# Will you be watching the 2014 Super Bowl? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 31, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208 "2014-01-31T15:59:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/1 "2014-01-31T15:59:14Z")
Just curious. Anonymous poll. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/2 "2014-01-31T16:11:36Z")
I scheduled my book club for the afternoon. We are having Superbowl themed snacks and beer. It should be a good time. I will not be watching the game (I don’t care for American football). If not for all the pot jokes on Facebook, I might not even know who is playing. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/3 "2014-01-31T16:13:13Z")
You bet. I’m on the Seahawk bandwagon. It most years, I’m a bit less interested. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/4 "2014-01-31T16:16:45Z")
Sure. Don’t care who wins, but it looks like it should be a good game. I don’t understand “just watching for the commercials.” Commercials are still just fucking commercials. There may be a gem or two in there, but let’s be honest, the vast majority of it is the same bullshit you’ve seen hundreds of times already. Don’t give a shit about the halftime show. I don’t know who Bruno Mars is. Sounds like a crappy Disney Channel show. ---
**Author:** ![FightMyIgnorance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71e660/32.png) [@FightMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FightMyIgnorance)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/5 "2014-01-31T16:37:42Z")
Sports are boring, period. eta: No, I won’t be watching. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/6 "2014-01-31T16:43:08Z")
Believe it or not, I’m counting on this poll helping me to decide. 🙂 If the Titans were involved then definitely yes. As it is, I can’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/7 "2014-01-31T16:46:32Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Don’t give a shit about the halftime show. I don’t know who Bruno Mars is. Sounds like a crappy Disney Channel show. I always feel this way. I asked my daughter who Bruno Mars was. Apparently a pop singer who sounds like Michael Jackson. I’ll have to find something else to do for 30 minutes I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/8 "2014-01-31T16:48:52Z")
Of course. I only watch two football games a year: the Superbowl and the Grey Cup. It’s more about the entire event, than just the football though. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/9 "2014-01-31T16:49:31Z")
Not only no, but fuck no. The best thing to come out of the Superb Owl is the Puppyb Owl. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/10 "2014-01-31T16:52:33Z")
Sadly I will be in an airplane… flying, ironically, to Seattle. ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/11 "2014-01-31T16:54:05Z")
I voted “all of it” but that’s not entirely accurate. I watch by myself: I like the lead up things before the game, I want to watch the opera singer doing the “Star-Spangled Banner,” I want to see the commercials and the half-time show. But I may switch over to “Downton Abbey” or something else if I lose interest in the game. I usually don’t watch any football games except for the Super Bowl each year. I also have been known to fall asleep during the game. ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/12 "2014-01-31T17:05:28Z")
I’ll watch every second of the game and none of the half-time show. Go Broncos! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/13 "2014-01-31T17:08:31Z")
Nah. I’m more or less done with football, and I’m not invested with either team playing. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/14 "2014-01-31T17:08:37Z")
> [@FightMyIgnorance](#): > > Sports are boring, period. > > eta: No, I won’t be watching. Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/15 "2014-01-31T17:12:02Z")
I will. My wife’s uncle and aunt host Football Sunday every week and this is the culmination. It’s also my birthday party. I don’t really care who wins. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/16 "2014-01-31T17:18:55Z")
I will watch every play of the game. I will watch none of the pregame, postgame, halftime, or commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/17 "2014-01-31T17:19:27Z")
I will look in now and again for the updated score. There’s too much regalia for me to watch in comfort. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/18 "2014-01-31T17:26:21Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > I will watch every play of the game. I will watch none of the pregame, postgame, halftime, or commercials. Will you have the TV on mute? ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/19 "2014-01-31T17:38:23Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Will you have the TV on mute? Nope. I’ll DVR, wait until 25-30 minutes after kickoff and zip through commercials, and then do the same for the second half. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208/20 "2014-01-31T17:39:27Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > I will watch every play of the game. I will watch none of the pregame, postgame, halftime, or commercials. Me too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208.md?page=2)