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Was that this past weekend? I normally don't bother with the event, so I usually miss the show as well.
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Was that this past weekend? I normally don't bother with the event, so I usually miss the show as well.
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Two Latinas performed in the Halftime Show, so that was a big deal for Latinos and stupid white people. If U2 performed, not much talk. But yeah, the ads... its a thing.
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It's not just American sports but professional sports in general. Professional sports is very much part of the entertainment industry. The Super Bowl manages to draw an audience from all over the world for various reasons. And it depends where your priorities lie as to what aspect of the spectacle you like to watch and discuss. Even if you have zero interest in football, there is still entertainment to be had from the Super Bowl, or not. You could always watch a rerun of Cheers or whatever takes your fancy.
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The Super Bowl is on a stage of its own, though, for having non-sports related aspects (half-time show and ads) being held in similar regard.
The Champions League final rarely has people discussing the the musical performances (before the game) or the half-time show (is there even one?). The Indy 500 has its traditions and the Race and little else is ever spoken about the greatest racing event in the world other than the race itself. Wrestlemania even has less pageantry than the Super Bowl.
Horatio Parker
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Yes. I havent followed sports since I was 12, but a SB party is still fun. Watching with knowledgeable people is interesting, even if I don't care who wins.
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It's one game per year that's become a chance to party, bet a few bucks in an office pool, and root against the Patriots, even for people who don't usually watch, don't understand, or even don't like football. So companies roll out their most creative ads for the massive TV audience, and pay $5.6 million for 30 seconds of airtime. And yes, the halftime show always gets as much (or more) debate as nearly everything that happens in the game.
It's like Thanksgiving: most people aren't giving thanks; they're gorging themselves ... and then watching football.
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The Champions League finals usually have a lead in act. It was the Imagine Dragons in 2019. The Proclaimers in Glasgow 2002. A band I have seen many times. So they are getting there. Maybe soccer doesn't lend itself for an extended half time show.
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It's smart marketing. Lot's of people who don't care about football still watch due to interest in the halftime show and ads. The ads cost serious $, so they spend lots on big stars and high production value. Also, those things get more discussion afterwards b/c they are more novel. The game itself usually turns out close to as expected.
The Champions League Final only draws about twice as many viewers worldwide as the SuperBowl. As say "only" b/c 95% of the worlds population live in countries were American football is not even played. So that shows how effective NFL marketing is. Every year the Superbowl gets twice the US viewers as any other show on TV (and the shows in the top 10 are almost all NFL playoff games, except for the annual Presidential address and the Oscars).
You can almost see the ankle of one of them. We need to stone these whores.
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No problem with it. I usually don't watch the halftime show for the Super Bowl, but I did see some of this and didn't see anything to be offended by. I'm not really a fan of half-time shows in general.
I enjoyed the game, and was glad to see the Chiefs win one for Andy Reid, and the Hunt family. Lamar Hunt, founder of the KC Chiefs, and major figure in founding the AFL, is also the man who coined the name Super Bowl.
I enjoyed the game, and was glad to see the Chiefs win one for Andy Reid, and the Hunt family. Lamar Hunt, founder of the KC Chiefs, and major figure in founding the AFL, is also the man who coined the name Super Bowl.
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CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST TO SUE NFL OVER SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW, SAYS 'PORNOGRAPHY WAS PUMPED INTO THE HOMES OF GOD-FEARING PEOPLE'
Sounds like SNL's Church Lady. Mercy, the last thing the world wants is sexual excitement in a twelve year old.
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If I remember back that far, all I needed was a stiff breeze to get me sexually excited.
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Derec
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Same could be said for Formula 1 grid girls or hat female model in the banned Protein World tube ad. What's the difference?
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Now now ZiprHead, that's objectifying women and completely unlike the halftime show. Because reasons.
Derec
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I see it a bit differently. As you say, American
And that's just the Premier League.
So in light of all the football one can be watching all the time, Champions League getting this viewership is actually quite impressive. And that without even having people watching for the ads.
Oh it is incredibly effective. I am not denying that. It's just that comparison with CL does not really hold water.
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That heavily tattooed guy from the meme (he is in Maroon 5 I believe?) is very scantily dressed and nobody cares. It's a double standard. Like how islamofeminist mayor of London only banned the Protein World ads with female model in a bikini, and not the one with the bare-chested male model.
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We do?
How so?
So what? Is it automatically wrong to be a supporting act? Feminism is weird ...