Comments on: Telstra hopes Brad & Emma will be as popular as Patrick & Daniel

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:10:37 +0000

Love the Brad & Emma ads…but mainly because I find “Brad” absolutely adorable…couldn’t care less about Telstra. Who is he any way ?

By: B.

B. — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:39:34 +0000

Quite amusing. Keep em coming.

By: Scarlett

Scarlett — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:15:38 +0000

Yes, Emma’s a bit cruel at times, but I think she’s also quite likeable. The actress playing her does a good job.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:50:08 +0000

Kylie is so right. This is making cyber bullying “funny” to sell phones. It is NOT ever ok to photograph and send images of anyone against their will, and then tease them about it. Emma may be pretty but she is also a bully. This ad should be pulled off the screens immediately.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:33:25 +0000

It is irresponsible not funny. Hasn’t anyone learnt about uploading & circulating unwanted photos/videos. ‘Brad’ doesn’t want her to but ‘Emma’ does it anyway.

By: Ad Chick

Ad Chick — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:57:10 +0000

Misandry? Really? Chill out people.

By: skribe

skribe — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:53:09 +0000

It’s the trend of misandry that’s the issue. It should be deemed no more acceptable in than misogyny is.

By: AW

AW — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:52:33 +0000

Awww – I really like the Brad & Emma ad’s.

In fact… I have started using the “I’ll tell you where to go” line from the first one with my bf and we always laugh. (Oh that sounds so very sad – but it’s so very true).

Any way – it always makes me smile when I hear it on the tele. I like the new ads too – I think the casting is perfect.

By: mumbrella

mumbrella — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:19:27 +0000

I seem to remember BWM’s Rob Belgiovane saying that Patrick’s back story – which explains the age difference – is that he’s on his second marriage or something like that.

It was a couple of years back that he mentioned it, when there was the talk about the film, but it was something along those lines.

Cheers,

Tim – Mumbrella

By: NehadK

NehadK — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:49:48 +0000

Can’t stand “Emma” however that doesn’t mean I have sympathy for Brad. Bad ads.

Wouldn’t mind throwing a Telstra phone/modem at both of them.

Reminds me a bit of the old AAMI ad with the girl and “Todd” (think he finally ran her over?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYCOARVJgGs

By: Andrew2065

Andrew2065 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:30:39 +0000

@PR Chick: Thanks – it was the only thing which spoiled it for me… just felt somewhat jarring each time I saw the ads. Was it an ad for Telstra, or a message about the complications of leaving parenthood til too late in one’s life, ie you’ll never be able to keep up with what the ‘kids are into these days’?

By: Andrew2065

Andrew2065 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:25:54 +0000

Craig, I’m not saying it was the greatest creative work ever produced, but tell me you didn’t crack a smile at the ‘Happy Easter from Telstra’ press ad which featured thousands of little fluffy pink easter bunnies stranded on one side of the Great Wall?

The beauty of the whole thing was that it was campaignable – something which many ads lack.

As per my comment above though, I do agree with your concerns about the casting.

By: PR chick

PR chick — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:22:51 +0000

@Andrew 2065 – finally someone (other than myself it feels) has noticed the gaping age difference between the father and son…more like grandfather and son to me…

By: Craig Ashley Russell

Craig Ashley Russell — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:20:50 +0000

It must be me but I still don’t see what was so great about the first round of Telstra ads. The casting is woeful. That bloke is more ‘dirty-old-man’ than the kids father.

And as for this lot, when in doubt, rip off Seinfeld. And it’s not even a good rip off of good Seinfeld. FAIL!

Bring back Sol – now HE was funny! Probably the greatest gag ever done by a government over the voting population. Comedy brilliance.

By: Dave the gay art director

Dave the gay art director — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:04:34 +0000

They gotta be kidding – its barely raised a smile,

I laughed out loud at the great wall of china one, – these just aren’t funny.

Also did anyone notice that our couple live in what appears to be a multi-million dollar huge apartment with breathtaking views?

They should bring back the one with the funny overweifght businessman who was tricking the big businesses into thinking he was a big business too..