On Sunday, those who don't care about sports or advertising are going to feel like Will Smith in I am Legend with all the zombies huddled en masse in front of 54-inch plasma screens, devouring chicken wings. For those who think football sucks, America's annual Bread & Circus extravaganza presents a perfect opportunity to take advantage of a relatively empty city. To that end, click on the photos for five fun alternatives to the stupid Super Bowl.
Hate Football? Here Are 5 Alternatives For Super Bowl Sunday
Adorable Photos: Behind The Scenes At Puppy Bowl VIII, Where The Poop Hits The Gridiron
This Sunday at 3 p.m., America's top dogs will lock tails on a mini gridiron for the 8th annual Puppy Bowl, a cute counterpoint to our far less adorable human Super Bowl. The big game, produced by The Discovery Channel's Animal Planet, is taped in October in a studio at Chelsea Piers. It takes two days of filming to come up with enough puppy footage to make for a compelling contest, and photographer Katie Sokoler went behind the scenes to show you how the snausages get made.
Not Bowled Over By Football? Some Not So Super TV Alternatives
We already covered the Super Bowl half time show alternatives, but what if you're not a football fan or your team didn’t make it? What if you don’t want to sit through a football game to watch commercials or if you hate Joe Buck and Troy Aikman? Well, don’t worry, there are some television alternatives for you if you don’t want to watch either the game or the countless hours of pre-game shows.

