[james99]

This thread is to discuss the actual commercials airing on both sides of the border.

As usual, a poll will be posted hours after the game so you can vote for your favourite.

Who is airing the US commercials discussions belong in the existing thread.

 

[james99]

Kim Kardashian, Danica Patrick have Super Bowl girl power

While Super Bowl players fight it out on the field, a high-powered pack of celebrity gals — including Kim Kardashian— will duke it out during the Big Game's commercials.

 

[james99]

Old Spice teases its sexy new ad campaign

CINCINNATI — Last year's advertising sensation will soon make its 2011 debut, as Old Spice's suave, shirtless star returns in round three of his commercials for the Procter & Gamble brand.

 

[james99]

Demand for Super Bowl ads spikes in Canada

The Super Bowl may be the most popular sporting event in the U.S., but it’s also one of the most watched TV shows in Canada, bigger than the Grey Cup, Academy Awards and Stanley Cup.

 

[james99]

Kia's Super Bowl ad features villains, aliens and Optima

What do we know about Kia's 60-second Super Bowl commercial? Well, it involves spaceships, aliens, villains, Greek gods and the Optima sedan. It is titled "One Epic Ride."

 

[james99]

Motorola teases Xoom Super Bowl ad: '2011 looks a lot like 1984'

Moto hasn't been shying away from the Apple jabs this year, and it's got another one in store for the Super Bowl this week with a commercial that'll poke fun at Cupertino's 1984 Macintosh ad, perhaps the most famous Super Bowl spot of all time. In it, the company says that "2011 looks a lot like 1984" with "one authority, one design, one way to work" while showing Planet Earth wearing a pair of shiny white iPod / iPhone buds. Boom, here comes a new planet -- a red, gaseous one with an "M" logo on it -- that pimps a bunch of wild features we'll be seeing in the Xoom like a dual-core processor, upgradeable 4G, and Honeycomb out of the box. In closing, Moto says "it's time to live a free life." We would've liked to have seen Motorola follow a format closer to that 1984 commercial, but it's a pretty well-played jab nonetheless -- and it's conceivable that this is just a teaser for the actual ad that'll air next weekend. Follow the break to check it out.

 

[BadLag]

I like this one

http://jalopnik.com/#!5749899/the-star-wars-super-bowl-commercial-everyone-will-talk-about

 

[james99]

Justin Bieber ... and Ozzy? ... to star in Best Buy Super Bowl ad

Justin Bieber and Best Buy — two megabrands mutually in search of image change — are about to combine on the biggest stage of all: the Super Bowl.

 

[North_of_Calgary]

From the first half, I like the Volkswagon Darth Vader one the best. Followed by the Bud Light product placement one. Most of them are quite good I must admit. (Watching online.)

 

[jvincent]

Watching the Fox feed and so far this has been the best set of commercials in a few years. The Pepsi and Doritos one's have been funny.

 

[DSgamby]

I also like the Pespi Max one when the Bully gets hit in the nuts.

 

[nursedude]

The Doritos commercial where the guy sucks the finger of a co-worker to get the last vestiges of Doritos is pretty funny....disturbing but funny

 

[ksk223]

Rosanne gettin smashed!! I had an actual laugh out loud moment!

 

[james99]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2011/super-bowl-ad-meter/43271432/1

 

[CrazyInSane]

A lot were pretty decent, but I think almost all of them suffered from trying way too hard. 30-60 seconds might not be a lot to work with, but I've seen plenty of epic commercials working within that timeframe before.

 

[james99]

Ad Meter 1st: A doggone tie

For the first time, two ads tied for the top Super Bowl commercial as selected by consumer panelists rating the ads as they aired in the game for USA TODAY'S 23rd annual exclusive Ad Meter.

 

[james99]

Ad Meter 1st: A doggone tie

For the first time, two ads tied for the top Super Bowl commercial as selected by consumer panelists rating the ads as they aired in the game for USA TODAY'S 23rd annual exclusive Ad Meter.

Rankings:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2011-02-07-2011-ad-meter-chart_N.htm

 

[Drainc]

Where are the Eminem commercials? He did two, one for Brisk and one for Chrysler. Those were two of my favourites with Rosanne Barr getting sacked by a log a close second.

 

[becks]

I thought none of them were great and some were ok at best. The Doritos sucking the finger was probably the funniest

 

[Classof83]

I can't believe no one mentioned the Tim Horton's one... that commercial was classic. Simply classic. The standard definition, non-surround sound quality came shining through.