“Wait, that did end in heartbreak. Thanks for opening up old wounds, Mom.” – Bart Simpson The irrelevant and drawn out couch gag is a good indication of the lack of comedy invention within. The comedic growth of this show cannot even be charted. It is treading water in a sea of recycled plots and derivative montages. The numbers continue to be awful, with this week’s shit sandwich watched by only 5.69 million people. That’s not as bad as last week, but it’s still the fourth lowest number ever. Unfortunately it’s looking more and more likely that Season 21 will…
Tag: Spinal Tap
Spinal Tap vs. The Lego Lawyers
“We salute you, our half-inflated Dark Lord!” – Derek Smalls Simpsons all-star, and American Hero, Harry Shearer is also, of course, a member of Spinal Tap. They went on tour this summer and they were using footage from this YouTube video in their show: Now Lego is balking at letting them use it on the DVD: As final editing was being done on a concert DVD of the tour, which included footage from the video projected on stage, Lego declined to grant permission to use its figures, which are protected by copyright. “We love that our fans are so passionate and…