Manly Monday: The Man Who Went To Paris, With Love
How could I NOT make the dude from Google’s Parisian Love Super Bowl commercial today’s Manly Monday?!?! Wait. Okay. Back up. Maybe I should start by explaining, yes, I watched “the football.” As many of you know, I’m not a sports fan … unless we’re talking about soccer. Nevertheless, I agreed to party with Gene and Peter. Game, schmame. I wanted to watch the commercials & kick back a few beers with my two guy friends. I was happy the Saints won. Sad there were so many ad guys angry about vagina out there. And delighted the Google commercial was so heartwarming. For me, “Parisian Love” struck a chord because reminded me how life is much more about happenstance than it is about sticking to very carefully laid plans. Start off heading in one direction, follow wherever the “search” may lead. Simple. Beautiful. Kudos, Google. Did the rest of you watch the Superbowl, too?
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February 8th, 2010 at 9:49 am
a NYer edited the sound :) first google tv ad ever – went VERY well
February 8th, 2010 at 11:22 am
I LOVED that commercial! It nearly made me teary eyed! Best commercial of the night for me.
February 8th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I watched the Superbowl for the commercials as well. I LOVED the Google commercial and the Doritos commercial with the guy dating the mother of the little boy.
February 8th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
A couple of things:
1) I didn’t see the game, was on a plane. I am beginning to *hate* planes.
2) That’s a good ad – pretty much what I would expect from Google, nothing to do with tech, all about people.
3) One of the ads on your site right now: “Try Bing Now!” Coincidence?
Have a nice day!
February 9th, 2010 at 1:37 am
Loved the Doritos ad with the guy in the casket and the letterman/oprah,leno ad. The babies on the airplane was cute as well.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Hey, Twanna! Tx for coming out and tx for including me in Manly Monday! It’s such an honor, I feel like I’ve made it to Canton! (That’s an American football reference. The Hall of Fame is in… oh, nevermind…)
February 10th, 2010 at 3:21 am
I’m a big fan of this ad too!
February 10th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Matthew: Oooh, I didn’t know about the ad’s NYC connections. Love it!
The Original Bro: Awww, were you weepy when you saw it? ;)
indigodiamond: Somehow I missed the Doritos commercial. I think my face was buried in a plate on mozzarella sticks then. :)
Baba Doodlius: VERY good observation: ” … pretty much what I would expect from Google, nothing to do with tech, all about people.”
puma73: Okay, now I REALLY need to see the Doritos commercial. Will watch online.
Pete: Peeeeeete! :) You know me well. I read your comment and I was like, “What the hell is Canton?!?!”
Kenyan Girl: Yeah, looks like Google was the winner.