(The following was written as I was more or less watching the game, posted belated due to some server connection problems…).
Get ready for some football!
The commercials so far haven’t been too awful. (and they can be). Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy was inspirational as ever in a commercial (I believe it was for a car; I’ll check again later), with the commercial depicting her snowboarding, dancing, and modeling.
The Minions (from the “Despicable Me” movies) are getting their own movie this summer (called – what else? – “Minions”). The cute commercial was making fun of both the Minions and the ridiculous antics of fans in the stadiums.
1st quarter ends with no points. Someone ought to remind Seattle that you need some points on the board. But, at least their defense is holding up. (umm, speaking as a casual fan, that is).
Such a cute Budweiser commercial, with the Clydesdales’ missing their lost puppy and then saving the puppy from a lone wolf. Aww!
It doesn’t make me want to drink beer, but – puppy! Clydesdales! Aww!
The commercial for the upcoming Terminator movie did not motivate me to want to watch the upcoming Terminator movie. Maybe it had to do with the “Let’s see if we can bring Arnold Schwarzenegger back again!” part. It didn’t interest me at all.
Coca Cola tried to make us stop bullying and being insanely partisan, as well as tried to encourage us to drink Coke. I liked that commercial, even if it was a little odd.
The “1st Draft Ever” commercial, where God was announcing what country got what species was hilarious for reminding me why we all like avocados. Also: too bad Mexico did not draft the polar bear (who even wore a sombrero to get drafted for a warm country).
Wow. Half-time ended on a tie (awesomely competitive); half-time show was pretty darn good (Katy Perry! Lenny Kravitz! Missy Elliott!); and Seahawks are doing well as the 3rd quarter began. Commercials – not awful.
Odd, snotty Budweiser commercial about how they’re a popular brand of beer because they’re made for drinking, not for tasting like some namby-pamby pumpkin microbrew ale. I thought people accepted Budweiser because it’s bland enough to be handled by everyone. That it’s not a microbrew doesn’t make it better or worse, or make the microbrews terrible. Can’t we all just get along? (Notably, I don’t drink beers anyway, and if I do drink, I end up drinking cider because I’m boring. And, I think that I’ve tried a lager. Evidently, I’m not a Bud drinker). That also made me miss the old Bud Bowl ads. They were fun, not snotty.
New England Patriots are not giving up in the 4th quarter.
OMG. New England takes the lead, with two minutes left.
Come to think of it, why hasn’t Lenny Kravitz been given a half-time show? Hmm!
Can’t believe this. Seattle makes some dumb mistakes; interception?! The frustration is believable and palpable. Don’t fight now! Ugh.
Then, Seattle loses. So close. I guess I’d say congrats to New England, but man…
Ugh. Quite a game, even if it was not the way (or the team) that I wanted. So weird and crazy. Maybe it’s me – why is it that the teams I root for lose? Eh. At least the commercials were a nice distraction, except when they were morbid. But, even the morbid ones were not badly done. They just did not fit in a Super Bowl context. Feel free to check out the pretty comprehensive commercial overview on Slate.
The pre-pre game coverage was something I generally ignored (seven hours of what…?). But, I did catch some Bob Costas bantering with Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinsky, bringing back some flashbacks of Costas’ Sochi Olympics 2014 and how Weir and Lipinsky were so popular with their mix of professional and campy analysis of figure skaing. Oh, wait, this was football. Never mind.
On to the next sports/pop culture event!