Mostly disappointing night in terms of commercials. Do advertisers know it isn’t just men watching the Super Bowl? Because I know of some women who watch it, and I’m sure they noticed how a majority of the commercials dealt with men’s plight of dealing with stupid bitches. Stupid women with their wanting to talk to you and making sure your shit don’t stink and being all “waaaaaaaaaaaaaa”. It’s kind of the angle some advertisers take every year, but it was more prominent than usual this year.
Letterman to the rescue!
Apparently Conan was asked to be in this ad too, but the “time wasn’t right”. Fair enough.
Bill Carter of the New York Times reported that they shot this last Tuesday in Letterman’s office, and it was all Dave’s idea. Jay Leno wore a sweatshirt and a fake mustache to get into the building without being noticed.
So let me get this straight: NBC let Leno use their private jet to shoot a commercial promoting his RIVAL SHOW? Is that how bad it’s gotten in terms of public relations; Leno has to appear on his direct competitor’s advertisement? The answer is “Oh yeah baby.”
Gawker said, “This proves that the entire Late Night War was nothing more than an elaborate set up for this 15 second Late Show spot. Leno and Letterman were conspiring the whole time! Tomorrow, we’re going to see Conan, Leno and Letterman in an ad for Toyota where they drive a defective Prius off a cliff into a giant pool of money together.”
I’m not so sure I’d go that far. Carter reported that Leno and Letterman were professional about the whole thing, not acting like buddies. I think Letterman felt pressure in coming up with a Super Bowl commercial that would top the one he did with the Op in 2007, and maybe felt a little bad for busting on Jay nightly for the last month. Yet another chapter in the Why Isn’t Dave My Friend Anymore? by Jay Leno story is completed.
Did I ever mention Leno appeared on Letterman’s late night show twenty five times? And they’re all on Youtube?
Anyway…the only other really memorable commercial was from everyone’s friend Google. My television got a little blurry during this one.
You date the Godard loving girl but marry the Truffaut enthusiast. That is the one piece of advice I can give.
Here were other ads deemed worthy to grace the blog, for better or worse:
Barney Stinson Is Not A Recording
How I Met Your Mother got involved with Barney Stinson giving out a phone number. This is what people heard when they called.
Lost Is Actually About Bad Beer And Average Advertising
Seriously this was Season 2.
Season 5. (The scientist dude plays Dr. Marvin Candle on the show.)
Mr. Burns Would Like To Teach The World To Sing
Notice at around :52 Homer getting a Coke shower thanks to Bart.
You Play Like A Golden Girl. No Not Maude.
Abe Vigoda looks to be okay after being released into the wild by Conan. He’s also a lefty. Trivia!
Robots Have Feelings Too! Wait No They Don’t…
I like how Intel can produce sentient beings with Charlie Brown’s sensitivity.
Charles Barkley gambles on the set of In Living Color
It’s the future! From the 1990’s! Yeah this was bad, but what did you expect? Barkley can’t even remember the Big Mac song.
Get fat for free!
Oh my god I can’t wait to eat poultry that screamed mercy for their lives.
Punch Someone When You See An Ugly Car
Has Stevie Wonder been putting us on all of this time?
Who was the genius that decided to air this ad
Right after this one?
Paper Or Plastic? Neither Asshole
This abuse of power is more dystopic to me than the pantsless universe.
D.O.A. II
They didn’t call T-Pain – he heard the autotune and ran for 1500 miles.
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