“The challenger learned how to fight in the notorious projects of Capital City, and honed his skills while serving time for aggravated assault and manslaughter in Springfield Prison.” – Boxing Announcer “Alright, a local boy!” – Barney Gumble With the hoopla around the premier and the crossover now safely in the rear view mirror, and Halloween stuff not yet ramping up to full volume, it’s a pretty short Reading Digest this week. We do have hometown articles about both Al Jean and Mike Reiss, however. In addition to those, we’ve got some excellent fan art, a couple of interesting lists,…
Day: October 17, 2014
Renewal Announcement Overdue [Updated]
“Sweet, trusting Marge, I can’t let you down. I’ll get some money somehow. . . . Hello, Vegas? Gimme a hundred bucks on red. . . . D’oh! Alright, I’ll send you a check.” – Homer Simpson It’s now officially mid-October and there has been no announcement from FOX or anyone else about next season. For most shows, that wouldn’t be an issue, but for Zombie Simpsons, which is wildly asynchronous with the rest of network television’s renew/cancel announcements, it’s very odd. Thanks to the show’s ancient pedigree and very long production schedule, the last couple of renewal announcements have come…
Quote of the Day
“Noise. Bad noise.” – Homer Simpson “Five minutes before critical mass.” – Power Plant Computer “Critical wha? . . . Okay, okay, don’t panic, whosever problem this is, I’m sure they know how to handle it. . . . Ahh! It’s my problem, we’re doomed!” – Homer Simpson