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Ad Agency Behind Clint Eastwood Chrysler Superbowl Ad Also Did Simpsons Coca-Cola Spot

2012-02-06T22:31:00.000-08:00

Clint Eastwood starred in the Superbowl Chrysler ad that has had some people in the political world shaking their heads. I thought it was a pretty good spot as far as these things go, though I prefer Eastwood’s longer directorial stuff for obvious reasons. Here’s the spot: Well it turns out the same firm that put that together - Wieden + Kennedy of Portland, OR (they have a seriously tiny URL

US Election 2012: Republicans attack Clint Eastwood Superbowl ad

2012-02-06T22:27:00.000-08:00

The two minute spot for American car giant Chrysler had the gravel-voiced Dirty Harry star declaring that it to be "half-time in America" as rousing images showed the resurgence of Detroit, the city at the heart of the US auto industry. "They almost lost everything," Eastwood said in the commercial, which was broadcast to a Superbowl audience of 111 million people. "But we all pulled together,

The List: Top 5 Super Bowl advertisements

2012-02-06T11:10:00.000-08:00

The New York Giants (yay!) beat the New England Patriots last night, 21-17, as Eli Manning left the field with a second Super Bowl MVP and ring. Next year, fans will berate him and ask for him to be cut. But until then, we can celebrate the fact that Super Bowl XLVI was an entertaining game with tremendous action late. The same can't be said for the always anticipated Super Bowl commercials. Not

Best Super Bowl Commercials (and Worst)

2012-02-06T11:07:00.001-08:00

The Super Bowl may have been a nail biter, but the ads were a snooze. Despite all the big-money, celebrity-filled ads shown during Super Bowl Sunday there were more yawns then laughs. Actor Clint Eastwood waxed for two minutes about Detroit and Chrysler. An M&M candy stripped "naked" at a party. And stars from the 90s were everywhere, as were dogs and babies, of course. Companies paid an

Chrysler's Super Bowl ad starring Clint Eastwood returns to YouTube; Marchionne defends it

2012-02-06T11:06:00.001-08:00

Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne today defended the automaker's Super Bowl halftime ad starring Clint Eastwood, saying it was not intended to be political. “It has zero political content,” Marchionne said in a radio interview. “The message is sufficiently universal and neutral that it should be appealing to everybody in this country and I sincerely hope that it doesn’t get utilized as

Super Bowl Commercials: The Five Best And Worst From 2012's Big Game

2012-02-06T11:05:00.001-08:00

Many of Sunday night's commercials were annoying, or worse, boring. But a few managed to stand out as actual worthwhile television. Here's a countdown of the five best, and five worst, ads from Super Bowl XLVI. Follow @sbnation on Twitter, and Like SBNation.com on Facebook. Feb 6, 2012 - The day after the Super Bowl, the commercials from the game

Best Super Bowl Commercials 2012: An Early Video List

2012-02-06T11:04:00.001-08:00

We've been responding as rapidly as possible to 2012's Super Bowl commercials all night; here, so far as we can tell, are some early winners, from strong car ads from Toyota and General Motors to—well, really, aside from the car ads things have been pretty weak. In no particular order, some ads you should seek out: Toyota's Camry: It's Reinvented ad splits the difference between

The Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials 2012

2012-02-06T11:02:00.001-08:00

Super Bowl XLVI may go down as one of the best NFL championship games in years, but that’s not the thing people were interested in Sunday night. This year’s batch of Super Bowl commercials came in forms of sincerity and humor. The sincere commercials focused on reminding us how far we have come and reminding us what makes America great. The funny commercials ranged from the clever to the

Super Bowl Score: Eli Manning beats Tom Brady again

2012-02-06T11:00:00.001-08:00

Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish. Uh-uh, Tom. Not in this city, and not in this game. Indianapolis is a Manning town, whether it's Peyton or Eli pulling out the wins. And the Super Bowl is suddenly the province of the New York Giants, who have figured out how to topple Brady and the New England Patriots in the

Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Volkswagen With Another Winner

2012-02-02T09:05:00.001-08:00

Volkwagen's 2012 Super Bowl commercial for the new Beetle gets your attention with a seemingly lonely dog waiting for the right car to chase. It ends by paying homage to last year's terrific Volkswagen ad featuring the miniature Darth Vadar. You know, somehow the best car commercials actually wind up having nothing to do with the cars themselves. The clip below has a few extra seconds added to

Super Bowl 2012: Top 10 Super Bowl Moments

2012-02-02T08:49:00.001-08:00

Ah the Super Bowl, the pinnacle of sporting exuberance and over celebration. And as it’s Super Bowl (or Superb Owl if you prefer), we’ll be running a series of specials to whet your whistles. In the words of Stanley Ralph Ross, so immortalised by Jim McKay “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat”. The unfortunate truth about the Super Bowl is that

Super Bowl 2012: Why Big Game Should Return to Indianapolis in Near Future

2012-02-02T08:43:00.002-08:00

I’ll be honest here and say that after the Big 10 Championship Football game on December 3rd, I thought the city of Indianapolis was in trouble. I didn’t think they would be prepared for an event with such a magnitude of the Super Bowl, and I thought the city was just too small for what we were getting ourselves into. I’ll admit not only was I dead wrong, I was so far off it wasn’t even funny.

