This is really fucking stupid and the headline tells you most of what you need to know: Doh! Simpsons fan celebrates show’s 20th anniversary by watching ALL 451 episodes in six-day TV marathon Yes, this is actually happening. And if you read the story you’ll see it’s even worse than you might already think: To say Stott is something of a Simpsons fan is a bit of an understatement – he reckons he’s spent over $150,000 on merchandise from the show including a donut maker and life-sized models of the characters. […] A spokesman for the show’s producer, Fox, said:…
Day: January 15, 2010
Reading Digest: “The British Are Coming!” Edition
Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user taberandrew. “If I didn’t have this gun, the King of England could just walk in here any time he wants and start shoving you around.” – Homer Simpson British newspapers and broadcasters were all over the 20th anniversary stuff this week and as a result there are a ton of British links. In addition to that we’ve got an excellent piece of usage, a cool YouTube video, a twenty year old story about Simpsons licensing, somebody I don’t agree with and a couple of people I do. Enjoy. The Simpsons:…
Quote of the Day
“Ralph, A. Janie, A. And Lisa, for your – ahem – essay, ‘Jebediah Springfield: Superfraud’, F.” – Miss Hoover “But it’s all true.” – Lisa Simpson “This is nothing but dead white male bashing from a PC thug. It’s women like you who keep the rest of us from landing a husband.” – Miss Hoover