“Someone squeezed all the life out of these kids. And unless movies and teevee have lied to me, it’s a crusty, bitter old dean.” – Homer Simpson If you Google “Zombie Simpsons”, the first result is a post I wrote last year called “The Cost of Zombie Simpsons”. Not being familiar with anything more than the barest outlines of Google’s proprietary alchemy, I can only guess as to why it’s that one and not another. But if I had pick of our back catalog to occupy that choice spot of search real estate (it gets more traffic than all but…
Tag: Homer Goes to College
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Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user bsabarnowl. “Finally, the great taste of Worcestershire sauce in a soft drink.” – TV Announcer “Ahhh, steaky.” – TV Guy [Edited because I’ve been hearing what I wanted to hear since 1993. I’m not going to stop referring to Worcestershire sauce as “stanky” though.]
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“Don’t worry, Simpson, it just so happens I have a chair at Springfield University.” – C.M. Burns
Animation Showcase: Homer Goes to College
– By Bob Mackey When The Simpsons had its prime-time debut in 1989, the show’s animation was considered crude by most. While it’s true that the visuals improved by leaps and bounds after that first rocky year, the original 12 episodes of The Simpsons – despite their roughness – still stand as a major leap forward in the progress of television animation. And over The Simpsons’ first handful of years, talented artists like Brad Bird, David Silverman, Jeffrey Lynch, Jim Reardon, Wes Archer, and Rich Moore (amongst others) not only defined and refined the look of the show; they also…
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“The bee bit my bottom! Now my bottom’s big!” – Homer Simpson
Synergy Has a Nostalgia Hangover
“Duh, Homer, why are we down here?” – Bernie “Aw geez, I told you Bernie, to guard the bee.” – Homer Simpson “But why?” – Less Gifted Employee “Oh you guys are pathetic, no wonder Smithers made me head bee guy.” – Homer Simpson Having read more of these IGN Simpsons reviews than I care to think about it’s become clear that they just don’t put a lot of thought into them. Case in point is this week’s review which has only two main elements, 1) praising the show for being on the air a long time, and 2) retelling…
Crazy Noises: Rednecks and Broomsticks
“Marge, they don’t have anywhere to stay. And they’re geniuses! They’ll solve all our problems, they’ll elevate us to the status of kings on Earth!” – Homer Simpson “Mr. Simpson we all have nose bleeds.” – Black Nerd 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…
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“Marge, try to understand. There are two kinds of college students: jocks and nerds. As a jock, it is my duty to give nerds a hard time.” – Homer Simpson
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“Oh, and one more thing. You must find the Jade Monkey before the next full moon.” – C.M Burns “Actually sir, we found the Jade Monkey. It was in your glove compartment.” – Mr. Smithers “And the road maps and ice scraper?” – C.M. Burns “They were in there too, sir.” – Mr. Smithers “Excellent, it’s all falling into place.” – C.M. Burns
Crazy Noises: The Homer They Fall
“Those ‘crazy noises’ are computer signals.” – Skinny Nerd “Yeah, some guys at MIT are sending us reasons why Captain Picard is better than Captain Kirk.” – Black Nerd “Hah! They’re out of their minds.” – Fat Nerd In an attempt to fill the summer with love, hate and pointless Simpsons commentary we at the Dead Homer Society are going to spend some time overthinking Season 8. Why Season 8? Because Season 8 is when The Simpsons really began to deteriorate into Zombie Simpsons. That’s why. Because we’re cutting edge and ultra-modern we’re using a newfangled, information-superhighway fad called a…