In living rooms and pubs, basements and family rooms, millions of people gathered to watch the Superbowl commercials, while watching the game during the breaks between commercials.
In addition to a great game, the 2010 Superbowl commercials offered a glimpse into the zeitgeist of baby boomers, desperate and brilliant creative, and lots of hype.
Desperate: Screaming chickens, fiddle-playing beavers, vengeful dogs, sock monkeys, animated squirrels, talking flowers. Multiple underwear references, football references, and would you really be using your mobile phone in the bath tub, Megan?
Subtle but funny: Letterman, Favre (still can't pronounce it), E-Trade, Cheap Trick (who was that ad for?)
Aging trend: Who, the boomers, punchdub. And Cheap Trick.
Time to retire: GoDaddy, go... Favre can stay.
Much ado about nothing: Why did everybody really get so worked up over the Focus on the Family ad? NOW, now, that was a nice tackle. Mrs TeBow is one tough lady!
Movies: Is it just me, or did all the movie commercials look like they were for the same movie?
In case you missed the Superbowl commercials (and the game!) you can watch them at the NFL fanhouse site. Do you remember what brands were being promoted?
