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Title: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 05, 2001 at 09:54 PM

you have a Friends, a Survivor, and the amazing race thread..wondered why no one has started the best show in television for the past decade..THE SIMPSONS

always been a fan of the series since its tracy ullman days(crappy pa yun animation nun, and marge used to be orange, you dont believe me...check the dvd)..the first few seasons we're really great in terms of their script, the last two seasons were mediocre na...but you cant blame matt groeing and company, the show has been on the air for so long!(10 seasons plus na ata) making it the current longest lived show

the great thing about the show is that its the only thing on television now that can get away with almost everyting kasi cartoon sha(or some critics might think)...i remember during the 3rd season ata and they were showing the intro scene wherein bart does his writing on the blackboard ..he was writing we will never win at the emmys hahahaha..

one more thing i enjoy is checking the inside-jokes and references to pop-culture in every episode...during the pulp fiction hype..there was this scene where chief wiggum and several other policemen we're talking inside krusty burger..

policeman1: i've been to shelbyville this morning and i ate at this joint called macdonalds
policeman2:macdonalds!?! never heard of that, might have sprung overnight
wiggum: well, do they have krustyburgers with cheese?
policeman1:yeah..they call them cheeseburgers
policeman2:cheeseburgers! why the hell would they call them that
wiggum:do they have generic non processed heavily artifical and geliated milk?
policeman1:yup...they call them ...shakes

so simpsons fans(that's you bartmaniac)..whats your favorite episode and character

mine would always be "bart the general" and the episode where lisa grows to be a teenager...sa characters, shempre si bart and lisa, apu, the comic book guy, flanders and ralph(chief wiggum's son)-sha yun nagbigay ng valentine card kay lisa that na may train and it says "i choo choo choose you"

btw..bart simpson made it to TIME's 100 most important people of the century...surreal

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: kings5504 on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:10 PM

favorite episode?  grabe, if i list all of them, sobrang hahaba yung post ko sa thread na to...  i love almost all of them!  

pero the scene that i always remember from this show:  the episode where NASA drafted regular joes as astronauts for their next flight (Homer and Barney) to increase their TV ratings, and the guy from NASA was introducing the two to the press.  Some reporter asked if it was wise or safe to send civilians to space, and Homer answered: "There would be no problem, as long as we don't crash into that planet ruled by those apes...  wait a minute, the Statue of Liberty!  That was our planet!!!  (Kneels and hits the ground a la Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes)  DAMN YOU!!!  DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!!"   ;D

Homer really cracks me up!  When Entertainment Weekly made their funniest entertainers list, I think Homer Simpson made it to the Top 5!  ;D

Hey, I've just reached my 100th post na pala!  WooHoo! (a la Homer)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: CrUzSACK on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:33 PM

I can't remember the particular episode...but Bart made mention of the Cusack siblings in one episode, comparing them (Lisa & Bart) to Joan and John.  ;D  

I also like this episode where the kids are all grown up and Lisa is about to get married to this rich kid.  I cannot remember the exact story anymore, but it was a touching episode because I think hindi natuloy ang kasal ni Lisa because of Homer, or something...It's like choosing between-your-family-and-the-man-you-should-marry kind of story. Maggie was also grown-up in that eppy, a teenager in fact and she still didn't have any lines.

And I'm sure some of you even have tons of Simpsons t-shirts back then ano? I do, hehehe! The ones you buy at 3 for P100 (when the quality of the 3 for 100 shirts were still better then, ngayon isang suot-an lang, basahan na! ) My brother had a cassette tape pa, they released a disco type of song, diba? With Bart saying "You're damn if you do and you're damn if you don't!"

My favorite character has to be Bart.  When I was younger, I said to my friends, I think I'd like to have someone like Bart as my son...smart-alecky & naughty & all that but you cannot really hate him, you know?  I think I'm getting what I wished for...My son is turning into a Bart Simpson! And he adores Bart! >:(  ;D

Still have to finish watching the Simpson DVD, though.  We only got to watch 2 eppy's pa lang ata...have not watched the 2nd and 3rd disc pa.

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:35 PM

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favorite episode?  grabe, if i list all of them, sobrang hahaba yung post ko sa thread na to...  i love almost all of them!  

pero the scene that i always remember from this show:  the episode where NASA drafted regular joes as astronauts for their next flight (Homer and Barney) to increase their TV ratings, and the guy from NASA was introducing the two to the press.  Some reporter asked if it was wise or safe to send civilians to space, and Homer answered: "There would be no problem, as long as we don't crash into that planet ruled by those apes...  wait a minute, the Statue of Liberty!  That was our planet!!!  (Kneels and hits the ground a la Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes)  DAMN YOU!!!  DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!!"   ;D

hahahaha...i remember that, and how about that play by troy mclure(you might have remembered me by....)na planet of the apes... they were singing ..dr. zeus, dr. zeus--to the tune of rock me amadeus by falco

