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July 19, 2017 12:15 PM   Subscribe

 
Well, that was much better than anything I've seen! Thanks, chavenet
posted by infini at 12:25 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]


That was unexpectedly lovely. I clicked through blind, was not disappointed. Thank you!
posted by ZakDaddy at 12:47 PM on July 19, 2017


Charming British people being charming. Perfect.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 1:16 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]


If only all commercials were this subtle and lovely.
posted by Fizz at 1:21 PM on July 19, 2017


What is the music near the end? This is at least the third time I've heard it used in a comedy-related video recently. I'm guessing there is a related cultural reference that I'm not tuned into due to advanced age and unhipitude*.

* white, male Boomer and still smarting from the last political thread -- hey, I'm standing right here, I can hear you, you know!
posted by TwoToneRow at 1:32 PM on July 19, 2017


That is actually the advert music BA used to use in the eighties, so evokes a deep sense of nostalgia in your average Brit of a certain age.
posted by MartinWisse at 1:58 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]


And the original is of course an extract from Delibes' Lakme, the flower Duet.
posted by MartinWisse at 2:03 PM on July 19, 2017 [4 favorites]


From the "Behind the Scenes" video:
Interviewer: You were working today with an up-coming director. What did you think of him?
Gordon Ramsay: Yeah, well he hasn’t missed a meal, has he?
Seriously? I mean, I know he's supposed to be a prick, but...seriously? WTF?

Not funny, doesn't match the premise of the original video, and definitely not charming.
posted by PlusDistance at 2:24 PM on July 19, 2017


The "up-coming director" is a comedian acting in character: there’s nothing 'behind the scenes' about the behind the scenes video - it’s just as scripted as the rest. The point of the joke is that they're all looking for neutral(ish) true statements to use in order to avoid having to say that he's a terrible director. Seemed quite in character for the 'G.Ramsey persona' to me.
posted by pharm at 2:41 PM on July 19, 2017 [5 favorites]


Wait, is Gillian Anderson actually British? I'm so confused!
posted by schoolgirl report at 3:15 PM on July 19, 2017 [2 favorites]


Wait, is Gillian Anderson actually British? I'm so confused!

“American-British” according to wikipedia. All I know is that she's lovely.
posted by Fizz at 3:26 PM on July 19, 2017


She's lost weight or she had more of a rounded baby face back in the X files era
posted by infini at 3:38 PM on July 19, 2017


@infini, Gillian Anderson has been working out and has been eating very well, but you're right, she's definitely lost weight.
posted by auntie-matter at 4:06 PM on July 19, 2017 [3 favorites]


Not funny, doesn't match the premise of the original video, and definitely not charming.

This is a mockumentary... totally scripted and totally part of the overall package. Ramsay is "acting as Ramsay"
posted by greenhornet at 4:30 PM on July 19, 2017


Wait, is Gillian Anderson actually British? I'm so confused!

Her family bopped back and forth every few years when she was a kid, and she got into the habit of switching accents in order to "fit in" with whereever she was.

Kind of like how John Barrowman adopted an American accent because his family moved to the states when he was 8, but he is really from Glasgow, and uses that now and then.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:50 PM on July 19, 2017 [1 favorite]


What is the music near the end?

The Flower Duet (Lakmé) - wikipedia info
posted by belladonna at 6:01 PM on July 19, 2017


The just keep raising the bar on these. I'd love to see a NipponAir one in the style of the early-ish Simpsons "Mr Sparkle" promo video.
posted by UnoDosTresEsto at 1:12 AM on July 20, 2017 [1 favorite]


This is a mockumentary... totally scripted and totally part of the overall package. Ramsay is "acting as Ramsay"


Totally got that it's a mocumentary, the "director" is an actor, etc. I know Ramsay has that nasty persona, I guess I didn't know how deep that's supposed to go.
posted by PlusDistance at 5:06 AM on July 20, 2017


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