Is it just me, or have the Superbowl commercials been abnormally bad?

[LSdemocrat]

[havocmom]

1. Things just aren't very funny in America anymore

It's not just you. Havocdad said the same thing.

[realisticphish]

2. there were some ok ones pregame

but overall, it doesnt even come close to comparing

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[AmandaRuth]

3. Agreed. No real good ones this year.

Nothing to compare to cat herding. ;)

[makhno]

4. Yes, the game, the show, the ads all suck

A national culture of mediocrity. A couple of funny Ameriquest ads, but the rest is dull, just like the stuff they're advertising - crappy beer, crappy food, 36-hour erectile dysfunction aids.

No hope.

[sonicx]

5. almost as much as the game

[FloridaPat]

6. I don't ever remember seeing repeats on the SB ads. That stupid

frozen driver has been on 3 times so far. Now theres an expensive stiff.

[billbuckhead]

9. These ads are cheap for Ford whose sales were off 12% last month

and desperately needs floor traffic in it's dealerships to look at their billions of dollars worth of new models like the 500, the Freestyle, the F350 and the hardtop Mustang. The Mustang convertible won't even be available for half a year but they know people will be coming in tomorrow to look for it or ask about it. maybe they'll buy another model while they're in the showroom.

[babylonsister]

7. Way too generic for the most part.

But we've been warned. We knew, after last year, that things HAD BETTER SETTLE DOWN! sigh... I miss the good old days.

[MrScorpio]

8. The only ones I liked were the Bud Light ones

Although that WAR OF THE WORLDS tease looked interesting

[givemebackmycountry]

10. The FORD frozen guy ads....

On Friday I heard that the rates were...are you ready?

80 thousand dollars per second. Two million for a 30 second spot.

[Kire]

11. Super Bowl Ads Test Limits of Credulity

Super Bowl Ads Test Limits of Credulity
35 minutes ago

By SETH SUTEL, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK - There were plenty of tried-and-true techniques used in this year's Super Bowl ads — talking animals, Clydesdale horses, celebrity cameos. But then came Gladys Knight as a rugby player, an airborne '72 Impala and a "Mama's Boy" action figure who was somehow plugging anti-perspirant.

If last year's flatulent horses and crotch-biting dogs tested the limits of good taste, a number of this year's crop tested the limits of credulity.

Granted, this is where the advertising industry makes big plays, and takes big chances. Advertisers expect to get a bang for each one of the 2.4 million bucks that they splash out for a 30-second spot, the most expensive TV ad time by far. But with an audience of nearly 90 million, plenty of companies think it's worth it.

This year, a number of newcomers took out their first-ever Super Bowl ads, including Volvo, with a clever spot featuring Richard Branson going up into space in a rocket. A sticker on the side of the rocket boasts that his other vehicle is a Volvo. This ad even comes with its own promotion, giving viewers a chance to sign up to win a trip into space on commercial space flights Branson is planning.

More: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=494&ncid=762&e=2&u=/ap/20050207/ap_en_tv/super_bowl_ads

[Bluebear]

12. The holy rollers ended ths Super Bowl commercial tradition

Everything has to be tepid and safe now or else they'll organize some drive to fine the networks and advertisers.

[GCP]

13. I'm a sucker for animals

So I loved the one with the animals who wanted to be Clydesdales - with little fringes around their feet!