Super Bowl Commercials

[Tvflguy]

For the last several years I have gone to USAtoday.com to access their Ad Meter for the SB commercials. As I just did earlier today. There will be 60+ commercials before, during, post SB. And they have about 40 available to see and rate right now. BTW it's free but you need to sign up which is very easy.

That said the about-40 that I viewed on their site....not impressed at all. They can be rated 1-10. I only rated one a ten, a couple nine, a couple eight. But the vast majority two or one. Many paid big bucks for stars etc etc. Many only mentioned the sponsor at the end. Many tried humor which IMO fell so flat. And it's easy to see that almost all were extremely "racially inclusive" if you know what I mean.

I must really be getting old as I crave for the cute, funny, expressive commercials. You know the Budweiser, solid car ads, funny animals etc. Seems that so many new one are focused on the X generation, Mellenials, or yuppies as we used to say.

I used to look forward to the commercials during SB, they only time in the entire year I watch ads.

Will be interested to see the final tally of the scores Monday when USA TODAY publishes them. But NOT looking forward to actually seeing most of the during SB?..

[Caymus]

Seems that so many new one are focused on the X generation, Mellenials, or yuppies as we used to say.



Those are the demographic groups that can still be influenced by commercials. Advertisers are not as interested in older groups.

[Stu from NYC]

Can easily wait till tomorrow

[Babubhat]

Prepare to be bombarded with Crypto commercials

[Stu from NYC]

Prepare to be bombarded with Crypto commercials

If they get to annoying dvr the game come back in say an hour and zap the commercials

[tophcfa]

Not sure what’s worse, commercials about electric vehicles and crypto, or a rapper at halftime. People our age clearly are no longer the target demographic.

[DylanTodd]

If anyone is interested in more information about the Villages crypto currency club reach out to me at dylanwaynetodd@gmail.com

Cheers,

Dylan

[banjobob]

Sadly the ones featured “rap” about killing police, hoes and other unsavory lyrics . Poor choice of entertainers.

[Petersweeney]

Stopped watching football a few years ago, I’d rather clean the garage.

[rsmurano]

They advertisers don’t get it. We are the generation with disposable income, millennials don’t have any money. Surprising amount of them are still living at home, even in their 30’s.

[Dana1963]

They advertisers don’t get it. We are the generation with disposable income, millennials don’t have any money. Surprising amount of them are still living at home, even in their 30’s.
Kick your kids out of the house

[WindyCityzen]

Yes, you’re getting old. And a few other things are pretty clear. Face it, you are no longer what sells.

[MollyJo]

They advertisers don’t get it. We are the generation with disposable income, millennials don’t have any money. Surprising amount of them are still living at home, even in their 30’s.

Love this post 🤣🤣🤣

[JanetMM]

You want bone-crushing plays? You want murder and mayhem? You wants fair ref calling infractions?
To get all this and more (think cute and fluffy)
Watch the PUPPY BOWL!

[Sboyer056]

For the past few years I have really started to notice that commercials no longer made sense, then I realized that I’m a mid 60’s baby boomer and no longer the demographic powerhouse I once was. Commercials today are geared toward mellinials. Good luck understanding them.

[frank1975]

You must know more then most people. Went Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com (http://www.usatoday.com) and found nothing about rating commercials.

[MidWestIA]

Saw Tom Selleck pushing reverse mortgages a couple years ago then I read in AARP some people lost their houses when they couldn't pay their tax not to mention huge cost to get the mortgage. Just a couple weeks ago Tom Selleck pushing reverse mortgages with a emotional some people say this is a ripoff I would never back .... AARP mag last month HIS mortgage company lost a suit saying to over estimated the value of the houses to get people to sign

[CoachKandSportsguy]

no matter how you want to rationalize it, athletes become present day irrelevant after 40, seniors after 70, maybe earlier, overtaken by age and time, and mortgages can bankrupt you accidently. . through no fault of your own, but by being overtaken by events.

[sail33or]

Halftime show is HIP HOP RAP ONLY. That should tell you all you need to know.

