Posted on 02/02/2006 3:40:27 AM PST by Panerai
Some people watch the Super Bowl just for the commmercials. Are Stargate fans in for a treat this year! Former Stargate SG-1 leading man Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill") is jumpstarting the rest of his career with a new commercial for MasterCard. At the end of December he shot the commercial for their "Priceless" campaign, which is now set to air during Super Bowl XL on Sunday, February 5.
In the ad Anderson slides down a wire, drives a semi truck through a fence, and blows up a building -- then is found in a convenience store purchasing replacements for all the things he used to make his escape "priceless." The actor filmed a 30-second and 60-second version to begin airing in regular rotation March 6.
"While I've had offers to bring the MacGyver character back to life, MasterCard had the sense of humor I felt was needed to bring the character back," Anderson said. "The commercial really speaks to how oftentimes everyday items are truly 'priceless' and can serve as life savers."
The ad will air during the game's fourth quarter. Following the premiere, MasterCard's Priceless.com will offer behind-the-scenes footage and interviews from the filming of the spot.
Read more at RDAnderson.com! MasterCard International has a complete run-down of the commercial, from air freshener to tube socks. Super Bowl XL begins at 6 p.m. Eastern time on ABC.
I said the same thing to my husband... you got to admire an actor that can act so amusingly psycho and get you caught up into it...
Tonights Tower is pretty good too... I was wondering out loud to my husband where they were taking Atlantis... you see it, you'll know what I mean...
And then I just saw the next one "The Long Goodbye" and it was going the same way... then "surprise"!!!!
I'm looking forward to "Towers" tonight - new direction? Hmmm. I'm really enjoying Atlantis and I didn't expect to. I expected it to be kind of a rip-off of SG-1, and it isn't at all.
I particularly enjoyed it for the Peter Woodward appearance. He's tops on my list of favorite lesser-known actors.
Yes... he's definitely an actor I would like to see more of...
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