MJ vs. MJ

"Coming up in this Sunday's Commercial Bowl, the ultimate basketball matchup. 'Super Bowl advertising is a high-tech art form unto itself. Witness the new spot pitting Michael Jordan at 23 against MJ at 39.' [SunSpot.net]" [Steven's Notebook]

I've been hearing and reading a lot about this commercial, so I earlier this week I went to Gatorade's site to see if there was a preview of it. Of course, there isn't. For another take on how they made the commercial, check out ESPN's article MJ's Ready for His Close-up.

Then the next day, I saw a very funny commercial for Compaq computers. A little boy asks a little girl how she got her shiny, new bike. She tells him that they have a swear jar in her house, and her dad has to contribute to it every time he swears at the computer. Then they show the father yelling at his laptop, and the girl says, "Cha-ching!" At the end, the girl refuses to let her father write a check for that day's contribution. I wanted to see it again and actually link to it here, but I couldn't find it on the Compaq site. I even tried Ads.com but they've already closed up shop.

Go figure - when I actually want to watch TV commercials, I can't!