[davem4616]

there was a time when watching the SB commercials were as much fun as the game

no longer

[Stu from NYC]

Saw Tom Selleck pushing reverse mortgages a couple years ago then I read in AARP some people lost their houses when they couldn't pay their tax not to mention huge cost to get the mortgage. Just a couple weeks ago Tom Selleck pushing reverse mortgages with a emotional some people say this is a ripoff I would never back .... AARP mag last month HIS mortgage company lost a suit saying to over estimated the value of the houses to get people to sign

Never understood why people would buy something just because some so called celebrity was extolling its virtues.

Whatever happened to cousin Brucie who kept telling us this is the best thing since sliced bread.

[LynneH]

Thanks for the link. I never knew I could share my opinion and rate advertisements.

[airstreamingypsy]

When I saw the halftime show lineup I thought to myself, "Uh oh...... Villagers aren't going to like this." LOL, right again.

[Stu from NYC]

When I saw the halftime show lineup I thought to myself, "Uh oh...... Villagers aren't going to like this." LOL, right again.

Bring back Janet Jackson:pray:

[meme5x]

I haven’t seen the commercials but heard they’re awful. Did see show about the top 10 of years past.. they were great.. to bad they too have changed ☹️

[OhioBuckeye]

I’m surprised you’re more concerned about commercials instead of million dollar football players disrespecting our flag & military by taking a knee during the National Anthem. I would rather watch commercials than watching a cry baby player kneeling. You got every right to your opinion, but so do I. GO BENGALS!

[DotComMom]

admeter.USAToday.com (http://admeter.USAToday.com)



You must know more then most people. Went Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com (http://www.usatoday.com) and found nothing about rating commercials.

[kayak]

Stopped watching football a few years ago, I’d rather clean the garage.

Me too. I stopped watching when they started kneeling for the National Anthem. My garage is really really really clean.

[Geodyssey]

I like the one where the husband is a fool and the wife sets him straight!

And the one where the white guys is a doofus and his person-of-color neighbor shows him how it's done!

[ffresh]

Stopped watching football a few years ago, I’d rather clean the garage.

or sleep :icon_bored:

Fred

[Traveling lady]

Love this post 🤣🤣🤣
They don’t have money but they buy on credit figuring they will get our money

[thelegges]

They don’t have money but they buy on credit figuring they will get our money

So glad our gens went a different route than your description. We bought homes in TV, so our parents could spend their winter’s in Florida, rent free, keeping their nest egg safe.

Our children have purchased 2 coastal vacation home for us and family to use wherever we want, rent free. Our premed granddaughter is saving to buy a vaca home so family can have fun times together. Of course med school was worth every penny for our children. So glad our children don’t come close to what you are experiencing or think others have experienced. So sad to lump so many into a group that you have deemed worthless.

Guess we chose wisely

[Babubhat]

Waiting for the performers to insult each other with resulting chaos.

[petiteone]

Me too. I stopped watching when they started kneeling for the National Anthem. My garage is really really really clean.

Some kneel to "pray" to a mythical spirit in the sky, so why is kneeling during the National Anthem unacceptable?

[DaleDivine]

Stopped watching football a few years ago, I’d rather clean the garage.

Me too, couldn't take no more of the cry baby kneelers.
I'll tape golf and watch that this evening.
:bigbow::bigbow:

[DaleDivine]

Some kneel to "pray" to a mythical spirit in the sky, so why is kneeling during the National Anthem unacceptable?

They're not kneeling to pray. It's all about disrespecting the AMERICAN FLAG.
:ohdear::ohdear::ohdear:

[Taltarzac725]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEdFUCbbePs

I like the other guy in the Walter the cat commercials!

[jimjamuser]

Not sure what’s worse, commercials about electric vehicles and crypto, or a rapper at halftime. People our age clearly are no longer the target demographic.
I would say that electric vehicles are important and are part of the future.

[jimjamuser]

no matter how you want to rationalize it, athletes become present day irrelevant after 40, seniors after 70, maybe earlier, overtaken by age and time, and mortgages can bankrupt you accidently. . through no fault of your own, but by being overtaken by events.
I don't particularly like College coaches making 6 plus million dollars per year. Or the idea that college players should be paid like professionals. Or the Miami Dolphins REALLY being OWNED by some clown, rich, individual jerk. Or Any other city or sport PRETENDING to be a part of that city's heritage when REALLY a single individual or small group owns them and bleeds away PROFITS that should go into the revenue of that particular city. There are also sweetheart deals where some city builds a giant stadium just for one rich jerk owner.
........Money in Sports leads to corruption, excessive gambling, and spectators being turned off. All efforts SHOULD be made to keep sports as PURE as possible. I realize that this is very idealistic, yet we have gone so far away from the basic concept of PURE sports for character building that I doubt that it is possible to return to an uncorrupted era!

