It's only the third or fourth time I've watched it, but this year was no different-- the Super Bowl failed to impress me. I guess that's what happens when two "good" teams are pitted against each other... we can expect them to repeatedly block and outsmart each others' best moves such that the winning team takes home the title by a margin of a few points and the end result is that the viewers see nothing interesting.
Aside from the touchdown in the first 14 SECONDS of the game and one immediately following it, the game was a series of embarrassing fumbles and interceptions. Oh look, a fumble! Oh, another interception! The rain didn't help.
Even the commercials were uninspiring. The only one that really got a response was the Budweiser "Rock Paper Scissors" commercial. The fan-made Doritos "Live the Flavor" commercial was pretty cute too (the Doritos ad with the check-out lady is just FOUL). But the rest were... lamely full of cartoon violence and tired jokes. Even the Snickers commercial with the kissing mechanics, which is now banned (and hence will get more publicity) because of complaints from gay & human rights groups, was sadly unentertaining.
Surprisingly, the most entertaining thing about the whole shebang was halftime with Prince. His singing wasn't particularly inspiring, nor was his pantomimed guitar playing. But his theatrics were, well...
There wasn't a one of us in the room who thought the guitar phallus was unintentional. That little smile on his face was pretty telling, too.
Of course, Prince's massive synthetic cock and balls has caused MUCH less stir in the news media than Timberlake revealing Janet Jackson's tit. Why? Because it wasn't real! Wait, wait... Janet's tits aren't... either. Well, I guess it must have been the *cough* subtlety of it all.
Another year, another ridiculous media stunt.
UPDATE: It looks like the media have gotten wind of the "malfunction" now.
Posted on February 06, 2007 @ 8:51 PM | 0 comments
Aside from the touchdown in the first 14 SECONDS of the game and one immediately following it, the game was a series of embarrassing fumbles and interceptions. Oh look, a fumble! Oh, another interception! The rain didn't help.
Even the commercials were uninspiring. The only one that really got a response was the Budweiser "Rock Paper Scissors" commercial. The fan-made Doritos "Live the Flavor" commercial was pretty cute too (the Doritos ad with the check-out lady is just FOUL). But the rest were... lamely full of cartoon violence and tired jokes. Even the Snickers commercial with the kissing mechanics, which is now banned (and hence will get more publicity) because of complaints from gay & human rights groups, was sadly unentertaining.
Surprisingly, the most entertaining thing about the whole shebang was halftime with Prince. His singing wasn't particularly inspiring, nor was his pantomimed guitar playing. But his theatrics were, well...
There wasn't a one of us in the room who thought the guitar phallus was unintentional. That little smile on his face was pretty telling, too.
Of course, Prince's massive synthetic cock and balls has caused MUCH less stir in the news media than Timberlake revealing Janet Jackson's tit. Why? Because it wasn't real! Wait, wait... Janet's tits aren't... either. Well, I guess it must have been the *cough* subtlety of it all.
Another year, another ridiculous media stunt.
UPDATE: It looks like the media have gotten wind of the "malfunction" now.
Posted on February 06, 2007 @ 8:51 PM | 0 comments
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