“My god man, I’ve watered her down as far as she’ll go. I cannot water no more!” – Groundskeeper Willie There were three competitive curling scenes in this episode. They all started and ended the same way. I don’t think they recycled any footage but, really, would it surprise you? In between curling segments the audience was repeatedly clubbed in the face with the fact that Homer and Marge love each other and a number of clock killing montages, including a hallucination, a one joke opening ceremony, and a Fantasia take off that finally got us to the credits. Despite…
Day: February 14, 2010
Sunday Preview: “Boy Meets Curl”
Believe it or not, we first previewed this episode back in August and predictably forgot about it. Since then, the curling clusterfuck has gained a weaksauce title and a guest star (Bob Costas will play himself), but these menial changes have done little to alter our opinion that it’ll be a clumsy rehash of an existing Zombie Simpsons episode with a different sport. If you care, here’s the official description from the recently redecorated Simpsons Channel: Homer takes Marge out for a romantic evening of ice skating and hand-holding, but upon entering the rink, they encounter a curling team practicing.…
Quote of the Day
“Bah! This is just another Hallmark Holiday cooked up to sell cards.” – Abe “Grandpa” Simpson “Awww, a Valentine from my granddaughter.” – Jasper “Can I have the envelope?” – Abe “Grandpa” Simpson