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WorldOutWest
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Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 8:50 PM
World famous hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas put on a "TRONified" Halftime Show at the Super Bowl XLV -- showcasing wardrobe and lighting elements inspired by the original TRON and TRON: LEGACY movies. The Black Eyed Peas also payed another homage to TRON when BEP member Taboo used a full size light cycle to "ride" over audiences heads during their recent E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour.

Rocker legend Ozzy Osbourne and teen pop star Justin Bieber also suited up in TRON inspired attire for a Best Buy commercial that debuted during the Super Bowl's broadcast.

Homages and references to TRON have permeated pop culture ever since the original movie's debut in 1982 - and Comic-Con, the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world - featured a highlight reel of some of these at last year's TRON: LEGACY Hall H panel presentation in front of a capacity crowd of 7,000 persons.

You can watch the videos below to check all of this out! (also posted on home/news page).

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NickScratch
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RE: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 8:57 PM
So bad. THey need to stop. They must be stopped. Gods, I hate them. Not coz they are dressing like they are TRON, but just coz they are absolutely TERRIBAD. Though, I do wish they would stop doing this...



 
ShadowDragon1
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 8:58 PM
I concur with Nick...

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TriggerEXE
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 9:35 PM
I think the Black Eyed Peas thing is interesting. Anything that promotes Tron Legacy positivly is good. If they are true fans of the movie and just want to show it off, then that's good too. If they're just doing it for the money and mooching off the popularity of the movie, then that's bad and they should stop before people get tired of it and it becomes a lame Internet meme.

Also, no offense to any Justin Bieber fans, but there needs to be a great distance between Tron and Bieber. I want them to have nothing to do with each other. Ozzy is okay, but it seems like he's just selling out these days.

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ShadowDragon1
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 9:44 PM
Also, no offense to any Black Eyed Peas fans, but I think their music is awful auto-tuned garbage and they are very lacking in originality.

I feel there needs to be a great distance between Tron and Black Eyed Peas and Beiber.
I wish they had nothing to do with each other. Ozzy is okay, but it seems like he's just selling out these days. Which really disappoints me.


I don't mind respectful homages that actually "fit" and are congruous in theme, style and vibe.
But IMO, sometimes imitation crosses the "flattery line" into the trying to mix motor oil into peanut butter kind of thing, metaphorically speaking.

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 9:45 PM
TriggerEXE Wrote:I think the Black Eyed Peas thing is interesting. Anything that promotes Tron Legacy positivly is good. If they are true fans of the movie and just want to show it off, then that's good too. If they're just doing it for the money and mooching off the popularity of the movie, then that's bad and they should stop before people get tired of it and it becomes a lame Internet meme.

Also, no offense to any Justin Bieber fans, but there needs to be a great distance between Tron and Bieber. I want them to have nothing to do with each other. Ozzy is okay, but it seems like he's just selling out these days.

I call hypocrisy Trigger..You cannot approve of BEP "doing the TRON thang" and then say that Bieber cannot do it. Sorry, as much as I cannot stand Bieber, if you let BEP get away with it, then you have no right to complain when Bieber and Ozzy follow suit.order abortion pill abortion pill buy online where to buy abortion pillabortion pills online abortion questions cytotec abortion

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IsoLine
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 9:46 PM
ShadowDragon1 Wrote:Also, no offense to any Black Eyed Peas fans, but I think their music is awful auto-tuned garbage and they are very lacking in originality.

I feel there needs to be a great distance between Tron and Black Eyed Peas and Beiber.
I wish they had nothing to do with each other. Ozzy is okay, but it seems like he's just selling out these days. Which really disappoints me.


I don't mind respectful homages that actually "fit" and are congruous in theme, style and vibe.
But IMO, sometimes imitation crosses the "flattery line" into the trying to mixing motor oil into peanut butter kind of thing, metaphorically speaking.

Agreed, whole heartedly.

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ShadowDragon1
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 9:52 PM
thanks IsoLine. I'm glad someone agrees.

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:01 PM
Heheheh... http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/392160/black-eyed-peas-vs-tron-a-super-bowl-contest-no-one-wins/

After what happened to the SSB song at the start of Superbowl... I guess we all should've known that the entertainment this year was going to be a flop of one kind of another.

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:08 PM
In the Pre-Game show they were showing a taped segment with two players (I think from Greenbay?) being interviewed and my wife noticed that they were playing "Derezzed" in the background. It was truly a very Tron-ish Super Bowl.


 
ShadowDragon1
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:09 PM
So the BEP half time show was essentially an elaborate commercial for their album "The Beginning"... *double face palm* *sigh*

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:16 PM
I am mixed between the Tron 'homages' during the super bowl. But I am excited that this means that Tr3n is officially green lit. You can't have this much pop culture exposure, merchandising, marketing, and an animated series without Tr3n.

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:19 PM
Love it or hate it -- the The Black Eyed Peas Half Time Super Bowl performance was a great plug for TRON, which can only mean good things for the franchise. If you dig TRON, it seems a bit absurd to perpetually try and bash an instance that payed homage or reference to it.

Here's a video I shot of a highlight reel with other TRON pop culture homages and references at last year's Comic-Con - which was shown during the TRON: LEGACY Hall H panel presentation in front of a capacity crowd of 7,000 persons.



Castor from TRON: LEGACY - "Change the scheme..! Alter the mood...! Electrify the boys and girls if you'd be so kind.."
 
