The Green Bay Packers!
After getting the lead in the first quarter (and a lead by 10 points, which no team has ever overcome) the Packers held of the Pittsburgh Steelers to get their record 13th NFL Championship and 4th Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers and Co. brought the namesake Lombardi Trophy (and a red Camaro) back to Green Bay. But the journey doesn't end. They showed the trophy to the small town of Green Bay, in which fans came out in below zero weather, and then they high-tailed it to Disney World so that Disney could air that traditional commercial over and over and over again (especially on ESPN).
I was reading some tweets from friends on Twitter noting how many were jumping on the bandwagon. And I responded "WHO DOESN'T?"There are only two teams in the game and if they aren't yours then you aren't going to sit indifferently. Ravens fans want to see Pittsburgh fall and Chicago fans want to see Green Bay fall. It is common. Now it is a problem when the next season starts and you're still on that bandwagon.
Super Bowl XLV is now the most watched television program in history. Beating out last year's Super Bowl, which in turn beat out the finale of M*A*S*H. 111 million people watched the game it's commercials (post to come later) and a Black Eyed Peas (feat. Slash and Usher) halftime show. Impressive as they lowered from the rafters and Dallas Cowboys Stadium is huge. And then unimpressive as their singing sounded off-key (at least they were live) and the "V" in a large stage on field that spelled "LOVE" didn't light up as the rest of the letters did. But it is all that comes with a large live show.
In all this Super Bowl was full of surprises and fun. I look forward to next year as it seems Super Bowls are getting closer and closer to where I live. Next year in Indianapolis and then in New York....do I hear Baltimore? No. J out.
EDIT: I refused to mention Brett Farve. I forgot Mike McCarthy and his irony. And I shall address Christina Aguilera in a later post.
Tiger Woods - Mr. Woods got into an accident sometime after Thanksgiving and that was when the truth began to unravel. It seems he's had affairs with multiple women. The tabloids went into a frenzy. He stayed secluded until last Friday when he made his first statement. To those who said it was insincere, look at it this way. . .he's not going to give you monsters, the press, more gun powder. He wanted his statement to be clear cut. Soul is nice to add to the mix, but leave him alone while he goes back to sex therapy. Hopefully he'll return before the end of the year.
Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, & NBC - NBC decided to give Jay Leno a show, 5 nights a week, in primetime. It was pioneering, for the first week. After that it became a disaster. He just couldn't pull in another 10 million people from his original Tonight Show base. NBC stuck with it because they knew it would save money. Well that changed in January, when a massive outcry from the affiliates, led to the show's cancellation. However, NBC didn't want to let Jay Leno go. So they made the decision to push Conan's Tonight Show back and give 11:35 to Jay. Conan said no. NBC said take it or leave it. Conan left it, only 7 and 1/2 months in. Jay Leno, as default, will return to Tonight March 1st. Now people say Jay Leno should have said no but I counter by saying if he really loves to do something and someone is allowing him to do it then why not accept. Jay Leno was not the one who said give me a show that's bound to fail, didn't work? Fine I want my old show back. NBC did all of this. . .leave Jay alone.
The Olympics - The Olympics started on a tragic note, but have been running strong. They are definitely bringing back NBC to the ratings forefront even beating out FOX powerhouse "American Idol" at points. Way to go Olympics! Will these ratings stick around when the Olympics end Sunday? We'll see and we'll welcome back the 10pm hour to NBC!
"Who Dat!?" - After 43 years in the NFL, the New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl. I was very happy they beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17. After Coach Caldwell pulled Peyton in the third quarter during Week 14 to "rest him" and not go for a perfect season. I said no. I already didn't like them because I'm a Ravens fan but that just made me say "you've disrespected the game." Congrats Saints!
"American Idol" Returns - American Idol returned in January with a hilarious round of auditions. But they did offer up great talent. Then, Hollywood came with new Judge Ellen DeGeneres. Now we've reached the Top 24 (and of course with a little controversy). See later posts for more info.