What I Liked and Didn’t Like About Super Bowl XLIV
Liked
The Tim Tebow Commercial – I love the fact that in a commercial advertising a website whose focus is on healthy family relationships, they have a mother getting violently abused by her son. Out of nowhere, while Mrs. Tebow is telling a touching story about almost losing her child, Tim runs up and tackles her. What kind of message are they trying to get across? They might as well have put Elizabeth Smart’s kidnappers up there to talk about the importance of togetherness.
Didn’t Like
The Website the Tebow’s Were Promoting- I went on it for three seconds and got bored out of my mind. It made me want to tackle Tim Tebow’s mother.
Liked
CBS Showing the Manning Family – It’s inspiring to see a group of that many accomplished individuals in a confined area. It’s like seeing the Kennedy’s if they weren’t all dead.
Didn’t Like
Where are the Kardashian’s? – I spend all week hearing about the Kardashian’s going to the Super Bowl, yet CBS never showed them. What the hell is that? I was expecting to see Bruce Jenner’s face splitting apart after a Saints touchdown or Khloe doing one arm pull ups after a clutch field goal. E! would have broadcasted the game much more efficiently.
Liked
Not One Time During the Pregame Coverage, During the Game, or the Post Game Celebration did CBS Play the Angle of New Orleans Winning the Game for their Devastated City.
Didn’t Like
Eight Thousand Times During the Pregame Coverage, During the Game, and the Post Game Celebration, CBS Played the Angle of New Orleans Winning the Game for their Devastated City – I mean, what about Indianapolis? You think they don’t have a recent tragedy on their hands? A week ago today a kid at a downtown high school pulled a fire alarm… when there was no fire! And that was on a day when they got two inches of snow! It’s enough to make even the toughest man weep.
Liked
How They Had a Live Feed on Bourbon Street for the Game.
Didn’t Like
How the Saints Won – I didn’t care too much either way, but when I know that they have a live camera on Bourbon street, I would rather watch fans reacting to a loss rather than a win. Reactions to winning are typical: people on the street jumping, clapping, hugging. Losing though… that’s when the horse cops horses are slain, squirrels are set on fire, and elderly women are kidnapped. That’s the type of Sunday night programming I want to watch from the comfort of my own living room.
Liked
Peyton Manning’s Forehead – I could marvel at it for hours. What kind of brain is that thing shielding?
Didn’t Like
Drew Brees’ Mole – I felt like if I kept staring at it, I would get cancer.
Liked
The Halftime Show – I thought The Who, although they looked like a band formed at the local VFW, did a great job.
Didn’t Like
I Didn’t See One Boob During the Halftime Show – I’m sorry, but Janet raised the bar. It doesn’t have to be a female boob… Pete Townsend could show one. I just feel that Janet started a fabulous tradition and, considering the recent loss of her brother, we should honor it.
