Is the Super Bowl halftime audience 4 years old?

[cyberswede]

[AgingAmerican]

1. lol

nt

[hlthe2b]

2. LOLOL...

I was wondering the same thing.

[JHB]

3. You mean the Sid & Marty Kroft set?

[neverforget]

31. The only thing missing was WitchiePoo

http://www.sidandmartykrofft.com/

[madamvlb]

39. I loved WitchiePoo and her talking flute!

[neverforget]

42. That show scared the crap out of me as a kid.

Those talking trees?

But I still watched it......lol

[Art_from_Ark]

114. Actually, it was Jimmy's talking flute

The whole show centered around Witchiepoo trying to steal the flute from Jimmy.

[TeeYiYi]

4. Yes, if 4 year olds love beach balls. ..nt

TYY

[JeffHead]

74. It seems to me after the last two weeks the whole country is fucused on balls...

not just 4 year olds.

[TeeYiYi]

77. There's very little that can top...

...a nice set of adequately inflated beach balls.

TYY

[bravenak]

5. Um, my five year old is boogieing on down!

She jus screamed " Katy Perry!" Dancing now. Better than a nip slip.

Ahhhhh!!! Missy Eliot!!! Yeah!!!

[suffragette]

16. Didn't realize Missy Elliott would be there

Very happy she was!

[bravenak]

22. It was bangin'!

I guess I just might be a 4 year old.

[Jesus Malverde]

28. She was awesome..nt

[bravenak]

40. I'm sayin'.

I loved the whole thing. I was impressed by the entire show.

[Jesus Malverde]

48. Agreed..nt

[suffragette]

32. Guess that makes me a very old 4 year old too.

Speaking of bangin'
Great start to the 2nd half.
Go Seahawks!!!

[bravenak]

37. Whooooo!!!

Great catch just now!!
Loving Lynch!

[suffragette]

50. Yes!

Loving Wilson!

[bravenak]

51. I keep yelling and my kids keep checking on me.

They are - interception!!!!!

[suffragette]

54. And touchdown!

[bravenak]

55. Edge of my seat!!

Like th way Tom looks worried.
And we have 23. 23-14.

[suffragette]

58. Here's more fun to go with that!

https://m.

[bravenak]

64. Been a long time since I've seen that one.

i know she has an illness, so it was nice to see her performing.

[suffragette]

67. Didn't know that

Hope it isn't serious.

[bravenak]

70. Graves Disease.

My bes friends has it too, I think it can be pretty bad. Thyroid problems mess with my bf. She can't keep weight on even though they radiated her thyroid. I have no idea wha that means but I don't think I want it.

[suffragette]

72. I'm so sorry.

Best to your friend and hope she recovers.

[bravenak]

73. Thank you, I'll tell her.

She does okay, so I'm glad.

[MADem]

101. Both of the Bushes (the old ones) have it--very odd for husband and wife to be afflicted.

http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/10/us/in-strange-twist-bush-is-suffering-from-same-gland-disease-as-wife.html

[bravenak]

105. Strange coincidence.

At least I know she can live a long life. They are, so she can stop thinking it will be over soon.

[MADem]

107. He's 90, she's 89, nearly 90... so yeah, so long as she keeps an eye on it and

follows doc's orders re: management, it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. as my daughter texted me from Seattle..wtf?

[RandySF]

7. Doesn't she mostly appeal to adolescent and teenage girls?

[cyberswede]

12. My 12 y.o. likes her

...which means I actually recognize the songs.

The number with the dancing beach balls & smiling palm trees is what seemed like a skit from the Wiggles or something.

[liberal_at_heart]

88. I'm 39 and I like her songs. Some of her songs are uplifting and some are sexy.

My autistic son also likes her songs, especially the uplifting ones such as Firework and Roar.

[whatchamacallit]

8. Mentally yes.

[hlthe2b]

9. Oh, please... Now she's transported on some kitschy neon star asteroid device....

Honestly... Can't they ever just find someone with talent and let them sing/dance without all the silly crap?

[KittyWampus]

23. They only let the really talented singers do the national anthem (Idina Menzel).

And even for that they have to have fighter jets fly by for spectacle.

You really think the Super Bowl half time is about anything less than a musical circus?

[Staph]

30. That neon star thingy

looks like the NBC "The More You Know" symbol.

[hlthe2b]

38. heh.. yeah.... it surely does

count me unsurprised that NBC would exploit with more kitsch.

[JHB]

121. You're not the only one who noticed that...

https://twitter.com/EdWestwick/status/562070741827342336/photo/1

[MohRokTah]

10. I thought that was a spectacular halftime show.

Seriously, the most spectacular halftime show I've ever seen.

[hlthe2b]

11. I don't think she was particularly bad--just the silly extraneous bullshit.

[cyberswede]

14. I think a lot of that is so the audience in the stands can actually see something.

Otherwise, the show would seem pretty dull to the live audience.

[hlthe2b]

20. perhaps...

