Homer Simpson is an ill educated moron. He is a loser of the first caliber and is locked into a perpetual cycle of stupidity and defeat. Then again, all his best lines were written by rich, over-educated nerds, which made the task of putting trenchant insights into his mouth that much more difficult. That’s why this little exchange from “The Spingfield Connection” is so great: “This police radio entertains me with other people’s miseries. We get a free funeral for Marge, God forbid. And I can run backround checks on whomever I want! . . . Mohmar.” – Homer Simspon I’m…
Day: August 27, 2009
Crazy Noises: Homer’s Enemy
“I’m better than okay, I’m Homer Simpson!” – Frank Grimes “You wish.” – Homer Simpson In an attempt to fill the summer with love, hate and pointless Simpsons commentary we at the Dead Homer Society are going to spend some time overthinking Season 8. Why Season 8? Because Season 8 is when The Simpsons really began to deteriorate into Zombie Simpsons. That’s why. Because we’re cutting edge and ultra-modern we’re using a newfangled, information-superhighway fad called a “chatroom” to conduct our conversation. This text has been edited for clarity and spelling (though not on “mitochondrial”). Today’s episode is 823 “Homer’s Enemy“.…
Zombie Simpsons is not better than “most” TV
“You’ve really done it this time, dum-dum.” – Ozmodiar Read our manifesto. Time and time again we hear people say that because Zombie Simpsons is better than “most” TV today, it’s still worth watching. It’s an impossibly tired and empty argument that we’ve discussed at length and beaten to a bloody pulp. And yet, I feel compelled to revisit this premise once again. Like my colleague Mr. Sweatpants, I too have been watching the Season 12 DVDs with a combination of dread and revulsion. I haven’t the stomach to sit through the commentaries, but I did transfer “HOMЯ” onto my iPod…
Spurlock Update: Goin’ Global
Morgan Spurlock is filming in Scotland for his Simpsons special. We’ve mentioned this briefly in the past, but in Scotland there’s a small dispute over which part of Scotland Groundskeeper Willie calls home. The two main contenders are Aberdeen and Glasgow. Spurlock visited both: When the ginger-haired janitor first appeared on the show, Glaswegians claimed he was from the Dear Green Place. But a counter-claim was then made by Aberdonians who insisted he hailed from the granite city because he was heard to shout: “Go on Aberdeen” in one episode of the cartoon series. In Glasgow Spurlock interviewed people on…
Quote of the Day
“Hey, you! Get out of my office!” – Lionel Hutz