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metsmarathon Feb 03 2008 04:03 PM

so what are the good ones? the great ones? the utter wastes of millions of dollars?

AG/DC Feb 03 2008 04:06 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 03 2008 05:41 PM

Not that I hate America or anything, but why should I get excited over people's attempts to sellme bad beer?

metsmarathon Feb 03 2008 04:13 PM

bud light is bad beer? the hell you say!

metsmarathon Feb 03 2008 06:01 PM

so far, the commercials suck. the t-mobile ad with chuck and dwade was easily the best, as it and the tide talking stain ad were the only two that didn't have me either cringing or wincing. i'm not sure what the worst ad so far is... the lifewater ad wasn't great, that's for sure. the careerbuilder ad might've been worse. but the pepsi max ad with 'what is love' was awful, and horribly dated. i mean, really? i'm all for classic music, but this year, as of the half, we have dated, dated, and cliche in the aforementioned what is love, the aforeallusioned thriller, and the rocky theme. and i swear bud and fedex are just rolling out retreads. i can't tell if they're new ads or just unoriginal...

seawolf17 Feb 03 2008 06:23 PM

If the Chuck/D-Wade one was the one on the golf course where Chuck screws up Wade's putt, it's old too. I liked the Thriller one myself, but don't remember what it was for. I wanted it to be for Geico, but it wasn't. I do loves me some Tom Petty, though.

themetfairy Feb 03 2008 08:22 PM

The Bud Light ads were good, as always. We liked the Cavemen making fun of the Cavemen series. And it was nice that Charlie Brown got the Coke bottle :)

TransMonk Feb 03 2008 08:25 PM

The Barkley/Wade spots are always pretty good. My favorite 2 years in a row.

Rockin' Doc Feb 03 2008 08:26 PM

I thought Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers put on a nice halftime show. Far better than most of the perfomances of recent years. The ads were, as a whole, quite disappointing. Definitely a weak year for Super Bowl ads. Luckily, it was actually a good game.

metsmarathon Feb 03 2008 08:26 PM

the coke balloon ad wins it for me. by far the best, imo. second might be the t-mobile one. there were not many good ones. some ok ones. and i'm glad i have no need for either sales leads or a new career and am therefore not in either of those target demographics... amp'd mobile might've taken the crown from pepsi max for worstest ad...

metsmarathon Feb 03 2008 08:29 PM

oh, and it totally makes sense that derek jeter, driver of that blazing orange ford edge, would drink the (light) purple G2 sports drink.

DocTee Feb 03 2008 09:17 PM

Petty was good, but he's no Prince.

TransMonk Feb 03 2008 09:22 PM

DocTee wrote: Petty was good, but he's no Prince. Agreed wholeheartbreakeredly.

Methead Feb 04 2008 07:06 AM

I liked the Audi R8 / Godfather commercial.

metirish Feb 04 2008 07:30 AM

seawolf17 wrote: I liked the Thriller one myself, but don't remember what it was for. I wanted it to be for Geico, but it wasn't. . Thought the same thing and for the life of me I can't remember what that ad was for. I thought Petty was bleh, seemed very dated in that setting. [url=http://www.slate.com/id/2183443/]So, How Were the Super Bowl Ads?[/url]

Frayed Knot Feb 04 2008 07:40 AM

Ads: A few minor chuckles, no LOLs, and a bunch of whatthefuckweretheythinkings? Petty was fine.

sharpie Feb 04 2008 08:10 AM

Petty was okay. Agreed, not nearly Prince. I barely watched the commercials. I was in a loud restaurant/bar with a buncha people. Lotsa fun.

soupcan Feb 04 2008 08:11 AM

metsmarathon wrote: ...the tide talking stain ad were the only two that didn't have me either cringing or wincing. Thought the talking stain was really good and I also enjoyed the witch doctor shrunken head one. Liked the Bud Light ad with the guys bringing camouflaged beers to the party. "Gotta make a cheese run!"

Benjamin Grimm Feb 04 2008 08:29 AM

I watched parts of the game on TiVo delay, because issues with kids and pets made me occasionally have to hit the pause button, so I didn't see ALL of the commercials. (I fast-forwarded whenever I could.) I liked the Underdog balloon commercial. None of the others really sent me at all. What was the deal with the Derek Jeter commerical? Why did mold and mildew follow him wherever he went?

DocTee Feb 04 2008 08:50 AM

The Bill Frist- James Carville Coke ad was amusing.

soupcan Feb 04 2008 08:53 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: What was the deal with the Derek Jeter commerical? Why did mold and mildew follow him wherever he went? Laughed out loud at that one, Yancy.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 04 2008 08:54 AM

Yeah, but I was afraid it was going to end with them kissing under a full moon.

Elster88 Feb 04 2008 12:08 PM

AG/DC wrote: Not that I hate America or anything, but why should I get excited over people's attempts to sellme bad beer? communist

Willets Point Feb 05 2008 04:04 PM

DocTee wrote: Petty was good, but he's no Prince. Well duh, we already determined that.

G-Fafif Feb 05 2008 04:09 PM

I wrote the first three of these four viral video vignettes for Pepsi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DkrkzfF8Tk They were produced in conjunction with the Bob's House ad that aired in the pregame; that commercial was conceived by deaf employees at PepsiCo and starred a few of them as well. That ad here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrq6cUoE5A&feature=related