4
Feb
2011
VIDEO: What would the Super Bowl look like if directed by your favorite filmmakers?
This clip comes to us from Slate.com, and is a brilliant take on what the Super Bowl broadcast might look like if it the world’s most renowned filmmakers were in the director’s chair. From Quentin Tarantino to Wes Anderson and Jon-Luc Godard, we get a taste of the game through their eyes:
I’m somewhat partial to the David Lynch version, myself.
2
Feb
2010
It’s Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawny Polamalu saw his sha … GAAAHHH! KILL IT! KILL IT!!! (video)
This is apparently an ad which is set to air during the Super Bowl on Sunday, promoting TruTV’s new series, NFL Full Contact. And while the idea of “six more weeks of football” seems like a fantastic idea on the surface, I gotta say, this image of a freaky miniature Troy Polamalu scares the ever-loving crap out of me. Watch at your own risk:
And with that, Polamalu has officially become my least favorite NFL pitch man of all time. Between this and those awful Head & Shoulders commercials, I’d be cool with never seeing ol’ Troy in an advertisement ever again.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to undergo some hypnotherapy to try and drive that image out of my brain forever.
