And commercial critiquing…
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Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
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This Seattle Times headline says it all:
I’m on the east coast, ex PA college, BUT I cheering for SEAHAWKS.
GO Seahawks!!! Beat them in the red zone.
I think I like you.
Let us know when the pre-ramble anthem and freedom opener crap is over.
TV is off till game is actually ON.
You just missed the play off of Condi with her hand over her heart as a tribute to New Orleans was being done. What a load of propagandist garbage.
I’m not happy with the commercials – the cost of them alone could have saved some levees or some schools.
American Priorities at it’s worst.
I’m going to DisneyWorld… how about – I’m going to a local school and keep their library open.
Yeah wouldn’t that be cool if the players said instead of the stupid Disneyland trip have all the sponsors take that money and use it in the Gulf Coast.
but other than that..Go Seahawks!!!
how about this for a commercial??
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I like this ONE
Peace
Janet and Dada..cool-pretty simple and to the point.
Better yet, divide it–1/2 on the Gulf Coast, the other 1/2 for disability rights!
the game, we’ll have flushed another $20 million down the toilet in Iraq.
one commercial we won’t get to see is PETA’s “Milk gone Wild.” ABC turned it down, it’s in poor taste.
(via independent.co.uk)
When I woke up this am, I looked out the window and cracked up! Got a snowstorm out here–even though it has warmed up during the week. I have lived in MI most of my life and the unpredictablity of the weather here still amuses me.
Remember when I was in my teens, one X-mas day, it was 60+ degrees outside. Went to one of my cousins for dinner, and, in addition to the traditional xmas turkey, he had the BBQ going! Damn, turkey, hot dogs and hamburgers (right off the grill) on x-mas day!
(Memories…have a lot of good ones…so how about a good present and future?)
Is there any room for those of us who are watching the Puppy Bowl?
Is that on Animal Planet?
I’ve been meanign to check out other stuff during the commercials but, so far, the commercials have been hugely entertaining.
Let’s put it this way: If I were the newspaper writer who had to critique the commercials so far, I’d have a hard time writing more than “WOW!” and “FUNNNNY!”
Game hasn’t even started and the Seahawk players look scared and overwhelmed. Steelers are groovin.
Aretha was awesome. She’s still got it.
Since we can’t eat what Supersoling terms ‘real chili,’ we’ll be having more of our smoked salmon chili on salad fixin’s around halftime.
The 24 hours of power loss left some of our critical groceries too risky, but the chili in the freezer was just fine.
Go ‘Hawks!!
Power loss?!?!? Oh no!!! I bet people were fuhhhhreaking!!! Glad you have power ( aka the game) on 🙂
I’m so sorry you lost power.
Were you freezing?
We just lost DSL and cell phone service for about 13 hours.
I hope the electric companies got everyone’s power restored … they were really going to try. Bless them. Hope they get home to watch the game!
Not too bad. They drove down and put Pitt at their 20.
What just happened to Gooserock’s comment? I don’t see it now.
I hope I didn’t megatroll him accidently.
Nevermind. I see I bumped him to the top.
Cool.
Premature troll ejection speculation?? 🙂
HAHAHA!! That’s GREAT, DJ!! You win!
Yeah right.
Maybe ten years ago ;o)
Must . keep . mouth . shut … 😉
I can see Gooserock.
Hey, I now am reminded of why I only watch one or two football games a year. Usually the last two… and why I adore hockey.
Two words.
John Madden. He needs to be duct taped. Gawd he’s annoying.
NATALIE HOLLOWAY SIGHTING!!
DRINK!!
YOU FOUND HER?
next thing I know, you’re gonna find the bridegroom’s body, dammit.
RITA COSBY and Joe Scarborough are gonna kill you. What in the hell will they talk about?
(We scored a touchdown but the referees hate us.)
BooMan, were you partial to the magic refrigerator ad?
That was so cute.
Ouch. That hurts.
Referees are a little penalty-prone….
My cats ran and hid when I screamed “BULLSHIT!” (Seriously, they did.)
3-0 Hawks
Good to score first, and they have dominated the first quarter. However, they have not established the run, and 3 points is not a lot after moving the ball so much.
You like to run because it wears the Defense out.
Pittsburgh needs to have a good drive here. They need to get the ball to Hines Ward. I’d try to get the speedy Parker going on this drive before going to Jerome Bettis to put a pounding on Seattle.
I knew he kicked that ball too far. Oh, holding. Penalties are really slowing the Hawks down.
Two things:
that was a fumble.
and the Seahawks punter has already kicked 3 touchbacks. He is sucking.
Wow. The Steelers finally got a first down.
they couldn’t pass the ball to Hines Ward so they gave it to him on a reverse for 17 yards. Now, they can loosen up a little, take more risks.