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Homer really cracks me up!  When Entertainment Weekly made their funniest entertainers list, I think Homer Simpson made it to the Top 5!  ;D

yes he did!, robin williams was number 1, pero that was a 1995 issue pa ata

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Hey, I've just reached my 100th post na pala!  WooHoo! (a la Homer)

dapat hiritin mo... hmmmmmmm, 100th post ( as in hmmmm, donuts)

i also remember this episode where flanders and family moved in this haunted house(the one where marge was selling)..tapos yun mga anak ni flanders kept on saying "redrum", "redrum"(reference to "the shining")
    ...yun pala red yun room nila!!!

bwahahaha

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: CrUzSACK on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:40 PM

Which one nga was Phil Hartman's voice-character?  How about si Conan O' Brien, was he ever a voice-character or just a writer?

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:41 PM

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I also like this episode where the kids are all grown up and Lisa is about to get married to this rich kid.  I cannot remember the exact story anymore, but it was a touching episode because I think hindi natuloy ang kasal ni Lisa because of Homer, or something...It's like choosing between-your-family-and-the-man-you-should-marry kind of story. Maggie was also grown-up in that eppy, a teenager in fact and she still didn't have any lines.

that's one of my favorite episodes!..i remember si bart simpson, he works as a wrecking ball operator(how appropriate), and si maggie, palaging bitin whenever she was about to speak(guess the writers dont wana give everything away)

there are rumours that the rich guy was voiced by hugh grant..if u notice the ending credits for this episode, they part was uncredited...

grabe..im such a simpsons fanboy  ;D

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: kings5504 on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:43 PM

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hahahaha...i remember that, and how about that play by troy mclure(you might have remembered me by....)na planet of the apes... they were singing ..dr. zeus, dr. zeus--to the tune of rock me amadeus by falco

;D hehehehehe... yup!  i remember that scene!  can't remember the entire modified lyrics pero that was a real hoot!!!  ;D

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:44 PM

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Which one nga was Phil Hartman's voice-character?

troy mclure and ken brockman ..i think they killed the troy character in memory of phil

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 How about si Conan O' Brien, was he ever a voice-character or just a writer?

writer, but he appeared in one episode "21 short stories in springfield)...he was the tall lanky guy riding a small car

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: kings5504 on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:51 PM

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Which one nga was Phil Hartman's voice-character?  How about si Conan O' Brien, was he ever a voice-character or just a writer?

Phil Hartman did the voice for the stupid lawyer Lionel Hutz, and the actor Troy McClure (you might have remembered me from such and such movie...  :))  I can't remember if he did other voices for the show...

Conan O' Brien was a writer for this show, but he once did a  appearance (as himself)...  He interviewed Bart, if my memory serves me correctly...

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: electronic70 on Dec 05, 2001 at 10:56 PM

Remember the episode where Bart wanted to emulate the daredevil motocycle rider by jumping over springfield gorge on his skateboard? Man, that episode made me laugh so much!

Homer finally convinces Bart not to jump over the gorge, but Homer inadvertly does the stunt himself, as the skateboard he is standing on slides on towards the gorge . . . of course he doesn't make it and falls into the chasm, hitting his head a few times on the way down.

A rescue helicopter airlifts a bandage mummified Homer and hits his head a few times more along the cilff on the way up. Then the helicopter crashes, sending Homer hurtling down again, hitting his (amazingly resilient) head along the cliff a few more times  ;D   ;D

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 05, 2001 at 11:01 PM

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A rescue helicopter airlifts a bandage mummified Homer and hits his head a few times more along the cilff on the way up. Then the helicopter crashes, sending Homer hurtling down again, hitting his (amazingly resilient) head along the cliff a few more times  ;D   ;D

homer's head as well as his brain is one of the most astonishing things ive ever seen on TV hehe...

did u guys see that commercial for the INTEL PENTIUM chip, wherein they placed one sa brain ni homer, and he suddenly becomes smart hahahahaha... funny

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: electronic70 on Dec 06, 2001 at 12:05 AM

Any idea when Season 2, 3 etc. will come out on DVD?

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: Blankman on Dec 06, 2001 at 12:25 AM

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did u guys see that commercial for the INTEL PENTIUM chip, wherein they placed one sa brain ni homer, and he suddenly becomes smart hahahahaha... funny

That would be the hi-tech doughnut. I got a backpack of that somewhere, with the "Intel Inside" logo stamped on Homer's head.

I love the Simpsons, but haven't bought the DVD. I've read in one of the threads here that there's some sort of rot on the R1 release, and got discouraged to buy. I wonder if that has been fixed??

