Every year at this time, people talk about the most famous Super Bowl ad of them all, Apple’s 1984 commercial that was based on George Orwell’s grimly predictive novel, also named “1984.” This spot, ...

The year is 1984. It’s Super Bowl Sunday and you turn on the TV to see a procession of stern men marching through a tunnel. No, it’s not the Los Angeles Raiders. It’s the most important Super Bowl ...

Ridley Scott was confused. In 1983, he was asked to direct an advertisement for a new Apple computer to be launched the following year. He imagined Apple had something to do with the Beatles.

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New York (CNN) — The most famous – and arguably the best – Super Bowl ad in history, the Apple “1984” ad, was nearly killed by the company for whom it was made. The 60-second ad, which announced the ...

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January 22, 1984: Apple’s stunning “1984” commercial for the Macintosh 128K airs on CBS during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. Its dystopian theme and epic visuals pitch the Mac as a ...

Apple’s “1984” Macintosh commercial isn’t just the most iconic Apple ad in history, but one of the greatest advertisements ever created anywhere. Now, three-and-a-half decades after the ad aired, the ...

Everyone’s seen the Apple 1984 ad more times than they’d like by now—heck you can say the same about the Hilary version as well—but you’ve probably never seen the behind the scenes video. Gaze as ...