Also attending this year’s Super Bowl is Corey Hawkins, Jimmy Smits and EP Howard Gordon of the post-game-debuting 24: Legacy and Tom Hardy and Noah Hawley of sister cabler FX’s Taboo and the about-to-premiere Legion. had a middle-of-the-road tone that can be best characterized by a “do no harm” approach at the climax of an NFL season that saw ratings down 9% from last year and 6% lower in the playoffs.Īmong the more than 71,000 fans in the Texas mega-stadium watching the big game and at least some of Gaga’s short set were Vice President Mike Pence Fox Network Group bosses Dana Walden and Gary Newman Fox stars Gordon Ramsay, Lethal Weapon’s Clayne Crawford, Rosewood’s Morris Chestnut, Lucifer’s Tom Ellis and Making History’s Adam Pally and Yassir Lester. As was the case two years ago - it now seems to be the halftime show playbook - Gaga’s M.O. “We’re here to make you feel good - you want to feel good with us?” she added, making her intent clear and the NFL breathe easy.įar from hitting the standard-setting heights of U2’s 9/11 tribute in 2002 and the late Prince’s dynamic and eclectic 2007 show, the self-described Mother Monster’s mad dash in the Super Bowl spotlight was more in line with the likes of Katy Perry’s show with surprise guest Missy Elliot from 2015. “America, world - how you doing tonight?” Gaga said a couple of songs in. But not much more than you’d see on one of the superstar’s tours. brandishing a middle finger during her 2012 appearance with Madonna - today’s dance-filled and mic-drop-concluding show delivered everything one of Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters fan base could want. With that now-normal delay from Fox - in case things went all Janet Jackson like in 2004 or M.I.A.
However, hobbled as most Super Bowl halftime shows are by anticipation, expectation, the league and the FCC-regulated broadcast networks, the NFL-produced pageant of sorts for Super Bowl 2017 suffered from playing it way too safe - and not just because Gaga was a runner-up choice after Adele had turned down the league.
Aided by Bruno Mars, that 2016 gig by the bland British band was only saved by a short Black Power-themed but fortunately beat-heavy performance from Beyoncé. Straight off the 50-yard line, Gaga was at the very least a leap ahead of the borefest that was Super Bowl 50’s Coldplay-led halftime show. Fox Faces FCC License Threat Over False Election Claims & Jan.
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