JOHN

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: MultipleAngles on Dec 06, 2001 at 02:09 AM

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troy mclure and ken brockman ..i think they killed the troy character in memory of phil

I think Kent Brockman was done by Harry Shearer. I remember seeing Troy Mclure even after Hartman's death. I'm pretty sure they found as close a replacement as they could.

Favorite quotes:

After a delicate lobotomy on Homer's head
Marge (paraphrased): Homer, they had to take a bit of your brain.
Homer: Me lose brain? Uh oh.
Everyone laughs
Homer: Why I laugh?

Homer trying to recover hate mail he accidentally sent to Mr. Burns
Homer: Hello, my name is Mr. Burns. I believe you have a letter for me.
Mail clerk (paraphrased): Of course Mr. Burns, and what is your first name?
Homer: ... ... I don't know.

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: MultipleAngles on Dec 06, 2001 at 02:11 AM

Favorite character is Homer.

Like everyone else, I have too many favorite episodes to count. The Sideshow Bob episodes, definitely... The Holloween specials are always extra special.

And how about that Holloween episode where homer gets sucked into the Third Dimension? :)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Dec 06, 2001 at 03:29 AM

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so simpsons fans(that's you bartmaniac)..whats your favorite episode and character

Thanks for the special mention, clockwork! :D  So glad to see a thread devoted to the show :D

Among my favorite episodes are:
1. Three Men and a Comic Book - Where Radioactive Man #1 was shown and Bart as Bartman.  I felt sorry for the boys when the comic got torn :(

2.  Lisa's Wedding - nice seeing the kids all grown up.  Plus, the fact that viewers still didn't get to hear Maggie talk (something always happens) even as a grown up ;D

3.  Flaming Moe's - where Homer concocted a cocktail drink with Moe taking all the credit. Aerosmith as s.  Nice theme for 'Flaming Moe's' too.

4.  Lisa's First Word - previews the first words of baby Bart & baby Lisa plus it was the first and only episode where baby Maggie talked (not counting those fantasy Haloween episodes, of course). She said "Daddy" and only Homer heard it.  Trivia: Maggie's first word voice by Liz Taylor.

5. And Maggie Makes Three - very touching episode where Homer explained why Maggie's pics are not in the family photo albums :'(  I got touched by Homer's love for the often neglected Simpson kid. :'(

6. The Springfield Files - a Simpsons-X Files crossover. I liked it because the episode was done ala-X Files, even the music!

The episode I missed seeing is the Holloween Special where Homer turned 3D.

My favorite characters (aside from Bart) is Homer and Radioactive Man.  

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Which one nga was Phil Hartman's voice-character?

Phil Hartman's voice-characters are Troy McLure, Dr. Marvin Monroe and Bleeding Gums Murphy (Lisa's sax mentor).

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Any idea when Season 2, 3 etc. will come out on DVD?

Here's the info I've got from the web:

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Paper says 2nd DVD set due in May 2002

Another Simpsons DVD release, this one with the show's second season, is expected in May, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.

Series producer Al Jean tells the newspaper that Fox "definitely will do more" DVD sets.

"We've recorded the commentary already for season two, and the DVD set is being assembled now," he said.

No confirmation from Fox Home Video on a May release, but it sounds about right. According to Variety trade magazine, Fox wants to release a DVD set about once every six months.

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I love the Simpsons, but haven't bought the DVD. I've read in one of the threads here that there's some sort of rot on the R1 release, and got discouraged to buy. I wonder if that has been fixed??

JOHN

If this is true at all, I have yet to see/read a first-hand info by someone who actually have a 'rotten' disc.  Mine is running smoothly (thank goodness!) :D

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: kings5504 on Dec 06, 2001 at 04:47 AM

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I love the Simpsons, but haven't bought the DVD. I've read in one of the threads here that there's some sort of rot on the R1 release, and got discouraged to buy. I wonder if that has been fixed??

uh-oh... that post came from me!  actually nakuha ko kasi yung info na yun sa ibang DVD forum sites like Home Theater Forum and DVD Talk...  pero the DVD i got played fine without any problems, so i guess there's not a lot of those bad DVDs released in the wild, so to speak...  go grab a copy!  you wouldn't regret it!  :) at saka kung defective naman yung nabili mo, i'm sure the seller would be willing to take it back and replace it...

