Call this one the Super Bowl of sleaze(Even liberal TV critics disgusted)

MSNBC ^ | 2/2/04 | Tom Shales

[newgeezer]

It happened. It's being written and talked about everywhere today. It overshadows the close, down-to-the-wire game (which everyone knows is a historical rarity in the Super Bowl).

Next year's halftime promises to be the most-watched in many, many years. Prices for halftime ad slots will be adjusted upward accordingly.

Mission accomplished.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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FCC to investigate this BIG TIME..!!

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[Finalapproach29er]

LMAO

[zarf]

Nonsense! This outrage is all so bogus.

America is populated by a bunch of Decadent Puritans.

When we are confronted by lyrics that refer to explicitly to bodily fluids on MTV, we get shouts of "first amendment" freedom. Now, a breast is exposed and the same ninny's are up in arms.

America is one screwed up, sexually confused country.

[wtc911]

One imagines waiting until three hours, fifty nine minutes have passed then dialing 911...but how do you describe the emergency?

[commish]

I noticed one of the ads stated something to the effect that "erections that last over four hours require immediate medical attention"...

You forgot the most important part of the statement "erections that last over 4 hours, WHILE EXTREMELY RARE, require immediate medical attention."

I do have to admit I busted a gut on that one. That was the best medical disclosure since the medicine that had the side effect of "Extreme intestinal distress with painful uncontrollable explosive diarrhea" oh boy, give me 2 prescriptions of that.

[ffusco]

Could prolong marriage! ROTFLMAO

[Howlin]

What?

[JustPlainJoe]

The only thing missing was Bill Clinton up there spouting off, trying to be funny!

[sarasota]

I think that, on some level, the media folks think this stuff is cool. I wonder just how much of the "outrage" is genuine.

[tbpiper]

"erections that last over four hours require immediate medical attention"...

How would you like to take that problem to the local emergency room?

[N. Theknow]

I couldn't help myself last night during the IBM commercial with Muhammad Ali.

I started laughing and no one could figure what I was laughing at until I explained with Ali's affliction his advice to someone to "shake up the world" was funnier than the other commercials.

[kms61]

I disagree. The NFL is the Mother of All Control Freak organizations. To think that they didn't know what was going on from the beginning strains credulity, IMHO.

[LisaMalia]

I noticed one of the ads stated something to the effect that "erections that last over four hours require immediate medical attention"...

LOL...was that one of the ones Ditka was in? How does this guy face his buddys after doing those commercials? I'll be he gets razzed out of the clubhouse. Oh well, I'm sure he's laughing all the way to the bank.

Again, I was thinking of the kids watching, and how their parents explained this crap to them if they asked..."Daddy/Mommy, what's an erectile dysfunction". Unbelievable. Maybe they need to start rating these commercials.

[Hessian]

The NFL should not be blamed for this

Perhaps it is time for the NFL to pre-approve all spots running in their programming.

The Oscars do it.

[kms61]

I disagree. The NFL is the Mother of All Control Freak organizations. To think that they didn't know what was going on from the beginning strains credulity, IMHO.

[CougarGA7]

My question is, what are you going to do with it for the next 3 hours and 50 minutes. You sure aren't going to go run errands.

[newgeezer]

Wanna improve the Super Bowl? Here's an original though -- make the football fan your target audience, not some jackass with an IQ of 70 on a good day and an IQ of 80 after he's got several hours worth of alcohol in him.

Nope. That won't work. Much like the Republican Party can afford to take the conservative vote for granted -- where else do we have to go, really? -- the NFL and television network can always count on football fans to watch the Super Bowl.

In both cases, the key is to capture that "jackass" you mentioned. And, don't forget his wife. For many years, I've suspected the halftime show is meant for her.

That's the reason the Super Bowl is the way it is. Otherwise, instead of $2M for 30 seconds of ad time, the network might only be able to charge something like $1.9M. ;O)

[Moose4]

"erections that last over four hours require immediate medical attention"...

...for which partner?

}:-)4

(btw, I didn't think the Van Helsing promo was all that bad)

[VMI70]

I would be reluctant to razz Mike Ditka anywhere, anytime.