A couple of different users mentioned this on ye olde Twitteree, but in my estimation it’s worth the forty-five seconds of effort necessary for a blog post because it’s just too damned enjoyable. This: Simpson Mania: 35 wonderful pictures is a gallery of . . . well, a lot of things. There’s Simpsons tattoos. There’s promotional stuff from the movie. There’s food of various kinds. There’s things we’ve talked about here before and things I’ve never seen. It’s cool.
Day: November 30, 2009
High Art Simpsons
“Indeed. Marge you find the inner beauty of your subject and bring it out for all to see!” - Professor Lombardo Check out these fan-fugu-tastic Simpsons renditions by David Barton. He’s done them in the styles of famous artists. Here’s Marge in Vermeer’s “Girl with Pearl Earring”: The necklace instead of the earring really makes it. Then there’s Groundskeeper Willie, van Gogh style: When a man this intense says ‘Ach! Keep off the grass’, man, you’d better keep off the grass. There are two more at the site, one of Apu as Salvador Dali and a Rembrandt style Homer. Check…
People Like Witches (Sort of)
The numbers are in and last night’s gruel-thin effort at witch humor managed to entice 8.99 million viewers. That’s the third highest all year and brings the Season 21 average up to 8.39 million. In addition to that small triumph, Zombie Simpsons not only managed to out draw The Cleveland Show (giving it a commanding 5-2 lead in their increasingly lopsided ratings duel), but also beat Family Guy by more than half a million viewers. That’s the first time in a long time a first run Zombie Simpsons has done that. Oh well.
Quote of the Day
“And Bart isn’t doing very well either. He needs boundaries and structure. There’s something about flying a kite at night that’s so unwholesome.” – Marge Simpson “Hello, mother dear.” – Bart Simpson