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"rolling stone" stated jackson's super bowl performance "is far and away the most famous moment in the history of the super bowl halftime show". "popcrush" called the performance "one of the most shocking moments in pop culture" as well as a "totally unexpected and unforgettable moment". "gawker" ranked the performance among the most recent of the "10 shows that advanced sex on television", commenting the set "had all the elements of a huge story" and "within seconds the world searched furtively for pictures", concluding "it remains so ubiquitous, it's impossible to look at a starburst nipple shield without thinking "janet jackson"". "e! online" ranked it among the top ten most shocking celebrity moments of the prior two decades. a study of television's most impactful moments of the last 50 years conducted by sony electronics and the nielsen television research company ranked jackson's super bowl performance at #26. the incident was the only super bowl event on the list and the highest music and entertainment event aside from the death of whitney houston. tv guide network ranked it at #2 in a 2010 special listing the "25 biggest tv blunders". "complex" stated "it's the citizen kane of televised nip-slips – so unexpected, and on such a large stage, that nothing else will ever come close. if beyoncé were to whip out both breasts and put on a puppet show with them when she performs this year in new orleans, it would rate as just the second most shocking super boob display. janet's strangely ornamented right nipple is a living legend, and so is justin timberlake's terrified reaction." music channel fuse listed it as the most controversial super bowl halftime show, saying the "revealing performance remains (and will forever remain) the craziest thing to ever happen at a halftime show. almost immediately after the incident, the fcc received a flood of complaints from parents who just wanted their children to enjoy a nice, wholesome three hours of grown men inflicting damaging and long-lasting pain on each other for sport. halftime shows would never be the same." patrick gipson of "bleacher report" ranked it as #1 in its list of the most "jaw dropping moments of the last decade", stating janet "changed the landscape of live television forever". gipson explained "it prompted a million mothers to cover their childrens' eyes, fathers and sons to jump out of their seats in shock and numerous sanctions by the federal communications commission, including a us$550,000 fine against cbs. talk about a halftime show that will be hard to top." the incident was also declared "the most memorable super bowl halftime show in history", as well as "the most controversial", adding "you can't talk about this halftime show, or any subsequent halftime show from here to eternity, without mentioning the wardrobe malfunction".
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beyoncé's performance was acclaimed by critics. randall roberts of the "los angeles times" commented that beyoncé's performance at the half time show "reconfirms her skills as a live performer, silencing anyone who might have wondered about them in the wake of a certain revelation." david rooney of "the hollywood reporter" wrote: "continuing in the vein of madonna in 2012, [beyoncé] steered the super bowl halftime show away from dad rock to embrace girl power." melinda newman of the website hitfix commented: "in a super bowl half-time performance that was as frenetic as it was fierce, [beyoncé] delivered a sexy segment that was part victoria's secret fashion show, part tutorial on how to dazzle an audience." jon caramanica of "the new york times" praised the performance at the show, commenting that "for 12 or so minutes... she balanced explosions and humanity, imperiousness with warmth, an arena-ready sense of scale with a microscopic approach to the details of her vocals. amid all the loudness were small things to indicate beyoncé was answering her skeptics, quietly but effectively." he finished his review with the conclusion that beyoncé "the machine had made her point" and that the performance was "proof of life". jim farber of "daily news" wrote in his review of the performance that "it's hard to think of a star better suited to the super bowl than she is". dan hyman of "rolling stone" magazine wrote in his review that beyoncé "flaunted her supreme vocal and dancing chops throughout the halftime show" and added that the set's biggest moment was when she was joined on stage by her former bandmates. rob sheffield of the same publication praised the performance of beyoncé's guitarist bibi mcgil during the show, commenting that it was a "ready-made obligatory-slash-cameo guitar solo". he finished his review by writing, "the actual game wasn't bad, either. sorry, 49ers. but there's no question who the night belonged to: beyoncé."
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