After the Super Bowl

New Orleans won. Congratulations. Now, let's get to talking about what everyone is really talking about this morning, post Super Bowl. The commercials!

In the spirit of honesty, I haven't seen all of them. I only watched about half of the first quarter and haven't gotten around to viewing the commercials online yet. However, I did notice a few that really stood out and wonder if any of the others are even worth looking at.

Snickers - Genius using Betty White and Abe Vigoda. I hereby nominate Betty White as the current Grande Dame of comedy.

Doritos - Loved the one with the little boy slapping his mom's date after the guy took a Dorito. "Put it back and keep your hands off my mom." (I don't think that's an exact quote.)

Any car commercial - Boring. Is it an unwritten rule that all car commercials must be boring?

GoDaddy.com - Only saw the one with Danika Patrick getting a massage but all their commercials are a little creepy and uncomfortable to watch. They make me very glad that I switched to a different web host. (If you want to know who I'm using now, let me know and I'll be glad to refer you.)

Budweiser Human Bridge - Original and amusing but I think seeing it once was enough.

Bud Light Asteroid - Were some the actors from the Dharma Initiative on Lost? I spent too much time trying to figure that out and didn't really pay attention to the commercial itself.

Bud Light House of Beer - Again, original and amusing but one viewing was enough.

So, that's what I saw. Do you agree with my comments? Are there others worth seeing? What was your favorite? Mine was the Snickers commercial.

My Favorite Commercial

Recently, on Facebook, a friend complained about a commercial she hates.  It got me to thinking.  Everyone always complains about commercials but we rarely give praise to the ones we like. 

My favorite commercial of all time, one that I could easily watch over and over again, is a Visa Check Card commercial.  In this one, a guy is getting a tattoo of his girlfriend's name, Donna.  In the background, we hear a cover of Richie Valens' "Oh Donna."  As it turns out, he doesn't have enough money and the tattoo artist stops before completing the artwork.  As the poor fellow's girlfriend walks out on him, we see a closeup of the tattoo stating "I love Don."  In keeping with the new artwork, the song changes to "Oh Don."  The guy turns to the camera and says, "Very funny."  It is and I laugh every time.  In case you'd like to see it for yourself, here's a YouTube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCwZO1QoFQI 

So?  What's your favorite commercial?  Why do you like it?  Is it a nostalgia thing?  Does it touch you emotionally?  Does it make you laugh?

While we're on the subject of commercials, here's one of my own.

I've added some new pieces to my web site.  Here's an example.  I hope you like it.  (Yeah, not an entertaining commercial, but it's short, sweet and to the point.)