It was Super Bowl Sunday yesterday, football for the uninformed, and there I was at my brother's house watching. He's got one of those HDTV dealies and you know what? It really does seem like you're watching through a window. Too bad you could tell when CBS switched from the analog cameras to the digital ones and back again. It got really annoying.

The game itself started out to be a yawner. No scoring. Missed field goals. Not even a turnover. In this case, the commercials are supposed to wake you up and give you something to laugh about but no. Pretty much all of them were lame. Nothing revolutionary like the Apple one. No memorable figures like those Bud frogs and even Reebok's Terry Tate. Instead, we get Mike Ditka hawking medicine. And the disturbing image of two old folks in a bathtub with the odd voiceover informing us that yes, a man like this one can have an erection for hours. Ewww. Wasn't Bob Dole and Viagra bad enough?

There were some good ones. 7UP comes to mind. And the one with Homer was good too. But most sought out to offend and well, if you like those cheap laughs, whatever.

The halftime show was ho-hum. The last time MTV did a show, they had Aerosmith, Britney, NSync, Nelly, and Mary J. Blige seemingly all singing in unison, which kinda worked. Then it was U2, experiencing a revival that year. Then last year, it was Shania Twain, Sting and No Doubt. Not the most popular of singers, but good. Then we get to this year. Yuck. Janet Jackson. She's old and hasn't released an album in years. P Diddy and Nelly. P Diddy likes to do TV and fashion, not music anymore. Nelly sang that it was Hot in Herre even though it was awfully cold over there and everyone was sick of the song. Kid Rock? Next. Then Justin Timberlake goes up on stage and strips Janet Jackson. Okay, he pulled off half of her top. Justin attributes it to a "wardrobe malfunction". That's damn funny. I'm sure everyone has had a wardrobe malfunction sometimes.

Prior to the show, they had a commercial where actors and actresses repeat the phrase "Choose to Vote". I thought it was funny that the next image we see was of Jessica Simpson saying "Choose to Party!" I'm sure she said something else, but that's what I thought she said.

As for the game, it seems we were watching a repeat of the Super Bowl two years ago. Back then, Ricky Proehl scored the game-tying touchdown until the Patriots led by Tom Brady rushed downfield to set up a 48-yard field goal made by Adam Vinatieri to win the game. Yesterday, Ricky Proehl scored the game-tying touchdown until the Patriots led by Tom Brady rushed downfield to set up a 41-yard field goal made by Adam Vinatieri to win the game.