[Stu from NYC]

I would say that electric vehicles are important and are part of the future.

Wouldnt it be interesting if fusion is quickly developed and can be used in cars and all this money on electric vehicles was wasted.

[JMintzer]

Wouldnt it be interesting if fusion is quickly developed and can be used in cars and all this money on electric vehicles was wasted.

https://www.filmfreunde.net/wp-content/uploads/fusion03.jpg

[JMintzer]

All efforts SHOULD be made to keep sports as PURE as possible. I realize that this is very idealistic, yet we have gone so far away from the basic concept of PURE sports for character building that I doubt that it is possible to return to an uncorrupted era!

Exactly when did this fantasy take place?

[montagnard1969]

Will someone please explain why it takes 4 hours to watch a 1 hour of game play? I can watch an entire 90-minute Premier League soccer game in 2 hours, including the pre-game discussion.

Everyone makes a big deal about this so-called football game because a few hundred thousand people watch this fiasco. When the world cup comes around, you know how many people watch that series? Two Billion, that’s Billion with a B. And we in the US think a few hundred thousand people watching ridiculous commercials is a big deal. Wake up folks, there are other things other than football, basketball and baseball that have a greater following and more enjoyment with continuous play and ALMOST NO COMMERCIALS. The NFL is both boring and racist. Where is the “diversity” everyone clamors about? No Hispanics, Almost No Whites, No Asians, No Pacific Islanders. Talk about the epitome of hypocrisy, this is it!! NBA too.

[JMintzer]

Watching Gwyneth Paltrow eat (and comment on the taste of) one of her "Goop" candles made me giggle. But you had to know the scent of said candle to get the joke...

[JMintzer]

Will someone please explain why it takes 4 hours to watch a 1 hour of game play? I can watch an entire 90-minute Premier League soccer game in 2 hours, including the pre-game discussion.

Everyone makes a big deal about this so-called football game because a few hundred thousand people watch this fiasco. When the world cup comes around, you know how many people watch that series? Two Billion, that’s Billion with a B. And we in the US think a few hundred thousand people watching ridiculous commercials is a big deal. Wake up folks, there are other things other than football, basketball and baseball that have a greater following and more enjoyment with continuous play and ALMOST NO COMMERCIALS. The NFL is both boring and racist. Where is the “diversity” everyone clamors about? No Hispanics, Almost No Whites, No Asians, No Pacific Islanders. Talk about the epitome of hypocrisy, this is it!! NBA too.

Yes, those "1-Nil" games are riveting...

[Bogie Shooter]

Will someone please explain why it takes 4 hours to watch a 1 hour of game play? I can watch an entire 90-minute Premier League soccer game in 2 hours, including the pre-game discussion.

Everyone makes a big deal about this so-called football game because a few hundred thousand people watch this fiasco. When the world cup comes around, you know how many people watch that series? Two Billion, that’s Billion with a B. And we in the US think a few hundred thousand people watching ridiculous commercials is a big deal. Wake up folks, there are other things other than football, basketball and baseball that have a greater following and more enjoyment with continuous play and ALMOST NO COMMERCIALS. The NFL is both boring and racist. Where is the “diversity” everyone clamors about? No Hispanics, Almost No Whites, No Asians, No Pacific Islanders. Talk about the epitome of hypocrisy, this is it!! NBA too.
On/off switch.

[davem4616]

IMHO, lousy commercials this year....there was a time I looked forward to the commercials as much as I did the game...even when my own team was playing in the big game

[thevillages2013]

Your missing some great football games , the jerks kneeling and otherwise being A-Holes are not shown on camera making them a mute point.

What about Marshall Mathers kneeling down during the halftime show ?

[golfing eagles]

IMHO, lousy commercials this year....there was a time I looked forward to the commercials as much as I did the game...even when my own team was playing in the big game

At least we had the return of the E-trade baby. I would have enjoyed a reprise of "shankapotomus":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Proveone]

For the last several years I have gone to USAtoday.com to access their Ad Meter for the SB commercials. As I just did earlier today. There will be 60+ commercials before, during, post SB. And they have about 40 available to see and rate right now. BTW it's free but you need to sign up which is very easy.