[JaneyVee]

15. I'm with you. That was fun fun fun.

[MohRokTah]

17. I loved seeing she and Lenny Kravitz doing "I Kissed a Girl". eom

[JaneyVee]

18. I have a feeling we are the millennials amongst the boomers here.

[KittyWampus]

26. I am 50 and enjoyed the heck out of it. It was fun and silly and BIG

I wish I knew how the lion turned into the dancers in an instant. It was magical.

[MohRokTah]

29. I'm a Boomer.

I'm 52.

[Jesus Malverde]

36. Lulz..nt

[mythology]

66. I'm in the millennial range and I found the show boring

But I disdain Katy Perry such to the point that one of my friends responded by saying "yes" as she pumped her fist when I lamented that she got a Katy Perry song stuck in my head.

But the Super Bowl is too much sizzle, not enough steak most years. I get that they are going for the most common denominator and I don't fit into that musically, but they go for artists I find substanceless and give performances that are at best g rated because they are terrified of having another Janet Jackson incident.

[msanthrope]

76. I'm an Xer, and my and my kid rocked the shite out of this halftime show. Good music knows

no age.

[cyberswede]

24. I didn't say it was bad

I was commenting on the very child-like set for the "teenage Dream" song.

[MohRokTah]

27. I had an H.R. Puffinstuff flashback.

[DesertRat]

81. Me too

And I'm much older than a teenager.

[dmr]

13. I know I'm old, and may not "get" it, but

this half time is just awful. Flashing, colorful lights entertaining the audience because the entertainers sure aren't.

Whatever happened to talent?

[GP6971]

19. I'm with you

don't even know who she is. Never heard of her.

[kwassa]

83. She is one of the most popular current music stars.

Just so you know how far out of the loop that you are.

You might not care, but just that you know.

[Skittles]

96. if people like that stuff, FINE

just do not insist EVERYONE has to like it - in another thread people are called out for "trashing a liberal" and "whining" if they detest this kind of glitzy entertainment

[kwassa]

116. I find Katy Perry mildly amusing, but am not a big fan.

Katy is very comical. I like her visual sense, which is uniquely hers. She doesn't take herself seriously at all.

and my daughter loves her. She is 7.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

97. How is that relevant?

We are individuals here with individual taste. We're not part of a group mind or hive yet, that has to like what everyone else likes. Personally, to me this artist has no talent to warrant the adulation she receives and her material is just awful. Listening to her is like nails on a chalkboard. When it comes to my appreciation of talent, I hope I never get in the loop and am able to make up my own mind. If she ran for office as a liberal I'd vote for her as I'd probably like her opinions. As a musical performer, however, I think she completely sucks and wouldn't spend one dime buying her music or attending a concert..

[Skittles]

35. it is fucking ridiculous

I absolutely agree - I listened to The Supremes on my car radio on my way to work and I was wishing for true talent to make a comeback

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

92. Rec to the nth degree

[Goblinmonger]

115. Perry is pretty damn talented vocally.

You don't have to like her music, but to say that singers today aren't talented vocally is fucking ridiculous.

[deutsey]

56. I have no problem if people liked it

but personally, I thought it sucked.

[El Supremo]

21. No but they must be a lot younger than me.

And are attracted to bright shiny flashing objects.

Can't they bring back ZZ Top?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

25. It just confirms to me why I avoid modern pop music like the plague

What awful noise. There's nothing melodic about her tunes. Some of them offer just a two or three note variation. People really pay to hear this?

[Jesus Malverde]

33. Stage was very cool...nt

[cyberswede]

41. I liked the animated graphics in the floor! nt

[Jesus Malverde]

46. Really impressed, love to know the tech behind it

I didn't see any shadows so it seemed to come from below.



Could have been a television only effect, like the first down line.

They are showing on the national broadcaster in Japan. No ads.

[cyberswede]

52. I think the floor was made of video displays

I think I remember something similar from the Olympics in Russia

http://www.triplewidemedia.com/2014/02/the-technology-behind-the-sochi-olympics-opening-ceremony/

[bravenak]

59. Same thing I wanted to know.

They should do a special behind the scenes for nerds. I wanna know!!

[rufus dog]

108. I think there was a whole lot of tech behind that

I grew up not far from the stadium. My first thought was how did they get it so dark? It wouldn't be that dark outside the stadium in Phx at 6. Then they added city lights for the shots outside the stadium. That area of Phoenix isn't densely populated. They made it look like LA, not West Phoenix.

[Initech]

34. The phrase "bad acid trip" is what I would use to describe that performance.

And I really wonder how much that tiger cost.

[Drale]

43. Dancing Sharks at the best thing I've seen all day!

[think]

90. The Sharks made me laugh :) /nt

[zappaman]

44. I said 6, so agree on 5?

[Skittles]

45. CAREFUL EVERYONE

we have now been told by a DUer that because Katy is liberal WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO CRITICIZE HER!

[Jesus Malverde]

47. Lol

[GReedDiamond]

49. This Katy Perry really knows how to put on...

...a shitty show.

I've also never been able to comprehend the popularity of Lenny Kravitz.

[Aerows]

61. I am a goober

and hate Katy Perry, but I kinda liked it.

That right there should tell everyone it sucked.

[GReedDiamond]

68. Don't get me wrong, I believe everybody can like whatever they like...

...or dislike whatever, by the same token.

