Have I mentioned I hate all this crap at halftime? And I guess I just don’t get the whole Black Eyed Peas phenomenon.
Steelers look pretty craptacular, too. If I see Larry Brown in a Packers jersey, I’m going to have to start drinking.
*** Update ***
This has been going on for an hour now, I think. I honestly think I would rather watch the Packers score than this halftime show.
wobblybits
It just got better with Usher. Take that bitchez!
/snark
mr. whipple
Me neither, but I’d say this is better than I expected.
Morbo
This halftime show is some absolutely agonizing shit. Someone please help me get my hands off my own throat.
Batocchio
Holy suck, Batman.
Cube-head dancers now?
auntie beak
it’s like a bad devo imitation.
Dave S.
The parade of GB defensive players to the locker room just before halftime should lift your spirits.
DougJ®
It should be Prince every year.
Shoemaker-Levy 9
If poorly performed techno-rubbish is the best our culture can come up with then we truly are doomed.
me
It looks like they’ve written “La’E” in lights.
Martha
I Think the show is pretty awful, but what do I know. The commercials are mostly awful too, except for Darth/VW and Teleflora/Faith Hill. And I’m terrified the Packers will play true to form in the 2nd half, which will mean great pain and agony in this house and happiness to you John. Sigh.
wobblybits
wow..
If I were Bridgestone, I would be pissed
Nicole
The costuming makes the four of them look like some kind of low-end Marvel Superhero team. Like Alpha Flight, minus Sasquatch. And the dwarf.
cathyx
Black Eyed Peas are fantastic. Just don’t judge them on this half-time show.
Uncle Clarence Thomas
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This game of which you speak… Who’s winning, the Quitter or the Bullshitter?
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Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
Cole- If neither Sam Shields nor Charles Woodson makes it back, the Stillers still have a helluva shot.
No One of Consequence
Fail show is fail.
Anything that has me hankerin’ for the days of a sun-symbol-nipple-shield-slip from a 40-something ex-pop-sister-symbol-whatever, well…
Must be pretty bad.
Hell, why not have Prince back for Silhouette Masturbation II — Digilectric Boogaloo ???
They could add pixels and Tron II type stuff…
Oi.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@Uncle Clarence Thomas:
Shorter UCT: PAY ATTENTION TO ME!
Gravenstone
@Nicole: Hey now! I liked Alpha Flight, but then I was a John Byrne fanboy back in the day.
Throwin Stones
My two year old kinda liked it…
mr. whipple
NFL must be very pleased. The BEP’s were very whitebread.
Poopyman
If the Packers score 1st in the 2nd half I’ll turn on the Puppy Bowl.
…
Except it went off at 5:00! Crap!
Between interceptions and penalties the Steelers are doing a real job on themselves. The injuries don’t help, either.
Batocchio
@Nicole:
Okay, that one really needed recognition. An Alpha Flight reference? Win!
wobblybits
@cathyx: I’m not judging them solely by their half time show. They have sucked each and every time I have seen them live (hubby has worked/played for them a few times)
ETA: Different strokes for different folks and all that.
Violet
@DougJ®:
Seconded or thirded or whatever number I am. Prince was the best halftime performer in recent years. Maybe ever.
Napoleon
The Black Keys, maybe they should have them.
Poopyman
@Dave S.: They’ll be back after the half.
Oh, and the Packers get the ball first.
Yutsano
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): And the worst part? You gave it exactly what it wanted. Disdain is all that deserves.
Angry Black Lady
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): He sucks no matter what the thread topic.
Mark S.
I missed most of it, but I caught the tail-end of the dancers with boxes on their heads.
Michael
We liked it a lot, but we also have teens still living at home, so we’re familiar with the genre.
Yutsano
@Angry Black Lady: I fed it once. Teh stupid just got worse from there.
@asiangrrlMN: I’m thinking if you had to speculate, then he didn’t flash his abs. If there’s abs on a fyne brotha on my TV odds are it’s Usher.
asiangrrlMN
So that WAS Usher. I thought so.
