Posted by: gbeer
Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 04/02/2007 23:30
LMAO when I realized what he had done with the shadow show.
Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 04/02/2007 23:33
Explain for those of us not watching.
Posted by: gbeer
Re: Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 05/02/2007 00:01
Well you've heard of Janet Jackson?
At the end of XVI halftime prince arranged for a big curtain to be blasted up in front of the stage with a spotlight back lighting him. The prank was that his guitar was unusually shaped such that it provided a large shadow stretching up and out.
Nuff said?
Edit: I'm predicting that the NEWS, the NFL, and the FCC will let it go unnoticed.
Edit: I'm also going to have to watch Leno tomorrow, I don't see how he can let it go without some comment.
At the end of XVI halftime prince arranged for a big curtain to be blasted up in front of the stage with a spotlight back lighting him. The prank was that his guitar was unusually shaped such that it provided a large shadow stretching up and out.
Nuff said?
Edit: I'm predicting that the NEWS, the NFL, and the FCC will let it go unnoticed.
Edit: I'm also going to have to watch Leno tomorrow, I don't see how he can let it go without some comment.
Posted by: tonyc
Re: Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 05/02/2007 04:23
Visual aid:
Posted by: music
Re: Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 05/02/2007 17:33
"Yes we know. It's nothing new...."
Seriously, though,
In rock-n-roll for the past 50 years, hasn't the guitar ALWAYS been primarily a Phallic Symbol?
I found it amusing, but I don't think people will get too upset.
We Americans seem to mostly only get bent out of shape about actual
nudity or strong language on the airwaves.
But near misses are OK.
We mostly don't seem to get upset about Baywatch as long as that last square inch of fabric is there, or saying "shiznit", or Seinfeld episodes featuring off-screen masturbation, or giant guitar penises a la Prince, or rhyming lyrics with one word bleeped, where the rhyme scheme only allows one possibility for the profane bleeped word, etc.
Just don't EVER show us a nipple or we'll totally freak out and fine everyone in sight!
Seriously, though,
In rock-n-roll for the past 50 years, hasn't the guitar ALWAYS been primarily a Phallic Symbol?
I found it amusing, but I don't think people will get too upset.
We Americans seem to mostly only get bent out of shape about actual
nudity or strong language on the airwaves.
But near misses are OK.
We mostly don't seem to get upset about Baywatch as long as that last square inch of fabric is there, or saying "shiznit", or Seinfeld episodes featuring off-screen masturbation, or giant guitar penises a la Prince, or rhyming lyrics with one word bleeped, where the rhyme scheme only allows one possibility for the profane bleeped word, etc.
Just don't EVER show us a nipple or we'll totally freak out and fine everyone in sight!
Posted by: music
Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 05/02/2007 17:51
Whereas everyone loves to hate on the GoDaddy commercials, I had no problem with it. Just a spontaneous party scene with hot chicks dancing around in slow-motion spraying water or champagne -- you know, like at the end of EVERY 80's teen movie, or EVERY 80's metal video you ever saw.
Not very offensive, not very original, not very good usage of their guest stars: Danica, the Teutels, and that Biker Chick, but just good eye candice (um, I mean, "eye candy") that fits their brand and their image.
[Digression: remember that Simpsons where a party randomly breaks out at the end while an invisible band plays Journey's "Any Way You Want It."
<chrisfarley>That was awesome!</chrisfarley>
and made me realize how often that seemed to happen in 80's movies (just like the training montages with background squealing guitars)]
On the other hand, I found the commercial from that sales lead company very crass, offensive, stereotypical, and dated.
"Use our product and you will get this Ferrari, this hot babe, this big house, get invited to dinner with the boss, not have to do any real work, and be able to give a condescending lecture to a subordinate about why he's a fool for working hard."
I guess if they would have made it cheesier and campier, I might have liked it, though.
On the good pile:
I loved the Coke video game commercial where the guy strolls around putting out garbage can fires, returning bags of money, hooking the homeless guy up with the convertible full of babes, and recovering the purse snatched from the old woman.
Not very offensive, not very original, not very good usage of their guest stars: Danica, the Teutels, and that Biker Chick, but just good eye candice (um, I mean, "eye candy") that fits their brand and their image.
[Digression: remember that Simpsons where a party randomly breaks out at the end while an invisible band plays Journey's "Any Way You Want It."
