There will also be a football game between two teams that I simply don’t give a crap about, and so I will probably read during those segments.
6:01–Is this a musical?
6:04–You know, Triathlons would be a lot more fun if spectators could throw stuff at the athletes. As for the new Mountain Dew drink, that was extremely disturbing.
6:08–Could these players look any more depressed saying their names? They’re not smiling. They’re all millionaires about to play in the biggest game of their sport and they look like they’re reciting their names for a police booking.
6:12–Reebok: Be more human? I wasn’t sure there were gradations to humanity.
6:13–Pizza Hut: Okay, I have to admit, I really want one of those three cheese stuffed crust pizzas. Probably just me.
6:18–Oh thank God, they got Idina Menzel’s name right.
6:22–SERIOUSLY? Buy a truck because it’ll help you get laid?
6:23–Jesus, 40 years of SNL. Hard to believe. I wonder if Chevy Chase will do weekend update.
6:28–Jurassic World. Dinosaurs and Starlord. I am so there.
6:29–Okay, THAT was a funny truck commercial. I could have done without “just saying’ which is an insanely overused phrase, but other than that…
6:37–Camry. Doesn’t make me want to buy a Camry, but I admire the hëll out of that woman.
6:38–Well, I won’t make use of TurboTax, but that was amusing.
6:42–Oh, it’s a video game. I thought it was a movie. Game of War. Whatever. But it was followed by an expanded commercial for “Tommorowland.” That looks like it’ll be cool.
6:44–Okay, that commercial for the electric BMW was the best car commercial so far.
6:53–I’ve seen the Minions commercial already, but I can’t believe how much I’m looking forward to it. Same with the Brady Bunch commercial: one of the best Snickers commercials ever.
6:59–Seriously, Carnival? You use JFK to promote your cruise line? Screw you.
7:00–Kim Kardashian promoting T-Mobile? Bring back JFK.
7:04–I swear to God, they should give that puppy and the horses their own TV show.
7:13–Coca Cola can save the world? Really? Spilling soda on a computer causes the world to get a message of hope instead of, you know, shorting out the machine? Wow.
7:16: You know, I think the only Vin Diesel movie I’ve ever seen was “Guardians.” Coming in April, another one I won’t see.
7:17: Loved the Dad commercial right up until we got to what it was actually for. Dove? Really?
7:20: Doritos. Actually I’m always perfectly happy when someone with a baby sits next to me.
7:22: Nissan. Have they forgotten that “Cat’s in the Cradle” is not a song about a father being united with his son, but a father who loses his son because he never has time for him?
7:28: Holy crap, Nationwide. That’s the most depressing commercial I’ve ever seen.
7:28: Am I the only person who misses the days when Michael J. Fox was in commercials?
7:35: McDonalds. Remind me only to use the drive through for the next couple of weeks.
7:36: eSurance. Okay, the Emma Stone commercial was okay, but the Cranston one was great.
7:37: They keep talking about Katy Perry. The hëll with that. They have Idina Menzel there. Can’t we just skip Perry and have an Idina Menzel concert?
7:40: That was a FIAT commercial? Okay, I admit I didn’t see that coming.
7:40: That was the most sedate Go Daddy commercial I’ve ever seen. Followed by the best BLACKLIST commercial I’ve ever seen. My problem is that now I’m going to picture Ultron wearing that hat.
7:49: Microsoft. Is it my imagination, or are there a lot of serious/inspirational commercials this year?
7:50: What the hëll was THAT about? Why was the Dude doing Tibetan throat singing?
8:02: Help End Domestic Violence. Yes, that’s exactly the message you want to see during a football game. Because no one would ever associate domestic violence with football.
8:04: Very funny, Cure auto insurance. Very funny.
8:08: Okay, is this father’s day and I just wasn’t aware of it? First Nissan, now Camry. Mothers don’t buy cars?
8:13: That is the biggest dámņëd puppet I’ve ever seen.
8:20: Katy isn’t bad but I still wish they’d gotten Weird Al.
8:22: Jesus, how many costumes changes has she done? Kathleen says 7.
8:28: You know, if every episode of The Voice was like Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, I’d watch it.
8:29: What the HÊLL did that Ikster thing have to do with Geico?!
8:31: I hate to admit it considering I don’t typically give a dámņ, but this has been a great game so far.
8:38: Clash of Clans so far wins the best commercial competition. The spokesman does have a certain set of skills.
8:41: ANOTHER inspiring commercial? This is getting silly, Microsoft.
8:54: I’ve seen this Pierce Brosnan commercial. It’s entertaining. Although it would have been funnier with Liam Neeson.
8:56: “Heroes Reborn?” I’m there.
8:58: Best T-Mobile commercial so far. But that’s always going to be the case where Sarah Silverman is involved.
9:59: So basically if you’re a real man, you drink Bud. Got it.
