Posts by Damian Christie
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Wouldn't "it's a gig" have done?
Yeah, and as I said, the question is why would they pick Oliver, not why would he say yes. Surely it's up for the people at Buy NZ Made to justify their decision, not for him to rush to the defence of the Warehouse. He's just an actor, after all. I'd just as soon take medical advice from that guy from the Flying Doctors who used to do ads for Panadol.
Actually sooner, because I've heard some of Driver's conspiracy theories before...
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And while I'm here, on Driver's response:
The Warehouse is the largest seller of New Zealand music in the country, provides a marketplace for NZ goods and fully supports the Buy NZ Made campaign. As do I.
How disingenuous. As far as retailers go (which is what the Buy NZ Campaign is all about) could there be any single NZ retailer more responsible for our $2b trade deficit with China?
If you have the choice between two products of a similar price and quality and one of them is made in New Zealand, then buy the New Zealand one
Driver's right, this clearly couldn't apply to most of the Warehouse's stock. There's no way we could ever produce such shitty plastic crap for anything near the same price, not without adopting China's world-class labour and environmental conditions...
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We thought the voiceover was Jeremy Wells. But we've been wrong before ...
Yeah you're right, it is Jeremy. When I finally heard the bloody ads everyone had been accusing me of voicing I recognised it straight away. We have the same voice agent, and I've always told Jeremy that I'm being marketed as "sounds like Newsboy, only cheaper". Just wish I looked like him too... sigh.
Re the comment by Noel Leeming's CEO on engaging "the world's toughest customer".
this was a bold and scary step, because it will force us to continue to deliver on our service promise where we have got it right, but scary because we had better lift our game in any areas where we don't get it right - and quickly!
Right, so Erin is going to spend her time overseeing the business practice of Noel Leeming? FFS, she didn't even come to NZ to film the ads, how is she supposed to have any clue about the company! I bet she's already spent the money and forgotten all about Noelle Lemmings from Kiwiland.
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I hope I'm not derailing this thread from it's "where to get the best cables at the best prices" theme, but... :)
he could do his famous line from that movie with the cold breath/ghost thing, only instead saying "I see... great deals on a fridge/freezer"
I can't stand that little kid, Joel whatshisface (his only expression seems to be "poignant"), but I would love to see an ad along those lines...
Ironically I've spent the last few weeks trying to convince workmates and friends that I'm NOT the voice of the new Noel Leemings ads (not the EB ones, obviously). I get myself into some states at times, but I don't think I've ever got so drunk as to wake up the next day not realising I've voiced a major television campaign.
...And I did see it pointed out somewhere else, but yes, also ironically, why would they pick Oliver Driver as the face of the new(ish) Buy NZ campaign when he's been the easy-to-pick voice of the friggin' Warehouse for the past year or so?
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Didn't realise but the Brockovich/Noel Leemings thing was discussed at throng.co.nz a wee while back.
I don't know whether this is true at all, but this comment from the throng thread is interesting...
Some of you may care to note Noel Leemings was gobbled up by an Aussie Private Equity Firm "Gresham Private Equity Limited" a couple of years Ago.
Furthermore 50% of Gresham is owned by Wesfarmers. One of the largest Fossil Fuel extractors in Australia gobbling up Aussie Coal reserves and creating masses of non environmentally friendly chemicals & fertilizers each year.
Now that's an inconvenient truth!
Brockovich must be a real brain trust.
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Hey Sarah,
Yes sorry, didn't mean to scare you. Russell is right, I didn't mean defamatory in the sense of being legally actionable. :) If anything I used that term only because it started with a D. Like "delicious". I'll do anything for a good bit of aliteration.
So I wouldn't be worrying about JK's lawyers..
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I can't bring myself to like Winehouse, but in my defence I've had to read about her antics for the last 4 months from the free newspapers
I'm sorry, but when did a musician misbehaving become a bad thing?
And just to contradict myself totally, so I watched the NZ Music Awards on the telly last night, because I live in Wellington now and so can't attend in person (sigh). Hollie Smith is such an amazing, powerful, passionately soulful singer, so why - just like a number of NZ female performers - does she come across so awfully when she goes up to accept an award? Mumbling and swearing and so on.
Surely if they can train the All Blacks to say a few words, our singer/songwriters shouldn't be beyond redemption should they?
I've heard the 'painfully shy' excuse used to justify the same behaviour by Anika Moa, I just find it difficult to accept that such incredible performers can't come across with a little more grace when asked to say a few words. Yeah I know, it's not important compared to the music and all that, but it was really cringe-worthy last night.
Having said that, Tim Finn handled himself well, as you'd expect, but thanked his Accountant and his Lawyer...
...And I don't know whether it was any better in person (Russ?) but as much as I love Crazy?Yes!Dumb?No! as a song, it doesn't seem to translate live at all. In fact, it seemed to really drag...
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My excuse is I am on my second beer. Nuff said.
If being on your second beer is an excuse, we should like, totally catch up after your third...
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I don't like eggs
SNAP! I *hate* eggs. Chickens' periods. And more importantly, I just don't like the taste.
I think I was just trying to say "I know what you're saying Ben, it's okay, I understand, you may be prone to generalisations but that doesn't make you a homophobe. I think.
Other things I hate? When you're halfway through a sentence and someone tries to complete it for you, and gets it totally wrong.
Like so:
"I've decided to on holiday to..."
"Fiji?"
"No, to..."
"The Coromandel?"
FFS!
Um, did I say "guess what?" No, I didn't. And it's not like I don't talk fast enough. I talk plenty fast. And it seems to be happening more and more. Either my friends are getting ruder or there's just this new game in town that no-one's told me about...
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And I expect I'm not the only one wishing Ron Mark and Pita Sharples would both STFU and stop politicking until there are a few more facts to discuss.
Personally, I was just itching for Ron Mark to suggest what he usually does in these situations, i.e. that Tame Iti and his alleged camouflaged companions should be put through Compulsory Military Training... heh.
And look, without wanting my comment to be subjected to the same word. by. word. analysis as Ben's above, I think I know what he's getting at. There are some gay men who are constantly, needlessly OTT camp and who never have anything but their 'bitch on'. Personally I find them annoying, in much the same way as I find some drama students annoying. What particularly annoys me about some of the aforementioned OTT camp gay men is that they assume they are better/more stylish/more interesting/more whatever than me because they are gay and not a 'breeder'. This is not true, they are simply more gay. And I know this to be true because I've spoken to other gay friends about it and they agree with me... ;)
There's probably a loophole in what I've said that can be opened up and used to expose me as a bigoted homophobe... do your worst...
Oh, I also find transvestites making a show out of miming the words to diva disco songs banal and redundant. There, I said it.