Comments on: Building a better mousetrap

By: Stef

Stef — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:41:50 +0000

Linking this back to your FCC thread: So it is fine to show a humorous commercial of a guy being savagely beaten?

I downloaded the superbowl after the fact, with all the commercials cut out. A far more rewarding experience.

By: Jamahl Epsicokhan

Jamahl Epsicokhan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:38:08 +0000

As I mentioned in that column, violence is not subject to FCC rules. Only “indecency” linked to language, nudity, or sex.

Of course, I think even the FCC wouldn’t be so silly as to come down on slapstick like this.

By: smeos

smeos — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:42:13 +0000

God, I miss Terry Tate. Those commercials are what first got me interested in football. Well, that and Madden, which is another example of overhyped trash.

My favorite from this year was the Charles Barkley/Dwayne Wade ad.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:07:09 +0000

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who noticed all those teens RUSHING the stage for Tom Fricken Petty. Half those kids probably didn’t even know who the man was. I don’t get the big deal with him. At least Prince showed that he had a heartbeat last year. Petty just went through the motions.