<chrisfarley>That was awesome!</chrisfarley>
and made me realize how often that seemed to happen in 80's movies (just like the training montages with background squealing guitars)]
On the other hand, I found the commercial from that sales lead company very crass, offensive, stereotypical, and dated.
"Use our product and you will get this Ferrari, this hot babe, this big house, get invited to dinner with the boss, not have to do any real work, and be able to give a condescending lecture to a subordinate about why he's a fool for working hard."
I guess if they would have made it cheesier and campier, I might have liked it, though.
On the good pile:
I loved the Coke video game commercial where the guy strolls around putting out garbage can fires, returning bags of money, hooking the homeless guy up with the convertible full of babes, and recovering the purse snatched from the old woman.
Posted by: gbeer
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 05/02/2007 18:02
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On the good pile:
I loved the Coke video game commercial where the guy strolls around putting out garbage can fires, returning bags of money, hooking the homeless guy up with the convertible full of babes, and recovering the purse snatched from the old woman.
Not to mention the juxtaposition of black & white at the start of the commercial.
Posted by: Dignan
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 05/02/2007 21:29
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Not very offensive, not very original, not very good usage of their guest stars:
Including Kevin and Alex from Diggnation!
The commercials were pretty sub-par this year. That coke commercial "spoofing" GTA? That's been out for months now. They even play it in the ad block before movies in my area. Naturally, the ladies at my party loved the cute mouse in the Blockbuster ad.
The only ad that sticks out in my mind today is the Emerald Nuts commercial. That one was pretty funny.
Posted by: music
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 06/02/2007 06:22
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That coke commercial "spoofing" GTA? That's been out for months now.
That does not surprise me.
Between TiVo and Firefox AdBlock, the SuperBowl is almost my entire exposure to commercials for the year!
Hey, I even started coming to movies late to miss the 25 minutes of previews -- once every preview started being a contest to see who could be the loudest for two straight minutes and show the most explosions.
I want more nudity and less stuff blowing up! Of course, humor and plot would be cool, too. But that's a bit much to ask.
P.S. you don't have to change camera angles every 2 seconds to keep my attention either.
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The only ad that sticks out in my mind today is the Emerald Nuts commercial. That one was pretty funny.
Which one was that?
I also liked the speed-talking auctioneer hired as the wedding preacher
as well as the "fan-created" Doritos ad where the guy wrecks his car (and smashes his Doritos) due to looking at a pretty girl on the sidewalk.
One of my friends actually did that when we were teenagers (minus the Doritos).
Posted by: g_attrill
Re: Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 06/02/2007 17:51
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 08/02/2007 01:50
Commercials were lame this year. Don't they cost like $1 million per second?! Why would anyone waste that advertising dollar on "salesleads.com", replaying existing ads, and showing us the entire CBS line up for the next three seasons? I don't even remember the good commercials because there were so few of them (in the second half, at least, which is all that I watched).
Maybe the Big Game commercials used to cost $1 million per second back on Fox. Clearly CBS couldn't price them low enough to attract anyone but "stereotypesalesleads.com", and had to fill the unused slots with explosions from every CSI city in the nation.
Seriously, the sales leads commercial is quality found only on 3am informercials on cable channels in the high hundreds. That's the equivalent of spam on page one of the Wall Street Journal.
Maybe the Big Game commercials used to cost $1 million per second back on Fox. Clearly CBS couldn't price them low enough to attract anyone but "stereotypesalesleads.com", and had to fill the unused slots with explosions from every CSI city in the nation.
Seriously, the sales leads commercial is quality found only on 3am informercials on cable channels in the high hundreds. That's the equivalent of spam on page one of the Wall Street Journal.
Posted by: Dignan
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 08/02/2007 01:53
Quote:Quote:
The only ad that sticks out in my mind today is the Emerald Nuts commercial. That one was pretty funny.
Which one was that?
I also liked the speed-talking auctioneer hired as the wedding preacher
as well as the "fan-created" Doritos ad where the guy wrecks his car (and smashes his Doritos) due to looking at a pretty girl on the sidewalk.
That was the one where, if you fall asleep in the afternoon at the office, Robert Goulet comes and "messes with your stuff." I thought it was hilarious, and most of the people in the room with me didn't even know who Robert Goulet was. Then again, maybe they just didn't recognize him. He looked completely different...