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: kings5504 on Dec 06, 2001 at 04:49 AM

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Homer trying to recover hate mail he accidentally sent to Mr. Burns
Homer: Hello, my name is Mr. Burns. I believe you have a letter for me.
Mail clerk (paraphrased): Of course Mr. Burns, and what is your first name?
Homer: ... ... I don't know.

hehehehehehhe!!!!!   ;D  i remember that scene!  grabe, siguro kung may mag-post at mag-post pa ng ibang mga favorite bits nila tungkol sa simpsons dito sa thread na to, malamang napanood ko lahat ng mga yun!  ;D

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 06, 2001 at 05:24 AM

so far..the most memorable episode for those who posted in this thread is

"Lisa's wedding"

it was kinda fascinating seeing the simpson kids all grown up..especially maggie (her personality seems to be a combination of bart(by looking at her room--ang gulo, parang kay bart) and lisa(she was seen reading a book with jazz playing in the background)..too bad she didnt speak

some things you might have missed out from the show

there is a "Steel Wheelchair Tour 2010" Rolling Stone poster in Lisa's college dorm room

In the year 2010, Kent Brockman workks for CNNBCBS, a division of ABC

As a teen, Maggie has a motorcycle trophy as part of her messy room's decor

sound effects reminscent of "the jetsons" and "star trek" can be heard thruout the episode

line of the the show-- Marge: "you know, FOX turned into a hard-core sex channel so gradually, i did'nt even notice" (simpsons is airing at FOX--hahaha..so tongue in cheek

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 06, 2001 at 05:33 AM

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5. And Maggie Makes Three - very touching episode where Homer explained why Maggie's pics are not in the family photo albums :'(  I got touched by Homer's love for the often neglected Simpson kid. :'(

yeah..i love this episode..this is where toddler bart and lisa were watching  "knightboat-the crime solving boat" on tv (complete with knight rider music and the red lights in front hehe)

it was also revealed in this episode wherein Homer lost his hair by tearing it out each time he learned Marge was pregnant(post-bart, he used to have 3 pieces of hair)

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The episode I missed seeing is the Holloween Special where Homer turned 3D.

i saw this..it was kinda cool...bart was also in 3d btw ...they also showed homer walking in a "real" neighborhood (human people-flesh and blood)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Dec 06, 2001 at 12:11 PM

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some things you might have missed out from the show

there is a "Steel Wheelchair Tour 2010" Rolling Stone poster in Lisa's college dorm room

In the year 2010, Kent Brockman workks for CNNBCBS, a division of ABC

As a teen, Maggie has a motorcycle trophy as part of her messy room's decor

sound effects reminscent of "the jetsons" and "star trek" can be heard thruout the episode

Whoa! clockwork chico!  Do you remember that much details from the Simpsons or you also have in your hands the "Simpsons Bible" (aka Episode Guide)? ;)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Dec 06, 2001 at 12:58 PM

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My brother had a cassette tape pa, they released a disco type of song, diba? With Bart saying "You're damn if you do and you're damn if you don't!"
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You're right, CrUzSACK! That line is from the song "Deep, Deep Trouble".  the other song which became popular is "Do the Bartman" which was actually written by Michael Jackson (though he didn't want to be credited in the album).  I found this out reading Nancy Cartwright's (voice of Bart) Autobiography.  She tells that MJ was even there during her/his (Bart's) recording. There are also music videos of these two songs (Does anyone here have a copy of these videos?).

In return, Bart appeared in the unedited/banned version of MJ's "Black or White" video.  I think the said version is 8 minutes long.

Actually, more than the Tracy Ullman shorts, I wish they include these music videos in future DVD releases as special feature.  They should also add the Simpsons TV Ads (Butterfinger & Intel) and a video clip from the 1990 Emmy Awards (with The Simpsons are presentors).  Wishful thinking, i know, but that would be the ULTIMATE Simpsons DVD for me 8)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 06, 2001 at 08:10 PM

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Whoa! clockwork chico!  Do you remember that much details from the Simpsons or you also have in your hands the "Simpsons Bible" (aka Episode Guide)? ;)

ano sa tingin mo? hehe...i have the episode guide(every simpsons fan should have one!)..pero i remembered those things when i read it

;D as bart would ay "don't have a cow man"

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Dec 06, 2001 at 11:05 PM

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;D as bart would ay "don't have a cow man"

Doh!  Nice catchphrase there but I won't let you have the last say on this, clockwork! ;)

Eat my shorts, dude! ;D

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: wcvmorasa on Dec 07, 2001 at 08:54 AM

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If this is true at all, I have yet to see/read a first-hand info by someone who actually have a 'rotten' disc.  Mine is running smoothly (thank goodness!) :D

I have!!! the 3rd disc has bubbles!!!! darn, I have to return it.

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Dec 07, 2001 at 09:06 AM

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I have!!! the 3rd disc has bubbles!!!! darn, I have to return it.