Super Bowl 2012 events are everywhere, not just Downtown Indy

2012-02-02T08:43:00.001-08:00

No doubt, the heart of Super Bowl weekend will beat in Downtown Indianapolis. But the excitement extends to cities from West Lafayette to Bloomington, where thousands of fans will be staying in hotels and private homes. These 17 "Super Celebration" sites -- as designated by the Super Bowl Host Committee -- are official hosts to visitors, offering welcome centers, housing and special events.

Super Bowl 2012: Top 5 Apps to Follow Big Game Online

2012-02-02T08:20:00.000-08:00

If you're stuck at work or nowhere near a TV for Super Bowl 46, don't fret. This year, for the first time ever, NBCSports and NFL.com will offer a live stream of the big game. NBC Sports has been streaming Sunday Night games for a few years now, so here's what you should expect: You'll get additional camera angles, DVR-like controls to pause live game play and social networking capabilities.

Super Bowl Commercials 2012: Early Look At The Ads For The Big Game

2012-02-02T08:18:00.000-08:00

Super Bowl commercials are the main reason a decent majority of people watch Sunday's big game because, even if football isn't someone's favorite sport, everyone enjoys a good laugh as the newest Next Big Thing is being advertised as players are being tackled. Regardless of that, everyone seems to enjoy getting an early look at just what to expect on Sunday. The newest commercial to leak onto

Super Bowl 2012: What Would A Fourth Super Bowl Title Mean For Tom Brady?

2012-02-02T08:09:00.001-08:00

If Tom Brady wins a fourth Super Bowl title, where does that place him among the all-time greats? We'll have a couple of debates after the 2012 Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. If the Giants win, we'll be debating whether Eli Manning has had a better career than his brother, Peyton. And if the Patriots win, we'll be talking about whether a fourth Super Bowl title

Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil, Staten Island Chuck And More Animals Predict The Weather

2012-02-02T08:04:00.001-08:00

Punxsutawney Phil hold perhaps the greatest responsibility of any groundhog. Not to exaggerate the situation, but on Groundhog Day, the fate of the weather rests in his hands. Every February 2 for over 125 years, a groundhog named Phil emerges from his burrow on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to predict the weather for the rest of the winter season. Legend has it that if Phil sees

Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter

2012-02-02T08:01:00.000-08:00

The ritual comes from an old German superstition that says if an animal who’s been hibernating does not cast a shadow on Feb. 2, which is the Christian holiday of Candlemas, then spring will arrive early. Among the predicted 15,000 to 18,000 spectators at this year’s ceremony was Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett. Since the Groundhog Day tradition began in the 1880s, Phil has predicted a long

Who’s going to win the Super Bowl?

2012-02-01T23:33:00.001-08:00

The Super Bowl is this Sunday and everyone’s talking about who’s going to win the game. In a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, the New England Patriots look to exact revenge against the New York Giants. Four years ago, the Giants won 17-14 in a ridiculously close game. While we can’t predict exactly who will win and how, a social media monitoring service called uberVU knows who the crowd is picking.

Ferris Bueller lands in Top 5 Super Bowl car ads of 2012

2012-02-01T20:05:00.001-08:00

The Super Bowl is way more than a football game. It's a coming out party for the year's most creative and humorous ads. NBC says advertisers are plunking down an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot in Super Bowl 2012. Last year, Volkswagen scored big with their Darth Vader "The Force" ad which got millions of views online before it debuted on TV. This year, so far, it looks like Ferris

Correction: Super Bowl-Chimp Ads story

2012-02-01T19:57:00.000-08:00

In a Jan. 31 story about a zoo’s complaints over a company’s use of chimpanzees in a television ad set to air on Super Bowl Sunday, The Associated Press erroneously reported that CareerBuilder.com said the American Humane Society watched the filming to ensure the animals were treated with respect. The company actually said someone from the American Humane Association watched the filming.

Super Bowl 2012 Streaming Live on NBC

2012-02-01T19:56:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, millions of fans will crowd around television sets in their respective living rooms, local bars, or homes of the friend-with-the-biggest-HD-screen in anticipation of the annually most-watched event on national TV. They will cheer for both their favorite team in the NFL Championship and for their favorite ads–because the Super Bowl has become renowned for hosting two types of

Super Bowl commercials 2012: Your complete guide

2012-02-01T19:54:00.000-08:00

Why wait until Sunday to check out the game-day commercials when they’re online now? From Pepsi to H&M, several high-profile brands are milking every last cent they spent on game-day airtime (30-second spots start at $3.5 million apiece for Super Bowl XLVI). Below, we’ve compiled the commercials that have been released so far, and we’ll continue to update the list throughout the week, so keep

Super Bowl ads 2012: Volkswagen, Star Wars team up again in ‘The Dog Strikes Back’

2012-02-01T19:43:00.000-08:00

The Green Bay Packers held on the beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV — a game many NFL fans won’t soon forget. But for others, the lingering image of last year’s Super Bowl was that off a little boy, struggling to harness the power of ‘The Force’ in a smash-hit commercial from Volkswagen. One year later, VW hopes to roll out another winner with a new Star Wars themed ad — this one,

College Football Recruiting Rankings 2012: Alabama On Top, Again

2012-02-01T19:40:00.000-08:00

drawing to a close, and all of the signings, decommitments and flips caused some major shakeups in the recruiting rankings. But after all was said and done, the top of the recruiting rankings are populated by the usual suspects. The following chart shows all four rankings services (247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout), and a composite of the four. Fans of teams that didn't finish well will claim