9:01: Here’s what I don’t get. Players keep getting injured in their huge pads and helmets. In the meantime, when I was in Australia, I watched Australian rules football played by guys in polo shirts and shorts slamming into each other with more slams than Americans, and nothing seemed to bother them. Are we wimps or are they just invulnerable?
9:04: Are there ANY songs that are off limits to commercials? I mean really? “This Land is made for you and me” is commercialized now? For Jeep of all things?
9:11: A football commercial where everyone screams. Not sure what was up with that, but it was entertaining enough.
9:12: Sorry, Honda. I’m not going to trust the word of anyone who’s insane enough to go swimming in freezing water.
9:18: Christ, I may actually have to go see “Ted 2.”
9:19: The Mophie commercial was hysterical. Right up there with the Liam Neeson commercial.
9:31: I wonder if in those Bud commercials they really just pick random people and do stuff to them or if that was an actor.
9:33: Okay, the turtle totally cheated in that Mercedes commercial.
9:37: Sorry, Shades of Gray. I’m not curious.
9:38: Now THAT was a funny Doritos commercial.
9:52: Isn’t that Ari’s assistant from “Entourage?”
9:53: Heroes Charge. All others pay cash.
10:11: I have no interest in watching Nascar. Sorry.
10:12: Penn and Teller doing a car commercial? That’s it; I’m done for the evening. Good night.
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Just like last year, good to read your SB comments. I live in Mexico and sadly can’t watch your tv commercials but it helps a lot to read what you think about them
Nah…Buy a truck because it will get you laid AND you can watch television!
Woot! Jurassic World gonna be awesome! Star-Lord & Raptors!
Your blog has become a Super Bowl staple and tradition for me! After I grab the wings I grab the iPad. Thanks for continuing the great commentary PAD!
My family was chuckling at the “no taxation without representation” commercial. I was the downer in the room that reminded everybody that the colonists who boarded the British ships were dressed like Mohawk indians, not just in their everyday clothing.
Snickers commercial has been my fave so far. That was hilarious!
It does make me miss the Robin Williams snickers commerical.
I’m still trying to figure out whether they got Florence Henderson to do the Snickers line. I saw a “making of” video already.
Yikes. Not buying Nationwide products any time soon. Where’d everybody’s sense of humor go this year?
Iron Giant is the other good Vin Diesel movie.
Agreed. One of the best animated movies of all time.
Boiler Room too.
Wasn’t the joke of the eSurance commercial that it was Lindsey Lohan who was the bad driver, not Emma Stone?
I saw Jeff bridges on a talk show last week and he talked about his new website with sounds to help you sleep. Beau’s acting is what puts me to sleep
Completely agree re anti-domestic violence ad. It’s not only what you want during a game that has incited a tremendous amount of domestic violence through the years, it’s what you need.
Heh. Two teams I loathe, personally; only San Diego being there _might_ have made this a worse Bowl for me. I seem to find myself rooting for Seattle here, so – go, completely one-sided second half!
And, while Idina Menzel is very impressive, don’t sleep on Katy Perry – when I saw her on Letterman, I was quite impressed with her real vocal talent. (And speaking of quite impressed – some minor issues aside, I just finished and was quite impressed by Darkness of the Light.)
Liam Neeson FTW.
No comment re the Menstuate Like a Girl ad from Always?
Vin diesel was the voice of the title characters in “the iron giant”.
And he was in “Saving Pvt. Ryan”
And if you have not seen his work in “knock around guys” with Seth Green, Dennis Hopper, and John Malkovich, you should.
I wouldn’t go see Ted 2 even if they paid me. Part 1 left me with permanent brain damage
Sadly, the on-line commercials aren’t as interesting.
I forget the actual percentage, but research has shown that a pretty good majority of people can’t tell you what the full lyric of their “favourite” song is, much less what it’sactually about.
Remember the Reagan campaign blasting “Born in the USA” (till Brooce made them stop), apparently having not the least idea what the song is about … or figuring their base would be dumb enough to only pick up on the hook?
I haven’t seen the ad in question – as big as this one?
It was the puppet that Katy was riding in the halftime show, and yes, I think hers was bigger.
PAD
Ah. Haven’t seen it; maybe tomorrow on YouTube.
The same people made an elephant puppet, too…
(And i accidentally discovered that Phineas & Ferb built a Fireside Girl puppet that size … and she did basically all the things the Girl Giant does in that video.)
Was my favorite commercial not shown nationally? It showed a guy in a hallway talking briefly about Skechers Relaxed Fit shoes. And a woman pops out to tell the guy he’s not supposed to be in the hall?
The guy? Pete Rose, with the woman his fiance.
I looked upon that as a gutsy, funny commercial on the part of Skechers AND Rose.
That one was one of the best of the night.
The past couple of years the overall trend has slowly reversed. The game has gotten better and the commercials dropping the ball a lot of the time…