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February 10th, 2006 at 03:02 pm in ReviewI’ve got over a gig of commercials on my hard drive, so you might call me something of a Commercial Aficionado. Everybody makes a big deal over the Superbowl commercials and how expensive / awesomely amazing they are. I’ll concede the expensive aspect of them, but awesomely amazing? I don’t think so. With exception to Apple’s 1984 commercial, most Super Bowl commercials are good only for a few chuckles before being forgotten. Maybe companies try to hard, maybe the expectations for Super Bowl commercials are too high, or maybe advertisers think the average American’s intelligence level is too low to “get” anything above a fart or crotch joke. Luckily for me, however, the Winter Olympics start tonight and with them, some decent commercials.
Yes, for me, I’ll take the commercials during the Olympics over the Super Bowl any day. NIKE and Gatorade always come through with an extraordinary commercial of their own and in fact, my all time favorite commercial was made by NIKE back during the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Super Bowl may be prime real-estate for brainless, crude commercials, but the Olympics are where you can find the poetic and inspirational commercials. Oh yeah, and in-between them there’s usually some weird sporting events you can watch, if that’s what tickles your fancy.
Of course, the ultimate commercial gift for me this month would be another Wintery dose of Kerri Walsh and Misty May. Oh yeah.
Angela http://bostonbrat.net
The original Bud Bowls were always my favorite. I loved watching the little bottles play a game. I wish they still did ‘em. I think the great Super Bowl commercials died when that lizard tried to have the Budweiser frogs assassinated. Bud built that up for weeks, long before the playoffs.
nickademass
The only thing that I figure out about this dude named “goob” is that he is afraid to grow up and admit that he needs to become a useful member of society. I should know. I did the world travel (including Downunder) and ended back right here in the Sunshine State seven years after graduation from FState. Dude….. get a life don’t spend the most productive years of your life spitting out chatter here on the net when you could be doing something that really has some positive effect on people. Like I said I know I am living with my father at 29 with no where to go. At least I get some now and then if youknow what i mean,it keeps me sane,
Goob http://www.shyzer.com
And it’s comments like yours that keep me sane! Thanks for the random comment chatter you just contributed.