Super Bowl LII - Patriots vs. Eagles, the Commercials, and Justin Timberlake!

[ilovepaydays]

Kickoff is in about 20 minutes - thought I would start a thread in case other FSUers want to watch and discuss!

BTW - Adweek has tweeted out these bingo cards about the commercials!

 

[ilovepaydays]

J.J. Watt (Houston Texans) was awarded the Walter Peyton NFL Man of the Year. Well deserved!

 

[SHARPIE]

Um, stay classy Pink!

 

[BaileyCatts]

So in other countries, when they sing the National Anthem before major events, do the singers just sing their countries Anthem any ol' way they want to regardless of the way the song was actually written, like they do in 'Merica? That annoys me when people do that. Sing it the way its written.

 

[once_upon]

I liked the Toyota ad honoring Para Olympics athletes

 

[ilovepaydays]

The Eagles blew an opportunity for a touchdown on the first drive. At least they got a field goal.

Nice Toyota ad about the Paralympic skiier.

The movie ads so far have been .

 

[oleada]

We are flipping between the puppy bowl and the real bowl. I hope the Patriots lose, but my husband is a Masshole, so, we are a house divided. Not that either of us particularly care.

 

[Lara]

Not super-invested but as a former Philadelphian, I still hope the Eagles win. Touchdown!!!

We finally get the American ads in Canada but it's hard to remember not to tune them out lol.

 

[ilovepaydays]

The Patriots' offensive line is just insanely good. I see that Gronk is playing - I was worried about that concussion after that NASTY hit in the AFC Championships two weeks ago.

That Turkish Airlines ad with Dr. Oz was just long winded and a tad . Adweek agrees - their real time Super Bowl analysis on Twitter is typically pretty epic.

 

[Lara]

Wendy's going after McDonald's just emphasizes their dominance...

 

[ilovepaydays]

So, I take it that these Super Bowl commercials are going to take a Middle Ages theme. Gotcha!

Wendy's trying to throw shade at McDonald's.......

I have serious doubts of how good these NBC Olympic promos actually are.

 

[HeatherC]

I cannot wait to see Rise next month on NBC. That show looks really good!

I also liked the Toyota commercial with the Paralympian in it.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Dodge RAM commercial legal: "Never ride in the bed of a truck unless you are an authentic Viking."

Is there a law that Morgan Freeman be in a Super Bowl commercial every year? I thought it was a Sprite ad until the very end......but the lemons and limes were about Mountain Dew?

That Patriots' field goal attempt was just fugly. The holder's mistake was unacceptable.

And what was the deal with THIS STRADDLE JUMP? You are supposed to RUN with the football!

 

[CassAgain]

Loved the Bowie Let's Dance Olympic figure skating ad.

 

[BaileyCatts]

What is the music in this commercial on just now? Its "the road" or something in the commercial? Gotta be skating music but I can't place the name?

ETA: . never mind. Shib Sibs Evolution Free Program!

 

[A.H.Black]

How many times will we see Nathan Chen? I'm counting - sort of. No, I am not drinking.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Rant time: I understand that the nature of football is such that you can't ever make it 100% safe, but hits like this really need to be addressed by the NFL.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Ugh. These Febreeze "stinky bathrooms" commercials are just terrible.

Chris Pratt was better in the Michelob ad than how he looked in the Jurassic World movie promo.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Wait. That's Keanu Reeves on standing on top of that motorcycle in the Squarespace ad?

Nick Foles is looking pretty calm and cool so far. The Eagles might actually pull this off.

 

[HeatherC]

Haha, there have been so many missed kicks tonight that you'd think they were playing outside instead of in a dome, LMAO

 

[ilovepaydays]

WHOA! That's the second extra point missed - one each for both teams?!

That Dodge RAM commercial with the MLK Jr. speech is getting some major reactions on Twitter.

 

[ilovepaydays]

So.....I take it from Twitter that following this Super Bowl, "This Is Us" is supposed to be some EPIC episode.......

Halftime!

 

[Lara]

So.....I take it from Twitter that following this Super Bowl, "This Is Us" is supposed to be some EPIC episode.......

As someone who hasn't watched the show but would like to eventually, I think I'd better stay off social media or hope everyone uses a hashtag I can mute.

Keep it together in the second half Eagles!

 

[HeatherC]

Oh yes, tonight's episode of This Is Us is supposed to answer a TON of questions for fans tonight so if you don't watch but plan to someday, you will need to mute any hashtag related to the show and stay away from social media for a while, LOL

JUSTIN!!!!

 

[aftershocks]

How many times will we see Nathan Chen? I'm counting - sort of. No, I am not drinking.

I haven't been watching closely. They already showed the Nathan ad? I thought they'd wait till the second half, as that ad is a 'Bad Mother...'

I don't follow football, but Go Eagles! Underdogs I like to root for, plus Patriots have won enough.

 

[Debbie S]

This is reminding me of that season when B/A and a zillion others skated to Sexyback for their ex, lol.

 

[aftershocks]

Kickoff is in about 20 minutes - thought I would start a thread in case other FSUers want to watch and discuss!

BTW - Adweek has tweeted out these bingo cards about the commercials!

"Brand isn't revealed till final seconds" is Nathan's ad, right?

 

[Vash01]

Great first half! I am not emotionally involved with either team, so I am just enjoying the game.

 

[HeatherC]

This is reminding me of that season when B/A and a zillion others skated to Sexyback for their ex, lol.

OMG, I had the exact same though!! I'm glad that part didn't last too long because I was having painful flashbacks, LOL

 

[ilovepaydays]

This halftime show was.....just......I don't know. It was like watching a skater/team compete a program with 394,437,549 music cuts and types of choreography and you end up applauding it just because they finally skate it clean.

The "The Voice" promo was just awful. Especially if they are going to bring in Kelly Clarkson.

The "Jack Ryan" promo for Amazon was just BLAH.