Super Bowl 50- game, commercials, entertainment

I'll start with entertainment. I loved Lady GaGa. I thought her rendition was beautiful and she sung it great.

Best commercial so far- Audi (gorgeous car!) and Starman. Really nice

puppymonkeybaby i could do with never seeing that ad again.

OMG, that was absolutely horrible. What on earth were they thinking. Talk not wantingto patronize a company because of the ad ( and because mountain dew is gross)!

I liked the Dorito Ultrasound commercial

that one was cute. Made me smile.

Carolina's quarterback is playing more like Wayne Newton...

what a terrible game for Cam Newton. Wow. So glad to see that Peyton is going to go out like this. Beautiful ending.

worst commercial by far -- during the pre-kickoff show.  Hyundai ad with Kevin Hart using the cars GPS locator to follow his daughter on a date.

people may have considered it a cute ad in 1960 (if they had GPS locator technology).  In 2016 -- ultra creepy.

I don't think any were very good with the one exception of the Audi commercial.

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

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I think Dorito's won the night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNRAdrB9TSs

Here's 3 of them - I don't recall seeing the second one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmE7BP21UHc

hankzona said:

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

I didn't see him as having dementia.  I saw him as someone who lost his zest for life and the car brought him back to his greatest achievement as an astronaut.  And the car was absolutely drop dead amazing. 

But, Hank, you really don't have to like the one I liked. It's okay, pick your own.

Buzz Aldrin 

hankzona said:

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

ml1 said:

Buzz Aldrin 

hankzona said:

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

Yeah, but it wasn't Buzz.

ml1 said:

worst commercial by far -- during the pre-kickoff show.  Hyundai ad with Kevin Hart using the cars GPS locator to follow his daughter on a date.

people may have considered it a cute ad in 1960 (if they had GPS locator technology).  In 2016 -- ultra creepy.

As a Dad of a HS daughter I liked it, liked it a lot.

then they were trying to fool people like me into thinking it was him.  because I thought the guy looked just like him.

ridski said:

ml1 said:

Buzz Aldrin 

hankzona said:

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

Yeah, but it wasn't Buzz.

conandrob240 said:

hankzona said:

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

I didn't see him as having dementia.  I saw him as someone who lost his zest for life and the car brought him back to his greatest achievement as an astronaut.  And the car was absolutely drop dead amazing. 

But, Hank, you really don't have to like the one I liked. It's okay, pick your own.

I didn't think he had dementia.  But I did wonder why we should be excited at the notion of octogenarians driving 200 MPH cars.  Fortunately by the time I'm 80 there will be self-driving cars.

Yeah, I didn't dig the Audi one so much. It made me think of this more than anything.

https://youtu.be/NeZH7es3bUM

Death Wish Coffee, a small business in upstate NY, won a contest for a free super bowl ad.

They are known for their strong brew.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2777224/death-wish-coffee-small-upstate-new-york-brewer-with-wickedly-strong-blend-hits-big-time-with-super-bowl-commercial/

ml1 said:

worst commercial by far -- during the pre-kickoff show.  Hyundai ad with Kevin Hart using the cars GPS locator to follow his daughter on a date.

people may have considered it a cute ad in 1960 (if they had GPS locator technology).  In 2016 -- ultra creepy.

FWIW, #1 on USA Today Super Bowl ad meter.

I enjoyed the avocado commercial in space with Scott Baio. Really made me laugh.

ZestfullyClean said:

I enjoyed the avocado commercial in space with Scott Baio. Really made me laugh.

This one was pretty good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIjX7UbY8_g

Armed Forces Chorus did an amazing job on "America the Beautiful."  Absolutely gorgeous.   Lady Gaga was pretty good.  Much better than most.   I am sure she has the pipes and breath control to make it through "star spangled" and "banner" without a breath, but she couldn't resist?  Parts of the half time show seemed pre-recorded  - guessing that was because they were using older tech tape or something to make it seem cooler, even though it was still daylight out there?   

ml1 said:

conandrob240 said:

hankzona said:

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

I didn't see him as having dementia.  I saw him as someone who lost his zest for life and the car brought him back to his greatest achievement as an astronaut.  And the car was absolutely drop dead amazing. 

But, Hank, you really don't have to like the one I liked. It's okay, pick your own.

I didn't think he had dementia.  But I did wonder why we should be excited at the notion of octogenarians driving 200 MPH cars.  Fortunately by the time I'm 80 there will be self-driving cars.

Tell that to Paul Newman or Stirling Moss.

super bowl babies?  seemed super creepy to me.

i liked the avacado commercial.

I also liked Chris Martin half time show.  The reviews this morning, however, I did not agree with.  Everyone said how Beyonce overshadowed him, but I didn't see that and I thought he was terrific - same with Bruno.

I hated those weird ads! What kid wants to stand there and talk about the night they were conceived?!?!  Gross!

ctrzaska said:

ml1 said:

conandrob240 said:

hankzona said:

Audi Starman commercial with a guy seemingly suffering from dementia then driving fast on a winding highway...that one?

I didn't see him as having dementia.  I saw him as someone who lost his zest for life and the car brought him back to his greatest achievement as an astronaut.  And the car was absolutely drop dead amazing. 

But, Hank, you really don't have to like the one I liked. It's okay, pick your own.

I didn't think he had dementia.  But I did wonder why we should be excited at the notion of octogenarians driving 200 MPH cars.  Fortunately by the time I'm 80 there will be self-driving cars.

Tell that to Paul Newman or Stirling Moss.

The .0001%

I think the point was missed.  I don't think they were marketing to 80 year olds in nursing homes.  I think they were trying to make you feel a certain way- like when you were at the biggest "high" point of your life.  And its fast so the rocket analogy was there also.  At $200k, I don't think they were marketing to the masses anyway.   But that was some car...

Train_of_Thought said:

ml1 said:

worst commercial by far -- during the pre-kickoff show.  Hyundai ad with Kevin Hart using the cars GPS locator to follow his daughter on a date.

people may have considered it a cute ad in 1960 (if they had GPS locator technology).  In 2016 -- ultra creepy.

FWIW, #1 on USA Today Super Bowl ad meter.

I thought that commercial was funny. I know my BIL enjoyed this one, especially with a majority female household.