My blog for the class is here.
Supah Bowl
Game
Saw the last half, glad the Packers won because:
Family Connections
So thanks to the Packers winning, my aunt
got a wives Superbowl ring. My aunt and uncle are somehow on the board
for the team (I know how, but it's fairly long and maybe hard to explain
completely and not crucial to this blog), she's not married to a player
but they are on the board so she still gets a ring. So I was glad they
won. Just an aside, because of these connections, we were given a
private tour of Lambeau Field, and at least back then that involved the
most delicious American food I've ever tasted.
Secondly, my older brother usually works at
Cowboys stadium anyway, but signed up through the NFL to work the
Superbowl as well. Basically, a win-win for family. And yes, most of my
family is in/from the Cheesehead state, and my immediate family is
currently in Dallas. I remember my grandpa calling the Cowboys (or at
least Jerry Jones) cheaters because the old stadium had a raise in the
middle of the turf making it difficult to throw to receivers accurately.
I do wonder how he'd feel about the millions of dollars worth jumbotron
in there now.
Christina Aguilera flub
I don't give a shit that she missed a line,
I'm sure she's done other venues and got it right before. The second
most popular Google search in the world that day was the lyrics to the
anthem, and I guarantee you it's because many of the people "outraged"
over the mistake wanted to make sure they were "outraged." All I want is
for one person just to sing it straight, without the gigantic changes
b/t notes.
Black Eyed Peas' Halftime Show
As someone who likes pop music from time to
time, but is not at all a Black Eyed Peas' fan, I was actually kind of
surprised that an ESPN poll showed the entire country giving them an F: I
find their music mediocre but fun at best ("Tonight's Gonna Be a Good
Night") and abysmal at worst ("My Humps"), yet I'd give them a C for
sounding pretty close, I thought, to their recorded sound.
Then again, this may simply be due to the
distraction of "OMG I want those friggin' Tron suits!" Seriously, say
what you will about the sound, but I thought that Neon Light People show
aspect was awesome.
As for the cameos, Slash was wasted, and
Fergie somehow managed to cover a song originally sung by a guy who
sounds like a girl as a girl with a too-guyish voice. Overall, I wasn't
as repulsed by her voice as most people I've talked to, but she should
stick to pop songs. Usher is a good dancer, but I wasn't impressed by
his white suit and quick feet. I basically just wanted the light show
back.
The most akward part was the guy who isn't Will.I.Am. or Fergie rapping, because... well, who the hell is he?
So yeah, grade C for competency, but mostly
I didn't care about the music and I just really liked when the people
made the green Tron arrows. The horn section was good too.
Commercials
I'm not going to post videos here, 1up is
slow enough as it is, but you can go to Youtube Ad Blitz if you want to
find out what I'm talking about.
My favorite was the Bridgestone commercial
where the beaver was saved by the driver then the beaver saved the
driver. It was just great.
Other comedic favorites included remodeling
the kitchen with Bud Light, the pug hitting the guy (even though you
saw that coming), and the Doritos commercial where the grandpa was
brought back to life.I also thought the ad from Chrysler or whoever with
the red headed teacher woman was creative. Snickers with Roseanne
getting hit with a log and Ozzy wondering what a Beiber is also
enjoyable. And of course, the Darth Vader ad was cute.
On the serious side, I liked the Eminem
Detroit ad, even if it seemed kind of odd. I also liked the CG black
beetle ad for VW and that's really about all I can remember of the
non-funny ones.
I also dug the previews for Thor and Captain America, though I still think CA will look a bit goofy on silver screen.
Least favorite commercials were the one for
Terra Nova (Speilberg/dinos+ I don't care about a TV Jurassic Park) and
Limitless, which made the false claim we only use 20% of our brains. We
use 100%, and it's a misquote from Einstein that led to this
misunderstanding. That dumb line alone made me not look forward to it.
In Other News
- I'm listening to the Adam Carolla Podcast w/ Kevin Smith and I can't wait to see his new movie Red State
- I will be starting to post my reactions to Jeremy Parish's Farewell to DS series, so stay tuned.
- Hell, I might even go crazy and release a special blog, who knows what that could be? ;)
- Now that I know how to use iWeb and Transmit, I might build more websites.
- Leave comments and thumbs below, and if you don't give a damn about what I said here, I'm always open to blog ideas.
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