Paula Abdul in talks with NFL & Fox for Super Bowl Half Time Show?

14ers · 01-14-2008, 06:09 AM

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,2609168.story

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She was once a Laker girl, but now reports are circulating that Paula Abdul could be playing a much bigger sports stage.

TVGuide.com reports the "American Idol" judge is in talks to perform live in Fox's Super Bowl XLII telecast on Feb. 3. The network, which would not confirm the report, has said that Tom Petty is headlining the halftime show, but it also added that other guests could be added.

I don't get it. Paula Abdul would be lucky to sell out my local High School Gym and Fox thinks having her perform at the Super Bowl would be a good idea?

What is with all the over the hill "Branson Missouri" talent lately at the Super Bowl?

Any chance Yakov Smirnoff will be the opening act?

Butter · 01-14-2008, 07:08 AM

FOX has always been especially annoying about cross-promoting their shows. This is just another example.

ISiddiqui · 01-14-2008, 07:40 AM

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Paula Abdul would be lucky to sell out my local High School Gym

What are you nuts? Abdul would sell out arenas easily if she went out on tour.

Pumpy Tudors · 01-14-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

What are you nuts? Abdul would sell out arenas easily if she went out on tour.

Well, sure, but that's just because people want to say "I was there" when the inevitable drug-induced breakdown happens on stage.

TLK · 01-14-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

What are you nuts? Abdul would sell out arenas easily if she went out on tour.

ummmm.... really?

Dr. Sak · 01-14-2008, 08:22 AM

I'll say it....I'd hit it

TroyF · 01-14-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TheLionKing

ummmm.... really?

Yeah. Really. Her participation on American Idol has kept her fresh in the minds of the teeny bopper crowd. There would also be a fair number of people from her '80s days to buy tickets.

She may not sell out every arena, but she'd sell out more than a few shows and draw well at most of the others.

Until, as Pumpy said, she collapsed on stage.

ISiddiqui · 01-14-2008, 08:27 AM

Indeed. People seem to have short memories. She was, after all, huge in the 80s. Which are, of course, making a comeback.

14ers · 01-14-2008, 08:30 AM

OK, I'll bite. Would this be a singing concert or some type of cheerleader stand-up routine?

Even in per prime Abdul was a terrible singer, but a good enough dancer for the MTV video generation.

BYU 14 · 01-14-2008, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by bsak16

I'll say it....I'd hit it

Ditto, don't know if I could handle the mood swings afterward though....her not me.

Rizon · 01-14-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Indeed. People seem to have short memories. She was, after all, huge in the 80s. Which are, of course, making a comeback.

The 80s: Making a Comeback Since 1990

Desmond · 01-14-2008, 09:32 AM

If a live reinactment of her Cold Hearted video with various NFL cheerleaders is the plan than i'm all for it. You go girl.

Lathum · 01-14-2008, 09:33 AM

It is obviously cross promotion plus the fact that since the wardrobe malfunction the superbowl had had very "safe" performers at halftime

Mustang · 01-14-2008, 09:47 AM

Paula Abdul really trailed off as a singer after her falling out with M.C. Skat Kat

Raiders Army · 01-14-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

Paula Abdul really trailed off as a singer after her falling out with M.C. Skat Kat

tru dat

TroyF · 01-14-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 14ers

OK, I'll bite. Would this be a singing concert or some type of cheerleader stand-up routine?

Even in per prime Abdul was a terrible singer, but a good enough dancer for the MTV video generation.

Do you really think that singing ability is a prerequisite for someone selling a lot of tickets? Are you really that naive?

She couldn't continue to do it over the long haul without more hit songs. But a one year comeback tour? You are kidding yourself if you think she wouldn't sell a good amount of tickets.

Mustang · 01-14-2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by TroyF

She couldn't continue to do it over the long haul without more hit songs. But a one year comeback tour? You are kidding yourself if you think she wouldn't sell a good amount of tickets.

No way does she sell out an arena. Maybe some 3-4K seat theater, but not some 15-20K seat place.

ISiddiqui · 01-14-2008, 10:55 AM

You completely underestimate the appeal Paula Abdul has, and yes, as a singer/entertainer, not as an AI host.

Dr. Sak · 01-14-2008, 10:57 AM

Someone has a little crush on Paula Abdul

MikeVic · 01-14-2008, 11:00 AM

I like her because she has ties to Winnipeg, but that's really it.

TLK · 01-14-2008, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bsak16

Someone has a little crush on Paula Abdul

un-huh.

01-14-2008, 07:08 AM	#2
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	FOX has always been especially annoying about cross-promoting their shows. This is just another example. __________________ My listening habits

01-14-2008, 08:27 AM	#8
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Indeed. People seem to have short memories. She was, after all, huge in the 80s. Which are, of course, making a comeback. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

01-14-2008, 08:30 AM	#9
14ers High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2006	OK, I'll bite. Would this be a singing concert or some type of cheerleader stand-up routine? Even in per prime Abdul was a terrible singer, but a good enough dancer for the MTV video generation. __________________ I like the company I keep when I am alone. 'The Blonde Bomber'

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Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Paula Abdul really trailed off as a singer after her falling out with M.C. Skat Kat __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

01-14-2008, 10:55 AM	#18
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	You completely underestimate the appeal Paula Abdul has, and yes, as a singer/entertainer, not as an AI host. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

01-14-2008, 08:22 AM	#6
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	I'll say it....I'd hit it

01-14-2008, 09:32 AM	#12
Desmond Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Hatch	If a live reinactment of her Cold Hearted video with various NFL cheerleaders is the plan than i'm all for it. You go girl.

01-14-2008, 09:33 AM	#13
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	It is obviously cross promotion plus the fact that since the wardrobe malfunction the superbowl had had very "safe" performers at halftime

01-14-2008, 10:57 AM	#19
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Someone has a little crush on Paula Abdul

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MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I like her because she has ties to Winnipeg, but that's really it.

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