I remember the first time I saw the trailer for The Abyss on television, like it was yesterday. The film’s release date was August 9, 1989, so I don’t believe it aired during the Super Bowl, but it might have. At the time, it was common to tease a trailer seven months before release. However, I don’t believe it was during the Super Bowl because I remember the trailer being much longer than the 30- or 60-second spot a Super Bowl advertisement traditionally ran. The preview might have been hyped for weeks as something set to be shown as an extended trailer on a popular show. In either case, I had never been awed by a movie preview in my entire life, and that might be the best trailer I’ve ever seen on television.