“Mr. Scorpio, this house is almost too good for us. I keep expecting to get the bum’s rush.” – Marge Simpson “We don’t have bums in our town, Marge, and if we did they wouldn’t rush, they’d be allowed to go at their own pace. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m in the middle of a fun run!” – Hank Scorpio Though you’d hardly know it from how much screen time it got, the main plot of “At Long Last Leave” was the family Simpson moving to a new town. Coincidentally, this is also the main plot of “You Only…
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Crazy Noises: At Long Last Leave
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 be done at 2400 baud. So disable your call waiting, plug in your modem, and join…
Oh Hell, Let’s Move the Town Again
“Homer, that’s your solution to everything, to move under the sea. It’s not going to happen!” – Marge Simpson “Not with that attitude.” – Homer Simpson Give Zombie Simpsons credit for consistency, for the 500th episode they served up a perfectly banal rendition of their usual hacktacular schlock. They recycled two old ideas (family leaves Springfield, rebuild the town), had an illogical, meaningless and irrelevant celebrity voicing himself, and left plot threads hanging all over the place. No real reason is given for why the town suddenly decides they miss the Simpsons, nothing about the “Outlands” makes sense, either as…
Sunday Preview: At Long Last Leave
Almost lost amidst all the hubbub about the 500th episode is the fact that it’s just, you know, an episode. It is likely to be forgettably boring: The Simpsons sneak into a secret town meeting to which they aren’t invited and discover it’s about whether to ban the family from Springfield. The town decides to evict the family, forcing them to join an off-the-grid community. Homer and Marge try to sneak back into Springfield, but receive hostile treatment from their former friends and neighbors, and begin to appreciate their new, welcoming home. Sounds like someone dusted off an early version…