The media hoopla and spectacle is ironic in a way because they hype it up so much more these days yet the whole thing feels less spectacular than it used to. The halftime shows have been mediocre and pusillanimous lately (seriously what dusty cupboard did they find Usher in?), the pre-game stuff is much ado about nothing, and the ads are all on YouTube weeks in advance and up there forever so they don’t have the temporary nature of the old ads. Plus the game itself is often a wash in terms of actually being a decent game.
Yes and no. In recent years, relatively speaking, that’s been the case. But Michael Jackson was still on top of the charts when he did the show in ‘93, and Timberlake and Janet Jackson were big, current pop stars the year of the infamous wardrobe malfunction. It wasn’t until after that incident that they started playing it safe with nostalgia acts. And prior to the 90’s, more often than not it was just marching band demonstrations.
The media hoopla and spectacle is ironic in a way because they hype it up so much more these days yet the whole thing feels less spectacular than it used to. The halftime shows have been mediocre and pusillanimous lately (seriously what dusty cupboard did they find Usher in?), the pre-game stuff is much ado about nothing, and the ads are all on YouTube weeks in advance and up there forever so they don’t have the temporary nature of the old ads. Plus the game itself is often a wash in terms of actually being a decent game.
He's got a residency in Vegas now, I guess.
It shows, so far it seems like he's def in practice.
Yeah, he's still got the moves.
The halftime show has always been people who were popular 20 years ago to appeal to the core demo of tech illiterate 30 to 50 somethings.
It was The Who in 2010 we've just moved up a generation.
Yes and no. In recent years, relatively speaking, that’s been the case. But Michael Jackson was still on top of the charts when he did the show in ‘93, and Timberlake and Janet Jackson were big, current pop stars the year of the infamous wardrobe malfunction. It wasn’t until after that incident that they started playing it safe with nostalgia acts. And prior to the 90’s, more often than not it was just marching band demonstrations.