Column: The TV ad is a dying art. This year's Super Bowl proved it
Harry and Sally! Catherine O'Hara and Willem Dafoe! The Budweiser Clydesdale foal! The 2025 Super Bowl commercials failed to live up to the hype — and the hype is at the root of the problem.
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