Couch Potato Blog

Last night’s Super Bowl was, in my humble opinion, the best ever. Even if my Steelers would have lost, I would have said that. Well, maybe not. But while the game lived up to the hype, the commercials did not.

Oh sure, there were a few standouts, which I’ll get to, but for the most part the commercials were duds. There should be a rule that car companies can’t buy ads anymore. Each car ad was lamer than the first. I’m sure most of the viewing population will never be able to afford an Audi, and if they tried to they’d just put the US in more economic strife. And just because Ford doesn’t need bailout help doesn’t mean they should put together ill-conceived spots, I mean who drives a truck through fire?

H & R Block also failed with their death and taxes spot. Poor taste, not funny, but I’ll still do my taxes there. The rest of the bunch were just not memorable, not exactly what ads go for.

The best were funny and memorable. My top five were:

1. Doritos crystal ball: By far the funnies bit of the night. All across the nation, men were waking up this morning hoping to throw a ball through a vending machine.
2. Doritos: Power of the chip:Doritos was on their game last night.
3. Bud Light: Conan O’Brien spot: Conan is convinced to do a Bud Light ad in Sweden, is promised no one will see it and then has the video plastered all over New York. I just like making fun of Conan.
4. E*Trade: ‘Shankapotomus.‘ Enough said. And that baby is equally scary and awesome.
5. Pepsi: ‘I’m good:‘ Every guy has said this after getting hit in the groin with a 2x4, brilliant spot. Unfortunately Pepsi failed with MacGruber. I hate it on Saturday Night Live, and I hate it here.

Overall, there should be more than five good ads, and really I can’t think of any more. I don’t even remember seeing the much-hyped Miller High Life commercials, I must have blinked. 30 times.

At least the game was great. For Steeler fans.