“Oh no, it’s Gloria Vanderbilt, out for revenge!” – Hired Goon Near the end of “Chief of Hearts”, Fat Tony and the gang are counterfeiting clothing in the woods for some reason. Homer and Wiggum are there for some other reason. Homer and Wiggum then get thrown in the trunk for yet another reason. While in the trunk, they have an earnest and humorless heart-to-heart moment that finally pushes their earnest and humorless plot line towards the finish line. As if to underscore how lazy this entire setup is, just about the only stab at comedy in the entire ending…
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Crazy Noises: Chief of Hearts
“At last, an excuse to wear makeup!” – Chief Wiggum In our continuing mission to bring you only the finest in low class, low brow, and low tech internet Simpsons commentary we’re bringing back our “Crazy Noises” series and applying it to Season 21. Because doing a podcast smacks of effort we’re still using this “chatroom” thing that all the middle schoolers and undercover cops seem to think is so cool. This text has been edited for clarity and spelling (though, for comedy purposes, “cumly” has been left alone). Zombie Simpsons likes to graft hackneyed plot ideas and story structures…
Synergy Wears Down
Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user marwho. “Homey, why don’t you lie down and relax.” – Marge Simpson “No time, Marge, I think Mr. Burns wants me to do some long division.” – Homer Simpson I think all those staff cuts at IGN are finally having an effect. Last week I noticed that their fluff piece on “American History X-Cellent” was unusually short. Now comes this week’s entry, and it’s even shorter. Out of curiosity, I grabbed all the reviews from calendar 2010 and ran a word count. Starting with “Thursdays with Abie” and running through “The…
Ratings Catastrophe Continues
“That story isn’t suitable for children.” – Lisa Simpson “Really? I keep my pants on in this version.” – Chief Wiggum Remember when Chief Wiggum used to go to speakeasies, porno theaters, and brothels? Zombie Simpsons thought that was a little dull, so they decided to spice things up by grafting a cliche-ridden romantic comedy plot onto him. It’s almost as though improbable melodrama is the only thing they know how to do. Along the way they managed to turn Wiggum into something even whinier and duller than their endlessly heartbroken Moe. In terms of sheer character destruction, that’s pretty…
Sunday Preview: “Chief of Hearts”
Another Sunday is upon us and while there’s no promo picture for tonight’s “Chief of Hearts,” we’ve got a gut-wrenching description via Wikipedia: Homer is completing his court-ordered community service when he befriends his supervisor, Chief Wiggum, by offering him one of his sandwiches. Touched by the act of kindness, Wiggum assigns the other convicts unpleasant tasks, but allows Homer to join him at the picnic table. They continue to grow close, but when the Chief gets injured during a botched bank robbery, Homer doesn’t come through when Wiggum needs him the most. Meanwhile, Bart becomes addicted to Battle Ball,…