ok for what it is. I think they’ve got themselves stuck in the need to do it, seems to have become a competition between the retailers to see who can collect the most tears. Does anyone watch adverts anymore?
 
i don't get it. nor do i get the Chrimbo connection.

i'm more concerned why some alien girl is piloting a spaceship, did she steal it?? or worse if she's a full grown adult alien she probably shouldn't be trying it on with a human child. :p don't get the non binary claims either, the alien is clearly female.
Puzzled said:
I'm looking forward to part 2 where the boy contracts a deadly alien virus which spreads around the world.

SpaceCovid-21 - Feel a warm sweaty fever glow this Christmas
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or, alien species comes to earth to teach us the mysteries of the cosmos wiped out by the common cold, which every fekking child is carrying at this time of year. sodding little super spreaders that they are!
 
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