Just how long is a moment, anyway?
At one point, the Fox Super Bowl pre-game show said we were "a few moments from kick-off." We were 45 minutes away.
I'm not complaining overall, of course. Anything that concludes with the Packers winning the Super Bowl is good.
I had a bunch of comments in the previous blog. A few more:
1) Overall, Fox did a good job. In particular, Troy Aikman is a first-rate analyst.
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OK, this isn't really sponsored. That's just my reaction to seeing all those Fox notes claiming that it was the Ritz Crackers Super Bowl pre-game show. (Hey, if Ritz really gave us the show, why are all those other commercials there?) Ironically, I do have some Ritz at home; in protest, I quickly put them away and brought out some store-brand crackers.
Here are a few of my other comments. (I'll add more; also, please read the personal memory in the previous blog.):
As I watch the Super Bowl preview -- approximately 47 hours, stuffed with enough plugs to jolt even Regis Philbin or Ed McMahon -- I wanted to throw in a personal memory.
Yes, I'll throw in some new comments after the Super Bowl and "Glee." First, however, here's a commentary I sent to papers:
OK, it was mostly a super night for TV viewers. Here are a few of my views of the Super Bowl telecast; please add yours:
1) The top-notch pre-game music offered opposites. First, Queen Latifah had the spledid backing of a children's choir; then Carrie Underwood worked alone, for a strong version of the National Anthem.
2) Carrie, incidentally, looked rather terrific in white. That would have been Elvis' favorite outfit, once he lost 100 pounds or so.
My Super Bowl view: It was definitely the best one ever.
It was tough, taut, muscular, kinetic. It was filled with action, excitement and stardom.
Also, the game was OK.
What I'm talking about, of course, is the Bruce Springsteen halftime show. In Super Bowl halftime standards, it was twice as good as the Rolling Stones, three times as good as Paul McCartney. Even if Janet Jackson's exposure had been doubled, Springsteen's show would have been better. Maybe.