Okay. Good catch, Pitt can get rolling now.
OOPSIE!
P.S. Want some fresh-out-of-the-oven bread pudding? It’s soooo good and I’m putting too much butter on it, but that’s how I love it.
your punter is terrible. 3 touchbacks and that punt had zero hangtime. They are lucky that didn’t get run all the way back.
wow, girl self esteem commercial
Yeah, I’m gonna check the site out. Interesting and good idea, from the sounds of it.
NOW, that ad I despised.
Those men hit that woman so hard, they could have killed her, paralyzed her, or seriously caused brain injury or broken bones.
That was NOT funny.
Her hit back was also not funny. She could have done the same to the man she hit.
That kind of violence is NOT amusing.
If I were the newspaper writer critiquing the ads, I’d blast that one hard.
Lot of violence in the majority of these ads it seems. Some trying to come across as cutesy, but not for me. The Fed Ex ad, for example, he kicks the little dino just cuz he is pissed, then he gets stomped by an elephant? What is the purpose, other than to perpetuate more violence?
Even the bud light one, where they are destroying the office looking for beers. Silly and all, but violent still. The magic fridge one was cute…
I missed the ad you’re refering to, thankfully, from the sounds of it.
I’m with you.
The magic fridg was just darling. I hope they play that one again.
The Kathi Griffith ad was very cute too … Darcy and I got a kick out of her C Celebrity show on Bravo.
(Come on babies … keep ’em at the one-yard line ….)
Seahawk defense has been more effective than I expected. I frankly didn’t expect this to be a defensive struggle.
That ball shouldn’t have been thrown…re:interception
Peace
They’re somewhat unheralded.
I love Tutupu. I love saying his name too.
And Samoans are such gorgeous human beings.
I can’t believe they’re even talking about going for it.
yeah. filling time.
That was the sorriest commentary I’ve heard in a long time.
Which?
Back when seattle came up short of the first down by inches on their own 26 yard line. The fact they even talked about going for it on 4th down in a situation like that was pathetic and an insult to knowledgeable football fans.
I just turned on the local radio station — I don’t know who the radio team is, but they have to be better.
Hybrid ad. From fucking Ford though, oh well.
Now that’s bullshit. We all know Shaq can’t hit the freethrows.
That’s really funny. And so true!
Btw, I saw Shaq play for the Lakers many years ago .. and I saw him very close up — I was maybe feet away from him. Huge, of course.
But he sleepwalked through the game. A bummer. he has NEVER EVER impressed me. I know that’s a minority opinion, but i just don’t get it. He makes half his plays just because he’s a fucking freak.
A fucking freak?
We’re all freaks ;o)
yes, but some of us are fucking more than others…
(sorry, I’m not even in this thread, was just uh, what’s that word, uh, eavesdropping. what’s wrong with a little eavesdropping, huh?)
FUCK
Gawd, if they could just hold them to a field goal … praying …
Big play. Hines Ward is the key. He dropped that TD pass, but if he gets going it is going to be trouble for Seattle.
this is a big play. I fake it to Bettis and then throw to a TE peeling off.
shit.
they should challenge this.
inside 2:00 the play is automatically reviewed if it is close.
I predict they will spot it on the one inch line.
it was too hard to tell for them to overturn it.
Sorry Seattle fans. That hurts.
As Rothlisberger points to God in heaven for blessing him with a touchdown.
Did you spell his name right? I’ll give you a beer just for that!
What a jerk! Not you sweetie… 😉 I hate when athletes ‘praise God’ for helping them and all that shit. Screw that. Such nonsense…
Disney advertising for themselves.
Oh look. A flag for holding on a return. What a surprise.
Pathetic time mgmt by the Hawks. This does not bode well.
Holmgren is top notch. He’ll have it sorted out for the second half. Plus I have a feeling Alexander will uncork a couple good ones.
I personally don’t like Holgren. Stems from living in WI. I just think he’s cocky. Why is Mick Jagger still on a stage?
Got me.
He looks like a reanimated fossil.
This is the worst aspect of football on tv: beer commercials that depict men as stupid cretins, thereby encouraging young men to become stupid cretins, all just to sell beer.
Even the movies theyre advertising are about and for stupid cretins. Adam Sandler is the least funny person in the world.
Mr. Spock was cool though.
The Steelers didn’t play well, and they’re ahead at the half. I don’t think Seattle has anything more to show them. Holgrom is a hell of a coach, though. I look for a big Steelers second half.
Okay. there was no way that was offensive holding (against the Seahawks that nullified the touchdown), and there is no way that Roethlesberger was in for that touchdown…
Oh shit. willie parker just broke one for a touchdown….
That was Pittsburgh’s last touchdown of the night :o)