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Mog pretender

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trisher Thu 12-Nov-15 19:20:56

I've just seen the Sainsbury ad, and I am sorry that cat is not the real Mog. It looks a bit like the real Mog but it is an imposter. Anyone agree?

whitewave Tue 17-Nov-15 17:08:30

Came with my online order - delightful. One book remember reading to the children was "Mog and the V -E- T."

jogginggirl Tue 17-Nov-15 16:58:10

Real Mog or not - I loved it! DH nearly choked on his wine - he was chuckling so much - that in itself was a joy to see grin

leurMamie Tue 17-Nov-15 16:51:24

just saw the Sainsbury's ad. Perfect! Now I know who Mog was/is.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 17-Nov-15 16:51:14

Oh, don't look at it like that. You can't let those awful happenings colour everything.

leurMamie Tue 17-Nov-15 16:45:52

I know this is about the Mog ad - I have no clue who/what Mog is but I shall google it - but I wanted to mention the JL ad. Quite touching but then I happened to see the parodies. The Darth Vader one is a shocker! I don't know anything about Star Wars, despite gs trying to educate me, but it is a little too close to recent events in Paris for comfort...

jocork Sun 15-Nov-15 17:41:08

Definitely my favourite christmas ad. I loved the mog books when my children were young.

Deedaa Sun 15-Nov-15 17:00:24

I've watched the video about the making of the ad and Judith Kerr loved the animated Mog - and of course appears in it as one of the neighbours.

Apparently Age UK has had a huge surge in people wanting to help alleviate loneliness over Christmas after seen the John Lewis ad.

MrsH21 Sun 15-Nov-15 16:56:33

Far and away the best of the Christmas ads.The JL one gave me the creeps,

JamJar1 Sun 15-Nov-15 14:35:11

The GC have all the Mog books, the current list is here,
www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10/275-5508140-6591237?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=mog+judith+kerr&sprefix=Mog+judith%2Caps%2C178
DD loved Judith Kerr's The Tiger who came to Tea most of all.

annodomini Sun 15-Nov-15 14:21:51

If you've never met Mog, there's a whole new world waiting for you. Apart from the srotries being fun, the illustrations are wonderful. They are both written and illustrated by Judith Kerr who, I think, also had a hand in the Sainsbury's advertisement.

trisher Sun 15-Nov-15 13:47:16

My eldest is 38 but I was reading Mog stories when I was teaching before DCs. First book published 1970. Loved them ever since.

rosesarered Sun 15-Nov-15 13:32:36

The Mog stories are quite old shysal my children all read them.I loved Mog and the baby, and also Mogs Christmas.

shysal Sun 15-Nov-15 13:23:05

I had never heard of Mog either, but then my DDs are over 45 years old.

hulahoop Sun 15-Nov-15 12:23:43

Never heard of mog must have been on another planet from all of you ??

annodomini Sun 15-Nov-15 11:19:01

trisher, maybe Mog looks a little the worse for wear, having been resurrected. Never mind, her personality hasn't changed.

trisher Sun 15-Nov-15 10:52:54

I just think the real Mog is out there somewhere-probably thinking "Dark thoughts" and wondering why her family are celebrating with an imposter cat!

vegasmags Sun 15-Nov-15 10:22:03

Here here for Mog! I really love it - it's funny and cheerful. smile

whenim64 Sun 15-Nov-15 09:36:42

I saw it in full for the first time yesterday and loved it. I'll get the story for my grandchildren. It's better than all the other Christmas ads by far. smile

teddybeardoctor Sun 15-Nov-15 09:04:50

Well I love it! When they have these long story ads on we don't get as many of the other banal type thrown at us. I agree the have not quite got Mog right but that is probably the girls in the makeup room. You know how they like to "improve" people. Its never too early for Christmas and stories are fun. Poor old Mog.

annsixty Sat 14-Nov-15 21:26:10

Well I will also buy it when I can, so much kudos to Sainsbury's for the ad and for raising funds for the literacy project.

Deedaa Sat 14-Nov-15 21:13:49

DD and I both went straight out and bought the book smile When he was younger GS1 got Goodbye Mog from the library. He insisted on having it read to him every night and DD was a nervous wreck by the time it went back to the library.

Ana Sat 14-Nov-15 20:42:20

Never heard of Mog before this advert! Where have I been...? confused

annsixty Sat 14-Nov-15 20:42:02

I showed it to 6 year old GS today on utube and he loved it.It is not going to make him shop at Sainsburys and I find that refreshing.

Purpledaffodil Sat 14-Nov-15 20:41:56

Now that's a proper Christmas advert! Lots of Mog references as Apricot says and a solid moral end "Christmas is for sharing". And charity will benefit as in last year's WW1 Sainsbury ad. Eat your heart out JL, Sainsbury have won again. smile

apricot Sat 14-Nov-15 20:34:44

PS Who didn't weep bucketsful over Goodbye Mog and still has a sniffle over every reminder of it?