“I wanted to see your utopia, but now I see it is more of a Fruitopia.” – Stephen Hawking “I’m sure what Dr. Hawking means is-” – Principal Skinner “Silence! I don’t need anyone to talk for me, except this voice box.” – Stephen Hawking Celebrities voicing themselves has long been one of the most widely acknowledged hallmarks of Zombie Simpsons. In truth, of course, the show had been using self voiced celebrities almost since the beginning. What changed was the way those voices were used. In Season 2, Ringo Starr voices himself, but responding to decades old fan mail,…
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Behind Us Forever: The Musk Who Fell to Earth
“Eww, this place has got old man stink!” – Hitman “Oh.” – C.M. Burns “Don’t listen to him, sir. You’ve got an enchanting musk.” – Mr. Smithers I never bothered to watch the Lady Gaga episode a second time, so this comparison may be a little looser than I think it is, but the Elon Musk episode sure felt a lot like it. A mega famous person arrives out of nowhere in Springfield (Gaga in a giant train, Musk in a spaceship that lands in the Simpsons backyard), crazy shit happens for a little while, then the mega famous person…
Sunday Preview: The Musk Who Fell To Earth
When inventor Elon Musk arrives in Springfield and befriends Homer, the two revolutionize the nuclear plant. But the ambitious Musk soon has Mr. Burns seething and Burns tries to have him removed, forcing Homer to make a tough decision. While I find the real life Elon Musk to be a relatively interesting person, I have absolutely zero desire to see him interact with zombie Homer. At least they didn’t try to rope him and SpaceX into the insane Kang and Kodos episode from a few weeks back.