"Well, I can just watch the commercials." For decades, that's been the Super Bowl Sunday motto of many who care more about pop culture than they do football. And why not? These $4 million ad spots are spectacles by design - short subject mini-films designed to dazzle you with celebrities, flash and, often, very odd subject matter. Here, then, are nine Super Bowl commercials that feature celebs doing some very odd, awkward or otherwise unusual things. They just might make you proclaim, "Wow, what a weird idea for a commercial!" - and then wonder how much these stars got paid. 1. Michael J. Fox...
- 1/30/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
No, this is not a column about that. Get your minds out of the gutter, people!
I was working in the Special Projects department at Marvel Comics as an assistant editor when my boss, Executive Editor Bob Budiansky, called me into his office.
“I have something for you that will be absolutely perfect,” he said, “because you’re the only one in the department who will really appreciate it. I talked about it with Tom (DeFalco) and he agrees with me.”
“Okay,” I said, a bit apprehensive and yes, curious.
“The NFL approached us about doing a magazine aimed at kids who love football.”
“Okay,” I said, getting excited.
“It’s going to be like Sports Illustrated For Kids, only concentrating on football, of course.”
“Okay,” I said, trying stay dignified and professional.
“Each issue will also feature a full comic, plus news, articles and tidbits about Marvel.” “Okay,” I said,...
I was working in the Special Projects department at Marvel Comics as an assistant editor when my boss, Executive Editor Bob Budiansky, called me into his office.
“I have something for you that will be absolutely perfect,” he said, “because you’re the only one in the department who will really appreciate it. I talked about it with Tom (DeFalco) and he agrees with me.”
“Okay,” I said, a bit apprehensive and yes, curious.
“The NFL approached us about doing a magazine aimed at kids who love football.”
“Okay,” I said, getting excited.
“It’s going to be like Sports Illustrated For Kids, only concentrating on football, of course.”
“Okay,” I said, trying stay dignified and professional.
“Each issue will also feature a full comic, plus news, articles and tidbits about Marvel.” “Okay,” I said,...
- 2/4/2013
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
This weekend is going to be a massive one for the worlds of music, television and sports. The Super Bowl is finally here, and the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers will be squaring off against one another to determine who is this year's NFL champion is only about the fifth-most important thing happening over the next few days. In addition to the game, there will be the headline-grabbing advertisements (including a number of movie trailer premieres and appearances by both Justin Bieber and Eminem), the new episode of "Glee" that will follow the big game (which features the much-talked-about "Thriller" sequence), the national anthem care of Christina Aguilera (which bodes well for the Steelers) and the fact that this could be the most-watched American television broadcast in history (besting last year's Super Bowl, which drew 106.5 million viewers).
There's also the halftime show, which is always...
There's also the halftime show, which is always...
- 2/4/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Ranked: The Super Bowl Halftime Show from Worst to Best From Nipplegate to “Halftime on Ice,” a look at football’s weirdest intermission. By Libby Rumelt Oh, the halftime show. A chance for the die-hard game watchers to sober up and get something to eat, while the rest of the party enjoys an absurd musical spectacle. This Sunday, America will gather to watch Super Bowl Xlv, and as we prepare for the smoke machines, choreographed groups of dancing children, and Black-Eyed Peas, we thought we’d take a look back at the last twenty years of halftime shows. (Because before that, it was more marching bands, and less hydra-like musical superbeast. And what fun is that?) 20. Super Bowl Xxviii (1994) Rockin' Country Sunday Featuring: The Judds, Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt I think there's a reason it's impossible to [...]...
- 2/2/2011
- by Libby Rumelt
- Nerve
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