“You kids don’t know what you want! That’s why you’re still kids, cause you’re stupid! Just tell me what’s wrong with the freakin’ show!” – Roger Meyers Jr. I just did something I didn’t think I’d ever do: put The Simpsons Movie back on my Netflix queue. Prior to now, I’ve seen it two and a half times. The first was in the theater, and I was disappointed. The second was a few days later when, out of respect for one of the few genuinely clever jokes, I downloaded it illegally and watched it with a couple of other real…
Tag: The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show
Out of Frame, Out of Mind
“I have to go now, my planet needs me.” – Poochie There is a lot to dislike about last night’s craptacular Zombie Simpsons. But I’d like to draw your attention to what may be it’s most persistent conceit: the dropping of characters, sometimes right in the middle of a scene. First, consider the scene where Lisa is briefly popular before Ms. Hoover illogically shows up on the playground to hand back her corrected test. Is there any reason for Hoover to be on the playground at that moment? Was this so critical that she ran screaming out of the…
Crazy Noises: The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
“Excuse me, but ‘pro-active’ and ‘paradigm’, aren’t these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important? Not that I’m accusing you of anything like that. I’m fired aren’t I?” – Itchy & Scratchy Writer “Oh, yes.” – Roger Meyers Jr. 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…
Simpsons stamps to make life worthwhile
“The airplane’s upside down.” – Homer Simpson Downtrodden philatelists rejoice – the United States Postal Service has heard your desperate, needy pleas and in an act of noblesse oblige, will finally loose a series of Simpsons-themed stamps for public comsumption. In conjunction with the Fox marketing machine, these stamps are obviously intended to be another salvo in what is sure to be a clusterfuck of a Simpsons 20th anniversary media onslaught later this year. The 44-cent first class stamps will be previewed on April 9th; no word yet as to when they’ll be released into nerds’ greedy, greasy mitts. If…