He must have taken the Over.

The big game is over. NFL season has come to a close, unless you are in New Orleans, where it should continue in the form of beaded-madness for another three months. The rest of us will spend the day debating our favorite Super Bowl commercials.

RELATED: The 5 WORST Commercials of Super Bowl XLIV

While I have already posted about my 5 WORST commercials of the night, let's end on a good note, with the 5 BEST....

#5 BEST: Monster.com and the Fiddling Beaver

Animals doing human-like things can always capture America's heart. But Monster.com chose to weave the gimmick into their product - WHAT A WEIRD IDEA! We meet a small beaver with insane skills on the fiddle. After he searches for job opportunities on Monster.com (I will grant you that this is the biggest "stretch" of the ad), he ends up in the big city, jumping from opportunity to opportunity, until he's fiddling in a stretch limo with beautiful women. The ad gets the company's point across while making Grandma chuckle - the basic, yet solid, Super Bowl advertisement...

Man's Last Stand, or What I Looked Like Watching All Of These Ads

Super Bowl XLIV (that's 44 for the Romanically challenged) is in the books. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, their fans, and to everybody who survived another Phil Simms broadcast.

Now, on to the conversation we'll all be having tomorrow - what was your favorite commercial? I've compiled a list of my Top 5 spots and my Worst 5 spots, complete with video!

RELATED: The Five BEST Commercials of Super Bowl XLIV

 Let's start with the worst....

#5 WORST: Coca-Cola and The Simpsons

The sad thing about this spot? I'm actually a Simpsons fan. This ad was so far from funny and way out of character. How do you have a spot about Mr. Burns that doesn't involve something evil? Instead we're supposed to feel bad for the series' ultimate villain when he loses everything, yet feels a bit better when he's handed a Coke? And he doesn't even utter the phrase "Excellent?" Just a weird spot...

The OTHER Avatar!

Besides the annual Bud Light hilarity, many of the major movie studios use the Super Bowl to debut their latest trailers. A few have already popped up online...let's watch!

"The Last Airbender" - July 2nd

To be honest, I think the term "From M. Night Shyamalan" doesn't do your movie any favors. After subpar pictures "The Village," "Lady in the Water," and the brutal "The Happening," Shyamalan should be desperate for a hit.

 I've never seen the original "Avatar: The Last Airbender" cartoon, but this new teaser does grab my interest. If anything the CG looks pretty solid.....




"Robin Hood" - May 14

 
On tonight's WGN Evening News, I had my first experience with Bikram Yoga. It's basically yoga in a 105 degree room, with 40% humidity. In other words, you sweat your you-know-what off for 90 straight minutes.

There are two official "Bikram Yoga" spots in Chicago. The one I checked out was in Wicker Park, they have another location in Lincoln Park. Right now they have a special for new yogis - $29 unlimited for an entire month.

It's time to show off the best and brightest of the American Idol 9 audition season in one hour of television. That's right, they went on the air four weeks ago, and we already have a clip show! Kinda.

The episode started with Seacrest referring to the audition room as the "most famous arena in the history of television." Really? More famous than the stage at the Ed Sullivan Show? Or what about a little something called "American Bandstand?"

Anyways, let's get started...

THE BEST.......

"I can't believe I wasn't nominated! NO, nominated for THIS!"

We had some elections here in Chicago yesterday, which took me away from one of my favorite days of the year - Academy Awards nomination day!

It wouldn't be the Oscars if there weren't some things to gripe about. I thought I'd start with the bad news first and post my good stuff tomorrow.

So here they are, the 10 most aggravating things about this year's Oscar crop....

Behold, video from the best American Idol audition ever. OK I'm exaggerating. But I'm not exaggerating when I say this dude has the best 'stache ever...



Twitter follower Trevor Kight responds to my American Idol Denver Auditions recap with this photo....

Last Friday WGN-TV entertainment reporter Dean Richards conducted a satellite interview with Mel Gibson. Like many recent Mel interviews, it started with general pleasantries and questions about his new film "Edge of Darkness."

But then Dean brought up what Mel clearly wanted to talk about - whether or not the public was ready to move on from Gibson's "issues" from four years ago. The result was an awkward minute or so of television, which ended in a "one-word tirade" that didn't make the original air. You'll see why below.

TMZ posted a link to the video earlier today and is asking for your feedback, but just in case you haven't seen it, watch it here....


 

 

What's up everybody NOT watching Lost? It's time to experience the best thing to come out of Denver since Jay Cutler! American Idol will be scoping out the place and airing the auditions tonight, and I will be LIVE BLOGGING it right here.

So log me on with the show and follow along! The most recent posts will be at the top, so keep refreshing! (But seriously I can't believe I'm not watching Lost right now).....

DENVER IS OVER. Season 9 remains without a clear front runner. The auditions (finally) end tomorrow. Join me here for it, will you? Cheers!

Bikini Man auditions. The judges walk out after he sings two lines. Not funny, hammed up, and completely stupid. Har, har.

Haley the Miracle Child auditions. I missed her last name, sorry! Simon calls her infectious, like a wonderful parasite. I added the parasite part.

Randy likes her boldness. Kara notes how there aren't many black country singers. She marches the family in to hear all of the Yes's. The miracle run (she was born premature) continues. Great job.