Back to the game. Go, whomever.
@Yutsano: He wasn’t flashing anything, sadly. I just thought I recognized his voice.
eemom
somebody told me the green team is winning. I thought John wanted the yellow one.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@Yutsano:
See, I have a different theory on approaching situations like this. I believe that as long as you don’t acknowledge the trolling point- and honestly, I’m not even sure what was typed- but just point out how pathetic the troll is, well…
wobblybits
Woodson is out.
passerby
“start drinking”? It’s Superbowl Sunday and your team is in the game. “start drinking”? ? What’s wrong wichu?
Poopyman
I predict the team in the yellow pants will win.
Hey! Woodson is out! That can’t hurt.
Nerull
At least it wasn’t Beiber.
Violet
So Woodson is out. Hmmm…
MobiusKlein
My kids luv teh black eyed peas, so can it.
Nobody pissed on your grapefruit today.
(Grownups these days, get off my spectrum!)
Villago Delenda Est
Ok, how much you want to bet that the “fans” jumping up and down frantically in front of the performers were paid to do so?
Tim
I have long believed that the Black Eyed Peas suck. Totally.
And that Fergie is one of the ugliest alleged sexy women the American public have had shoved down their throat in a long time.
My guess is she had too much plastic surgery too early and now she just looks weird. I remember closeups of her in that “Poseidon Adventure” remake that made my skin crawl. Trout lips/nose job/filler and botox.
Poopyman
@passerby: True fans know they have to be ready in case their team needs them. For something.
Ah crap. Sanders out for Pgh.
comrade scott's agenda of rage
Halftime show? WTF is that?
Digiorno pizza almost done than it’s back next door to watch the actual game.
And man have the commercials been lame this year.
Binzinerator
@martha
Michael
@asiangrrlMN:
The man is an outstanding performer. He took on the role of Billy in an upper tier traveling version of “Chicago”, and from all reports, was a real crowd pleaser.
The hip-hop was just a means to an end.
Poopyman
I am encouraged that the Packers are taking penalties.
Binzinerator
blockquote fail
Nerull
@Villago Delenda Est:
That’s not a very good bet – if you watched the whole thing it was clear they were part of the performance.
Any actual fan who tried to get on the field would be arrested and sent to gitmo.
mr. whipple
Fuck, that was a TD.
suzanne
I’m trying to decide who sucked more… Black Eyed Peas or The Who?
Mr Stagger Lee
@Nerull: Wait til next year, then again if that happens, I will pray for a NFL Lockout.
Moonbatting Average
Bullshit call.
mr. whipple
Bullshit call.
Alex S.
The Steelers show a lot of grit. This won’t be over soon..
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
Cue John Cole bitching about all the calls that go against the Steelers in 3, 2, 1….
Morbo
Alright, Cole, justify that penalty. See also: unsportsmanlike on the INT return touchdown.
Nom de Plume
Oh lord. I’m trying not to be too cynical, but damned if the Steelers always start getting these calls sooner or later…
Poopyman
@Moonbatting Average: @mr. whipple: Nope.
Gravenstone
May I say how much I hate Sharon Osbourne?
Mark S.
I HATE talking babies. That will be the first thing banned when I become dictator. National healthcare and pot legalization soon to follow.
I don’t mind talking dogs though.
asiangrrlMN
@Nerull: You summoned him! TDS had a cute intro with Bieber and Jon Stewart switching bodies. FYWP won’t let me enmbed.
@suzanne: The Who.
@Mark S.: Totally agree with you. Creeps me the fuck out. Although, my first edict as king would be to have all my favorite actors (male and female) perform a play for me. Nekkid.
Jay C
Oh Joy – another Etrade talking baby – as cogent an argument for abortion as I’ve ever seen,…
Polar Bear Squares
Bad call that benefits the Steelers.
Shocker.
wobblybits
Ok, that Ozzy/ Justin Bieber was kind of funny
Violet
@Nerull:
And there he is. Figured we couldn’t go a full Super Bowl without a Beiber sighting.
