Super Bowl Commercials

With a game that turned out to be something of a snoozer — at least if you enjoy offense — the commercials during Super Bowl 50 didn't do their part to save the day. Most of the spots, which cost $166,000 a second, failed to generate much buzz The product: Mountain Dew Kickstart. The premise: … Read more

The product: Hyundai. The premise: A cyborg baby is born, grows up, has his first crush on a human woman, goes to college, and becomes a Hyundai designer, all without any of the people around him fearing the blue glowing biomechanical engine that  Every year, most of the population watches the Super Bowl for the … Read more

Before we get to the list, what was so different about the ad parade of Super Bowl XLIX was the bounty that came long before — a steady stream of teases, in lieu of pre-released ads, that hinted at something great or, at the very least, watchable. But These are the Super Bowl commercials that … Read more

The 60-second spot about a lost golden retriever tugged at the heartstrings as his caretaker put up signs for the missing pet while Sleeping At Last's cover of The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" played. When a wolf threatened the pup, the Watch Budweiser's 2015 Super Bowl XLIX commercial, "Lost Dog." #BestBuds Music: I'm … Read more

A frame from a Snickers candy bar commercial, based on the Brady Bunch television series and featuring actor Danny Trejo, to be aired during the broadcast of the 2015 Super Bowl NFL football game. Over here in the Style section, we only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. And this year's crop had something … Read more

Watch Budweiser's 2015 Super Bowl XLIX commercial, "Lost Dog." #BestBuds Music: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) performed by Sleeping At Last Download on iTunes: ht A frame from a Snickers candy bar commercial, based on the Brady Bunch television series and featuring actor Danny Trejo, to be aired during the broadcast of the 2015 Super … Read more

NEW YORK — Defying a stereotype of beer-soaked, sex-saturated ads, this year's crop of Super Bowl commercials were by turns triumphant and thoughtful, and at times even downright somber. There were babies, dads,  The insurance company aired the commercial in the first half of the Super Bowl that shows a young boy talking about all … Read more

This year's batch of Super Bowl commercials showed how humor can carry the day, but not if it leans to cruel, that corny can work if the production values are high, and the right celebrity can work as long as it's not Lindsay Lohan or a Kardashian. Oh There's certainly an art to the perfect … Read more