Someday I may run out of examples of how Zombie Simpsons is watery gruel compared to the hearty, nourishing comedy stew that was The Simpsons, but not today. I’d like to compare the camp song in “Elementary School Musical” to the one in “Kamp Krusty”. Both songs take about fifty seconds of screen time, with the one from Zombie Simpsons being a little bit longer. Here are the complete lyrics of the song from Zombie Simpsons: Lea Michele: I, I love the elegant pearls you wear. Cory Monteith: And the starfish shape that constitutes your hair. Amber Riley: You’ll be…
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Crazy Noises: Elementary School Musical
“Now, Miss Simpson, I hope we won’t have a repeat of yesterday’s outburst of unbridled creativity.” – Mr. Largo “No, sir.” – Lisa Simpson There are two horrible, glaring problems with this episode that we didn’t cover at all in the discussion below. The first is that while the Conchords provide what little levity this episode has, they also make no sense, and that’s before they fly off the roof at the end. (Lucy Lawless did that, let me check, eleven seasons ago . . . in a Halloween episode. Bravo for originality.) The idea is that they’re poor artists,…
Getting Colder
“It was an unusually warm February 14th, so the children walked home without jackets.” – Lisa Simpson In all its manic motion – to Europe!, to camp!, to Not Brooklyn! – Zombie Simpsons never stops to develop a character, tell a story or, heaven forbid, make sense from one scene to the next. To take just one example, Lisa rides her bike to hang out with the Conchords in what she imagines is their cool artist abode. She’s wearing just her usual red dress. Once she gets inside, they have her shiver and complain that it’s cold (because they have…
Sunday Preview: “Elementary School Musical”
As I conjure up this post on a beautiful Sunday morning, I am filled with a sense of loathing and revulsion. This isn’t “The Simpsons.” This is a tired, miserable, train wreck of a television series grasping at straws that don’t exist to stay relevant to people who don’t care. The description of the Season 22’s opener, “Elementary School Musical,” isn’t pretty: When Krusty the Clown is announced as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Homer invites Bart to accompany him on a trip to Oslo for the ceremony. Sensing that Lisa would feel left out, Marge surprises her…
Zombie Simpsons: Only Two Years Behind South Park
A little while ago it came out that some of the cast of Glee was going to do voices for an upcoming Zombie Simpsons episode. “Ho-hum and on to the next item”, I thought to myself. But eagle eyed reader Alice noticed something else: ‘Elementary School Musical’, which airs Sunday, September 26, sees Lisa attend performing arts camp, where the Glee stars are fellow campers. Where have I heard that title before? Oh, right. Calling something “Elementary School Musical” isn’t the world’s most cunning play on “High School Musical”, but at the same time, South Park did it two years…