“Ughhh, this goes on for twelve more minutes.” – Krusty the Klown “Trilogy” or “storytelling” episodes like this one, where they have three independent segments, have always been maligned, even by people who think Zombie Simpsons doesn’t suck (check out the ratings, poll, and comments here if you don’t believe me). I’ve always thought the reason for this is that there are no genuinely good trilogy-type episodes. They didn’t do the first one until Season 10 (“Simpsons Bible Stories”) long after the show had begun transforming into Zombie Simpsons and so there’s no well of built up good will from…
Day: October 24, 2009
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Of all the many things that limit commercially supported television programs, the need to cram the story into a defined schedule, complete with rigidly timed advertising breaks, may be the most restrictive. It’s not easy to tell a story in a such a specific amount of time, much less with the need for a small cliffhanger every six to eight minutes. Naturally The Simpsons always handled this with aplomb and one of the cleverest instances of it comes from Season 3’s “Dog of Death”. Just after the family’s lottery hopes are dashed, and they are put through the cruel wringer…
Quote of the Day
“Wait! Doesn’t my father have the right to a fair trial?” – Lisa Simpson “Oh, you Americans with your due process and fair trials. This is always so much easier in Mexico.” – The Devil