Superbowl [commercials and everything but football]

Yes, I watch the Superbowl. It's really the one sports event that I actually watch. And even though I don't have any attachment to either team, I had to pick one. So I decided to go with the Green Bay Packers. And my instincts aren't wrong. <3

And yes, even though I am a female, I do know the basics of football. I can follow the game with ease. I just have no interest in watching after years of watching high school and college football [my own school teams who were perpetual losers].

Opening singers
Loved Lea Michele. She did a great job, as I expected she would do. She's a live performer through and through. She knows what she is doing.

Christina Aguilera... I was so distracted by her cringe-worthy version of the national anthem that I didn't realize she flubbed the words. I didn't find out till it was posted on Twitter via Perez Hilton and Michael Ausiello. Personally, I despise when people add a bunch of blah to the national anthem, which is what she did. When you do that, you turn it into something else [And 99% of the time, it's bad]. For future note, I also don't like the Whitney Houston version of the national anthem.

Half time show
Liked it but not in love with it. I could have done without Fergie's "Sweet Child o' Mine" and Usher could have actually done some singing.

Fergie basically butchered "Sweet Child o' Mine," which is sad when I think she could have done it fairly well. What the hell was with the voice? She was singing with some sort of weird accent or something. It just did not sound natural with her and even if you hadn't heard her before, you'd know something was off. She wasn't being herself with the performance.

Normally, I love Usher. I like his songs, they're catchy and get stuck in your head [in a good way]... But he really just was not needed. It was like he was there for star power alone because he sure as hell did not sing. And I get it, he's dancing a storm up and stuff... But I'd prefer they have his full vocals pre-recorded than what happened on that stage. He was just... There to look pretty, no?

And I'm seeing that a lot of people were not happy with the Black Eyed Peas' performance but I thought it was pretty good for them. Honestly, I don't expect miracles and did not expect to have great vocals from them. People should know to not to focus on that with them. The Black Eyed Peas is a whole package. The singing, the dancing, the outfits. You need to take it all into account.

Loved the outfits for sure. Such a cool super futuristic feeling to them. And I liked the whole glowing theme. It was very them. The overall theme was great and kept me entertained .

Commercials [which really means the ones I actually paid attention to]


The Force [VW]: This is currently my new favorite commercial ever. Not just this year. Not just for a superbowl ad... Best commercial EVER! It did everything a commercial is suppose to do. It was funny while making sure you knew who this commercial was for. To compare, I think of the Snicker's commercial last year with Betty White. It was a great commercial, funny with a message... A message that got lost. It took me forever to even think about what product was being sold in the commercial!

Alauntra: Got a headache from the commercial. Made me dizzy and a little nauseated.

Chrysler: I actually kind of like the one with Eminem in it... As weird as that seems to me. It's kind of touching, even if it takes forever to really find out which car company is doing the advertising.

Movies I'm excited for: Captain America

Movies I could care less about: Thor, PotC 4, Ringo

Movies I will be looking up on Wikipedia later: Super 8, Limitless

NFL: I liked the little reel of different shows. Definitely liked the Happy Days scenes. Kudos NFL.

Mercedes Benz: I just thought "Hm, I can't remember if Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been in a commercial before but I don't think he has... Which is weird cause he's kind of a sellout..."

House: The one with the churro kid... Epic. Love Hugh Laurie [even if I forget he's British all the time].

Camero: Amusing. Love the commentary by the guys who are making up the story. Twist ending.

Sketchers: Eh... I don't know if it's cause it's Kim Kardashian but something was just off. Kind of had an amateur quality to the directing maybe.


Final Note

Just a final note, I'm super excited for Glee after the Superbowl tonight. Even though I'm incredibly pissed at iTunes for taking down the Thriller/Heads Will Roll mash up for a few days [before I was going to buy it]... And I may not buy it from them just to make a point. Either way, I'm psyched for this because... Well,  I want to see the entirety of the Thriller/Heads Will Roll scene. Honestly, I could not have thought of a better mash up than this one. It's like... Ultimate and sounds great from the bits I've heard.