Today is, of course, Superbowl Sunday. And as the dish seems to be working (for once), I’ll probably watch just for the commercials.
I must admit I’ve never really understood football. To me it’s a bunch of oversized guys jumping on top of each other, but with a lot more commercialization than, say, Sumo wrestling. Oh, I know there’s more to it than that, and I have no doubt that true sports fans would have a lot to explain to me about the intricacies of the game . . . but for now I’ll stick to watching the commercials cause that’s what interests me.
You’ve never understood football? Let me explain. 11 players on each team, two goals at opposite ends of the pitch and you have to kick or head the football past the opposition goalkeeper to score a goal. Games take place over 90 minutes with two 45 minute halves. The team with the most goals wins. That is what football is about.
:p
I don’t see the probby with Montrealers watching the Superbowl using an old-fashoned antenna (if you want to see the American commercials), since it was on ABC. You don’t need a fancy, illegal (according to the CRTC, even if you pay the same monthly fees as law-abiding Americans) subscription to an American satellite service… for Montrealers who haven’t used a TV antenna for decades, WVNY-22 is almost as clear as CFCF-12. Granted, we have a big-ass outdoor antenna at my parents’ home in Pincourt, but I can also watch WVNY-22 almost clear as a bell using just the little antenna on my 3-inch Casio on the bus or commuter train. In any event, the best American commercials from the Superbowl can be seen (some free, some not) at http://www.ifilm.com, though I didn’t think any of this year’s commercials were as clever as the Seinfeld/Superman American Express commercials a few years back… though the FedEx spoof of Tom Hanks Castaway (where the unopened box had a satellite phone, GPS positioning device, fishing hook, flares, etc…) came within striking distance.