A few years ago, we would have told you that DVR ratings are almost completely useless when determining whether or not a show should be brought back for another season. Now, the game has changed. More and more people are checking out recordings of various shows, mostly because they also have more and more stuff […]
It would not be the Super Bowl without there being some controversy regarding at least one of the advertisements, and today, much of that speculation is being thrown in the direction of Nationwide Insurance. The first ad that the company aired featured Mindy Kaling feeling invisible, at least until she finally found an insurance provider […]
In capping off our Super Bowl commercials series today, we are writing about a silly commercial for Mercedes-Benz that we’re still somewhat confused about. In two ways, this was the best ad by a mile of the night. After all, you had cute animated characters, and you also had Jon Hamm serving as the narrator. […]
Let’s start this article off with some not-so-great news for fans of the series “The Fall“: There is still no word on the series’ future. Also, there is no word on whether or not Jamie Dornan would be a part of it. It is interesting in a way that “Fifty Shades of Grey” could have […]
Anytime that you are selling some sort of game these days on a commercial, we really think you need someone who can appeal to the gaming community in an awesome way. For example, someone that many people probably want to be in real life. Therefore, we have to say that Clash of Clans may have […]
There is no greater gig for a pop star than the Super Bowl Halftime Show. You are getting the chance to perform for more than a hundred million people, and there are some serious nerves that have to be involved there. So how did Katy Perry do as the lead performer this year? We’re sure […]
Most of the Super Bowl commercials that we see on TV tend to be of the silly variety, and feature everything from mascots to celebrities in order to sell you their products. However, the No More Campaign chose to air a public service announcement to speak out about domestic violence right after halftime, and there could not […]
As we’ve said a few times during Super Bowl Sunday, we tend to gravitate towards any ad that shows celebrities doing something unusual that we would never expect to see from them. With this in mind, why don’t we talk for a minute or two about Jeff Bridges meditating? This was an ad for website-builder […]
Just when we going to give Esurance a whole lot of flak over their choice to include Lindsay Lohan in a Super Bowl commercial, they have to pull at our “Breaking Bad” heartstrings, don’t they? For the second ad during the big game from the company, we got an appearance from none other than Walter […]
You have known for a while that this Esurance Super Bowl commercial starring Lindsay Lohan was coming. After all, it has been advertised early and often. Lohan is a veteran of ads at this point, and she recognizes the value in them at this point in her career. Everyone knows who she is, and she has […]
