“With rum running hoodlums in the catbird seat, Springfield sent for the one man who could clean up the town and shoot the gangsters: Rex Banner.” – Narrator Who Is Not Walter Winchell These days there are more teevee cop stereotypes than you can shake a nightstick at. There are the gruff loners who play by their own rules, but they get results, damn it. There are the emotionally haunted forensics experts. There are the (always model pretty) lady detectives who are just as tough as the boys. In the subset of federal teevee cops, we’ve got everything from savvy…
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Behind Us Forever: Steal This Episode
“Come on, Milhouse, you have to do this. If not for yourself, then for the movie going public, and for the foreign markets that more important than ever nowadays, and finally, for me, the Mickster.” – Mickey Rooney“No.” – Milhouse van Houten“Alright, I tried.” – Mickey Rooney I’m on record as saying that the “travel” episodes tend to be the least unwatchable. They still can’t tell a story for shit, the dialogue remains hamfisted and expository, and nothing makes sense even within individual scenes, but giving them a fresh topic usually does result in a couple of decent laughs. “Steal…
Sunday Preview: Steal This Episode
Homer becomes annoyed with movie theaters, so Bart teaches him how to download movies illegally. Homer is delighted with his discovery of free movies until he’s caught for piracy. Lots of guest stars tonight, including Judd Apatow, Leslie Man, Seth Rogan, Will Arnet, and several more. Which I guess is as good of a group as any to use in an episode about a topic that was actually a topic several years back.