That sounds bad, wcvmorasa :(   But what do 'bubbles' in the disc exactly mean? ???   Is that a defect you see on the disc physically or do you only see it while watching?  Sorry, I'm not familiar with this :-[

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 07, 2001 at 07:13 PM

saw the whole set in a day, and i didnt find any problems wwatching it..just got lucky i guess..

great docu on the "bart controversy"..pero i feel dissapointed with the extra features ...also wished that may commentary for each episode...there are a lot of inside jokes on the show which the creators could tell us sana

well..we have to wait for season 2

btw bart... "i didnt post it, nobody saw me post it, you cant tell me that i posted it" hehehe

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: kings5504 on Dec 07, 2001 at 07:27 PM

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great docu on the "bart controversy"..pero i feel dissapointed with the extra features ...also wished that may commentary for each episode...there are a lot of inside jokes on the show which the creators could tell us sana

hi clockwork,
all of the episodes of season 1 have commentaries on each of them...  although i haven't found the time to listen to any of them yet, kaya di ko sure kung na-address dun sa mga commentary yung mga hidden jokes...

and like you, i was also a bit disappointed with the special features... parang bitin nga sya, pero it's still the simpsons, so i feel that i still got my money's worth!  :)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: clockwork chico on Dec 07, 2001 at 07:37 PM

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hi clockwork,
all of the episodes of season 1 have commentaries on each of them...  although i haven't found the time to listen to any of them yet, kaya di ko sure kung na-address dun sa mga commentary yung mga hidden jokes...

they do? argghh, why didnt i notice that!..argghhh, now i have to watch the whole thing again..pero ok lang..i love the simpsons!

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Dec 07, 2001 at 08:56 PM

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all of the episodes of season 1 have commentaries on each of them...

don't forget to add the two Easter Eggs (both on disc 3) among the special features :)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: wcvmorasa on Dec 08, 2001 at 08:51 AM

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That sounds bad, wcvmorasa :(   But what do 'bubbles' in the disc exactly mean? ???   Is that a defect you see on the disc physically or do you only see it while watching?  Sorry, I'm not familiar with this :-[

bartmaniac,

when u turn the media side to the light you'll see "crater formation". so when i play the disc I get pixelation in the video and squeaks in the audio. Its kind of a bummer really but I amazon already mailed me my replacement and i'm going to send the damaged set back.

HOpefully the next one will be ok.

wcvmorasa

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Dec 08, 2001 at 09:27 AM

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bartmaniac,

when u turn the media side to the light you'll see "crater formation". so when i play the disc I get pixelation in the video and squeaks in the audio. Its kind of a bummer really but I amazon already mailed me my replacement and i'm going to send the damaged set back.

HOpefully the next one will be ok.

wcvmorasa

Thanks for the detailed explanation, wcvmorasa :)  Wish you luck on Amazon's replacement ;)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: wcvmorasa on Dec 09, 2001 at 07:47 AM

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Thanks for the detailed explanation, wcvmorasa :)  Wish you luck on Amazon's replacement ;)

Thanks! actually, they already e-mailed my that my replacement has already been sent. Hopefully the defective DVD will reach them before the December 29 deadline.

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: ßartmaniac on Jan 27, 2002 at 04:28 PM

Matt Groening's Top Ten Episodes
The creator of "The Simpsons" names his favorite episodes
from: About.com > Arts & Entertainment > Animated TV (http://animatedtv.about.com/library/weekly/aa010700a.htm)

(http://www.foxhom.com/simpsons/matti.jpg)(http://users.skynet.be/simpson/images/autres/jpg/005.jpg) (http://animatedtv.about.com/library/weekly/aa010700a.htm)

Our favorite creator, Matt Groening, has chosen his favorite episodes of "The Simpsons." In an issue of "Entertainment Weekly," he gives the following top ten list.

Click the episode title for a detailed synopsis, Bart's blackboard writings, production numbers, and other episode information. (read more (http://animatedtv.about.com/library/weekly/aa010700a.htm))

Title: Re:Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: xage on Feb 27, 2003 at 06:54 AM

Harry Potter author meets Simpsons
   
 
J.K. Rowling will appear on episode
 
LONDON, Feb. 26 - The creator of Harry Potter, the world’s most popular boy wizard, is set to cast a spell over cult U.S. cartoon show “The Simpsons,” her spokeswoman said on Wednesday. J.K. Rowling will bring a touch of magic to the cartoon sitcom about the dysfunctional family by appearing as herself in an episode set in England.

Title: Re:Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: JdelaCruz on Mar 04, 2003 at 11:51 AM

Hey peeps.

Something from the Late Show with David Letterman.

This was aired 13 February 2002 in celebration of The Simpson's upcoming 300th episode.  Homer himself delivered it right on the Ed Sullivan Theater stage.


Top Ten Reasons I, Homer Simpson, Am Excited To Be On This Show

10. I'm happy to reunite with my college lover Biff Henderson

9. Free crackers in the Green Room. Mmm... Crackers.

8. I can take advantage of low, low New York prices

7. Uh, couldn't come up with this one

6. I love the Dancing Itos

5. I finally get to be on a real network

4. Your minimum guest payment is the most money I've ever seen in my life

3. Marge always puts out on vacation

2. I get to raid your writing staff

and the No.1 reason I, Homer Simpson, am excited to be on this show...