Poopyman
Camera guy just injured Mendenhall. Great.
Moonbatting Average
James Harrison should be fined for that call
S. cerevisiae
OZZY! “what’s a Beiber?”
Warren Terra
@Villago Delenda Est:
They were costumed identically and they performed the same dance moves in synchrony. In fact, their motions were anything but “frantic”. I don’t know what you were watching; I saw a whole bunch of professional dancers on the field.
mr. whipple
Crap.
justawriter
It is said that the British Army wore red coats so that if their commanders were wounded, the blood would blend in and the soldiers would not lose hope. That is why both teams wear yellow pants.
passerby
Mendenhal.
Poopyman
First and goal. How will the Steelers fail me now.
Oh. Never mind.
Jay C
Guess mendenhall wasnt TOO badly hurt…\
TD!!
wobblybits
Closing in on them
Veneficus
Yeah, that halftime show was just horrible. I feel sorry for Slash, what with being felt up by that screeching harpy Fergie.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@Warren Terra:
Too subtle?
Mary G
I missed the whole halftime and just turned it on in time for the Steelers TD! All of a sudden it’s close.
Moonbatting Average
oh for fuck’s sake. Steelers call = Steelers TD. Enjoy your “luck” yinzers.
wobblybits
Yay Jack Sparrow..I can’t wait
handy
@Poopyman:
GB’s run defense is up to regular-season form it appears.
The Dangerman
@suzanne:
I missed the BEP this year, but it could NOT have been worse than The Who (which, given that half the band is dead, wasn’t really The Who).
Warren Terra
Awfully sporting of Steely McBeam and Co to do a series entirely on the ground, what with the Packer QB hors de combat and all.
13th Generation
Pirates of the Caribbean..
Way Orange, Way Blue..
cathyx
@wobblybits: Do you like their recorded music?
Poopyman
Test baby! Win!
SIA
I hate football, especially pro. But. This is THRILLING.
Cacti
Nice of the zebras to put the Stealers at mid-field with a phantom face mask.
Is there ever an egregious call in the Super Bowl that doesn’t benefit them?
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@Mary G:
Because the Packers lost Charles Woodson and Sam Shields- two starting DBs- on the Steelers’ last possession of the first half. On back-to-back plays.
suzanne
This is funny.
wobblybits
Can someone explain to me why so much military stuff is mixed in with sporting events? It is a bit creepy.
Omnes Omnibus
Just wondering when the jersey became part of the facemask?
morzer
@justawriter:
No, it isn’t. Red dyes were cheaper, and the shift to red was largely a matter of happenstance during the English Civil War. Nothing to do with blood at all.
frosty
@13th Generation: To be fair, there was some green in the daylight shots but yeah, all the night shots and sea shots — teal and orange. Uggh.
handy
Man these dropped passes.
Violet
@wobblybits:
Because sports are a proxy for war.
suzanne
@The Dangerman: The Peas were pretty craptacular. I would say it’s a tossup for the title of Mostest Suckiest.
auntie beak
@wobblybits: ah. glad i’m not the only one that was creeped out by this.
Poopyman
The Packers receivers are getting alligator arms. Especially across the middle.
wobblybits
@cathyx: The only recording I liked are the songs they did (along with others) on Sergio Mendes’s album, “Timeless”. Outside if that, I’m not a fan.
handy
@wobblybits:
For some reason this year feels like they are really laying it on thick. Fox effect?
justawriter
@morzer: forgive me for leaving off the [jk] tag
Cacti
@wobblybits:
There seems to be more than the usual amount of jingoism this year.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@Poopyman:
I can understand Nelson’s drop- the footsteps were LOUD. But Jones’ drop? No excuse whatsoever.
MikeJ
The only good sports/singing mashup I’ve seen was Shakira doing the World Cup opening concert. She was awesome.
Violet
Timothy Hutton? WTF?
Violet
Okay, I liked the Coke border guards commercial.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@Cacti:
What network is the game on?
frosty
@Violet: US Football has always been a metaphor for war. Baseball not so much. (see George Carlin for the details) I don’t think you see it in any other sports, either.
