“Dear advertisers, I am disgusted with the way old people are depicted on television. We are not all vibrant, fun loving sex maniacs. Many of us are bitter, resentful individuals who remember the good old days when entertainment was bland and inoffensive.” – Abe “Grandpa” Simpson When last we left IGN’s Zombie Simpsons reviews they were swooning and drawing little hearts on their notebooks because the writers dragged the Plow King out of retirement for a joke free cameo. This week there’s some danger they’re just going to straight up overdose on nostalgia. Yes, Grampa Simpson has told some enjoyably…
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Crazy Noises: Thursdays with Abie
“You want me to spend more time with Dad? What about my New Year’s resolution?” – Homer Simpson In our continuing mission to bring you only the finest in low class, low brow, and low tech internet Simpsons commentary we’re bringing back our “Crazy Noises” series and applying it to Season 21. Because doing a podcast smacks of effort we’re still using this “chatroom” thing that all the middle schoolers and undercover cops seem to think is so cool. This text has been edited for clarity and spelling (especially on “anesthesia”). Mitch Albom voiced himself in this episode. He’s sort…
Marketing Campaign Effective Despite Awful Content
“I just ripped the head off Mr. Honeybunny.” – Bart Simpson The numbers are in and Zombie Simpsons pulled a disappointingly decent one. Last night’s affront to the comedy gods was watched by 8.65 million people. That makes it the fourth highest rated episode all year and raises the average for Season 21 to 8.23 million. It throttled The Cleveland Show (6.96 million) and even beat Family Guy (8.10 million). I’d say all the 20th anniversary propaganda is having its intended effect. Next week we’ll probably see an even bigger number with the Spurlock special and all the attendant anniversary…
Zombie Simpsons Follows the Formula
Let’s do the checklist: An opening that’s completely unrelated to everything and eats clock with things that have nothing to do with each other or the rest of the episode (the two most time consuming being the octopus and Marge looking at intentionally boring photos on her digital camera). Homer flipping out repeatedly (and crying). Other characters flipping out and acting crazy in a humor free B-plot (Bart, Lisa and Nelson). Celebrity guest as himself in a way that has nothing to do with anything else. A recycled idea (Homer tries to write for newspaper). Lunatic plot twist that allows…