Chevy Silverado Super Bowl 2012 Ad Mocks Mayan Apocalypse

The game is not yet here, and neither is the Mayan Apocalypse, but this Chevrolet truck at, set to air during Super Bowl 2012, not only shows off Chevy trucks but the upcoming destruction of the world --- and there is no sign of John Cusack anywhere.

[As a side note, are you are as annoyed as some of us that we no longer get to see the best Super Bowl commercials during the Super Bowl? Nowadays, the rush to "preview" Super Bowl ads is such that many of the best are aired days before the Super Bowl.]

In this ad, we see a city in ruins. Indeed, it sounds like a movie, and it looks like a post-Apocalyptic Earth, as well. As the sounds of Barry Manilow's "Look's Like We Made It" begin to play [and what exactly is wrong with like Barry Manilow anyway? At least he sings actual words, and doesn't just grunt or swear] we see a newspaper headline: 2012 Mayan Apocalypse. The paper flutters in the breeze, as we cut to a pile of rubble and ...

Headlights come on, and so does a car, or rather, a truck engine. Eventually, the pile moves and a Chevrolet Silverado truck emerges out of the pile of concrete and masonry.

We then hear "Looks like we made it ..." as a disheveled and dirty man looks in the back to see his dog, riding there. They drive past the charred and flaming remains of a Bob's Big Boy (you do know what this is, don't you? If not, the apocalypse is already here. Some might say it already is because viewers are forced to listen to Barry Manilow. See comment above).

Next, the Chevy Silverado drives past what looks to be a Transformer. No, we don't mean an electrical transformer. We might an Optimus Prime / Megatron style Tranformer giant robot.

We also drive past a crashed flying saucer. Considering the connection to all the movies thus far, perhaps this is related to "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Or maybe it's just a flying saucer.

Not to forget the huge volcano in the background, as the Chevy truck drives on and the dog ... barks. He barks because ...

Well, we're not sure. it could be, however, because our protagonist (thus far) is driving into a small clearing where three other Chevy trucks await him, along with their drivers. Then, we hear the first words of the ad (aside from Barry Manilow, that is): "Where's Dave?" our hero asks the rest. We presume Dave is one of the group's other friends.

To that, we are issued the sad news by another driver: "Dave didn't drive the longest lasting, most dependable truck on the road. Dave drove a Ford," he says, as he bows he head.

Another friend breaks the mood, asking if our hero wants a Twinkie. After all, based on scientific research (not really) we know that aside from cockroaches, John Cusack, and Chevy Silverados, Twinkies, by their very nature, are the only things that will survive the Mayan Apocalypse. Well, that and Chevy Silverado drivers.

Our hero says "Yeah." With that, let the rain of frogs begin --- or are they toads? Not clear, but they being raining down. as the announcer says "Chevy Silverado. From the beginning of your work to the end of the world. Chevy runs deep."

[For those not aware, if the Mayan Apocalypse occurs we won't be watching another Super Bowl or other Super Bowl ads. We won't even celebrate another Christmas. The date, Dec. 21, 2012, will, some say, be the end of the world, as it's supposedly the "end of the Mayan calendar." Pundits from both sides of the argument have risen up, to cover both sides of the story.

There are even websites dedicated to it. December212012.com is one such website devoted to the prediction. It says, “Although this date [December 21, 2012] may not necessarily mark the end of the world, it is widely believed that it may indeed mark the end of the world as we know it. The signs and indicators of dramatic and possibly devastating change seem to be all around us. Both ancient and modern-day observers alike have foretold the possibilities of this date, and the coming events of our solar system seem to support their theories.”

Whether or not the end of the world is predicted by the Mayan calendar is speculation, some say. The Mayan calendar used a cycle of about 5,000 years, and on Dec. 21, 2012, it starts again at zero. According to experts, that zero number has been interpreted as meaning the end of the world by some, while others instead say it just means the start of what is called a "new Long Count."

In other words, it's not the end of the world. Instead, the zero means we ran out of numbers and are starting over again.

Wikipedia says, "Misinterpretation of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is the basis for a New Age belief that a cataclysm will take place on December 21, 2012. December 21, 2012 is simply the day that the calendar will go to the next b'ak'tun (which is a time segment equivalent to 394.3 solar years).

Let's hope so. Super Bowl ads are too good to never see any again.]

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