“What about me? You didn’t thank me.” – Homer Simpson “You didn’t do anything.” – Bart Simpson “I like being thanked.” – Homer Simpson Sure enough the one thing about Spurlock’s special I didn’t like was the casual defense of the quality of Zombie Simpsons. I suppose it had to be in there, but it was no less galling for being obligatory. However, much like the overwhelming preponderance of clips from the early years I thought the kiss off was a little revealing. It basically consisted of three people, two guys who worked only on Zombie Simpsons and James Brooks. …
Day: January 16, 2010
Spurlock’s Bearded Friend Identified
In the comments for this week’s Reading Digest Jake pointed out this article from AVClub: How I ended up in Morgan Spurlock’s Simpsons documentary (barely) The bearded guy was Steven Hyden a writer with the A.V. Club. Here’s the skinny: I grew up a huge Simpsons fan, but I haven’t watched the show regularly in about 10 years because, well, it has sort of sucked for a long time. Unless you’re a deeply deluded Simpsons fanatic, it seems pretty obvious that the show is several years past its peak. Anyway, that’s the gist of what I said in this Crosstalk…
Quote of the Day
“I am thinking you like this girl, yes?” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon “How did you know?” – Bart Simpson “My ceiling mirrors and video cameras sometimes see more than who is about to shoot me.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon