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The Best 2013 Super Bowl Commercials

TiVo 2013 Super Bowl Top Commercials

My picks for the best commercials of the 2013 Super Bowl are Budweiser’s “Brotherhood” ad with the Clydesdale foal, Oreo’s “Whisper Fight” in a library, and Samsung’s “The Next Big Thing” with Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd. However, according to TiVo none of my favorites made the Top 10 list of Super Bowl XLVII commercials.

TiVo uses a “second-by-second audience research service which ranks these top ten commercials based on actual commercial retention and viewership relative to the program viewership numbers” in order to create their annual list of the best Super Bowl ads.

Says Tara Maitra, Senior Vice President, General Manager Content & Media Sales at TiVo: “We’re seeing more Super Bowl commercials created by users and voted on before the game, as well as brands previewing their spots on the web well before Super Bowl Sunday. This shift reduces the element of surprise in making a commercial successful and TRA’s unique ability to help networks and marketers determine what’s really resonating with viewers can help improve the effectiveness of ad campaigns and ultimately the ROI of an ad buy.”

TiVo’s Top 10 Commercials:

1. Taco Bell “Viva Young”
2. Doritos “Goat For Sale”
3. Hyundai Santa Fe “Pick Your Team”
4. Doritos “Fashionista Daddy”
5. GoDaddy.com “Perfect Date”
6. M&Ms “Anything for Love”
7. Sketchers “Man Vs. Cheetah”
8. Pepsi Next “Pepsi Next Drink it to Believe It”
9. Audi “Prom”
10. Volkswagen “Get In. Get Happy”

However, Adweek has also put together a list of the five best ads for Super Bowl Sunday and its list looks completely different.

1. RAM “Farmer”
2. Budweiser “Brotherhood”
3. Samsung “The Next Big Thing”
4. Oreo “Whisper Fight”
5. Taco Bell “Viva Young”





Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Sting to Perform at the 2013 Grammys

Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars - Photo by James Mooney

The Grammy stage just got a little more crowded with the announcement of four more performers and five more presenters. The Recording Academy revealed Bruno Mars and Rihanna (both nominees this year) will join 16-time winner Sting for a special performance. Kelly Clarkson, nominated for three Grammys this year for Record Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Solo Performance, has also been tapped to perform at the star-studded event on Sunday, February 10, 2013.

The new list of presenters at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards includes Beyoncé, Hunter Hayes, Jennifer Lopez, Pauley Perrette, and Prince.

Mars is a nominee in the Best Rap Song category for “Young, Wild & Free” (along with Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Cameron Thomaz). Rihanna is nominated in the Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration categories.

The four just-announced acts join a list that includes Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, The Black Keys, fun., the Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Jack White, Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, and Justin Timberlake.

Full list of 2013 Grammy nominees

Beyonce Announces The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Dates

Beyonce's Mrs Carter World Tour

Hot off her sizzling Super Bowl halftime performance, Parkwood Entertainment and Live Nation announced Beyonce’s going on the road with The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour set to kick off on April 15, 2013 in Belgrade, Serbi. Beyonce will be performing in 20 European cities before heading back to the States for the North American leg of the tour.

Los Angeles will get to see The Mrs. Carter Show before the rest of the U.S. when she performs at Staples Center on June 28th. Beyonce will then be traveling around the U.S. and Canada, making stops in 20+ cities during this second part of the tour.

She’ll be headlining the Rock in Rio music festival as well as the first night of the BET Experience in LA as part of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. And after finishing up the European and North American portions of the tour, Beyonce will head to Latin America, Asia, and Australia.

The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour is Beyonce’s first full-time tour since 2009’s I AM…WORLD Tour and, according to the official announcement, will be “bigger in scope” than her previous shows.

For ticket info, visit Beyonce.com or TicketMaster.

The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Starring BEYONCE – Europe Itinerary

April 15 – Belgrade, Serbi at Kombank Arena
April 17 – Zagreb, Croatia at Arena Zagreb
April 19 – Bratislava, Slovakia at Slovnaft Arena
April 22 – Amsterdam, Holland at Ziggo Dome
April 24 – Paris, France at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
April 25 – Paris, France at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
April 26 – Birmingham, UK at LG Arena
April 29 – London, UK at The O2
April 30 – London, UK at The O2
May 01 – London, UK at The O2
May 03 – London, UK at The O2
May 07 – Manchester, UK at Manchester Arena
May 11 – Dublin, Ireland at The O2
May 12 – Dublin, Ireland at The O2
May 14 – Antwerp, Belgium at Sportpaleis
May 17 – Zurich, Switzerland at Hallenstadion
May 18 – Milan, Italy at Mediolanum Forum
May 20 – Montpellier, France at Park & Suites Arena
May 22 – Munich, Germany at Olympiahalle
May 24 – Berlin, Germany at O2 World
May 25 – Warsaw, Poland at National Stadium—Orange Warsaw Festival
May 27 – Copenhagen, Denmark at Forum
May 28 – Oslo, Norway at Telenor Arena
May 29 – Stockholm, Sweden at Ericsson Globe Arena

North American Tour Dates

June 28 – Los Angeles at BET Experience/Staples Center
June 29 – Las Vegas, NV at MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 2 – San Jose, CA at HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 5 – Oklahoma City, OK at Chesapeake Energy Arena
July 6 – Dallas, TX at American Airlines Center
July 9 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL at BB&T Center
July 10 – Miami, FL at American Airlines Arena
July 12 – Atlanta, GA at The Arena @ Gwinnett Center
July 13 – Nashville, TN at Bridgestone Arena
July 15 – Houston, TX at Toyota Center
July 17 – Chicago, IL at United Center
July 18 – St. Paul, MN at Xcel Energy Center
July 20 – Detroit, MI at The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 21 – Toronto, ON at Air Canada Centre
July 22 – Montreal, QC at Bell Centre
July 23 – Boston, MA at TD Garden
July 25 – Philadelphia, PA at Wells Fargo Center
July 26 – Atlantic City, NJ at Boardwalk Hall
July 27 – Charlotte, NC at Time Warner Cable Arena
July 29 – Washington, DC at Verizon Center
August 2 – Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun
August 3 – Brooklyn, NY at Barclays Center

Budweiser Clydesdales 2013 Super Bowl Commercial

Budweiser once again pulls off a winning ad with their 2013 Super Bowl commercial. The cuteness factor is at an all-time high as the video starts off with a seven-day-old foal who, over the course of the commercial, grows up to be one of Budweiser’s famous Clydesdales. But the little guy never forgets the man who raised him.

Time Warner Super Bowl Commercial – The Walking Dead

Don’t you just hate it when you’re cleaning up your house and zombies just mess it up all over again? Time Warner’s Super Bowl commercial makes good use of the walking dead, but the real pay-off is an appearance by Norman Reedus! The Walking Dead‘s Daryl – one of the show’s most popular characters – makes a mess and then sheepishly apologizes.
 
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‘Iron Man 3’ Super Bowl Trailer

Marvel’s Super Bowl commercial for Iron Man 3 was, to put it gently, underwhelming. Debuting during the big game, we expected big things from this latest trailer for the much-anticipated action film, but it just didn’t deliver (although there is an extended trailer up on the film’s Facebook page). The trailer broadcast during the Super Bowl features Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man following passengers free-falling from a damaged Air Force One and then discovering, courtesy of Jarvis, that he can only carry four of the 13 to safety.

Iron Man 3 stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley, and will be in theaters on May 3, 2013.

‘Fast and Furious 6’ Super Bowl Trailer and New Poster

Universal Pictures finally launched the first trailer for Fast & Furious 6, opting to debut the action-heavy first look at the sixth film of the F&F franchise during the 2013 Super Bowl. The trailer showed off a sampling of the film’s over-the-top stunts as well as provided a bit of an insight into the story.

Was it effective? Yes, in that it spotlighted the cars – and sexy women – feeding the fan base what it wants out of a Fast and Furious movie.

F&F players Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, and Elsa Pataky return for more high-octane action, joined by franchise newcomers Luke Evans and Gina Carano.

Fast and Furious 6 Poster

The Plot:

Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete.

Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.

Fast & Furious 6 hits theaters on May 24, 2013.




‘Oz The Great and Powerful’ Super Bowl Trailer

Oz The Great and Powerful Banner
Poster for Oz The Great and Powerful - Photo © Walt Disney Pictures

Flying monkey alert! If they freak you out as much as they do me, you may not want to check out the new Oz The Great and Powerful trailer that premiered during the 2013 Super Bowl. Of course, if you don’t watch the new trailer, then you’ll be missing out on seeing new shots of the witches as well as some cool special effects.

Coming to theaters on March 8, 2013, Oz The Great and Powerful was directed by Sam Raimi and stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, and Zach Braff.

The Plot:

Disney’s fantastical adventure Oz The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs (Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot — fame and fortune are his for the taking — that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Kunis), Evanora (Weisz) and Glinda (Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting.

Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity — and even a bit of wizardry — Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well.




Super Bowl Commercial: Oreo Whisper Fight

Half an hour into the game one of the funniest commercials of the 2013 Super Bowl telecast arrived: Oreo Whisper Fight. The ad finds two men sitting across a table from each other and quietly arguing over which is the best part of an oreo – the creme or the cookie. Their quiet fight quickly escalates into an all-out brawl, with library patrons pushing over shelves, breaking chairs over one another’s heads, smashing lights, and jumping from the second story.

And all of this is done without a single raised voice. The cops arrive to stop the melee, using their quiet voices as they try to restore peace.

‘The Lone Ranger’ Super Bowl Trailer

“If we ride together, we ride for justice.” – The Lone Ranger

“Justice is what I seek, Kemosabe.” – Tonto

So Disney didn’t kick off the marketing campaign for The Lone Ranger with a bang, instead serving up a first trailer that was too reminiscent of Will Smith’s Wild, Wild West. But with each successive trailer, the film has taken shape and come into its own.

Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer star in this much-anticipated summer action-adventure film, and Disney’s showing off new footage as well as more of a backstory with this trailer which debuted during the 2013 Super Bowl pre-game show.

The Lone Ranger Plot:

From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ The Lone Ranger, a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

The Lone Ranger arrives on July 3, 2013.

 

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