Super Bowl XL ads......
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poltr1As many long-time readers know, I often watch the Big Game just for the ads. This year, I taped the game and the commercials for posterity and later viewing. (Now to convert them to DVD, or grab 'em via USA Today's website.)
Here are my top 10 ads for this year. I look for clever, humorous commercials that aren't overly sexist (yes, I'm well aware straight men love to look at womens' bodies and the folks on Madison Ave. know this as well) and don't show people doing stupid things.
10) godaddy.com, "Replay"
9) Anheuser-Busch, "Streaker"
8) Emerald Nuts, "Druid"
7) FedEx, "Cavemen"
6) Diet Pepsi, "Jackie Chan"
5) Aleve, "Leonard Nimoy"
4) Sprint, "Crime Deterrent"
3) Anheuser-Busch, "Baby Clydesdale"
2) careerbuilder.com, "I work with jackasses"
1) Anheuser-Busch, "Magic Fridge"
Honorable mentions go to Ameriquest ("Hospital" and "Airplane"), Ford Hybrid (featuring Kermit the Frog singing "It's Not Easy Being Green"), Dove ("Girls"), and the Toyota Camry Hybrid (first bilingual ad).
Review them here: sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads (Broadband or high-speed connection recommended.)
[Updated 2/6/06 10:24] Or at this Google Video site.
Here are my top 10 ads for this year. I look for clever, humorous commercials that aren't overly sexist (yes, I'm well aware straight men love to look at womens' bodies and the folks on Madison Ave. know this as well) and don't show people doing stupid things.
10) godaddy.com, "Replay"
9) Anheuser-Busch, "Streaker"
8) Emerald Nuts, "Druid"
7) FedEx, "Cavemen"
6) Diet Pepsi, "Jackie Chan"
5) Aleve, "Leonard Nimoy"
4) Sprint, "Crime Deterrent"
3) Anheuser-Busch, "Baby Clydesdale"
2) careerbuilder.com, "I work with jackasses"
1) Anheuser-Busch, "Magic Fridge"
Honorable mentions go to Ameriquest ("Hospital" and "Airplane"), Ford Hybrid (featuring Kermit the Frog singing "It's Not Easy Being Green"), Dove ("Girls"), and the Toyota Camry Hybrid (first bilingual ad).
Review them here: sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads (Broadband or high-speed connection recommended.)
[Updated 2/6/06 10:24] Or at this Google Video site.
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Date: 2006-02-06 06:03 pm (UTC)Re: ADs
Date: 2006-02-08 04:29 pm (UTC)In past years, I had a 0-5 scale, 5 being "Holy crap! (or) I'm ROTFLMAO! This is one of the best commercials of all time!" (EDS' "Cat Herding" and Apple's "1984" rank as 5's) to 0 being "This is crap! I'm not gonna buy their product ever again!" I still used it to rank this year's commercials, but I didn't bother to list all of them in my blog this year.
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Date: 2006-02-07 12:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-08 03:27 am (UTC)So, like, do Bell Canada's beavers wear tuques, drink beer, and sound like Bob & Doug McKenzie, eh? :-)
I don't think the ads are export-controlled, so you should be able to see what you missed from the sites I mentioned.
P.S. For what it's worth, I don't think ESPN covers the Grey Cup or anything CFL. I guess having two 50-yard lines would confuse American viewers. :-7
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Date: 2006-02-08 03:38 am (UTC)The Bell beavers... will likely be seen all through the Olympics coverage which will be typically extensive. Unless US cable providers cover with American feed ;-D. But oh... you probably don't get CBC broadcasting live from Turin all day, with highlights all evening. Sorry!
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Date: 2006-02-08 03:48 pm (UTC)Nope, no CBC coverage here. I miss The National and (of course) my Hockey Night In Canada. And I'll miss out on the Bell beavers. (Bugger. :-) ) But at least I can still get the occasional Labatt's or Molson's.
Buffalo's Adelphia Cable used to carry channels 5 (CBLT - CBC), 9 (CFTO - CTV), and 11 (CHCH), but not 19 (TV Ontario).
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Date: 2006-02-07 01:07 am (UTC)