“Tonight’s episode: Enter . . . The Collector.” – TV Announcer There are basically no characters on the show who haven’t undergone a serious dumbing down in the Zombie Simpsons era (Gil, maybe?). Some of them gradually devolved, others had sudden changes in a single episode; either way, there’s often a moment when you knew that the original version was never coming back. For Comic Book Guy, I’ve always thought that moment came in Season 11 when he materialized out of nowhere to complain about the Simpsons getting a horse again. Homer asks if anyone cares what “this guy” thinks, and the assembled…
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Behind Us Forever: Brick Like Me
“George Carlin on three.” – Miss Pennycandy “Yeah? Lawsuit? Oh, come on! My seven words you can’t say on TV bit was entirely different from your seven words you can’t say on TV bit. So I’m a thief, am I? Well, excuse me! . . . Give him ten grand.” – Krusty the Klown “Steve Martin on four.” – Miss Pennycandy “Ten grand.” – Krusty the Klown Let’s get this out of the way first: this is the best they can do and they know it. If the PR machine is to be believed, this episode took two years to make…
Sunday Preview: Brick Like Me
Homer finds himself in a world where everyone and everything in Springfield are made of LEGO pieces. Oh boy I do love Legos. At least I used to play with them a ton when I was but a wee lad. Coincidentally, it was around the same time in my life I loved The Simpsons as well. Ah, to be young again. Anyway, aside from all the hype for this episode, and the multitude of news articles with Al Jean quotes about how this is not a marketing ploy, I imagine this is much like the moment when your significant other…