The fallout from Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show continues:
The NFL canceled this weekend's Pro Bowl halftime show starring Timberlake's fellow 'N Sync-er JC Chasez because it was afraid of his choice of songs -- "Blowing Me Up (With Her Love)" -- and the accompanying choreography. Chasez has been replaced with "Hawaiian-themed entertainment."
This might be the best idea the NFL has had in a while. But why stop there when you can cancel this worthless game entirely?
This is a curious move given the Pro Bowl is now aired on ESPN, which is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Bush reelection campaign, er the FCC.
I think Chasez might still be singing the national anthem, but they took what was supposed to be the pregame festivities and made them the halftime show.
The game is pretty worthless.
Actually, of all the All-Star showcase games, I always liked the Pro Bowl only because it was held after the regular season and playoffs, which to me seems more sensible somehow. I don’t really like the mid-season breaks that the NHL, MLB and NBA have for their games, not the least of which because it seems dumb to annoint someone a star player based on less than a half-season’s performance. I guess the Pro Bowl’s sort of in the same boat, as voting takes place during the regular season, but when the game’s after the end of the season, selections can be corrected (theoretically). Of course, with all the opting-out in recent years, the Pro Bowl has become kind of superfluous.
Here’s the amusing aspect of the halftime fallout: It illustrates the cultural problems that are bound to follow when sociopolitical trends are dictating that the only acceptable forms of entertainment are football, NASCAR, rasslin’, going to church and going to Hooters.
Rasslin’ died with WCW in 2001. It’s all wrestling now.