Poopyman
The running game is doing OK, but there may be a reason Ben isn’t throwing hard.
Poopyman
@Violet: Is that who that was? Man! Where are they finding these people?
handy
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):
That would be my guess too, but I’ve seen other SB’s on Fox and as I recall they weren’t this bad. Maybe it’s not so much the Fox effect as the let’s go all out and pander to the Teatard real ‘Murkans effect.
And this Stella ad is fail.
Michael
BTW – for those who want to celebrate something other than the ode to senile old fool Reagan, it is Bob Marley’s birthday today.
Poopyman
And what’s–his–face for Stella D’Artois.
suzanne
Adrian Brody for Stella Artois? WTF?
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@frosty:
Always? After WWII, sure, but prior to that? Notsomuch…
cyntax
So watching on DVR delay and just got done with the halftime show. Holy shit was that not the most schizophrenic thing ever? Who the hell got paid to come up with that abomination? It was the kitchen sink of half time shows.
Alright, going back to mix more margaritas and see if the Steelers can make this thing interesting.
Jay C
Adrien Brody pitching beer?
Good commercial, though…
Violet
Oooh! X Factor commercial with Simon Cowell. Very funny.
wobblybits
@Michael: Um yeah the guys will be celebrating that after the game :)
Cacti
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):
It seems over the top even for Fox. Their sports coverage usually isn’t so obnoxious about it.
As an aside, does George W. Bush have to taint every future sports championship with his presence?
handy
Ok please stop showing Shrubbie and (alleged) mistress Condi.
askew
Damn, I thought I was the only one who liked that performance.
The BEPs were really vanilla which is too bad. Outside of Prince and U2 in 2011, I can’t remember a decent Super Bowl halftime performance in years.
MikeJ
@frosty: Grr. Responding pointing out England/Argentina and England/Germany. WP eated it. Tried to post, and of course flagged as a dupe.
FYWP. FYWP. FYWP.
Poopyman
OK, I guess he can throw deep. Sigh.
Morbo
For the record, Joe Buck is just awful.
Jay C
?
Just the ones in Texas, apparently…
Violet
@Poopyman:
I figured Timothy Hutton must be desperate or something. BTW, he said he was Timothy Hutton in the voiceover. I wouldn’t have recognized him.
@suzanne:
Adrien Brody! Yum! That was a good commercial. Nicely done.
Warren Terra
Oh hey, Fox just showed us “President George W Bush”. I knew we had a former President of that name, but not an actual one.
Loneoak
Big Play Clay!
frosty
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): Oops, sorry about “always”. But I’d date it to the 60s and Vietnam. I don’t have personal experience with following football in the 50s to say if it was so full of jingoism then.
Loneoak
@Warren Terra:
Of course he was sitting next to Jerry Jones. Fucking axis of evil, right there.
Yutsano
@Loneoak: Now would bea decent time for a defensive stop on Green Bay’s side. Just sayin’.
@Loneoak:
Where the fuck is that damn asteroid I ordered anyway?
And a kick gets whiffed…interesting.
Poopyman
@Violet: Ah. Maybe I should stop typing and watch.
13th Generation
Defense!!
Mary G
@Morbo: I hate Joe Buck with the heat of 10,000 suns.
Poopyman
Well, right on cue ….
wobblybits
@Yutsano: you were sayin :)
MikeJ
@Loneoak: It would be very un-nice of me to ask why blimp pilots don’t read Thomas Harris, so I won’t.
Michael
GB gotsta score this next possession to put this pig away, otherwise, the Stillers are going to win by 4.
mr. whipple
Haha!
Now, c’mon Pack….let’s get on track.
Loneoak
AIRBALL. AIRBALL.
Mark S.
Probably should have punted. Green Bay gets good field position.
wobblybits
more orange and teal
Mr Stagger Lee
Where did they get the kicker from? Florida State.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
Bullet dodged. Need to score a TD here, Pack!
BTW, nice sack and “Mark of Zombo”, Frank!
