Hmm was broadcast at many an outlet and on TV here in SouthWest China...have watched it in Malta, Philipinnes, Thailand and for years in South Korea..certainly aired in.UK, Japan..lots of places.
maybe you havent spent many Super Bowls abroad?
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A Message From Flea
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Hmm was broadcast at many an outlet and on TV here in SouthWest China...have watched it in Malta, Philipinnes, Thailand and for years in South Korea..certainly aired in.UK, Japan..lots of places.
maybe you havent spent many Super Bowls abroad?
Oh and the twenty or so I watched growing up in Canada (which is outside the US)
I've lived in three different countries and the Super Bowl is broadcast on cable most everywhere, but it's usually only Americans living abroad who have any interest in watching it. The NFL has very little global appeal.
Having watched it with Koreans, Brits, Scots, Chinese, Aussies, Maltese, Filipinos etc....and being a Canadian I would have to disagree...plenty of folks like it and watch it.
Do you think all the folks that watch the London games are expats as well?
Your Super Bowl experiences have been different from mine.
I don't know what the London games are.
The regular season games the NFL plays in London England each year
In fact here and in Korea there were weekly broadcasts..in the local language (which i highly.doubt was intended for American ExPats)
I didn't know the NFL played games in London. I would guess a lot of expats attend.
When I lived in Japan, the NFL had a preseason game in Tokyo (Colts vs. Falcons, I think). I met one Japanese guy who knew what the NFL was, but he had lived in California for a few years.
I was talking with a British co-worker on Monday about the Super Bowl and he couldn't name one NFL player, past or present.
Being a British person I can say that the NFL has quite a large following here in the UK, but more than that The Super Bowl, has quite a cultural significance, and people who don't even like American Football here in the UK will watch it, just for the event, and the Show. I'm also a teacher in a large High school here in the UK, and I'd estimate that about half of the kids watch the superbowl, they all came in talking about Bruno Mars the next day.
As for flea, I don't care if he played live or not, I think that they didn't make a mockery of the "fake playing" as not to upstage Bruno Mars, however it looks like they have any way, which is a real shame. However I do think what the RHCP did was the best way to go about it.
And finally I only think a Badass Bridge improves your tone when your not plugged in.
I'm an American and I can't really name any off the top of my head. I have to think about it, and then I tend to only remember the names who've been in the news. And I probably couldn't name more than like 5 teams.
If someone were to judge American's passion for american football by 1 sample, that 1 sample being me, they'd incorrectly conclude that Americans have absolutely zero interested in the sport.
I'm English, and used to watch a lot of NFL when I was a student (as it airs in the middle of the night by our time). Not so much since I started work. I could still name a few players and enjoy watching it given the chance. For the first time in ages I actually stayed up and watched the Super Bowl this year, but it meant taking Monday of work as holiday. Amongst many reasons, the time of day (well, night) is a big part of why NFL isn't more popular over here.
The London games seem to be building momentum, with three at Wembley next season. I'll be going to the Cowboys v. Jaguars in November. There's apparently a desire for a London-based franchise and it's no coincidence that the Jaguars are playing here again - their owner also owns Fulham Football (soccer) Club. The London Jaguars can't be too many years away (sorry Jacksonville).
The London games seem to be building momentum, with three at Wembley next season. I'll be going to the Cowboys v. Jaguars in November. There's apparently a desire for a London-based franchise and it's no coincidence that the Jaguars are playing here again - their owner also owns Fulham Football (soccer) Club. The London Jaguars can't be too many years away (sorry Jacksonville).
And if we turn this the way arround? Do north Americans know about european futbol?
I know some European football fans, and a lot of Americans in my neighborhood get pretty excited for World Cup.
But in general, it is a distant 4th or 5th behind our other sports. We have a professional "soccer" team here in Denver (The Rapids). They aren't selling out stadiums or anything like what you have over there.
Fair enough. You are closer to the heart of the matter, so I'll defer to you. What I was saying was based on 14 years of living abroad and spending a lot of time with Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians, Japanese, Thais, Filipinos, etc. and most of them not giving a single toss about the NFL.
The Super Bowl aired on Monday morning at 6:30am in Thailand. That right there guarantees only a small percentage of diehards are going to watch it.
And if we turn this the way arround? Do north Americans know about european futbol?
Probably not. The US will get excited for The World Cup only because the US has a team in the tournament. Most Americans don't follow British Premier League, Spanish League, Euro Cup, or any of the other stuff going on.
MLS is far behind in popularity of all the other sports leagues in the US. I would guess it's even behind golf and tennis tournaments. UFC is probably more popular than MLS.
Just as a thought... how would people (TBers, the general public, whomever) feel if it were announced beforehand that a band's TV "performance" would not include playing instruments live? It would, of course, be more honest and avoid these "controversies." But how many people would eagerly tune in to watch a performance they KNEW was mimed? Is the illusion necessary to marketing the event, or is the public just as happy to watch miming?
1) Who cares? They have been playing on a show other people would dream of. Setting up is too big of a hassle, so they did play along with a prerecorded track.
2) In our part of the world the Superbowl is something you hear about in movies, and it was briefly mentioned on the news.
3) The Badass: I got my MIM Fender with the BAII already on it. Since it ain't broken, I am in no need to fix it. Can't help you out on that one.
2) In our part of the world the Superbowl is something you hear about in movies, and it was briefly mentioned on the news.
3) The Badass: I got my MIM Fender with the BAII already on it. Since it ain't broken, I am in no need to fix it. Can't help you out on that one.
Flea said-
"...making a mockery of the idea that it was a real live performance".
He apparently sent this out, too-
"No trickery. No choice, but no trickery"
Not plugging in anything...maybe that was their (subtle?) method of protest...while making it obvious that they were not trying to fool anyone?
In this day, people are happy to see "fake".
Recently watched a Monkees show on Smithsonian Channel...as one of the taalking heads on this programme alluded-
...back then, it was a travesty, a crime, a pulling the wool over the public's eyes, etc to fake it...nowadaze, it's OK.
Most of my family lives in Italy and they have no idea what the Super Bowl is. They call the game futbol Americano and it's seen as somewhat of a joke.
