Re: This years halftime "show"
Wow....
I've been critical of some of the Super Bowl Half time event performances too.. But, most often, it has been because someone fell asleep at the wheel, when their (actually all) positions had been minimized so that each tech had the least amount of tasks/responsibilities.... or, the performers didn't do what they'd rehearsed so many times before the event.
It's everyone's right to complain... but, if you really don't find any value to watching the Half-time event....they why do you suffer through watching it, only to complain about it later?
The Half-time event was originally intended to entertain or keep the ticket holders occupied during the break in the game. It later morphed into the hyped event that it has become....and, with good reason, it became a profit center for offsetting the cost of airing the game.
Sure, it seems that everyone has an opinion on how the Half-time event should be produced, their preferred talent, the correct/incorrect technical aspects .... and yes, (at least in my opinion) there could have been some substitutions to the Entertainment in the past... but, I will say that there is a LOT of thought (and experimentation) in deciding who/whom will be taking the stage. The Half-time Producers and the NFL seek to find "Artists" with the greatest mass appeal. They know going forwards that not everyone will be satisfied with their choice.
I will also say that if one is a Professional tech/hand in the Audio, Video, Staging or Lighting business, that there are many times where you are compelled to work with an Artist or Group that you, for whatever reason, do not like or appreciate. But, that's our business, we don't always have a choice in what acts that we're supporting. A Professional will slog his way through the gig with little outwards signs of contempt, doing the best of their apptitude, because...he considers himself a Professional.
Cheers,
Hammer