The Dangerman
Missed it by that much.
/Bob Eucker
Mo MacArbie
Why is everybody hating on the halftime show? When have they ever been good?
MikeJ
The Chrysler commercial is in blue and orange and disses NY, Chicago and Seattle. Fuck Chrysler.
SIA
Premature ekickulation.
suzanne
That Eminem Chrysler commercial was beautiful.
wobblybits
@Mo MacArbie: Off the top of my head, Prince was excellent.
mr. whipple
@suzanne: Agreed.
Violet
The Chrysler Detroit Eminem ad was good. Kind of drew me in. Good for Chrysler for supporting the city.
Bobby Thomson
Mathers FTW.
4jkb4ia
@Mo MacArbie: When Bruce did it, it was good, although it was a grave condensation of his usual show.
@asiangrrlMN from two threads ago:
The whole verse is, IIRC–
So a good country song is substituting for the flowers, not just this one.
Xantar
The Eminem Chrysler commercial did what it had to do. Got the message across in such a way that I will remember it later, and didn’t piss me off in the process by glorifying douchebaggery. And now I kind of want a gospel choir remix of Lose Yourself.
handy
@MikeJ:
I liked it.
Cacti
Surprisingly poor game management by Pittsburgh.
Two time outs wasted in the 3rd.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
Fake punt?
handy
“this team really takes on the emotion of their coach.”
Joe Buck: New material. Please.
Mo MacArbie
OK, we got II out of XLV. Any others?
Mark S.
Those timeouts might come in handy later, Steelers.
wobblybits
This quarter is convincing me to go finish reading for class tomorrow
lol
@Violet:
I wasn’t aware Detroit had come back from hell.
Poopyman
@suzanne: I agree. But I still won’t buy a Chrysler.
Yutsano
@Mark S.: Bad clock management never lost a football game good sir! What could you possibly be thinking?
Warren Terra
Even as one born and raised in the Emerald city, which it dissed more emphatically than the other cities mentioned, I rather liked the Chrysler ad. It was nonsense, but it was pretty nonsense, in a good cause.
The Groupon ad a couple breaks back, though, the one with “Tibet’s getting wiped out but hey maybe we can get you a deal on their cuisine” – that was just lousy.
cathyx
After the Steelers take the lead, they won’t need the timeouts.
Southern Beale
Evening folks. I’m finding the game and the ads and the half time show all a little boring. Kinda wishing we’d gone to a movie tonight instead.
Is it just me?
Yutsano
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):
Possibly, but by whom?
EDIT: Never mind.
Oh and Green Bay? DON’T. BE. STUPID.
wobblybits
@Southern Beale: no.
mr. whipple
What a fucking retard.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
Oh, for fuck’s sake…
wobblybits
Nice penalty Williams
handy
@Southern Beale:
Good game. Commercials meh overall.
cathyx
@Southern Beale: I take it your not from Pittsburgh or Greenbay.
debit
@Southern Beale: Not just you. Maybe I’d care if one of them was my team, but I doubt they’ll ever get to the big dance again in my lifetime. But I’m not bitter.
Jc
Black eyed peas are the shiznit, Cole. Go back to keeping the kids off your lawn old man
OldDave
On the Chrysler commercial – love the Fox Theatre. I’ve never been to the one in Detroit, but have been to several shows at its twin in St. Louis.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@Yutsano:
Every comment is taking a while to post.
auntie beak
@Warren Terra: yeah, i found that particularly offensive.
Jay C
ATTN: John Cole
This thread is getting kinda lengthy – we can has 4th-quarter SB thread pleez?
Yutsano
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): GB has developed a case of the dropsies. That bodes not well.
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@OldDave:
The Fox in Detroit is absolutely stunning. Kudos to the Ilitches on the restoration.
Southern Beale
@Jc:
Yeah I like the ‘Peas too. Thought I was the only one. But man, the sound totally sucked on my TeeVee. It was just a major sound fail.
wobblybits
hold on to the ball
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
Jebus, why can’t the Packers ever make it easy for me?
