Is it just me, or do the commercials during the Superbowl seem to get worse and worse every year? I remember when the commercials used to be unique and funny. Whereas I don't think there was a single commercial over the past two Superbowls that has made me even chuckle. Instead, we got GPSs that apparently can turn you into a Power Ranger. What the hell? Coca-cola in a bottle? A commercial featuring Robert Goulet [wikipedia.org]? How many people who are watching the Superbowl even know who Robert Goulet is, anyway? And just to punctuate how little he is recognized, they had to say his name, which they didn't with virtually ever other celebrity in the commercials.
Ok, I'll admit the ads for careerbuilder.com featuring office workers who were using 3 ring binders as armor plating and beating the crap out of each other out in the forest were pretty amusing. But that was about it.
And there were way too many commercials for crappy CBS TV shows that I would never even consider watching. Maybe if there were more slots open for other advertisers, there would have been a higher chance to see something enjoyable. I'm pretty sure that next year, I'm going to time-shift the game (like I do with every other show), so that I can skip the commercials entirely.
At least the game was exciting to watch. And the half-time show was actually pretty good. Even though Prince is now a total sellout [tv.com], he is still a great guitarist and song-writer. Some of those guitar riffs are really incredible. When I listen to those guitar solos, they make me want to actually go out and start learning how to playy the guitar. Very few songs make me feel that way (ok, hearing Jimi Hendrix makes me want to go out and learn how to play guitar too).
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