Super Bowl XLIn the interest of full disclosure, I must confess up front that I'm a huge Seahawks fan. This isn't an easy experience as a) They have historically sucked and b) I live in Philly, roughly 3,000 miles from the next nearest Seahawks fan. So, without bias or prejudice, I now offer my take on the mockery of a travesty of a sham that history will record as Super Bowl XL
After two weeks of hype, hours of pregame discussion and a visit to the animatronic Hall of Past Super Bowl MVPs (is it odd that Bart Starr looks younger than Mick Jagger?), it was time to start the game. The coin toss was a success on two fronts: The Seahawks won and Matt Hasselbeck didn't guarantee a victory.
1st Quarter: Al Michaels uses the NFL-mandated expression "Super Bowl XL is under way in Detroit" as the kickoff takes to the air, and I don't wa
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SUPER BOWL XL: EVERYTHING ELSEWell folks, I'm here to cover everything besides the football. The commercials, the entertainment, still more commercials — just think of me as a food critic who's more concerned with the side dishes than the main course. (Mmm, mashed potatoes.) And away we go.
Preshow and HalftimeStevie Wonder and Friends — the friends including John Legend, Joss Stone (so sexy with the bare feet!), India.Arie and a whole mess of dancers — treat us to a head-bopping medley of classics, from "Superstition" to "Dancin' in the Streets." Wow, it's nice to see a Motown tribute done by artists with a vested interest in the genre — as opposed to the annual soulless, badly choreographed version we get on American Idol. The national anthem proves a little tough for me to get through, not because Aaron Neville
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Joe Buck has already reached the pinnacle of his profession at the age of 36. As Fox's lead play-by-play commentator, he voices both the Super Bowl and World Series broadcasts. Last week — in other words, before his late pop's beloved Cardinals got knocked out of the National League Championship Series — Buck spoke with TVGuide.com about the MLB play-offs, his allegiance to St. Louis and what other professional mountains he aspires to climb.
TVGuide.com: How do you approach baseball postseason matchups differently than regular broadcasts?Joe Buck: I think the main thing is you've got people looking at these teams who they haven't seen all year. You've got more casual fans watching and saying, "Who is Mark Buehrle or who is Joe Crede and what are the White Sox all about? What are the Cardinals all about? What are the Astros all about?" I think yo
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