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Super Bowl commercials go to the dogs, and cars

Originally published: February 5, 2012 10:06 PM
Updated: February 5, 2012 10:38 PM
By VERNE GAY  verne.gay@newsday.com

Long Island filmmaker Zachary Borst's short film about

Photo credit: Handout | Long Island filmmaker Zachary Borst's short film about a high school graduate who mistakingly thinks the new Chevy convertible parked in front of his house is his graduation present, will air during the Super Bowl. Chevrolet invited filmmakers from around the world to submit short films with a Chevy theme. Borst's film was their top choice.

Dog, dogs, dogs. What animal didn't we see Sunday night besides polar bears and, umm, dogs?

Did I mention Clint Eastwood yet? Or Ferris Bueller? Or . . . cars.

But here's the much (much) larger question: What ads did we see Sunday night that we loved so much that we will post to a friend's Facebook wall this morning? Not many, unfortunately. This was not a great Super Bowl as far as...

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