1. Paul and I have the same barber. Give me my money, Letterman. I want my money.



Hope you guys caught it.  My personal favorite is #3 hehe.

If you're interested in seeing it, it's online, on-demand.  Go to

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/dave_tv/ls_dtv_big_show_highlights.shtml (http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/dave_tv/ls_dtv_big_show_highlights.shtml)

and browse through the archives.  Won't be a hassle since it's new.

Title: Re:Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: sungit on Mar 04, 2003 at 07:14 PM

hahaha i saw that kanina  ;D

Title: Re:Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: wcvmorasa on Mar 04, 2003 at 07:33 PM

Quote from: JdelaCruz on Mar 04, 2003 at 11:51 AM

This was aired 13 February 2002 in celebration of The Simpson's upcoming 300th episode.  Homer himself delivered it right on the Ed Sullivan Theater stage.

slight correction, its 2003..  ;D
/304H

Title: Re:Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: JdelaCruz on Mar 05, 2003 at 10:29 AM

Quote from: wcvmorasa on Mar 04, 2003 at 07:33 PM

Quote from: JdelaCruz on Mar 04, 2003 at 11:51 AM

This was aired 13 February 2002 in celebration of The Simpson's upcoming 300th episode.  Homer himself delivered it right on the Ed Sullivan Theater stage.

slight correction, its 2003..  ;D
/304H

D'oh!!!

Title: Re:Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: roi on Mar 05, 2003 at 04:40 PM

bart? hehe he's always in my bathroom , with his bulging eyes staring blankly up the ceiling.
i've been wondering if he steals a glance whenever i do the bathroom stuff .  :o  

Title: Re:Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: gurang on Jun 03, 2003 at 04:39 PM

bump.  ;D

favorite character is Homer Jay of course. But I'm also partial to Professor Frink.

favorite episodes:

1. A Streetcar Named Marge - Much preferred this than to A Streetcar Named Desire. Especially loved the spoof of The Birds, plus the Hitchcock cameo.

2. Flaming Moe's - I loved it when Homer swoops down on the bar like the Phantom of the Opera and forever destroys his and Moe's chances for success.

3. Behind the Laughter - the VH1 spoof of the Simpsons. Outraged the purists with its deconstruction of The Simpsons, but is extremely funny. Homer's appearance in the musical "Rent!" is one of the funniest gags ever. And this is the episode we learn that the Simpsons are from Kentucky. Or is it West Virginia...

4. Dead Putting Society - Bart vs. Todd at mini-golf. One of the earliest, but still funniest stupid Homer episodes.

5. Last Exit from Springfield - Homer's finest hour as he becomes head of the union. But also very memorable for its spoof of The Marathon Man, and that haunting union song. They should bring back that dentist.

6. $pringfield - the Monty Burns Casino. This one is really packed with gags, but the depiction of Marge's addiction to gambling is also moving.

7. Bart's Comet - Kent Brockman: "Now, over the years, a newsman learns a number of things that for one reason or another, he just cannot report.  It doesn't seem to    matter now, so...the following people are gay."

8. You Only Move Twice - Albert Brooks might be the funniest guest star ever, and this episode is one of the funniest. Homer's encounter with James Bond, the squirrel and the owl, Marge's drinking problem, the Denver Broncos... ;D

9. Das Bus - if only for that wonderful ending narration by James Earl Jones: "So the children learned how to function as a society, and eventually they were
rescued by, oh, let's say.. Moe."

10. Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington - this and the Rolling Stones' episodes were the classics of the last season. But this becomes an instant classic, IMO, if only for the unbelievably hilarious Fox News spoof, and for that brutal, but funny last line.

and last...

11. Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment - Homer's toast: "To alcohol, the cause of, and solution to all of life's problems."

feel guilty of having left out ten or twenty more. that's how great The Simpsons is.

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: Phobos on Mar 11, 2006 at 08:15 PM

Live Action Simpsons Intro (http://youtube.com/watch?v=49IDp76kjPw)

Title: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: Reuven Malter on Apr 26, 2006 at 11:09 PM

Beyond "D'oh!": Simpsons Quotes For Everyday Use (http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47756)

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: Intrepid on May 05, 2006 at 03:19 PM

ok din yung episode with the stonecutters guild yata, and yung pin pals nina homer, apu, chief wiggum and otto. and yung sa resolution 26 ba yun about immigration, who would have thought moe is an immigrant ehehehhe


flaming moes tune:
http://www.acting-natural.com/features/parodies/cheerssimpsons.mp3

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: vic12 on May 17, 2006 at 10:42 PM

Pansin ko lang ang ganda ng video quality ng simpsons sa cartoon network as compared to my dvds  :(

Title: Re: Finally... A Simpsons Thread
Post by: nixenzo on May 20, 2006 at 10:10 AM

Quote from: vic12 on May 17, 2006 at 10:42 PM

Pansin ko lang ang ganda ng video quality ng simpsons sa cartoon network as compared to my dvds  :(

Probably its because that the DVDs are only up until the eight season, while cartoon network is showing 12th-13th season episodes.

