Normally, commercials alone are enough to keep me away from TV. But we recently added a DVR to our cable package so we can record shows and fast forward through the commercials. I know many of you have probably had this capability for years. Me? I'm just now getting used to the process, and man is it a dream.
The only time I ever - kind of - enjoy watching commercials is during the Superbowl. There have been some hilarious, heartwarming, and entirely creative spots in years past. The Bud bullfrogs. McDonald's Larry Byrd vs. Michael Jordan Coke's Mean Joe Greene. Monster.com's "When I grow up ..." Here's a recap of some of them, if you're interested.
As far as I'm concerned, last night's Superbowl commercials were all but complete duds. Sure, the fact that the Vikings didn't make it to the Superbowl in the first place probably impacted my overall experience for the evening, but that's another story.
Doritos dominated the commercial space and you'd think with all that time they could've come up with some intriguing "to be continued" series type commercial, but no. The majority of their spots were sophomoric and uninspired. The only one that was cute was this one:
Then there was Hyundai's spoof with Brett Favre about being an MVP in 2020 (Check out the reading glasses.):
Here's the uncut version of the pretend interview that's pretty funny (He talks blueberries, fiber and GPS footballs!):
And the Snicker's commercial with Betty White (When she gets tackled, I literally sucked air!):
I think that was it.
Oh, yeah. Adding David Letterman -
And eTrade - I do get a kick out of these babies!
Anyone watch the Superbowl last night? Did you have a favorite commercial? One you hated? Overall opinion?
19 comments:
I thought this year most of the Superbowl commercials were pretty forgetable. The Dorito's one you chose was pretty good and I also likes the Dorito's one where the guy was in the casket and the McDonald's commercial with Lebron James and Dwight Howard. Otherwise, to tell you the truth, I can't even really remember them. I'm not a football fan but do watch the Superbowl for the commercials. I'm a race fan, and for the past few years I actually think that the Daytona 500 commercials are better than the Superbowl's, but that's my opinion.
Denise
I didn't even realize it was Superbowl Sunday until I asked my husband why he was making chili.
I'm not a big football fan.
Not good commercials this year at all! The Doritos commercials were the best. The one with the little boy protecting his Doritos and his mom was good; also the Doritos one with the bark collar. That was cute. And of course the the etrader commercials with the talking babies just crack me up, LOL!
I thought the Snickers commercial with Betty White was also pretty comical. But too many of the commercials were foolish and made men look stupid. Which is better than picking on women, I guess.
Oh,Denise, you're so right. The Daytona 500 commercials are awesome! And I'd forgotten about that LeBron James and Dwight Howard McDonalds one - with Larry Byrd again!
Deb, I watch the Vikings and the Superbowl and that's it. So I'm a so-so football fan.
Kylie - most of the commercials made men look stupid. Exactly. I'd have been offended by the majority of them if I was a guy.
Just remembered the David Letterman one - will add that one.
I thought the commercials were bad. So many were insulting or violent...ugh. But the game--My Saints won! Yeah!
Thanks for the videos, Helen! You made it so easy cut to the chase. The only part of the SB I watched was The Who. Not that I didn't have a favorite--I'm usually for the underdog, and The Big Easy really deserved a Big Win. So I checked in for the results and tossed some beads in the air. Then, back to the grindstone.
So now that I've watched them, loved the Doritos kid. The e-trade baby makes me celebrate the invention of the remote. They couldn't move on after the first one grew up?
Favre uncut is really funny. I love a man who can laugh at himself, especially when he's at the top of his game.
And who can resist Betty White and Abe Vigoda!
Congrats, LSUReader. There are a lot of happy folks in New Orleans today, and I'd venture to say a few hangovers! lol
Kathy, Betty White and Abe Vigoda. Can't resist either one!
I didn't watch many of the commercials because I turned it over to something else I wanted to watch during that time.. But that Doritos commercial sucked the big one.. It was stupid.. I think the best ones are the Budwiser commericals.. This one with the young clydsdale and the little calf making friends was too cute...now we don't get all the US commercials because we watch it on a calbe feed from Canada.. But these are two that I scene during the superbowl..
Yeah, that was a cute Bud commercial Kathleen.
I loved the Budweiser commerical with the horse and the calf/bull!
I haven't seen all the commercials yet, but haven't liked the ones I've seen.
I missed the one with Betty White so thanks for posting it here! I love it! My faves are the e*trade baby and the one with Oprah, Dave, and Jay. You have to be able to laugh at yourself!
Hey Helen, I did watch the SB somewhat...I watched the first half, turned the tv off and watched the last quarter. I am not really a big football fan, but I wanted the Saints to take it.
The commercials you highlighted here, were pretty much the ones that I liked the most. Really loved the Doritos one with the kid. I LOLed on that one...The Brett Favre one was pretty cool too, but I missed the glasses part. I thought the whale of a bachelor party one was unique as well. Betty White still got it...
Peace and love,
Paula R.
I wasn't super impressed, but my "tears to the eyes" favorite was the Google commercial
Hey Catslady, Chey, Marcie, and Paula - thanks for weighing in!
Terry - that's a very sweet Google commercial! Love it.
I followed the Super Bowl game on Sportsline, so didn't see the commercials. But I was trying to clear out some emails between action.
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