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Coldplay Set For Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show; More Acts Expected
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No "dinosaur" acts at all. Isn't this risky business for the NFL, which is still strongest in the older demos? Or is CBS so intent on luring young eyeballs that it will risk an exodus of 50+ viewers at halftime just to get some advertising-ripe younger eyes a reason to watch CBS?
Somewhat on-topic: Who was the first celebrity performer chosen for the Super Bowl halftime show? The answer is Broadway legend Carol Channing.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/06/carol-channing-super-bowl-broadway
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/06/carol-channing-super-bowl-broadway
That is an interesting tidbit. I would have never guess her.
In all seriousness, 'Up With People' did no less than four halftime shows. Bringing them back for a 21st Century update would be interesting. This years show was good, but no way were they going to top last years. I'm not a huge fan of Katy Perry but she absolutely nailed her performance a year ago. Surprisingly, Lady Gaga wasn't half bad for the national anthem. At least she knew the words, unlike Christina Aguilera.
In all seriousness, 'Up With People' did no less than four halftime shows. Bringing them back for a 21st Century update would be interesting. This years show was good, but no way were they going to top last years. I'm not a huge fan of Katy Perry but she absolutely nailed her performance a year ago. Surprisingly, Lady Gaga wasn't half bad for the national anthem. At least she knew the words, unlike Christina Aguilera.
She did a good job. It was a pleasant surprise.
I agree....some see her as more style over substance, and she proved she can sing on a very large stage where the chances of failure are pretty big.
She is talented, but she did add a few extra syllables like so many of today's stars do. I do wish someone would just do it straight but if it has to sound that way she was about as dignified as you could expect.
I read a comment in one of the newspapers I look at online which said Beyoncé didn't have a wardrobe malfunction. I would disagree. If you consider that people want the Super Bowl to be family-friendly, unlike awards shows, she appeared to be wearing nothing at all, even if we couldn't see any actual body parts, right after the performance was over. I guess you would call it a commercial.
While this requires me to use TiVo and have the ability to back up if I am late for anything, I didn't miss a single commercial. That's what I was there for.
And I happen to live in the Panthers' home market, so for the second time ever I watched an entire football game. Not a good idea this time.
You and I must have been watching a different half-time show.The issue with Janet Jackson was, of course, that she exposed her breasts. Beyoncé certainly wore revealing clothing, but she did not expose any 'naughty parts.' So unless you are offended by a shaking booty - and you may well be - there is nothing to be done. Certainly the FCC can't do anything about a performer "appearing to be wearing nothing at all."
I recently saw a TV drama that included high school students doing an interpretive dance. At first glance, it appeared that they were wearing nothing at all, but they were wearing tightly-fitting flesh-colored coverings, so again - no 'naughty parts' were revealed.
I think you're making the assumption that most or many 50+ viewers would be offended. I don't think that's correct - at least not outside of the Bible Belt and other pockets of evangelicals. I'm 64 (cue the Beatles) and I grew up in the 60s and 70s, and went to many 'clothing optional' events and was a typical young hedonist in those years, so I was not even the slightest bit offended by Beyoncé.
If you go back to older adults that grew up in the 40s and 50s, and who are now in the 70s and 80s - I would say yes - the networks and advertisers to NOT care about them. They're a dwindling demographic and they don't buy much stuff outside of prescription medicines, stair-masters, walk-in bathtubs, etc.
I'm surprised the NFL allowed such an offensive and controversial performance by Beyoncé. They have a lot of Police Officers upset. It's frankly stunning how different the Kickoff and Halftime Show portions are. The former is as Red, White and Blue as you can get and the latter is often twinged with some level of cultural subversiveness or outright attacks on groups like Police Officers as happened Sunday.
I wasn't implying that the 55+ crowd would find Coldplay (and Beyonce and Bruno Mars) offensive, but rather that they'd switch channels, go to another room, etc. because they didn't want to hear that kind of music. A lot of baby boomers stopped listening to current popular music sometime in the late '80s/early '90s, when rock splintered irreparably and hip-hop and other purely rhythmic music types started to dominate the CHR scene. What do you think fueled the country boom of those years?
Huh? What are you talking about. I didn't see anything offensive to police.
Perhaps this was what he was referring to (from Fox News):
When Beyoncé took to the field during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, she apparently had a political message to convey.
Clad in a black leotard with a gold embellished jacket, Beyoncé was flanked by dancers who sported afros and black berets, reportedly in reference to the Black Panther Party. Beyoncé’s outfit was also a nod to Michael Jackson.
At one point during the performance the backup dancers and Beyoncé gave a salute, and they later formed an X formation, which the Twitterverse was quick to declare was a reference to Malcom X.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party.
OK - now I get your point. Sorry. Yes - I can't think of a single Beyoncé song that I've ever liked, though I don't find them awful, or anything - just not interesting or compelling. But for what it's worth, I do like Uptown Funk - I actually paid $1.29 to download it
"Apparently" is the key word here. Lots of performers, both black and white, wear black leather jumpsuits and raise their fists.
Some of the criticism I've read sounds like borderline racism to me.
Agreed. Network TV shows are full of political and moral messages all the time. I don't see a problem - unless the views are espousing hatred or violence. In my view, police are much more likely to target African-Americans for anything - traffic stops, broken tail-lights, drug-arrests, etc. And once they do confront Black folks, they are much more likely to use deadly force. I'm sure this has always been true, but we're starting to realize it because people now carry mobile devices that can reveal these acts.
A few of years ago, a white female friend of mine lost her purse. The local police called to tell her they had found it, and to come pick it up. When she arrived, the desk sergeant told her they were keeping the little paper bindle of white powder they found in her purse - a gram of cocaine. Then he gave her back her purse and she left. Can you imagine a black male getting a break like that?
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