“You’re killing me, fish. Never have I seen a greater or more noble thing than you, brother. Come on and kill me! I do not care who kills who. To catch a fish, to kill a bull, to make love to a woman, to live!” – Martin Prince There was a great deal of nostalgia laden fan service in the (presumably) non-ironically titled “Replaceable You”, which means that there are a great deal of things that could be compared and contrasted. The nerds made an utterly pointless appearance, Homer got an assistant, and Mrs. Glick was apparently killed off while…
Month: November 2011
Quote of the Day
“This is hopeless, none of these cretins deserves a promotion.” – C.M. Burns “It’s in the union contract, sir, one token promotion from within per year.” – Mr. Smithers
Swarming with Magic Robots
“See all that stuff in there, Homer? That’s why your robot never worked.” – Marge Simpson The chalkboard gag for Zombie Simpsons this week read “It’s November 6th – – How come we’re not airing a Halloween Show?”. Unfortunately for us, I think they may have actually been confused about it. How else to explain having what passed for the main plot revolve around switching magic robots from good to evil and back again? That wouldn’t have been out of place in a Treehouse of Horror episode and it felt more than a little strange in a normal one. What…
Quote of the Day
“Well, you’re in for a whale of a show tonight! I’d like to point out that the doors are now locked, so you parents can’t sneak out of the show after your own child has performed. Oh, and let me caution the people in the first five rows: you will get wet.” – Principal Skinner Happy 20th Anniversary to “Lisa’s Pony”! Original airdate 7 November 1991.
Sunday Preview: “Replaceable You”
Dave’s photoshop job. Prepare to not laugh at Jane Lynch: Bart’s science fair project, a mechanical baby seal, outshines Lisa’s brainy asteroid model and becomes a popular pet among the retirement home patrons. Meanwhile, Homer gets a new and eager assistant Roz (guest voiced by Glee’s Jane Lynch), but when Homer quickly loses his job to her and discovers her evil past, he and Flanders team up to reveal her true dark colors. Somewhere, Eugene Fisk weeps.
Quote of the Day
“Bob is not here. We have searched every square inch of this base and all we have found is porno, porno, porno!” – Col. Hapablap
Quote of the Day
“Parents need to be sure their sitter can handle anything that might happen, that’s why they hire teenagers.” – Marge Simpson
Reading Digest: Halloween Television Edition
“Thanks to my prudent editing, tonight’s special Halloween show has been rated TV-G. This means there will be no raunchy NBC style sex, or senseless CBS style violence.” – FOX Censor There are many, many links this week to Halloween teevee things. There are lists, there are videos, there are meditations on Halloween television generally, and there are two people who compare last week’s rotten episode to lousy candy. Oh, and there are several people who agree with us. Beyond that there’s some blog love, some feminist environmentalism, some beer, and some excellent usage. Before we get to that though,…
Quote of the Day
“Moe, get the darts. I want to play.” – Homer Simpson “No. We’re phasing out the games. People drink less when they’re having fun.” – Moe
One Last Thing About Treehouse of Horror
“I believe I’ll start, as you’ve so often suggested, by eating your shorts.” – Principal Skinner Take a good, long look at the image above. It is one of the best examples of Point #3 – being funny and scary – from that rather sprawling post on Tuesday. Lunchlady Doris is absolutely covered in blood (children’s blood, at that) and has a look on her face that should be in the dictionary next to “maniacal”. When this happens, we know that she’s been literally butchering kids, and now she wants to do the same to Bart, Lisa and Milhouse. But…
Quote of the Day
“What we need around here is some fresh blood.” – C.M. Burns “Would you like me to drain Simpson while he’s passed out, sir?” – Mr. Smithers
Crazy Noises: Treehouse of Horror XXII
“Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to appear in a tortilla in Mexico.” – God As part of our tireless efforts to demonstrate the many ways Zombie Simpsons fails to entertain, Season 23 will be subjected to the kind of rigorous examination that can only be produced by people typing short messages at one another. More dedicated or modern individuals might use Twitter for this, but that’s got graphics and short links and little windows that pop up when you put your cursor over things. The only kind of on-line communications we like are the kind that could once…
Quote of the Day
“Now, what is a wedding? Well, Webster’s dictionary describes a wedding as ‘the process of removing weeds from one’s garden’.” – Homer Simpson
Compare & Contrast: Halloween vs. Bad & Baseless Storytelling
“Fine, then you tell one scarier.” – Lisa Simpson “Flashlight please.” – Bart Simpson Ever since its beginning, the Treehouse of Horror series has depended on parodying, satirizing, and outright stealing from movies, television shows, and other stories. When The Simpsons was still itself that meant taking familiar ideas, themes and stories and remaking them in the style, language and irony of Springfield. That sounds simple, but it’s an extremely delicate process. They had to inject enough original ideas and twists to keep things from feeling stale or rehashed, while at the same time not changing the original source material…
Quote of the Day
“The only way to survive a deadly blaze is . . . oh heck, life’s too short for fire safety! Let’s go outside and pick wildflowers.” – Mrs. Krabappel Happy birthday Marcia Wallace!