Google 'G-male': A really good listener

Google has created the perfect boyfriend. Or is he?

As if you didn't already have enough reasons to distrust Google, along comes the comic geniuses of Comediva to poke some fun at it through Gmail. Or in this case, the perfect boyfriend personified as G-male.

He looks harmless at first, even familiar, with his boy-next-door looks and friendly demeanor. Sure, he's considerate and helpful, and even seems to be Johnny on the spot for remembering those little details that seem to mean so much. But soon enough, G-male shows us his stalker potential.

Amanda Troop nails her role as a Google spokesperson, delivering lines like, "We try to find solutions to problems you didn't even know you had," to emphasize Gmail's uncanny knack for knowing just what you need or want at any given time, with just a few keystrokes from you to help them along.

"Here at Google, we're very good listeners," she says.

But helpful soon turns to creepy eavesdropping as G-male seems to know every aspect of his partner's life. Location tracking, keywords and coupons make an appearance that start to wig out G-male's mate. Nice touches from writer America Young: Including Google+ cirlces, Google Street View and showing how the couple goes from spooning to sleeping apart by the end of the three-minute video.

And the video gives us the keywords that really matter: "I'm a really good listener."

Troop says with that Stepford Wives smile: "How can we give you everything you need if we don't listen to everything you say?" reminding us once again that what we write on Gmail is sifted through somewhere in Google's giant servers to spit out those ever so helpful personalized ads that come with your spam-free Gmail account. 

Kudos to Brendan Bradley for channeling that sympathetic stalker vibe into his role as G-Male (audition for "Criminal Minds" next?) and Nikki Muller as the girlfriend whose increasing discomfort with G-male's invasive presence probably sums up how a lot of people feel about Google.

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