# What are you watching INSTEAD of the Super Bowl **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 27, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124 "2003-01-27T00:50:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/41 "2003-01-27T17:26:24Z")
I multi-tasked. Watched a bit of the game, _Outside Providence_, _High Fidelity_, OZ, (then I think this is later) that old Red Shoe Diaries with Matt Le Blanc, planned a menu for a weekend dinner party, and researched a bit more for the old dissertation. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/42 "2003-01-27T18:09:44Z")
I went over to a friend’s place, met other people, drank wine and listened to techno Bhangra music. Then we went somewhere else, met other people, and drank port. Social contact! ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/43 "2003-01-27T18:11:55Z")
I went to the movies…saw Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![pestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@pestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pestie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/44 "2003-01-27T20:01:51Z")
I was out on Plum Island (Massachusetts) looking for snowy owls. I ran into some pretty serious birders out there with high-powered spotting scopes who managed to spot one atop a telephone pole. I wasn’t able to get any pictures or anything, but at least I got to see one in the wild. I also saw what I think was a long-eared owl. Very cool stuff. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/45 "2003-01-27T21:20:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cosmopolitan \* > \*\*[snip] John Cusack is _awesome_. \*\* I only just found out how bloody gorgeous he is about three days ago and have yet to catch _High Fidelity_ in its entirety (sp?). Anyway, I was watching… **The Faculty** Elijah Wood _ **AND** _ John Stewart. Life is GOOD! ~Ferry, laughing at the fact that Elijah Wood cannot run around corners. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/46 "2003-01-27T21:25:21Z")
I watched a bunch of medium and heavy mech take out the puny Davion opposition. Flee in fear before the might of Wild Weasel and his Indeterminate Company! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/47 "2003-01-28T00:34:38Z")
I watched a play. You know, actual actors in an actual theater. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124/48 "2003-01-28T02:07:29Z")
For the past few years I’ve watched the Superbowl only for the commercials. But this year man, I didn’t even care _that_ much. I saw maybe five commercials at most, including the _Matrix_ commercial\*. In the early afternoon there was a surprise birthday party which I intended (we mostly watched _Office Space_ and played the latest Mortal Kombat; surprising for such a high girl:boy ratio), got back just before the game started. Booted up the comp, prolly spent some of the time at the Board and some at [Nationstates.net](http://Nationstates.net) (I’m a loser, but I likes the game). For the next four hours or so I worked on a list of [Crap I’m gonna buy off Amazon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=158883). So, how much did Oakland kick Tampa’s puny ass-buccaneer ass, eh?😃 \*Yeah, there’s nothing original at all about that movie. But that’s not gonna keep me from getting excited. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-instead-of-the-super-bowl/151124.md?page=2)