Jay C
WTF “incomplete”???
Poopyman
@Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): Stillers did the same against NY.
Mo MacArbie
C’mon. Two feet down and a football move. Complete. Harrison could’a smacked ‘im.
Violet
How many challenges do the teams get per game? Or per half, if that’s how they do it?
David in NY
I only turn on the TeeVee for national elections. What’s up?
wobblybits
getting sloppy with the penalties
asiangrrlMN
@debit: I hope they don’t. Although, if they get their damn stadium this year, then I no longer care.
Cacti
@Jay C:
If Pittsburgh had fallen on the ball, it would have been a catch and a fumble.
Morbo
This is Super Bowl XL all over again, and fuck you if you don’t agree.
BD of MN
is Roger Goodell from PA?
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
Ineligible down field? I don’t remember the last time I saw that called on the Packers.
passerby
Stillers are not suckers. Rodgers good but most underestimate Pitt’s hunger and legacy. Good game so far.
Half time show and commercials stupid as usual.
hitchhiker
I liked the legless skier killing it on the high terrain commercial. Totally made my night.
Also I’m happy that somebody unearthed the tape of the first Stupid Bowl, which I watched with my dad when I was in 10th grade and he was still alive and as happy as I ever saw him.
The halftime show was . . . really? They sounded like bad American Idol wannabees on television. Maybe it was better live.
cathyx
@David in NY: Turn the TV back off. You’ve got another couple of years.
Q
I literally have no idea what a “catch” is in the NFL anymore.
Nicole
I’m a sucker for a montage. Me likey.
cckids
@suzanne: I liked it too. But it wouldn’t have killed them to thank all us hard working ‘Murkins who bailed their asses out. They didn’t resurrect Detroit all on their own.
edited for sense: typing while +3 Irish
Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)
@passerby:
Packers lose two starting CBs in span of two plays, on the spiritual leader of defense. Lost spiritual leader of offense earlier. Must stop referring to hunger. Must stop typing like Rorschach talks.
Batocchio
Turnover!
Moonbatting Average
Worm-turning play
Gravenstone
Fuck did we need that!
handy
Whoaaa nelllllllly!
freelancer (itouch)
Oh fer fucks sake!
Mark S.
God the Pack needed that.
@Violet:
You get two per game, but if you win both of them, you get a third.
Violet
Well, at least the game isn’t boring.
Napoleon
“is Roger Goodell from PA?”
NY, but he went to college near Pitts. In fact he has been a good friend of a cousins family since those days.
BTW his dad was the guy Nelson Rockefeller appointed to fill Bobbie Kennedys Senate seat after he was assassinated. Nixon hated him (first Rep Sen to come out against the war). He is talked about in Nixonland.
MikeJ
Is the camera in the bottom of the water bowl new this year?
Poopyman
New open thread…..
Gravenstone
Nice job of redemption there, Nelson.
Morbo
I was ready to chug my last pint if they hadn’t gotten that first down.
Moonbatting Average
Jenningsdown!
bago
I wake up and go out to grab a filet and martini. Then some jerk puts on a football game. Heathens.
Morbo
Since someone has already done the old school version, Fuck yeah, Greg Jennings.
lol chikinburd
@MikeJ: Pretty sure the water bowl cam’s been there since PB I.
LT
Beauty way. 2 points.
Chris Dowd
You know- its funny- the half time show gets bigger and glitzier every year- but yet- it always seems stale to me- like a mimic of a culture almost- forced- artificial- like I’m watching a re-enactment of a culture. But I generally feel that way about the culture and the arts at large anyway in this country- that we are on a loop tape culturally- that we all know by heart. And it seems like it comes from the top down- that it isn’t real. That this stuff- without the exposure of our corporate culture- would not be liked by that many people. I don’t know- the half time show of the superbowl sorta seems like an apropos metaphor for the country at large- ossified- stale- in a rut- going through the motions to get the paycheck.
My two bits.
Joel
@auntie beak: More like the first episode of Flight of the Conchords.