TriggerEXE
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:21 PM
IsoLine Wrote:I call hypocrisy Trigger..You cannot approve of BEP "doing the TRON thang" and then say that Bieber cannot do it. Sorry, as much as I cannot stand Bieber, if you let BEP get away with it, then you have no right to complain when Bieber and Ozzy follow suit.


I disagree. While BEP, Bieber, and Ozzy are all musical artists, only one of them is actually using official Tron related props and doing it right. The other is just a phone commercial ripping off the style of Tron Legacy. I know I like BEP more than Bieber, and my opinion is valid as such. That's not to say I like BEP a lot, or even a little, but I do not generally dislike them as much as I do Bieber. Saying that if Bieber can't, then BEP can't is like saying if Carrot Top can't play the role of Tron, then neither can Bruce Boxleitner. :P Sorry, but that's just wrong. abortion pills online abortion questions cytotec abortion

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:23 PM
ShadowDragon1 Wrote:thanks IsoLine. I'm glad someone agrees.


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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:23 PM
Well, it looks like my impersonator is gone and taken care of so I am back!

The Black Eyed Peas wer terrible but I loved the Tron references! I did like the best buy commercial though, it was really funny with heavy Tron overtones.


 
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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:31 PM
Here's a link to the D23 version of the Cultural Reference video I put together for Disney.

They took my source materials and re-edited it and added those new parts for the Comicon version.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fliveforfilms.wordpress.com%2Ftag%2Fdavid-arnspiger%2F&h=f2f2e

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:35 PM
TriggerEXE Wrote:
IsoLine Wrote:I call hypocrisy Trigger..You cannot approve of BEP "doing the TRON thang" and then say that Bieber cannot do it. Sorry, as much as I cannot stand Bieber, if you let BEP get away with it, then you have no right to complain when Bieber and Ozzy follow suit.


I disagree. While BEP, Bieber, and Ozzy are all musical artists, only one of them is actually using official Tron related props and doing it right. The other is just a phone commercial ripping off the style of Tron Legacy. I know I like BEP more than Bieber, and my opinion is valid as such. That's not to say I like BEP a lot, or even a little, but I do not generally dislike them as much as I do Bieber. Saying that if Bieber can't, then BEP can't is like saying if Carrot Top can't play the role of Tron, then neither can Bruce Boxleitner. :P Sorry, but that's just wrong.

"Doing it right". That is your opinion, to us "not biased by pop-music lust" both sets of artists (and I use that term lightly) are ripping off the style of TRON legacy when neither should be. Your arguement of who you like better though enlightening is kinda a mess too. It doesn't matter how much you like either BEP or Bieber, you can't vocally disqualify one and permit the other without it looking hypocritcal and your comparison of Carrot Top VS. Bruce Boxleitner is also laughable because you are comparing an acting role (which producers and casting directors make judgements of who is appropriate all the time) to performances by two different people using a style of costuming. Anyone can go out and make themselves look like something from TRON LEgacy, it's not a "thing" which can only be relegated to one individual like an acting role. order abortion pill http://unclejohnsprojects.com/template/default.aspx?morning-after-pill-price where to buy abortion pill

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONifies the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:38 PM
LWSrocks Wrote:It wasn't a rip-off, it was an HOMAGE. There's a difference.

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RE: Video: The Black Eyed Peas TRONify the Super Bowl

on Sunday, February, 06, 2011 10:51 PM
LWSrocks Wrote:And what do you hate about Justin Bieber so much? He's a talented singer, whereas BEP is just autotuned.

Well....I don't like his music. Other than that he's another unneeded "teeny bopper" who's heart and soul has been sold for money and fame, I really don't like his music, he's been sold as a sex symbol while still being 12 years old, sings and talks like a girl, doesn't write his own songs, says stupid things in interviews, doesn't seem to be very bright, acts like a diva, he slapped a fan, and I just do not like him. I don't so much hate him as I just do not like him. Same as everyone else.

IsoLine Wrote:"Doing it right". That is your opinion, to us "not biased by pop-music lust" both sets of artists (and I use that term lightly) are ripping off the style of TRON legacy when neither should be. Your arguement of who you like better though enlightening is kinda a mess too. It doesn't matter how much you like either BEP or Bieber, you can't vocally disqualify one and permit the other without it looking hypocritcal and your comparison of Carrot Top VS. Bruce Boxleitner is also laughable because you are comparing an acting role (which producers and casting directors make judgements of who is appropriate all the time) to performances by two different people using a style of costuming. Anyone can go out and make themselves look like something from TRON LEgacy, it's not a "thing" which can only be relegated to one individual like an acting role.


So you're saying you don't mind? You like that Bieber was involved in that commercial? You said you disliked him too, but you're defending him. By your logic, anyone and everyone can and should rip off Tron Legacy without hesitation. Lets bring in a hokey CG Yogi Bear and Boo Boo in Tron style for a hilarious skit now! I have opinions and would rather not have one person be even remotely related to Tron than another. What is so difficult for you to understand about that? However, if it will make you happy, then I will say that no one should be allowed to use Tron Legacy's style. As long as it keeps Bieber and other rip off artists away from something we all know and love, then I'm for it. I'm not going to sit here and have a silly flame contest about this. Its simple. I don't like him and I don't like BEP, but given the choice between the two, I'd take BEP. I have an opinion, as does everyone, about who is good and who is bad. I have my own right to believe someone else can do better at referencing Tron than another. I can and will say what I want about it as well. Their concert thing was nifty and I liked it. I do not like Bieber or anything he's ever done. That's it, that's all.

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