Title: Re: Finally... A "The Simpsons" Thread
Post by: Mr. Hankey on Oct 26, 2006 at 01:26 AM

The Annual StarWorld The Simpsons Halloween Marathon is this Sunday, October 29th, 4PM-9PM.

Watch 12 Simpsons Halloween episodes back-to-back!

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: chuck427 on Oct 17, 2009 at 03:07 AM

for loyal fans of Marge Simpson...


Marge Simpson is Playboy’s November Cover Girl

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "D'oh!" doesn't even start to cover it. Marge Simpson -- the blue beehived matriarch of America's most loved dysfunctional family - is Playboy magazine's November cover, the magazine said on Friday.

Simpson, tastefully concealing her assets behind a signature Playboy Bunny chair, is the first cartoon character ever to front the glossy adult magazine, joining the ranks of sex symbols like Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford.

Playboy said the cover and a three-page picture spread inside was a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the "The Simpsons" and part of a plan to appeal to a younger generation of readers.

Scott Flanders, the recently-hired chief executive of Playboy Enterprises, told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview that the Marge Simpson cover and centerfold was "somewhat tongue-in-cheek."

"It had never been done, and we thought it would be kind of hip, cool and unusual," Flanders told the newspaper. He said the magazine hoped to attract readers in their 20s compared to the average Playboy reader's age of 35.

Playboy also promises a story inside called "The Devil in Marge Simpson". The issue arrives on newsstands on October 16.

Playboy magazine's circulation has slipped in recent years in the face of competition from the Internet, which offers free and plentiful pictures of naked women online.

The magazine's circulation fell 9 percent as of the end of June 2009, according to figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

But Flanders told Reuters earlier this week that there were no plans to close the print edition. "Over my dead body will we quit producing the magazine in print," he said.

Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie have already been honored this year with a set of U.S. postal stamps marking the 20th anniversary of the longest-running comedy series on U.S. television.

Animated series "The Simpsons" debuted in December 1989 with a Christmas-themed episode called "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." It has won 24 primetime Emmys and was renewed by Fox television earlier this year for two more seasons.

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/chuck427/marge-playboy21.jpg)

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: daigoro on Nov 23, 2010 at 01:13 PM

I'm still a Simpsons fan even though i've noticed that there have been changes in the way our favorite characters have been written. The animation is way better but the writing is so-so. I just watched an episode of Season 21 wherein Homer and Marge joined the Winter Olympics in curling. Seymour Skinner's mom acted out of character for her and became sentimental. I did laugh when Liza called herself a Big Maggie since she pawned her pearls but that was it. The Dr. Zhivago montage was surreal as well as the bit wherein Homer was dancing with the mascot that Bart made from an inverted picture from his mouth. Anyway, just saw these shots which i think will be used in an upcoming episode. Thought of posting it is hot or not thread but it seems more appropriate here.

(http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/images3/bigimages3/katy_perry_simpsons.jpg)

(http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/images3/bigimages3/katy_perry_simpsons_6.jpg)

(http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/images3/bigimages3/katy_perry_simpsons_2.jpg)

(http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/images3/bigimages3/katy_perry_simpsons_3.jpg)

(http://www.hollywoodtuna.com/images3/bigimages3/katy_perry_simpsons_5.jpg)

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: AshKetchum on Oct 06, 2013 at 10:26 AM

and it keeps on going...FOX has renewed The Simpsons for a historic 26th season, making it the longest-running scripted show in television history.

Source (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Simpsons-Renewed-Season26-1071695.aspx)


...really enjoyed that opening couch gag done by Guillermo Del Toro for the Treehouse of Horror XXIV Halloween episode.  8)

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: Wiggum on Oct 27, 2013 at 08:47 AM

RIP Marcia Wallace. I understand that the Simpsons writers will retire her character, Edna Krabappel.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: markcrenz on Oct 27, 2013 at 09:45 AM

That makes Ned a widower again.

Fox announced a plan to kill off one character early this month. Maybe Ms Wallace was already too sick to work then. RIP...