That said the about-40 that I viewed on their site....not impressed at all. They can be rated 1-10. I only rated one a ten, a couple nine, a couple eight. But the vast majority two or one. Many paid big bucks for stars etc etc. Many only mentioned the sponsor at the end. Many tried humor which IMO fell so flat. And it's easy to see that almost all were extremely "racially inclusive" if you know what I mean.

I must really be getting old as I crave for the cute, funny, expressive commercials. You know the Budweiser, solid car ads, funny animals etc. Seems that so many new one are focused on the X generation, Mellenials, or yuppies as we used to say.

I used to look forward to the commercials during SB, they only time in the entire year I watch ads.

Will be interested to see the final tally of the scores Monday when USA TODAY publishes them. But NOT looking forward to actually seeing most of the during SB?..
I liked you bringing this to our attention. What I didn't like, and found inappropriate, was your comment about "racially inclusive". America is continuing to be a "melting pot", just like when your and my ancestors came here, unless you are Native American. If you really want to comment on bad commercials, how about the lame car insurance commercials, which are costing all of us an increase in auto insurance rates. I wish they would end them and lower our premiums.

[clgmann@yahoo.com]

Not sure what’s worse, commercials about electric vehicles and crypto, or a rapper at halftime. People our age clearly are no longer the target demographic.
I must be old. I couldn’t identify with any part of that halftime show. Do those rappers have a special dialect that only rap fans can decipher?

The game was great although I was rooting for the Bengals!

[meme5x]

Commercials the worst of the worst!

[OhioBuckeye]

Personally I thought like a lot of other people, the half time show was worthless except for the younger people. Commercials were about as bad. Game, my Bengals went down too. But a great game to the very end.

[tophcfa]

Appeared as though someone was attempting to jam both an electric car and some crypto whatever it is up our you know what’s?

[jimjamuser]

Appeared as though someone was attempting to jam both an electric car and some crypto whatever it is up our you know what’s?
Electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even bicycles are the way of the NEAR future. (actually, the here and NOW ). I see E-bikes riders pedaling around my neighborhood OFTEN and that is beautiful ! - as in exercise for themselves and minimal cost to the environment. Ford is building a HUGE factory in Tn. to build the NEW ELECTRIC Ford 150 truck. They have 150,000 pre-orders for this E-truck. There is ZERO doubt that the future is an E-future!

[golfing eagles]

Electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even bicycles are the way of the NEAR future. (actually, the here and NOW ). I see E-bikes riders pedaling around my neighborhood OFTEN and that is beautiful ! - as in exercise for themselves and minimal cost to the environment. Ford is building a HUGE factory in Tn. to build the NEW ELECTRIC Ford 150 truck. They have 150,000 pre-orders for this E-truck. There is ZERO doubt that the future is an E-future!

Let's see---burn fossil fuel in your SUV, or burn fossil fuel for electricity to charge your limited to 275 mile per day piece of junk. Hmmm........ Oh, I forgot, you're saving the planet:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[DDToto41]

Those are the demographic groups that can still be influenced by commercials. Advertisers are not as interested in older groups.
Insurance companies, Medical companies and Lawyers are interested in older people. Just watch the commercials on the local TV channels.

FEAR does not stop death. It stops life, and.
WORRYING doesn't take away tomorrow's troubles.
It takes away today's peace. Have FAITH and enjoy life.
People seldom remember the things you do or the things you say,
but they always remember the way You made them FEEL..

[Velvet]

I tried to watch a couple of commercials but when one looked like the fantasy of a schizophrenic science fiction writer, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I used to love the funny animal ads.

[La lamy]

Amazingly uninteresting ads IMO. The one that was slightly good for me was Arnold as Zeus, but I didn't even get which electric vehicle they were advertising!

[jimjamuser]

Exactly when did this fantasy take place?
It DID happen at the original Olympics. And to this day there is a sportsmanly expression known as "the Olympic Spirit"., And I noticed that the LA Rams shook hands and embraced the Bengals players. That could be thought of as an expression of PURE sportsmanship. To this day SOME purity remains in even professional sports. Pro golfers do NOT wrap their putters around their opponents' heads when they lose. Billy Jean King did NOT kick Bobby Riggs in his sensitive parts after she won! So the DEATH of PURE sport spirit has been greatly exaggerated.

