Well, I was rooting for the Seahawks, probably because they were the underdog, and also because I thought they’d beaten Denver. In the end, it was probably a similar experience for me, had the Chiefs gone to the Super Bowl – we’re used to a level of exhilaration followed by disappointment…<\/p>\n
So, that brings me to the two things I really focused on – the ads! and then a mini rant about the halftime show. Good grief. Let’s start with the halftime show. I felt like I should have been drinking shots of Geritol. PLEASE. Bring back the Bud Bowl! Bring back Janet’s booby! Bring back – can’t believe I’m saying it – Britney Spears! Something, anything, inject some life into the production. I saw Keith Richards and that other dude & it was like Skeletor 1 & 2, rythym section. I was praying Mr. Jagger wouldn’t keep stripping. And, while we’re at it, how about the dorky banter all game about how all-American everything was? Uh, that’s great & all? But last time I checked, the Rolling Stones are from ENGLAND.<\/p>\n
Now, on to the ads. I’m not referencing any of the trades (haven’t read ’em yet!) and I’m going straight off memory. Because you can spend $2.5 million to run an ad (not including production, mind you!) and if nobody remembers it, well, put a check under “oops” and think about spending it somewhere else next year?<\/p>\n
1. Streaking Sheep by Budweiser. Hilarious. Loved it. Favorite of the game.
2. FedEx caveman – disturbing makeup, but funny. Captured CaveMan Management perfectly: “Not my problem”.
3. Michelob – touch football – ever since Terry Tate, I enjoy watching people get tackled with a vengeance.
4. Budweiser – baby Clydesdale pulling the cart? Absolutely adorable.
5. Budweiser’s Magic Fridge – moderately funny, but I’m not the target for that one. Clever concept.
6. Whopperettes – utterly bizarre & yet, memorable.<\/p>\n
Now, the Ameriquest ads were interesting – even a little racy (Airplane spot), but I barely remembered the company & still have no idea what their point was. And then there was another spot that spent the first 20 seconds on a fake product, to finish with their own, and to me, that’s the stupidest thing you can do in a commercial – get me to follow along and watch something that you have to switch my attention from, tell me about something new & now sell me on the new thing, all in 30 seconds. I can’t even remember either product now, real or fake. <\/p>\n
The big payoff: Gray’s Anatomy. And I’m so pissed it’s a two-parter.<\/p>\n