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February 01, 2004
Superbowl Thoughts
It was definitely the most exciting Superbowl I've seen in recent years and I'm thrilled by Panthers' performance, though somewhat chagrined that the Patriots pulled it out in the end. I was really rooting for the Panthers to take the trophy. They made some great plays to keep themselves in contention. They played with a lot of spirit and it was great to see Jake Delhomme get into his groove with the offence after a miserable start. I can't help but think that they mismanaged the clock on that final drive, though. They left too much time for the Patriots to do something and they were burned for it.
Surprisingly, I enjoyed the game more than the commercials, which is a bit of a turnaround. To be honest, with the exception of a few ads here and there, I found this year's crop rather unimpressive. I enjoyed the donkey with aspirations of Clydesdalehood and the football players singing "Tomorrow," but there were few others that really stuck in my mind. Former favourite Monster.com came up with some really forgettable ads.
And now for the controversy:
For those of you that didn't switch channels to see something else or just walk away during the half time show, you would have been "treated" to an appropriately Attention Deficit Disorderly presentation of music and dance that culminated in Justin Timberlake tearing off part of Janet Jackson's costume as he sang "I'll get you naked by the end of this song."
It was certainly a surprise to me, when it happened, even if she appeared to be wearing a silver pasty. Actually, it wasn't a silver pasty, it was a metal sun nipple medallion (NOT WORK SAFE). CBS, MTV, and the NFL immediately disavowed any knowledge of the unplanned and unrehearsed event. Matt Drudge seems to have a different spin on it, indicating that top CBS executives knew full well it was going to happen.
Nevertheless, Timberlake and Jackson have apologised for the event, though I don't think they're really sorry.
Just like I'm not all that sorry that I'm linking to Janet's naked boob (NOT WORK SAFE) in this post. Twice.
Posted by KinCross at February 1, 2004 10:30 PM