Arts Beat blog at nytimes.com:

If this is the 20th season of “The Simpsons,” then it must be time for “Treehouse of Horror XX” (Fox, 8 p.m. Sunday). Krusty and Mel are both responsible for deadly foodstuffs.

No, this is not the 20th season.  It is the 21st season.  All that promotional crap FOX has been spewing all over the place with that 20 logo of Homer chocking Bart (like on the DVD box) has confused the shit out of a lot of people who should know better.  I’ve seen this referred to as the 20th season in more places than I can recall.  If something has its 20th anniversary that means it’s starting (or in this case already in) its 21st year.  This isn’t even math, it’s just counting.

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