You know how it goes: you’re at a Super Bowl party, the game’s on, and everyone’s gearing up for that iconic halftime show. But as soon as the first note hits, it turns into a debate battlefield.

A 60- to 70-person camera crew brings the Super Bowl halftime show to television screens. These are their behind-the-scenes stories. GO FURTHER The Super Bowl halftime show over the years — as told ...

In recent years, Americans have known what to expect from our Neronian Super Bowl halftime shows. Mediocre music is veneered over with gaudy, flashily lit but ultimately empty and meaningless sets.

It is the ultimate goal for every show, movie or sporting event as it hopes to capture a moment in time that people will want to relive for years to come. While Super Bowl 60's action on the field ...