Posted by: drakino
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 08/02/2007 02:19
2.6 million for 30 seconds.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 08/02/2007 02:33
Um, who is Robert Goulet? And who is Ricardo Montavon? I guess lions are smarter than me.
Drakino, thanks for the #'s.
Drakino, thanks for the #'s.
Posted by: Dignan
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 08/02/2007 12:26
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Um, who is Robert Goulet? And who is Ricardo Montavon? I guess lions are smarter than me.
Robert Goulet - you might remember him from a small part of Beetlejuice. That's the only actual movie I've seen him in. I'm more familiar with him as a celebrity personality, and he's also a singer. [I find it interesting that when I went to his imdb page, I got a banner ad for the Emerald Nuts/Goulet campaign]
Then there's always Will Ferrell's portrayals: 1, 2
And who is Ricardo Montalban?
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!
Posted by: msaeger
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 08/02/2007 12:38
That emerald nuts ad is hilarious. I need to get some and hand them out to customers when they break thinks but no one will admit it and see if anyone gets it 
Those SNL bits remind me of this Pat Boone record link
Those SNL bits remind me of this Pat Boone record link
Posted by: music
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 08/02/2007 20:02
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Which one was that?
That was the one where, if you fall asleep in the afternoon at the office, Robert Goulet comes and "messes with your stuff."
Oh yeah! I agree. That one was pretty darn funny!
I, too, had the Will Farrell impersonation running through my head.
That actually made the commercial viewing experience even better.
And,
I actually own that Pat Boone album.We listened to it in the car on the way to a Tenacious D concert.
It works for that.
And while I'm admitting shameful secrets, I will also point out that I
own and recommend "Hayseed Dixie" for those of you who are both
bluegrass and AC/DC fans.
(And if you hate both of those genres, stay far far away. It will be your worst nightmare.)
Posted by: pedrohoon
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 09/02/2007 12:30
Well I like both Bluegrass and Metal, but I think the 'novelty' of this would wear off pretty quickly!
If you hadn't heard the originals, you would find them good bluegrass tunes, although the lyrics would raise an eyebrow
I did love the Product Description here though!
If you hadn't heard the originals, you would find them good bluegrass tunes, although the lyrics would raise an eyebrow
I did love the Product Description here though!
Posted by: JeffS
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 09/02/2007 14:55
Bluegrass + rock made me think of Enter The Haggis, but definilty not the same thing as what you were talking about
Posted by: loren
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 09/02/2007 15:43
Made me think of Iron Horse, who did Bluegrass covers of Metallica, and Modest Mouse. The latter of which is one of my favorite albums.... who knew Modest Mouse would translate to Bluegrass so amazingly well?
Posted by: tfabris
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 09/02/2007 16:56
And, of course, there's a great album called "Pickin' on Zeppelin" which is bluegrass versions of a whole bunch of old Led Zeppelin tunes. Great listening. One of the guitarists on that album is the guy who did the Deadwood soundtrack.
Posted by: music
Re: Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 12/02/2007 03:27
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I found it amusing, but I don't think people will get too upset.
We Americans seem to mostly only get bent out of shape about actual
nudity or strong language on the airwaves.
But near misses are OK.
Well, I may have been wrong on that one.
Actually, people may not be upset per se, but you definitely weren't the only one to comment on this.
In fact, click here to hear what Amy Poehler had to say about it on Saturday Night Live yesterday.
Posted by: adavidw
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 12/02/2007 06:26
There's also "Strummin' With The Devil", the Van Halen bluegrass album that even has David Lee Roth on vocals on a couple of tracks
Posted by: frog51
Re: Bad Superbowl Commercial (and OK and Good Ones) - 12/02/2007 20:19
And I have a pink floyd bluegrass album, as well as the classic Beatallica album on the empeg. Sorry no links - am in a hotel with poor connectivity:-(
Fairly certain I have a Linkin Park bluegrass thing too. I'm sure a google will find 'em all. Worth listening to if you liked the pickin on led zep one.
Fairly certain I have a Linkin Park bluegrass thing too. I'm sure a google will find 'em all. Worth listening to if you liked the pickin on led zep one.
Posted by: gbeer
Re: Prince just pranked the Superbowl Halftime. - 13/02/2007 02:11
I did see one article in the San Jose Merc. I think it was in the entertainment section and the gist of it was, "He's Prince, you expected different?"