Month: February 2011

OK, maybe concerned that you might be caught in the celebration. Green Bay wins the big one. OK, maybe just a little angsty. If you’re a Bayou Verde fan, you should be very, very worried right about now. “Desert and Mirrors and Teacher” – Camaro: Love the car more than the ad. Ant Rating: “I… Continue reading Super Bowl: Fourth Quarter

So much for a quick-moving quarter. *yawn* Oh, the most exciting play in professional football: a challenge from the sideline! The best thing about the third quarter is that it’s passed quickly. “Eminem in Detroit” – Chrysler: Inspiring? Uh, how ’bout insipid? Inscrutable? Ant Rating: “Funky Bistro with Adrian what’s-his-face” – Stella Artois: Singing to… Continue reading Super Bowl: Third Quarter

See you after the big halftime show, featuring the English Peas, or some other vegetable. Your dedicated correspondent just had a boiled shrimp snack and it was awful. That is all. And the Pottsville Feelers draw within a hat-trick. Could be a game after all. Big Ben done got his bell rung. Green Bay loses… Continue reading Super Bowl: Second Quarter

“Eminem” – Lipton Tea: Uh, OK… Ant Rating: Cowboys and Aliens? Count me in! “Everybody wants one” – Kia Optima:  Just for the special FX Ant Rating: “Cool guys befriend dork” – Pepsi Max: Shot to the crotch. Very original, Pepsi. Go sit over there by Bud Light and consider your sins. Ant Rating: “Resurrected… Continue reading Super Bowl: First Quarter

Has Christina ever sung this song before? That was, well, pretty bad, overall. I guess there’s nothing wrong with it, but those guys do realize that they don’t have to put their caps over their hearts when they sing “America the Beautiful,” don’t they? Big roar from the crowd when George and Laura appeared on… Continue reading Super Bowl Live-Blogging: The Pre-Game Show

At the risk of sounding like I know what I’m doing, I need to lay out a few ground rules so you’ll be able to recognize when things inevitably start to go south and we descend into uncontrolled chaos. First, it’s important to be able to quickly recognize the team I’m writing about. There’s nothing… Continue reading Super Bowl Live-Blogging: The Ground Rules

We’re about ninety minutes away from kick-off, which gives me plenty of time to do the usual in-depth preparation that I’m known for. That’s why I’m watching something on The Food Channel, working up an appetite for Super Bowl snax. I don’t think The Food Channel will be showing any of the Super Bowl ads,… Continue reading Super Bowl Ads: Pre-Game Predictions