As far as commercials go I enjoyed the polar bears converting to Pepsi. The Levi's ad made me think of David Schwartz. A few cute ones.
Right, what's a little sweater sniffing between sworn enemies?
Riley ,'Sleeper'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Feb 09, 2026 7:56:17 am PST #11487 of 11497
Our wings are not tired.
Steph L. - Feb 09, 2026 8:01:54 am PST #11488 of 11497
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The Levi's ad made me think of David Schwartz.
Butts? (That's what I said during that commercial -- "Levi's: just the butts!")
I enjoyed the polar bears converting to Pepsi.
I feel like Pepsi is trying to restart the cola wars.
Laura - Feb 09, 2026 8:15:51 am PST #11489 of 11497
Our wings are not tired.
I've always been on the Pepsi side of that war. It was super fun to see the polar bears!
-t - Feb 09, 2026 8:49:39 am PST #11490 of 11497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Levi's has a history of butt-centric ads, it was some other ad that I cannot now recall that had me trying to remember where "BUTTS" as a general comment came from. I could not, so I'm glad y'all reminded me of Knut
There were a lot of appalling or offensive ads but I think the insurance company using Mr Rogers's song felt the most wrong
Consensus in our group of viewers was the "is it cake?" ad was pretty good, the horse and eagle was popular and the rest were meh to bad. I may be forgetting some that were all right but not, I think, many.
Laura - Feb 09, 2026 8:52:11 am PST #11491 of 11497
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, the horse and eagle was mighty cute. All the tech ones were pretty boring. I posted the NYT summary with all the links on FB since most of my family don't watch the game.
DavidS - Feb 09, 2026 8:53:03 am PST #11492 of 11497
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I didn't watch the Superbowl but checked the score and was happy to see the Patriots losing. Sorry New England friends.
The Bad Bunny show looked to be more significant cultural event.
Looking out the window I can spy a hummingbird at the top of the tree. But I can't linger, I've got to get to my morning Pilates class.
My niece is coming out to visit this week. Excited to see her.
-t - Feb 09, 2026 8:59:34 am PST #11493 of 11497
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't know Bad Bunny's music at all but that halftime show was fantastic
I started out rooting for the Seahawks by default but was enthusiastic about them before too long. A fun game!
Steph L. - Feb 09, 2026 9:17:19 am PST #11494 of 11497
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't know Bad Bunny's music at all but that halftime show was fantastic
Same, and definitely same. It was delightful!
Also loved Green Day getting to perform American Idiot (and Holiday) before the most American of all sporting events.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 09, 2026 9:41:19 am PST #11495 of 11497
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
I guess I don't have to root *against* the Patriots anymore since Ol' Deflated Balls moved on, but the Seahawks may have adopted Robbie Graham-Kuntz as their good luck charm this year so I had someone to cheer on for a change.
Mind you, I forgot all about the Superbowl while it was actually on and went to see Send Help at the movies instead. I only realized the occasion when I went to a pizzeria to pick up dinner and saw how many customers and delivery drivers were going in and out. Cue Charlton Heston: [link]
Atropa - Feb 09, 2026 9:56:27 am PST #11496 of 11497
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
For those outside of MCR fandom: the current tour has a storyline and lore that increases with every show. A couple of the fans created a TV Tropes page for it. On the one hand, yay, a place to keep track of the evolving lore! On the other hand, grrrrrrrrrrr TV Tropes flames flames. So I reblogged the TV Tropes history post on Tumblr. Every time I do that, the reblogs fill up with people saying "Wait, WHAT happened?"