Original concept art for Itchy & Scratchy “Up” parody in “Loan-a-Lisa”. The Itchy & Scratchy bit at the beginning of “Loan-a-Lisa” was, to put it mildly, creatively bankrupt. It starts by spending forty-five seconds re-enacting “Up” with nary a joke in sight; that would be bad enough, but Zombie Simpsons then makes things even worse. Instead of ending with some kind of “Up” inspired violence (a balloon house falling on them, a giant blimp attack, a pack of remotely controlled dogs tearing them to pieces) it ends by repeating not one, not two, but three (3) scenes from previous Itchy…
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Wanted: Background Artist
Very late in “Loan-a-Lisa”, Lisa and Nelson go to an entrepreneur’s convention. There’s no real plot reason for this to happen, but they had to cram the Facebook guy into this episode somehow. And so was born one of the most pathetic scenes in a pathetic episode. In the credit where credit is due department, they did have some creative signs in the interior establishing shot of the convention, but that’s all they had. Once that was over, all that happened was crappy animation, lame exposition, and the laziest and worst kind of guest voice: the celebrity cameo. Mark Zuckerberg,…
Slapped Together
“As you may know, I might not be around much longer. So I’ve decided to give you your inheritance before I die, that way I can see you enjoy it.” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson Frankenstein’s Monster had less obvious stitch marks where the pieces were sewn together than this episode. We’ve got Lisa and Nelson getting involved (“Lisa’s Date with Density”), Marge splurging on something and returning it (“Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield”), Grampa passing on money to kick start the plot (“Lisa vs. Malibu Stacey”), the kids doling out their inherited money (“Bart the Fink”), and someone…
Sunday Preview: “Loan-a-Lisa”
Mark Zuckerberg is going to be on Zombie Simpsons tonight. Is it possible for a show to be even more dead to me? Yes, yes it is. For those of you who care, here’s the lowdown: When Grampa gives each member of the family a portion of his savings, Lisa and Marge spend their money in drastically different ways. Lisa invests in Nelson’s brand-new business venture, but soon realizes that her friend’s instant success might lure him away from the classroom. Worried that his judgment might be clouded, Lisa introduces Nelson to the well-educated and successful creator of Facebook, Mark…