Haven't done this before, and, while I'm enjoying a close, tough game (rooting for the Giants), I was skeptical of the Madonna halftime show. The reality is, Lady Gaga has done what no other female artist before her ... made Madonna irrelevant.
But the queen of blonde really put on a show tonight, with some of her most memorable songs, and appearances with LMFAO, Nikki Minaj, and, in an NBC programming moment of genius, Cee Lo Green -- who follows up the show with his turn in year 2 as one of 4 judges in NBC's "The Voice". I watched quite a bit of "Voice" last season, really enjoyed it, and am looking forward to it again. NBC also slid in one of the other judges, Blake Shelton, who did a great opening "America the Beautiful" with wife Miranda Lambert, followed by a vocally perfect Star Spangled banner by Kelly Clarkson. Thus, for a change, the entertainment was as good for me as the game. (The Patriots just scored, so my opinion of the game could change.)
And the commercials? Loved the new E-Trade baby slot, and laughed and laughed again at Betty White in the Kung Fu commercial for "The Voice". Betty made that bathrobe look good. So far, though, the most impressive is Clint Eastwood, appearing for Chrysler in a 2 minute mini-documentary that inspired about the future. Not sure why Clint replaced Eminem in this slot, but Ihe's damn well think he's more inspirational! The ad was to "give the nation a pep talk"... and it succeeded with me. Photo from the ad below.....
