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 the street as well as the Lord Provost (sort of like a mayor/president of the city council).  In Aberdeen he talked to a soccer team:

ABERDEEN Football Club is to star in a documentary about cartoon favourites The Simpsons.

Staff at Pittodrie, including Aberdeen FC manager Mark McGhee, have been interviewed for the show which will be aired in the US in January.

I’ll give Spurlock credit, from the tiny amount of available information we have he appears to have been serious about his “root it in the fans” comment.  Whether or not that will make for an entertaining special is an open question, but getting the weird menagerie of Simpsons fans on camera can’t hurt.

28 August Update: More on Spurlock’s trip to Scotland, including the fact that he’s spending a total of ten (10) days in Britain.  How much actual screen time can he get out of Scottish people talking about Willie and whatever else he’s filming in Britain?  Ten minutes?  Fifteen?  Methinks someone may have padded his travel schedule while Mr. Rupert was picking up the tab.