Since I am a 70s-80s punk rocker, the current crop of pop music stars is beyond my ability to grapple with, on a musical level.

That, plus the overblown sets and puppet stuff really puts this in the crapper, for me.

Glad ya "kinda liked" it, though. I guess it was not all in vain...

[KittyWampus]

99. I hung out with punks, surf-punks, deadheads, emo-progs... AND I liked the half time show

it was fun entertainment.

People take themselves way too seriously.

[Brickbat]

53. Pop star makes pop performance, people lose their shit.

[cyberswede]

57. I was referring to the child-like set for "teenage Dream"

Dancing sharks!

[kwassa]

84. Perfect evaluation. Agree 100%.

[Stardust]

60. Not me! I thought it was wonderful.

[cyberswede]

63. I didn't say it was bad

...just a child-like set (during "Teenage Dream&quot

[Stardust]

75. My bad, I'm sorry.

[sharp_stick]

62. The whining

on this site is pretty fucking epic tonight.

My kids loved her.

[cyberswede]

65. I wasn't whining...

Just surprised at the dancing beach balls, sharks, & palm trees.

[Raine1967]

100. I understand your point, but I have to tell you something.

and it isn't directed at you, I remember last year (was it last year?) this site was losing its sh*t over Beyonce.

I found the performance fun as it really seemed to cover a lot of things from the cute part to really artistic puppetry and all music in between. Perry is a pop star that I want to not like, but I can't help liking her.

[TM99]

71. Yes, because the Super Bowl

has always been a 'kids variety show' at half time.

[sharp_stick]

95. My 9 year old daughter

could probably give you a run for your money at fantasy football.

Then again, she's pretty much got the entire Denver Bronco's team stats buried in her head. No matter how much I try to indoctrinate her to the Patriots, she'll never let Peyton Manning go.

[TM99]

98. That's special and sweet

but for decades the Super Bowl was not considered a 'kids entertainment' event.

Ah, well....

[BlueStater]

69. Didn't watch it.

Or the game, for that matter. Can't say I give a rat's rump about football.

[elias49]

109. Wow. Thanks for coming by to tell everyone!

[BlueStater]

110. Hey, you're welcome! n/t

[BlueJazz]

78. Most of the commercials are aimed at the dumb-fuck Americans... so I'd say the answer is Yes.

[LadyHawkAZ]

79. "I'm waiting til this evening, when the OUTRAGE! over whatever Katy Perry wore/did fires up"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026164084#post14

Let the games begin!

[cyberswede]

80. Those dancing sharks weren't wearing any pants!

Scandalous!

[LadyHawkAZ]

104. See??? OUTRAGEOUS!!!11!

[liberal_at_heart]

91. DU loves to slut shame.

[olddots]

82. mass hysteria or mass boredom ?

You be the judge

[Gidney N Cloyd]

85. The theatrics they pulled off were fascinating. Music was just inoffensive pop dance stuff.

Oh, and Katy's kind of hot.

[DocMac]

86. I want one of those shark outfits!

[dembotoz]

111. my thought too

[lunasun]

87. Loved it ! Color me 4

People here gonna stroke out again like they did over Beyoncé?

[marlakay]

89. My daughter said my grandson loved it! Lol

I said to my friends at the bar, all the commercials are about feelings, nothing sexy until almost end of game one Victoria secret one. We both thought it was ok but didn't like the one about dead child and abuse. It just didn't mix with a party atmosphere.

The half time show my husband said well no chance of clothes malfunction this year, her main outfit came up to her neck.

[TransitJohn]

93. No, but it sounds like you're probably old.

[msanthrope]

112. We should get off his lawn. nt

[Marrah_G]

94. I loved the halftime show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MADem]

102. It is the duty of every generation to look down upon the music, art, fashions, attitudes, and

opinions and education of the younger generations. After all, we are tougher than they are--we had to walk five miles to school in driving snowstorms, and it was uphill both ways!!!

The only "good" stuff is the stuff that the person making the critique likes! It's a rule~!

[Aerows]

103. I liked it

It wasn't embarrassing, and though I can never tell from one minute to the next whether I despise Katy Perry or appreciate that she does have a good voice, I have to say she did a much better job than the wardrobe malfunction crew and the "here is my ass, look at it" shows of the past.

[lovemydog]

106. I loved seeing Missy Elliot.

The rest, not so much. But it didn't put me to sleep. I do congratulate Katy Perry for doing it. That's not an easy gig.

[bigwillq]

118. Missy was the only part I liked.

I love Missy.

[lovemydog]

119. Listening to Missy today.

Always loved her.

[JCMach1]

113. MY 4 year old liked the lion and the shiny balls... but his review was all downhill

from there...

[Goblinmonger]

117. I thought the color saturation was nothing short of incredible.

It looked like the cartoon they wanted it to be. It's what Frankie Avalon et al wished they could have made Beach Blanket Bingo look like.

[Paladin]

120. No, but the audience isn't 104, either.

I thought last night's halftime show was a damned sight better than some feeble efforts of the past, featuring the likes of Chubby Checker.