“Wow, Trucker’s Choice.” – Lisa Simpson One of the basic positions of this blog is that the continuing production of Zombie Simpsons is due primarily to merchandising. “Simpsons” merchandise generates twice as much revenue as advertising, and with none of the overhead of actually producing the show. Moreover, the success of merchandising is directly related to how fresh the characters remain in the public mind. For a similar example, see this recent New York Times article about Warner Brothers’ efforts to get the likes of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck back into the spotlight: Ask a first grader to identify…
Day: June 7, 2010
Quote of the Day
“This is Homer? Oh my.” – Patty Bouvier “Patty, stop drooling.” – Selma Bouvier “Look who’s talking.” – Patty Bouvier