I saw a commercial promoting NFL opening day yesterday during preseason football, which went something like "Watch Britney, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin on the pre-game show, blah, blah, blah" and then the last three seconds "plus Redskins versus Jets". I normally don't mind sports leagues reaching out to casual fans, but this is ridiculous.
As for the curious selection of performers, it's not as if it's any worse than Bon Jovi last year. There really isn't any significantly better choice other than Springsteen or U2. They have to keep the family audience in mind, and there's not really a huge overlap in music palatable to families and to young males.
And shouldn't Jennifer Garner be Catwoman?
