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Super Bowl

Pretty Pretty Princess

The Super Bowl Ad We Forgot: the One With a Warrior Princess

by Susana Polo | 5:43 pm, February 4th, 2013

In my rush to remember all the Super Bowl ads from last night that were worth remembering, I forgot this Toyota commercial. It’s got a pretty familiar plot of a genie whose wishes always have a bit of an ironic twist to them. Sort of a monkey’s paw kind of thing. Except there’s one particular wish in here that gets an “ironic” twist that we have entirely non-ironic positive feelings for. See if you can figure out which one it is.

(via Think Progress)

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Awwwwww

Monday Cute: Marta Makes Puppy Bowl MVP

by Susana Polo | 12:07 pm, February 4th, 2013

We were so struck by the idea of Baynonce this morning that we just didn’t have time for a Monday Cute. Fortunately for us, Animal Planet has just announced their Puppy Bowl MVP, a little pup named Marta who stood up to a lot of canines twice her size. Yup. Everybody go home.

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Fact From the Vapor of Nuance

No, You Were Not the Only Person Who Thought of Bane When the Lights Went Out During the Superbowl

by Susana Polo | 9:32 am, February 4th, 2013

Shortly after Beyonce’s rocking Halftime show/impromptu Destiny’s Child reunion last night, and less than two minutes into the second half of the forty-seventh Super Bowl, half of New Orleans’ Superdome went black (or at the very least, quite dark) from a power outage that lasted more than half an hour. And many a nerd across America stood up from their couches, smirked, and said “This is where Bane walks out, right?”

Hey, we watch the Super Bowl too, you know. At the very least to see the movie trailers, eat food, or because we learned to love the game in marching band.

So just in case you are one of those nerds and thought that you might possibly be alone in making that connection, I’ve gathered together some evidence to the contrary. Because maybe it wasn’t Bane who shut down the Superdome. Maybe it was… Baynonce.

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Great Moments in Advertising

The Idea of Naked M&Ms Is a Little Weird, But It’s Not Really Nudity [Video]

by Jamie Frevele | 3:29 pm, February 6th, 2012

So, this was one of those “famous” fancy Super Bowl commercials (some of us actually, I don’t know, watch it for the game, but okay) featuring the new female M&M. She is the brown-shelled one, and when some giggling, childish dudes see her at a nightclub (a place where M&Ms go), they think she’s naked, with her naughty, chocolaty “skin” exposed for all to gawk and stare at. But the way I see it, I think everyone is way off base. None of these M&Ms are naked or appear naked. What they are is even more disturbing. What am I talking about? You’ll have to come inside.

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And Fansplosions Abound

Ferris Bueller’s Second Day Off. Yes, That Is Matthew Broderick [VIDEO]

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:45 pm, January 26th, 2012

It’s been over 25 years since poor Ferris Bueller had his last day off. The guy deserves it, no? What you’re watching is 10 pure seconds of unadulterated bliss. It’s also a teaser for a much larger Super Bowl commercial. For what? We don’t know and we don’t care.

I think trying to do a Ferris Bueller’s Day Off remake would be a terrible idea but an extended commericial during the Super Bowl may be just what the doctor ordered for fans of the classic 80s flick. It was posted by the YouTube user chuckachucka2012 (with no other videos) who writes, ”We hate to be such a tease, but on a day like today, we just have to. Stick it out until the Super Bowl, or take a ‘day off’ on Monday and catch the big reveal.” CinemaBlend theorizes actor Matthew Broderick looks like he’s in a hotel so perhaps this is a commercial for a travel website? Priceline.com recently announced they would no longer be using William Shatner as their spokesperson. Could Broderick be his successor? Regardless, I can’t wait to see the entire thing, and if it’s only a minute, I hope that have an extended edition online later.

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