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: daigoro on Jun 01, 2014 at 12:29 AM

just watched episodes from the 24th season. It's really depressing how the tone of show has changed from whimsy but harmless to serious and cynical. case point

(http://i.onionstatic.com/avclub/4289/14/16x9/960.jpg)

Whisky Business has Moe thinking of killing himself and calling a noose a friend/pet. he actually does try to kill himself but fails when the support where the noose was hanging from breaks.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: aids888 on Jun 18, 2014 at 02:13 PM

Really depressed on what The Simpsons has become. I used to anticipate every episode from our local channels and Star World every week. Now, the jokes are not even that funny anymore and there's too much musical going on in some episodes (Kinda like Glee).

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: coastal on Jun 18, 2014 at 04:18 PM

Well the jokes may have gone thin but I still love the Simpsons along with South Park. The Simpsons Sing the Blues is still one of my favorite albums of all time!

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: coastal on Jul 30, 2014 at 11:22 AM

The 5 minute preview of The Simpsons Family Guy Crossover was a hoot! Looking forward the new season in September!

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: coastal on Sep 30, 2014 at 08:38 AM

I thought there was a thread on Family Guy but since there is none might as well post the crossover here. That was one violent episode ha ha ha!

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: sirhc on Sep 30, 2014 at 08:52 AM

Over the years, I was also an avid Simpsons fan, though I have to agree, the recent seasons have waned down on humor and general entertainment value.

Favorite moment is a heart warming one, And Maggie Makes Three where Homer places pictures of Maggie over Mr. Burns' De-motivational plaque "Don't Forget: You're Here Forever" to "Do it For Her". Classic.  :)

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: Wiggum on May 14, 2015 at 02:15 PM

Harry Shearer calls it quits  :(

http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/14/8604495/harry-shearer-leaves-the-simpsons-no-mr-burns-flanders (http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/14/8604495/harry-shearer-leaves-the-simpsons-no-mr-burns-flanders)

The show won't be the same without the voice of Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Smithers and so many other key characters.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: krets pulpol on Sep 10, 2015 at 05:30 PM

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/09/10/15/pinoy-assistant-director-simpsons-passes-away

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: anya618 on Nov 05, 2016 at 07:26 AM

The Simpsons Renewed at Fox Through Record-Setting Season 30 (http://tvline.com/2016/11/04/the-simpsons-renewed-season-30-fox/)

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: coastal on Nov 05, 2016 at 08:05 AM

30 years and the children remain as they are. I love the Simpsons but sometimes it seems the well of ideas had already dried up.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: newwaveboy on Nov 05, 2016 at 09:25 AM

The Simpsons follower here - matagal nang "tuyot" ang Simpsons ....... Matt Groening should have folded shop years ago.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: Pipo_1925 on Nov 07, 2016 at 05:56 PM

mas ok na para sakin yung family guy ngayon

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: AshKetchum on Nov 09, 2016 at 05:17 PM

The Simpsons predicted President Trump 16 years ago (https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/flashback-watch-the-simpsons-predict-president-trump-in-2000-20160317&ved=0ahUKEwiPv5Ofq5vQAhUHNo8KHSK6Dh8QFggqMAM&usg=AFQjCNGNRMlNBcq77vWwYrLbRylvWCRNog)

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: coastal on Nov 09, 2016 at 10:34 PM

I remember that episode but not the reference to Trump.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: anya618 on Feb 07, 2019 at 05:23 AM

‘The Simpsons’ Renewed for Season 31 and 32 at Fox (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/the-simpsons-renewed-season-31-32-fox-1203130108/)

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: jas on Jan 18, 2020 at 07:43 AM

Hank Azaria Says He Will No Longer Voice Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

Hank Azaria says he is officially stepping down as the voice of Apu on “The Simpsons.”

“I won’t be doing the voice anymore, unless there’s someway to transition it or something,” Azaria said in an interview with SlashFilm. “What they’re going to do with the character is their call. It’s up to them and they haven’t sorted it out yet. All we’ve agreed on is I won’t do the voice anymore.”

Reps for the show declined to comment. Reps for Azaria did not immediately return Variety‘s request for comment.

Calls for Azaria, who has voiced the Indian Kwik-E-Mart owner for decades, to stop playing Apu intensified in 2017 after comedian Hari Kondabolu released the documentary “The Problem With Apu.” The doc explored how people of South Asian descent felt about growing up with Apu as one of their only representatives on American television.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hank-azaria-apu-the-simpsons-1203471153/

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: newwaveboy on Jan 19, 2020 at 07:36 AM

Crazy. crazy times we live in now.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: t-bone on Jan 19, 2020 at 08:03 AM

The Simpsons predictions that became true:

1. President Trump
2. Ebola outbreak
3. Smartwatch
4. FIFA corruption
5. Greece default of EU loans
6. Homer Simpson predicted the mass of the Higgs Boson particle 10 years before the scientists.

Title: Re: Finally... A Thread on "The Simpsons"
Post by: jas on Mar 05, 2021 at 07:35 AM

Fox has officially renewed their long-running animated series The Simpsons for two more seasons.