It is an established fact that not only does the Daniel Craig incarnation of James Bond look like Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, but the two are actually one and the same and cannot be distinguished from one another in any meaningful way.
When it comes to American traditions, we have plenty: muscle cars, National Lampoon’s anything, tailgating, and above most, Super Bowl commercials. These multimillion dollar blocks of advertising real estate have become as important to the spectacle as the game of football. In the wake of Super Bowl XLV, it’s only natural that we here at This Blog Rules take a few moments to outline some of our favorites.
5. The Bridgestone Beaver
There exist in this world certain things that are just inherently creepy. There are critters that abide in the deepest depths of the oceans with sightless eyes and fearsome teeth, while there are those creatures that walk on Earth with physiologies that defy explanation. It is with some surprise, then, that one of the creepiest creations in the world comes straight from the human imagination.
We here at This Blog Rules put our helmets together to come up with eight notable moments in Super Bowl broadcasting history. After much debate, gnashing of teeth, and guzzling of pissy beer, we finally made the Intern do it. Enjoy.
The ’80s were a wonderful time for pop culture. Disco was dead, movies were defined by “Star Wars”, and “He-Man and the Masters Of the Universe” proved absolutely anything could be made into a half-hour toy commercial. Unfortunately, the ’80s proved that last one deeply, painfully true with these five who never should have been near an animation studio.