[jimjamuser]

I must be old. I couldn’t identify with any part of that halftime show. Do those rappers have a special dialect that only rap fans can decipher?

The game was great although I was rooting for the Bengals!
No problemo. Just click the closed captions for the print version.

[Dana1963]

amazingly uninteresting ads imo. The one that was slightly good for me was arnold as zeus, but i didn't even get which electric vehicle they were advertising!
bmw

[jimjamuser]

Electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even bicycles are the way of the NEAR future. (actually, the here and NOW ). I see E-bikes riders pedaling around my neighborhood OFTEN and that is beautiful ! - as in exercise for themselves and minimal cost to the environment. Ford is building a HUGE factory in Tn. to build the NEW ELECTRIC Ford 150 truck. They have 150,000 pre-orders for this E-truck. There is ZERO doubt that the future is an E-future!
Another advantage of E-vehicles is that they have a SMOOTH engine that lasts much longer than a gasoline engine which has pistons that are constantly reversing direction and putting pressure on the bearings and causing big amounts of heat to be removed by the radiator. Plus ever try to pull start a home gasoline lawnmower - they often don't start. And the gasoline gets on your hands and SMELLS. Not so with an E-lawnmower, which should be required for use in the Villages........maybe in the future? Because we are so progressive.

[JMintzer]

It DID happen at the original Olympics. And to this day there is a sportsmanly expression known as "the Olympic Spirit"., And I noticed that the LA Rams shook hands and embraced the Bengals players. That could be thought of as an expression of PURE sportsmanship. To this day SOME purity remains in even professional sports. Pro golfers do NOT wrap their putters around their opponents' heads when they lose. Billy Jean King did NOT kick Bobby Riggs in his sensitive parts after she won! So the DEATH of PURE sport spirit has been greatly exaggerated.

https://reactiongifs.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ice_cube_wtf.gif

[thevillages2013]

It DID happen at the original Olympics. And to this day there is a sportsmanly expression known as "the Olympic Spirit"., And I noticed that the LA Rams shook hands and embraced the Bengals players. That could be thought of as an expression of PURE sportsmanship. To this day SOME purity remains in even professional sports. Pro golfers do NOT wrap their putters around their opponents' heads when they lose. Billy Jean King did NOT kick Bobby Riggs in his sensitive parts after she won! So the DEATH of PURE sport spirit has been greatly exaggerated.
The meds were working but now not so much. JMintzer you got me?

[JMintzer]

The meds were working but now not so much. JMintzer you got me?

No comment... I don't want another time out...

[Dana1963]

For the last several years I have gone to USAtoday.com to access their Ad Meter for the SB commercials. As I just did earlier today. There will be 60+ commercials before, during, post SB. And they have about 40 available to see and rate right now. BTW it's free but you need to sign up which is very easy.

That said the about-40 that I viewed on their site....not impressed at all. They can be rated 1-10. I only rated one a ten, a couple nine, a couple eight. But the vast majority two or one. Many paid big bucks for stars etc etc. Many only mentioned the sponsor at the end. Many tried humor which IMO fell so flat. And it's easy to see that almost all were extremely "racially inclusive" if you know what I mean.

I must really be getting old as I crave for the cute, funny, expressive commercials. You know the Budweiser, solid car ads, funny animals etc. Seems that so many new one are focused on the X generation, Mellenials, or yuppies as we used to say.

I used to look forward to the commercials during SB, they only time in the entire year I watch ads.

Will be interested to see the final tally of the scores Monday when USA TODAY publishes them. But NOT looking forward to actually seeing most of the during SB?..
I enjoyed the Larry David commercial it was for crypto but the message i’llcall it the history of the world of naysayer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut3m9OK1c7Y

[thevillages2013]

No comment... I don't want another time out...

:coolsmiley:

[Stu from NYC]

Bring back the beer football game

[Taltarzac725]

I enjoyed the Larry David commercial it was for crypto but the message i’llcall it the history of the world of naysayer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut3m9OK1c7Y

That one was very funny.